Field Notes
Best bets to clean rod grips
Filthy grips, darkened by dirt and by the oils from our fingers and palms, are a different animal. Here’s how to keep your rods clean. […]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Load up a bed with lures and get bit
Presenting multiple lures into a single bed can increase a fisherman’s chances of making a bass bite this month. […]
Field Notes
A better anchor
Although bream fanatic Lyle Soileau definitely uses a standard anchor, he also has another tool to help hold his pontoon boat in place when fishing snag-filled flats. […]
Featured
Bassmaster Elite next week at Barnett Reservoir
The best 110 bass fishermen in the world will hit Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland April 27-30, casting for big fish and a $100,000 top prize in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. […]
Field Notes
Twice as nice: Try these tandem rig tips
Capt. Ted DeAgano III always builds his rigs with a lighter jighead and smaller bait in front, with a slightly larger bait behind. […]
Bass Fishing
A dash of color
A little accent color can go a long way in flipping a fish’s switch, especially when you’re showing them a fast-paced presentation. […]
Crappie/Bream
The best of the rest of Mississippi’s crappie lakes
Mississippi’s top crappie lakes are well documented, gaining national exposure as some of the best in the country — Grenada, Sardis, Arkabutla, Enid (which has held the world record for white crappie since 1955), Washington and Ross Barnett. […]
Field Notes
Never cut an anchor loose again
Bream will stack up where tangles of cover are scattered along the lake bottom, and that means anchoring often results in anchor hang-ups. […]
Bass Fishing
Ross Barnett’s best bets for April bass
Several events are happening at Ross Barnett this month that make this lake a super pick. […]
Featured
Chinquapins go to bed
The bedding activity South Mississippi anglers enjoyed in March will be available to bream fishermen in the rest of the state in April. […]
Speckled Trout
Island trout
It’s April my friends. We finally made it to the time when the trout are cruising the barrier island grass flats and troughs. […]
Bass Fishing
What triggers the largemouth bass spawn?
It’s that time of the year. The dogwoods are in bloom, the water is warming, the days are getting longer, and the bass are building nests and spawning. But what triggers the bass spawn? I doubt the blooming dogwoods put the bass in a romantic mood. Is it photoperiod? Temperature? […]