Bass Fishing Archives - Page 65 of 86

Elite Series pro Cliff Crochet makes sure he has fresh hooks that he's sharpened.

Make connection on prespawn bass

March 1, 2013 David A. Brown

With any prespawn bait, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Greg Hackney said fluorocarbon is essential during cold spells. […]

Mike Murphy says bass stack up on the Rankin County side of Ross Barnett during March because of its hard, sandy bottom.

Come together — Why Ross Barnett Reservoir’s old bass-fishing holes are producing again

March 1, 2013 Chris Ginn

Common ground isn’t so common anymore.

Politics empowers us to believe our side is always right. […]

With the absence of grass in some spots, wood cover will be a key to catching Ross Barnett bass this spring.

BOOYAH spinnerbait combines maximum vibration with maximum strength

March 1, 2013 Chris Ginn

The old cliche about spinnerbaits being underwater crescent wrenches because they are adjustable to any fishing situation might be played out, but Brandon resident and Ross Barnett regular Mike Murphy believes there are just as many differences between spinnerbaits in their packaging as there are changes anglers can make to them once they take them out. […]

Don't get caught up focusing on fishing holes more than fishing the fish.

Fishing the fish is more productive, bass tournament director says

March 1, 2013 Chris Ginn

If you were fishing a national bass tournament on your home lake, where would you fish? […]

Steve Grace stuck a hook in this 12-pound bass while fishing in Neshoba County on Feb. 15.

Private Neshoba County lake gives up 12-pounder

February 25, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Steve Grace launched his bass boat on Lake Neshoba just before noon on Feb. 15, one of the few we’ve had with sunshine this year. Grace and partner Jeff Collum had a little time off from work and decided to try the bass on a beautiful February day.

“We pulled up on a flat right off of a main point and tried to locate some bass,” Grace said. “We knew it was early and they wouldn’t be pulled up tight to the point yet, but we figured we might catch some near there, since there was deep water right off the flat.” […]

A Lucky Craft Pro Pointer 100 suspending jerk bait is popular in winter, but is also an excellent prespawn bass-fishing lure.

Be a jerk: Don’t give up on the stick baits

February 22, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

You know that jerk bait you’ve been throwing to entice lethargic bass to bite in cold water? Yeah, that one, the lure you’ve been casting along dams and other rock banks with sharp drop-offs, then working ever-so-slowly back.

Don’t be so quick to put them away. […]

While a lot of anglers wait for warmer weather to fish, Elite Series pro Paul Elias knows there is a lot of good fishing in February.

Bass run big at Pickwick

February 13, 2013 Paul Elias

In February, you can catch some really big largemouths and smallmouths on Pickwick Lake in the northeastern corner of the state. Toward the end of the month, the bass will start staging to move into the creeks and up on the flats for the spawn. […]

You may sneak up on a big bass at Ross Barnett this month, but more than likely the big fish of the day will be in the 3 1/2- to 5-pound range.

Fish stems and rocks

February 4, 2013 Paul Elias

This month, I’m picking Lake Ross Barnett, near Jackson. To find the bass, we’ve got to shrink the lake and concentrate on where they’re most likely to be and the lures they’re most likely to take. […]

The author caught this bass on a black/blue/purple Hoot Gibson jig with a junebug Paca Craw worm used as a trailer.

A Day on Lake X

February 3, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Trolling over a submerged stump field, Jeff Collum pitched his jig-and-pig combo to a likely looking spot, and hesitated for just a second when a bass struck. Collum reared back, and drove the steel home, deep into the lip of a cold-weather lunker.

After a nip-and-tuck battle, the talented angler landed the lunker bass and quickly released him.

Collum, a Meridian resident, has been catching bass and lots of them since he was just a youngster tagging along with his dad Gordon Collum. The Collums are well known around the East Mississippi area for their bass-fishing expertise. Jeff has taken it a step further and become one of the anglers to beat in almost any tournament in which he competes. […]

Bang the bass at Ross Barnett

February 1, 2013 Paul Elias

Ross Barnett is my bass-fishing pick for February, and we’ll fish this lake with baits we can bang against rocks, lily-pad stems and vegetation. […]

om Fletcher Wimberly III, or “Fletch” to his family and friends, hoists a huge Okhissa bass. Fletch is 6-years-old and likes to fish with his granddad, Michael Suggs.

Spring Kiss — Best tips for spring bass-fishing success on Okhissa Lake

February 1, 2013 David Hawkins

Angling for Florida strain largemouth bass has always been something of a challenge. When the big sows get on the bed that challenge is multiplied in spades by the fickleness of the female.

Many bass anglers have watched as the their baits are carried away by females, but hook-sets only result in baits flying back toward the anglers with the ferocity of an angry bird.

The United States Forest Service has only a few fishing lakes in Mississippi. Of those, Okhissa Lake near Bude has to be considered the crown jewel. […]

Neshoba County Lake has been one of the state’s most prolific trophy bass lakes over the last few years. This 11½-pound bass was caught there by Brian Cumberland.

Lunker Lessons — How to catch a trophy bass on Neshoba County Lake

February 1, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Hoot Gibson scanned the surface of Neshoba County Lake. He detected the telltale swirl of a bedding bass in the upper end of the lake and instantly sent a lure her way. […]