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July 16, 2026
HomeField Notes

Field Notes

Field Notes

Nail down fishing activity with feeding tables

February 16, 2015 Andy Crawford

Have you ever been on the water, trying to figure out why the heck the fish just aren’t cooperating — and then all of a sudden things just go crazy and you can’t keep your lure from being swallowed? […]

Bass Fishing

Fishing live shiners for bass

February 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

The key to fishing live shiners for trophy-sized largemouth bass is proper presentation of the bait so that it stays lively. […]

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves.
Field Notes

Make your own rod sleeves

January 21, 2015 Andy Crawford

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves. […]

Field Notes

Baskets save time when bite is on

January 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Time is of the essence when a school of speckled trout is turned on, and one fishing guide has an easy way to maximize every possible cast and keep more fish coming over the gunnels. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.
Bass Fishing

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Field Notes

Every brush pile is not the same

January 16, 2015 Tony Garitta

Just because you found a brush pile off a pier doesn’t mean you’ll catch crappie. Instead, target the brush along main fish travel routes. […]

Field Notes

Get all knotted up — with the slim beauty knot

January 15, 2015 From News Reports

The slim beauty is particularly well suited for joining together two different diameter lines made of different materials. […]

How deep are you fishing? How big is the bait you’re fishing? These are all considerations when choosing how big or small a jighead to use.
Field Notes

How to choose the best jighead

December 24, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Choosing the right jighead to match water depth and current can be much more important than the color, size or shape of the artificial lure you’re fishing. […]

Field Notes

Use fluorocarbon leader, loop knot to catch more specks

December 22, 2014 Patrick Bonin

If you want to catch more speckled trout, then use a fluorocarbon leader and loop knot on every bait you use. […]

Field Notes

Zero your scope — properly

December 20, 2014 Andy Crawford

When you open up that Christmas present and find a brand-new scope for your rifle, what is your first thought? […]

Hunters once had to walk all through their hunting grounds to scout, but now much of the work can be done digitally to keep human scent to a minimum.
Deer Hunting

Digital scouting equals scent-free scouting

December 18, 2014 Taylor Pardue

Technology gives and takes. And each Mississippi hunter has to make a decision about how traditional or modern they want to hunt. […]

You’ve killed a few squirrels, and now it’s time to prep them for cooking. Here are the steps to making quick work of the process.
Field Notes

7 steps to clean a squirrel

December 18, 2014 Andy Crawford

Here are the steps for hunters to easily, quickly and cleanly making quick work of prepping squirrels for cooking. […]

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