Featured
Fishing through the fall
Just because hunting dominates this issue of Mississippi Sportsman, don’t think for a minute that fishing opportunities just suddenly dry up and go away. […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Get a grip on fish growth rate
Fish growth rate is also essential to predicting the effect of harvest restrictions, like length limits and creel limits. […]
Fishing
Huk Attack
The new Huk Attack won Best of Category in the 2017 ICAST New Product Showcase, and is the most engineered, purpose-built fishing shoe ever created. The Attack combines Huk’s GripX wet traction non-marking outsole, with the bullet-proof durability of a Fuzetek upper-support cage along with a unique insole drainage system, for all-day dry, non-skid comfort. […]
Bass Fishing
Hooking it up – How to change hard bait hooks
Changing the factory hooks on your hard baits is an easy way to tweak your lure’s performance — and put more bass in the box. […]
Content
On the move – November puts Gulf Coast gamefish on the move, and anglers can learn to intercept them
Guide Ronnie Daniels knows November to be a fickle, feast-or-famine fishing month on the waters of and connected to the Gulf of Mexico, off Mississippi’s coast. […]
Bass Fishing
Okhissa’s ‘Back to the Future’ bass
The north boat ramp at Okhissa Lake in the Homochitto National Forest was nothing like it was in 2007 when the Bill Dance Signature Lake first opened. Instead of waiting for an endless line of eager anglers to launch their boats, I drove right up to the ramp and had my pick of the best parking spots. […]
Bass Fishing
The Mag 12 Buzz Worm
That two different professional anglers can fish a new 12-inch worm completely differently — with both catching solid numbers of quality bass — is a testament to the new Mag 12 Buzz Worm from Mister Twister. […]
Field Notes
Revitalize faded soft plastics
How to keep your soft plastics from turning into faded, milk-colored lures that no self-respecting bass or speckled trout wants. […]
Field Notes
Don’t get stuck in a rut: Be flexible with colors
Don’t be afraid to change colors of leaders, lures or hooks during a day’s fishing trip to see what fish prefer. […]
Field Notes
Short isn’t sweet: Keep fluoro leaders long
Guide Justin Carter believes you can’t use too long a leader, even if it’s invisible fluorocarbon, when trying to fool redfish. […]
Field Notes
Overlooked saltwater tool: Side planers can provide options
Like a lot of fishing guides, Rod Thomas of Capt. Ponytail Guide Service got his training on the water. Unlike a lot of guides, he got plenty of training holding a video camera as well as a fishing rod, filming outdoors TV shows. […]
Field Notes
Use “bow and arrow trick” to free snagged hook
Nothing is more frustrating than getting your hook hung up — especially when the fish are biting. […]