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Picks for Pickwick — Best bets for crappie
April is a great month to be fishing crappie at Pickwick Lake. And these guides tell you the patterns that will fill the boat. […]
Fishing
Columns
Winning the weed wars
The time when aquatic vegetation starts growing in ponds is about a month off. Because prevention is usually more effective and less expensive than cure, it’s a good time to be thinking about vegetation management. […]
As Big As they Grow
What HB 1151 will mean for us
Did you know that zero tax dollars goes into the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks? I didn’t — until today. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie angler jerks record perch
It is true that calling a crappie fisherman a perch jerker is incorrect 99.99999 percent of the time.
On Monday, March 21, Wesley Cummings of Booneville was a member of the other .00001 percent. […]
Field Notes
Full moon = bedding bream
When redear and bluegill are bedding, you can find them sharing the same areas. There’s a good chance you’ll find them after a full moon. […]
Bass Fishing
Storm Wiggle Warts
The importance of realistic, crawfish patterns is well known to Bassmaster Elite pro, and Brandon Palaniuk proved it on his way to finishing second in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake in Oklahoma. […]
Fishing
Phone-in boat control
There seems to be no end to the number of ways smartphones and tablets can help us. Just about the time I thought I couldn’t be surprised by another smart-electronics revelation, I discovered that they can now operate a bow-mounted trolling motor. […]
Featured
Never spill oil again
The bilge of my boat has long looked like the Exxon Valdez threw up under my back deck. No matter how hard I have tried over the years, I just haven’t been able to avoid spilling at least a little bit of oil when filling the reservoir. […]
Field Notes
How to change out fishing line
If you’re a hard-core fisherman like Grand Isle trout assassin Tommy Vidrine, you should be changing your fishing line — a lot. […]
Field Notes
Rigging tip: Battery series
A 36-volt trolling motor is the only way to go. They have lots of power but sip at the batteries, so you rarely have to worry about losing steam during a hard day on the water. […]
Featured
Custom battery trays worth the money
I have always been the guy who bought mid-priced marine batteries to save some money. And, to be honest, I’ve not had a lot of problems with them, even though my cranking was part of my 36-volt system powering my trolling motor. […]
Bass Fishing
Water temperatures key to spring bass bite
Bass pros know surface temperatures play a key role in bass activity during the pre-spawn period, especially in March when instinct tells the big fish to move shallow. […]