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Cranking up crappie — How to catch slabs on crankbaits
You can call them crappie or the biologically incorrect white perch.
You can cross the Mississippi river into Louisiana and call them sac-a-lait. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Crappie spidermania
As they often say, “It’s hard to argue with success.” Having said that, sometimes we forget how much effort, sweat, skin and sheer frustration goes into making something work really well. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Matrix Mini
Chas Champagne wishes it would have been as simple as pointing a futuristic-looking device at one of the most-popular speckled trout soft plastics on the market and reducing the size significantly, like in the 1989 movie “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” […]
Field Notes
The best panfish rig
Andy Crawford decided one day to try a slip cork rig — and it changed his bream-fishing world. It’s easy. And it catches a ton of fish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Capps, Coleman Minnow Rig simplified
When Ronnie Capps and Steve Coleman were winning an unprecedented seven National Championship titles, they credited their success to their self-designed slow trolling system. […]
Freshwater Fishing
O Brother! What a history
The town of Coldwater is the epitome of small-town Delta Mississippi. Named after the nearby river two miles south of town, Coldwater has a population of just fewer than 2,000 people. […]
Field Notes
May prime time for bluegill
May is prime time for bream, which the tasty panfish heading to the shallows for their annual spawning ritual. […]
As Big As they Grow
Pushing crankbaits for crappie
One of the great things at my age is trying something new. And, believe me, at my age it’s hard to come up with something new — something that I haven’t tried before. […]
Catfish
Noodling season open
Obviously noodling is a sport that not everyone can get their heads wrapped around, but those who can and actually grab catfish don’t mind getting their hands a little dirty — as well as slimy and scarred. […]
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Big fish in a little pond — Crappie-fishing tips for Arkabutla Lake
Mississippi’s reputation as a destination for crappie fishermen is unparalleled, with its waters offering action that is the envy other of states.
That action peaks in the spring, when anglers from around the country descend on the Magnolia State. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater drum – The fish that gets no respect
If Rodney Dangerfield’s afterlife were as a fish, I think he’d come back as a freshwater drum.
Unlike its saltwater relatives, the freshwater drum just doesn’t get any respect. […]
Crappie/Bream
Changes proposed for Lake Washington
A new minimum length limit on crappie and a stricter rule on fishing with yo-yos have been proposed for Lake Washington, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced Friday. […]