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Cover: June 2017
Summertime means hot days and even hotter crappie action. Check out page 21 to see how to jig and crank up summer slabs. […]
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Bass Fishing
Top public bass waters
May is a peak month of bass activity, and Mississippi has an abundance of public bass fishing waters near everybody. Be it a lake, a river or a reservoir, bass anglers should rejoice in the fact that big bass are hungry after the spawn. […]
Catfish
The adrenaline rush that is hand-grabbing
Hannah Barron dove underwater hoping to feel a big catfish in a wooden box, and she got just what she wanted. […]
Bass Fishing
Tips to finding bass on riprap
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines riprap as “a foundation or sustaining wall of stones or chunks of concrete thrown together without order.”
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It’s a bunch of rocks; how difficult can it be? […]
Cobia
Getting chummy with giant cobia
By mid-May, the cobia head to the oil rigs, wrecks and man-made reefs south of the barrier islands, where both mangrove snapper and cobia can be found in the same place. […]
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Crappie’s post-spawn no reason to sing blues
For many crappie anglers, fishing the post-spawn season is a lot like heading back to the car after the big game. The excitement is over and the place is a shambles. […]
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Cover: May 2017
Mississippi is one of the best bass fishing states in the nation, and we’ve got the lowdown on the best lakes. […]
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Cover: April 2017
If you haven’t tagged out yet, you still have some time — if you know how to outfox that old tom. […]
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Defusing the mine field — Tips for reducing the hog population
The green field was lush, the sun was bright and already several does had entered the patch where the sun had melted the frost.
The deer hunt was shaping up nicely. […]
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In the footsteps of a giant — Expert turkey hunting tips
Jeff Davis headed across the pasture in the quiet, pitch-black darkness before dawn, already knowing where the birds roosted and wanting to be the battle-tested gobbler’s first suitor of the day. […]
Bass Fishing
In awe of the craw — Bass pros’ tips for fishing with craws
ROI — return on investment. Now, that’s a phrase we don’t often use in fishing, yet, it’s that’s precisely the logic upon which Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mark Menendez bases his top choice for soft plastic diversity. […]
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Top at the Rez — Patterns for the 2017 Bassmaster Elite Series at Barnett Reservoir
One of Barnett Reservoir’s best bass anglers — and winner of the last big Bassmaster event held on the lake — is jealous of the fishermen who will compete in Mississippi’s first-ever Elite Series tournament at the lake on April 27-30. […]