October 2017 - Page 3 of 4 - Mississippi Sportsman

Football jigs are one of the favorites for probing creek ditches.

Carolina concepts

October 15, 2017 David A. Brown

It’s rarely the first choice for modern anglers boasting tackle bags full of the latest-and-greatest, but it’s always a good idea to keep a Carolina rig handy. Now, the slow drag may seem askew compared to more active presentations common to the fall season. But for those times between the craziness — for the dreaded bluebird days following a fall cold front or for those times when you just can’t seem to get ‘em going — the old ball and chain can be a straight-up day saver. […]

Pete Ponds uses his own designed Pete Ponds Finesse Swim Jig from Talon to catch bass at Barnett Reservoir when the shad begin to stack in the pad fields.

Bass chasing shad — that’s a good thing

October 13, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Bass fishermen who prowl Mississippi’s biggest waters — from Pickwick Lake to the coastal rivers, from the Tenn-Tom to the Big Muddy — love October. […]

Will Major Brister, 9, caught his largest bass to date, this 8 1/2-pounder, while visiting his grandparents, Buddy and Gwendy Clairain, in Ebenezer. He was fishing with his grandfather in a private pond, using his new baitcasting outfit to present a watermelon/red Fluke.

Five fishing hot spots for October

October 12, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Five fishing hot spots for October […]

Big crappie don’t have trouble finding shad to eat in the fall, because they can eat larger baitfish.

Fall: A time of fishing changes

October 11, 2017 Hal Schramm

Most of Mississippi has enjoyed a relatively cool summer, but its waters still got “summer hot.” With August and September gone, nights are cooler, days are shorter and the sun is far less intense. […]

Dr. Frank Sullivan killed this potential state-record non-typical behind his St. Francisville dental practice the afternoon of Oct. 5. The deer grossed between 220 and 230 inches.

Potential state record deer arrowed

October 9, 2017 Andy Crawford

A St. Francisville dentist on Oct. 5 arrowed what could be the largest Louisiana non-typical deer to be killed with a bow — and he was hunting pretty much where he works.

“I killed the deer inside the city limits — behind my dentist office,” Dr. Frank Sullivan said of the 18-pointer that grossed between 220 and 230 points.

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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff "Cajun Baby" Crochet alters his Rat-L-Traps to make them snag-free when fishing around wood and rocks.

How to catch more fish with Rat-L-Traps

October 5, 2017 Andy Crawford

Rat-L-Traps flat-out catch fish, but they’re not what one would call weedless. So fishing them around hard structure normally means risking loss of the lure. […]

The crease in the palm of your hand — your life line — is where your bow grip should begin.

Get a grip on bow torque

October 4, 2017 Sammy Romano

In layman’s terms, torque is defined as a rotational force, or the twisting of an object. While there are some cases where more torque is desirable — such as the output of your vehicle’s engine — the handle of your bow is definitely NOT one of them. […]

Todd Macko, founder of the Barnett Reservoir Spillway Fishing Group on Facebook, looks at a load of trash he hauled from kayakers to be off-loaded at the spillway collection sight during Operation Clean Sweep.

Clean Sweep removes 18 tons from the Pearl

October 2, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Operation Clean Sweep, a trash removal effort on the length of the Pearl River from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 23, has been deemed a huge success by organizers.

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