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Pete Ponds enjoys every fishing opportunity in March, since it means big females with egg-filled bellies moving into the shallows.

March great month for bass of a lifetime

February 27, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

March is when big sow largemouth reach their heaviest weights, fat with eggs and stored reserves to carry them through the busy and rigorous spawning process ahead. […]

Five winter bass-fishing lures you need to try

February 22, 2015 Andy Crawford

February can be a tricky month to fish bass, but Strike King bass pro James Niggemeyer doesn’t have the option to sit home and wait for more-stable conditions. So he has found lures produced by his sponsor that will produce bites from fish in late-winter and prespawn patterns. […]

A jig with a soft-plastic trailer is a great winter bass bait with dragged along a rocky bottom or fished around riprap.

Top 5 winter bass-fishing lures

February 18, 2015 Dusty Wilson

According to Dave Wolak, a retired bass pro who qualified for five Bassmaster Classics, here are five basic baits for most of your winter fishing. […]

Best bets for February bass

February 17, 2015 Andy Crawford

February is a schizophrenic month. Cliff “Cajun Baby” Crochet has learned a few tips that helps him keep fish coming across his gunnel. […]

Ole Miss law student Jordan Mathew was dragging a tiny crankbait behind his kayak while paddling across Drewery Lake at Upper Sardis WMA when he hooked this bass estimated to weigh between 11 and 13 pounds.

Ole Miss law student lands massive Upper Sardis WMA bass

February 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Jordan Mathews can’t remember the brand of the 4-pound monofilament line, nor when he filled the spool of the spinning reel on his flimsy, ultra-light 5-foot rod. […]

If you know how to work Bogue Homa, you can catch really nice fish this month.

Best tactics Bogue Homa

February 16, 2015 Paul Elias

Bogue Homa near Laurel is a very good lake for finding and catching bass in February.

The bass there become aggressive because they often spawn at the end of February, so they’re gearing up for the rigors of that time of year. […]

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. […]

Kenny Snowden holds a bass typical of those caught in Davis Lake.

Bass Basics 101: The spawning cycle

February 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Since the spawning period is the peak of bass-catching activity at Davis Lake, understanding the reproductive cycle of largemouths is important. For this, we turn to the reference book, Inland Fishes of Mississippi. […]

Chandler Giles of Meridian caught this lunker while fishing for spawning bass.

Good to know info

February 15, 2015 David Hawkins

Florida strain largemouth bass have shown more propensities to damage due to handling. Everyone wants to admire a trophy fish and pose for a few pictures. […]

Jeff Foster of Tupelo shows proof of how one cast in winter on Davis Lake can make a day of casting in poor conditions worthwhile. He caught this 17.34-pound bass, the second largest ever recorded in Mississippi, on Jan. 3, 2013.

February’s prespawn worth the dire conditions

February 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

When Jeff Foster caught his 17.34-pound bass at Davis Lake two years ago, it was no fluke. […]

Upping your chances for a trophy bass – Part II

February 4, 2015 Hal Schramm

The old saying “being in the right place at the right time” pertains to a lot of fortunate events, but it rings especially true for catching a trophy bass. […]

Todd and Hunter Eldridge display a nice bass caught during the spawn.

Big and fat — Bass-fishing tips for Davis Lake

February 1, 2015 David Hawkins

Few honey holes in Mississippi raise the eyebrows of bass fishermen at a mere mentioning of its name. Davis Lake, a 200-acre impoundment in Northeast Mississippi, is one of them. […]