2017 - Page 13 of 42 - Mississippi Sportsman

Bryan Burnside (far right) set a new Mississippi record for length when he and Muddy Water Maniacs teammates (from left) Colby Acy, Stephen Brady and Anthony Acy, killed this 14-foot, 3/4-inch monster caught early Monday morning just off the Mississippi River near Natchez.

Muddy Water Maniacs set gator record for length

August 28, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

The Muddy Water Maniacs, a team of alligator hunters from Rankin County, cut loose two big bulls overnight, not impressed by their measurements. […]

Zombie RIP Stik

August 27, 2017 Don Shoopman

The RIP in Egret Baits’ new Zombie RIP Stik doesn’t stand for “rest in peace,” although it could.

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Hang your bow stands in obvious spots

August 25, 2017 Chris Ginn

Capt. Jason Shilling doesn’t over think his bow hunting plan of attack. He reads the clues deer leave and covers his scent in August. […]

Snelling a hook makes a more direct line with the line and point of the hook, resulting in more hookups.

Get straight to the point with a snelled hook

August 24, 2017 Chris Ginn

After breaking off a live croaker on a mangrove snapper that tied me up in a rig, Capt. Craig Matherne saw me tying on a new hook. […]

Mississippi's 10-day public lands alligator hunting season opens Friday at noon.

Gator season opens Friday at noon

August 24, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

For about 3,500 Mississippi sportsmen, Friday is the biggest day of their year — opening day of the public waters alligator hunting season. It opens at noon. […]

Getting a transducer to read at speed so your sonar doesn’t lose the bottom can be tricky – here are some tips to make it happen.

Mounting transducers with a need for speed

August 24, 2017 Allan Tarvid

You open the throttle, plane the boat, tickle the trim until you can’t go any faster, and then your sonar loses the bottom. Chances are, the problem lies with your transducer installation.

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Creature baits that resemble invertebrates are good alternatives for the voracious appetites of marsh bass.

Marsh bass feed heavily on invertebrates. So anglers should fish trenasses that drain marsh ponds, small bayous that drain into large bayous right at the mouth, pipelines and ditches with water flowing to take advantage of prime ambush areas. […]

Simplify your rigging for live bait

August 22, 2017 Jerald Horst

Split shot, a kahle hook and a fluorocarbon or monofilament leader are all that’s needed for an effective live bait rig. […]

Give your plastics a nose job

August 21, 2017 David Hunter Jones

Thread on your favorite plastic and you’ll have an entirely new action from your old favorites when fishing. […]

This gravity feeder station is obviously set up in a great spot. The surrounding ground is cut to pieces with deer tracks.

Supplemental feeding in better focus

August 20, 2017 Bill Garbo

In last month’s installment we discussed minerals and supplemental feeding of deer in Mississippi. This is still a controversial subject depending on who you talk to. Proponents call it supplemental feeding, opponents call it deer baiting. It has been two years now since the MDWFP loosened the regulations regarding: Rule 2.4 — Supplemental Feeding of Wild Animals Outside of Wildlife Enclosures. Let’s drill down on this subject a little deeper and see what is legal and what is not, and how to properly use supplemental feeding to best affect. […]