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Pro Ears

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Pro Ears offers hearing protection while still allowing users to have a normal conversation in the blind or at the range. It even amplifies low decibel sound to give hunters a huge advantage in the field. […]

P-Line’s XTCB-8

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

By using 8 strands of fiber during the braiding process, P-Line has made a braid which is extremely tight and compact. The benefit of P-Line’s new XTCB-8 is an ultra-smooth finish and the ability to retain its round shape while having a smaller diameter. […]

Avian-X

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The next generation of Avian-X LCD decoys are lighter, easier to pack and less aggressive to real hens. Add the increased texture and detailed feather lines and they look even more realistic. […]

WX TIDE

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The WX TIDE is equipped with Wiley X’s patented removable and breathable Facial Cavity™ seal which blocks out wind and light for enhanced polarization. […]

G. Loomis E6X rod series

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The E6X rod series from G. Loomis includes 30 casting and spinning rods, offered in both technique specific models with exacting actions, and ‘Classic’ models with easy to cast, more forgiving actions for use with a variety of lures. […]

While the old run-and-gun tactic was once popular, it seems to have died off in favor of more-patient hunting methods.

‘Run-and-gun’ is dead and gone

March 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Turkey tactics, strategies and methods of hunting have come and gone over the years. One can still hear heated debates around the campfire during deer season about how to best hunt a wild turkey gobbler. Some say to use this call or that, hunt morning roosted birds or afternoon lovesick toms, use decoys, and so forth. […]

One of the more-overlooked prespawn producers is the football-head jig.

Rumble on the edge — Pro tips for prespawn bass fishing

March 1, 2015 David A. Brown

Childbirth is one of life’s most-amazing moments.

But if you’ve ever been around a lady who’s closing in on D-day, you know you can count on a couple of behavioral points: moodiness and accelerated appetite. […]

When bass prepare to move up for their spawn, they’ll stage on outer structure like points outside of spawning bays.

Prespawn recon — Fishing tips to catch prespawn bass

March 1, 2015 David A. Brown

It’s a time of great anticipation, great appetite and great opportunity. It’s the prespawn period, not exactly a great time to be a baitfish, but potentially one of the best to have a rod in your hand. […]

Lake Claude Bennett, one of Mississippi’s premier state lakes, is located in Jasper County and is well known in March as a prime bream fishing lake.

Bream king — Fishing tips for catching Lake Claude Bennett’s bream

March 1, 2015 Phillip Gentry

About halfway between Laurel and Meridian lies Jasper County, home to Lake Claude Bennett, one of Mississippi’s best fishing holes. […]

FLW pro angler Pete Ponds enjoys the fruits of the State Lake system, like the day he caught this big largemouth at Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Springs.

Why not a State Lake?

March 1, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Hesitating only slightly after plopping down in the lake, the little Styrofoam bobber shot completely out of sight beneath the surface of the still waters. […]

Cover: March 2015

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The after-deer season lull is over. So learn everything you need to know to lay the hammer down on a spring gobbler. […]

Sportsman Boating Showcase – 2015’s Best Aluminum Boats

March 1, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

Traditionally, many have thought of aluminum boats as being somehow utilitarian and, well, basic. But that’s changed over that past decade or so, and now aluminum boats are built for every purpose imaginable — from carrying duck hunters into the swamp to screaming-fast bass boats to tricked out bay boats. […]