Perry’s favorite bait for catching sheepshead are fiddler crabs he catches in the marsh close to his house. A fiddler crab is compact, which helps prevent the bait from being nibbled off — something a sheepshead is notorious for doing. […]
The 16-foot Uncle Buck’s Crappie Pole allowed Biloxi’s Kyle Perry to drop the bait straight down into the strike zone. Perry’s bait hadn’t sunk 18 inches when the bright-yellow tip of the pole bobbed twice and then went straight down. […]
Capt. Kenny Shiyou tells anglers to never pass anything on the surface without looking for a tripletail. […]
• Rod and reel: A good medium-heavy or heavy-action spinning rod, 6 ½ or 7 feet, with a quality spinning reel that is easy to cast. […]
One thing that the Shore Thing charter captains agree on is the tackle used to wrestle tripletail to the boat. […]
Capt. Sonny Schindler said the education process for all fishermen, including Shiyou, continues with every trip. […]
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain,” Dolly Parton once said. […]
It was staggeringly hot, smotheringly humid and the wind had diminished, leaving a flat Gulf of Mexico that reflected the searing sun right back in our burning faces. […]
Four guys completely out of their element, all Mississippians, chasing redfish in an area of the Louisiana marsh none had ever seen, were already behind in the count before Mother Nature got involved. […]
If you’re not the do-it-yourself type and would rather buy a pre-made flounder light with all the accessories, Paddle Punks Quality Kayaking and Fishing Equipment and Accessories sells the Cadillac of flounder lights — the WooHoo! Floundering Light. […]
Capt. Ronnie Daniel’s DIY flounder light is extremely easy and inexpensive to make, is lightweight and has a long battery life. […]
Stingrays are a fact of life along the coast, but with some minor precautions they can be easily avoided. Capt. Ronnie Daniels has been wading for over 25 years and has never stepped on a stingray. […]
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