Bass Fishing
Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad
Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classic. […]
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Fishing
Electric propulsion update
Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever. […]
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Have your sights set on a buck before the season even starts
If your goal is to bag a trophy buck, you will first need to know if a worthy buck is actually using your property. […]
Bass Fishing
Busting lily pad bass at Ross Barnett
Nothing’s more exciting than watching a big bass blow up on a topwater lure — whether I catch the bass or not. […]
Redfish
Fish don’t like the heat either
“Boy it’s hot. This is hot. It never got this hot in Brooklyn. This is like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot.” Eugene Morris Jerome, the character played by Matthew Broderick in the movie Biloxi Blues […]
As Big As they Grow
Come for the fishing, stay for the camaraderie
The Magnolia Crappie Club just completed our 2015-16 tournament season, and, brother, let me tell you, we had a BIG year. […]
Deer Hunting
Preseason wildlife plot prep
It’s a given that August is hot, humid and nasty. Who in the world is thinking now about fall hunting?
Well, any deer hunter worth his trail camera, grunt call, bow and arrows or a favorite deer rifle is already dreaming about sitting over a well-groomed food plot in a well-positioned tree stand or shooting house. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The sunfish clan
I’ve provided information about the biology of bluegill and redear sunfish, Mississippi’s two most-popular sunfish, in the two previous columns. […]
Bass Fishing
Thunder Jigs – Buddies started Delta Lures to recreate their favorite baits
LaPlace is the home of Delta Lures and the Thunder Jig, among other artificial lures being made by two serious bass fishermen.
Fred King and Roy Laborde are churning out Thunder Jigs, which are similar to ChatterBaits, as quickly as they can in a home operation that includes hours of testing prototypes in a swimming pool. […]
Fishing
Furuno’s new small-boat radar
Ask three fishermen what they like most about their radar units and you might well get three different answers.
The most-experienced user might tell you it ties with sonar as his most valuable fishing tool. […]
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The summer doldrums
If you are a deer hunting that wants to maximize your chances for success this fall and winter, this is the time of year to get busy. […]
Bass Fishing
Okatibbee fun – This lake offers a lot of options
I’m picking Okatibbee just north of Meridian to fish in July because it offers an early morning topwater bite, a good mid-morning technique and a tactic we can use to finish off the day. […]