2018 - Page 21 of 41 - Mississippi Sportsman

Greyson Borries, 3, of Vancleave set a new state youth salt water record with this hardhead catfish. It was certified by state marine officials on Tuesday.

Youth sets hardhead record

June 20, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Every saltwater angler who has logged hours in the shallow of the Gulf of Mexico has caught a hardhead catfish, a bait-stealing scourge with sharp fins that can inflict infectious wounds. […]

Bass pro Bernie Schultz shows off a nice bass caught in windy conditions this spring during Shimano’s “Cast Smarter” Media Conference.

Top 3 tips for windy bass fishing

June 19, 2018 Patrick Bonin

The old wind machine has been cranked up and blowing for what seems like almost all spring, and hopefully now a more typical summertime pattern will take over. […]

Sammy Romano holds up a nice speck caught on a recent trip to Curlew Island in the Chandeleur chain. Trout hit a variety of baits, including topwaters, suspending jerkbaits and soft plastics, but the key was being mobile and staying on the move to locate them.

Plenty of speckled trout anglers are very content to stay dry and comfortable in their boats to catch yellowmouths — but for those who really want to dive in and have more of a “hand-to-hand combat experience,” nothing beats getting down and dirty with trout in the surf. […]

Sportsman’s website to be down for scheduled server maintenance

June 17, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

Mississippi Sportsman’s website will be down Sunday night, June 17, for scheduled server maintenance. […]

Fishing on a higher plane

June 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Using planer boards to separate trolling lines is a tactic that has been around for a long time, but anglers continue to re-invent it, tailoring it to the species they are targeting. […]

The Structure Snake was designed to be the most snag-resistant weight available. It is available in a variety of sizes and colors.

Structure Snake weight slithers through cover

June 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

The real secret to the catfish rig used by angler David Magness is the weight, a specially designed model made and sold by his fishing partner, Rusty Jackson of Olive Branch, through his website, bigrivercatfishing.com. […]

Bass pro Russ Lane actually targets suspended bass locating them on his electronics and counting a swimbait down to their depth.

Counting down to suspended bass

June 15, 2018 David A. Brown

Without question, the toughest bass to catch are the ones suspending over deep water. Without definitive cover to target, anglers find it difficult to reach and entice fish that are typically in a negative mood. […]

Paul Elias depends on his depth finder to locate the ledges and see the structure and bass at Pickwick before he ever starts chunking and winding.

Bet on Pickwick’s ledges during June

June 12, 2018 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is a great ledge lake. Although you primarily will be fishing for and catching largemouths there in June, when you get a strike, you don’t know what you’ll reel in, because all types of fish and baitfish will be running those ledges. […]