You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Ya gotta go to know.”
If you’re not familiar, it just means that you really don’t know the fishing conditions until you actually launch the boat and head out. […]
For prespawn bass, angler Donnie Stuart of Pelahatchie favors 17-pound braided line with a fluorocarbon leader as long as the rod he is using when not using a slip-cork. For the rod with the slip cork he uses a 10- to 12-pound monofilament. […]
Tom Holman believes lures made to look or act like wounded or dying shad may work best for lethargic winter bass. […]
Several years ago, West Point-based B’n’M Poles, famous for crappie rods, entered the catfishing market with their own line of catfish rods for serious catfish anglers. The lineup includes the Silver Cat and the Silver Cat Magnum in longer sizes, as well as its new Bumping rod. […]
Steve Strong, a veteran catfish angler, has lost count of the anchors he has sacrificed to the Mississippi River. With its myriad of rocks, logs and debris, the river bottom is tough on anchors. […]
Fan-casting to tempt winter catfish is more than just a random presentation of baits. Once the boat has been anchored, catfish anglers must target specific features within reach of the boat. […]
We polled several successful crappie fishermen, and these products were among their recommendations for cold-water crappie in the prespawn mode. […]
During high-water years when lake levels rise into the grass and brush, you can also find prespawn crappie in the grass. […]
Discussions of grubs cannot exclude their group presentation on the umbrella rig. Although banned in Bassmaster Elite and FLW Tour competition, the multi-armed “egg beaters” remain a vital tool for bass anglers from fall through early spring. […]
No discussion about jigs is complete without a discussion of how and when to pair live minnows with jigs for crappie. […]
Getting a lure to the depth at which bass are holding and keeping it in the strike zone are two requirements a fisherman must satisfy to entice a strike. How neat it would be to have a lure with a built-in transponder that would transmit its exact depth and location in relation to the bass. Such baits doesn’t exist, but finding structure or drop-offs on the sonar and the ability to feel them with a rod and line will suffice. […]
The Magnolia State has hundreds of bodies of water where bass can be caught, but some are simply better than others at different times of the year and bass cycles. […]
Copyright 1998 - 2026 Mississippi Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved.