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The author uses Maptech Terrain Navigator Pro regularly to help him find specific locations and to determine GPS coordinates.

Ask Capt. Paul

April 22, 2008 Captain Paul Titus

“What are the best types of maps?” […]

If you wanted to catch a lunker bass in 2007, the statistics say Ross Barnett was the place to be.

Looking for the best place in the Magnolia State to spend a day bass fishing? Information provided by cooperating fishing clubs and tournament organizations can help you point your bass rig in the right direction. […]

The floating oil platforms off the Mississippi coast will be hotspots for big yellowfin tuna this month.

April kicks salt water into high gear

March 24, 2008 John E. Phillips

In April, the Mississippi Gulf Coast fishing really starts to heat up. You’ll find almost any type of fish you want to catch available this month. […]

Which GPS best for the marsh?

March 24, 2008 Captain Paul Titus

Dear Capt. Paul:
I’ve been researching a GPS to use in the marsh. I already have a sonar, so I’m looking at a GPS-only system to save a few dollars. […]

Bernard Williams of Jackson lands a nice spillway white perch.

April argualbly our best crappie month

March 24, 2008 Paul Johnson

When’s the best time to go crappie fishing? Are they biting yet? […]

Monitoring the health of your pond’s bream population will help you determine how well the bass are doing.

Manage ponds for better catches

March 24, 2008 Hal Schramm

There is a lifetime of fishing and fishery management knowledge to be gained from a pond, and you can improve your fishing skill and fishing opportunities while learning. […]

The use of turkey decoys has grown rapidly in popularity among hunters.

Reach Into the bag of Dirty Tricks

March 24, 2008 John J. Woods

Wild turkey hunters are famous for their bags of dirty tricks. Dirty perhaps in the glaring eyes of a tom gobbler that just got schnooked by some kind of off-the-wall tactic that reduced his existence to a plate of fajitas. […]

On cloudy days, buzz baits will really shine this month on Aliceville Lake

It’s time to put Tenn-Tom to bed

March 24, 2008 Paul Elias

Bass in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway will be spawning during April. I’ll be fishing Aliceville Lake on the Tenn-Tom Waterway because it holds plenty of big bass, and this month, you can catch spawning bass all day on buzz baits in shallow water. […]

Naturally, you can’t clean this rifle from the chamber end, and cleaning with rods and implements from the muzzle can damage the crown and lands where the bullet leaves the barrel. A great solution to this problem is the Hoppe’s BoreSnake, which has better cleaning properties than either brushes or patches.

Once-a-year cleaning all that’s necessary

February 29, 2008 Gordon Hutchinson

Each year I wonder how many sportsmen drag a firearm out of the closet in anticipation of the upcoming season, and find a patina of rust on the barrel or receiver, or worse, patches of rust that have actually eaten into the finish and marred it. […]

The SPOT Satellite Messenger, a new member in the family of portable emergency rescue electronics, can match a variety of needs with the appropriate response.

New PLBs can be real lifesavers

February 29, 2008 Allan Tarvid

Emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) have long been required equipment on commercial vessels and a smart addition for all larger boats. The introduction of the personal locator beacon (PLB), a smaller and manually operated version of the EPIRB, has spread the use of maritime distress beacons to smaller boats and to inland users on both land and water. […]

Mann’s C-4 Elite-series crankbaits run about 4 feet deep. Pro Paul Elias uses this bait in March along wood cover on Turkey Creek.

Bet on Turkey Creek for March bass

February 29, 2008 Paul Elias

As the weather warms, Mississippi bass will be moving to the spawning flats. I like to fish Turkey Creek in Decatur in March. This 400- to 500-acre lake has several pockets and arms with lily pads, which generally provide excellent spawning flats for bass. The stems represent the vertical structure that bass like to hold around, and the pads on the surface offer cover and shade. Baitfish, bream, crappie and all types of fish besides bass like to live under the lily pads. […]

Bed fishing is extremely popular in many Mississippi lakes, just as it is across much of the South. This activity can harm bass-spawn success, but there are some steps anglers can take to mitigate the impact.

Does it hurt to fish bedding bass?

February 29, 2008 Hal Schramm

Spring. The water has warmed to 62 degrees in shallow coves and pockets. Time for bass to start bedding. […]