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Bass that have been taken care of in a livewell will come out with a much heavier slime coat.

Three steps for healthier summer bass

May 28, 2009 Hal Schramm

Warm water can be tough on fish. Hatcheries avoid handling and transporting fish during warm seasons. The mortality of tournament-caught bass goes up in the summer, too. […]

Power Packed

May 28, 2009 Michael O. Giles

Easing through fog so thick you could almost cut it with a knife, FLW angler Ken Murphy quickly formulated a plan to utilize the sudden change of weather conditions to his benefit. The seasoned pro quickly broke out his trusty watermelon-colored Fluke, and began pitching to cover along the shoreline of Lake Tom Bailey. […]

The author caught this spotted bass while fishing Kemper Lake with Collum.

In the Win Collum

May 1, 2009 Michael O. Giles

Jeff Collum located the submerged roadbed on Kemper Lake with the help of his Rapala DT16, a good LCR and a little firsthand knowledge of the lake bottom. […]

Catching 10 to 20 bass out of the mouth of one drain on an outgoing tide is not uncommon on the East Pearl River.

Looks like East Pearl River is back

May 1, 2009 Paul Elias

You’ll find the East Pearl River near Pearlington on the Mississippi-Louisiana border, a fun and exciting place to fish during May. […]

According to the Mississippi Bass Tournament Program, Pickwick was the most productive lake for tournament anglers in 2008.

Bass program reports in for 2008

March 30, 2009 Hal Schramm

The place to fish for bass in 2008 was Pickwick, according to the annual report from the Mississippi Bass Tournament Program conducted by MDWFP with the assistance of bass clubs throughout the state. […]

Child-Proof

March 25, 2009 Michael O. Giles

Keith Lee launched his boat on the beautiful waters of Lake Pushmataha, and quickly headed to a favorite cove chock full of pads and bass. As Lee worked the pads with a golden shiner-colored Senko, he promptly caught his first bass. As he retrieved the Senko back to the boat through the pads and vegetation in a fast retrieve, the bass just couldn’t stand it. […]

Gregory says sometimes bass will gang up in the mouths of the cuts located at GPS point No. 1.

The Black (Bass) Pearl

February 26, 2009 Michael O. Giles

Susan Gregory eased the trolling motor into the water, and began probing the brackish waters of Cowan Bayou on the Lower Pearl much like a skilled surgeon. […]

Paul Elias would love to be fishing a tournament on Ross Barnett this month.

Fish Barnett’s rocks, stems for bass

February 3, 2009 Paul Elias

This month, I’ll be fishing Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. As the weather warms, and the bass are in their pre-spawn mode, the bass usually will be holding on riprap rock and lily-pad stems there. During February, if you get 10 bass to the boat, you’ve had a good day. On the best day I’ve ever had on Ross Barnett in February, I caught five bass that weighed a total of 20 pounds. Right now, most tournaments on the lake will be won with a 20-pound stringer or bigger. […]

Ross caught this healthy fish on a Mann’s Hardhead swim bait.

Ross on Ross

January 6, 2009 Michael O. Giles

While that’s a nice bass anywhere in the state, it’s especially good for bitter January temperatures. […]

Since most people are in the woods instead of the water during the winter, you’ll pretty much have the lake to yourself all month long.

Fish Claude Bennett for December bass

December 2, 2008 Paul Elias

This month I’ll be fishing Lake Claude Bennett, a 71-acre state lake a few miles north of Paulding, south of I-20 and just west of I-59. […]

Grenada’s bass have been hampered by low, turbid waters.

Grenada may see better days ahead

December 2, 2008 Hal Schramm

It was a tough year for bass fishing at Grenada Lake. After back-to-back drought years from 2005-07, the lake caught some water in 2008, and resembled more typical years. Lots of water but, unfortunately, no bass. […]

Even on blustery days following the passage of a winter cold front, bass will still feed.

Need an excuse? Don’t blame that front

October 27, 2008 Hal Schramm

Labor Day, 2008. From the safety and comfort of my Starkville home and through the convenience of the internet, I watched Hurricane Gustav smash into the Louisiana coast a few miles from where I had planned to be chasing redfish this holiday weekend. Reading the blogs on Gustav, I learned that hurricane soothsayers put a lot of emphasis on atmospheric pressure. […]