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June 19, 2026

Most December days would find Tommy Sutton of Columbia in a deer stand, but when t-shirt conditions exist and the Gulf is flat, he has discovered redfishing. Monday, his problem was that the average size bull red was like this — too big for the box.

T-shirts, warm days and lots of redfish

December 4, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Tommy Sutton of Columbia is about as avid a deer hunter as you will ever find, except for those fall and winter days when T-shirts are more comfortable than insulated camo. […]

Catfish Hotspot Series: No gamble at Tunica

December 1, 2014 Phillip Gentry

Using the old oxbow Tunica Lake as a base, Mississippi River fishermen have a sure bet on cold-water catfish action. […]

Alabama bass in Bay Springs Lake provide great winter action.

What’s with all these new bass?

December 1, 2014 Hal Schramm

One hundred years ago there were two black bass species: largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. In 1926, ichthyologists (scientists who study the classification of fishes) recognized the spotted bass as a separate species. […]

Ellison Bates of Fannin shows off a couple of big fish caught at the recent fall Big Mama event on Grenada Lake.

College football and crappie fishing

December 1, 2014 Paul Johnson

If you’re enjoying this autumn as much as I am, you’re having a really great time watching Ole Miss and Mississippi State show out. […]

Daiwa TATULA Baitcasting Reels

December 1, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

TATULA reels are designed to meet the durability and performance requirements of pro anglers. Precision of the reel is quickly felt with a simple spin of the handle. Make a cast and the smooth, easy outflow of line lets you feel the difference right away. […]

DieZel ChatterBait

December 1, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

The new DieZel ChatterBait delivers unmatched flash, vibration, sound and erratic action with its patented bladed swim jig design and hex-shaped ChatterBlade. […]

The new Arashi Wake Crank provides an alluring wobble right at the surface of the water, driving bass into biting.

Arashi Wake Crank a bass magnet

November 30, 2014 Don Shoopman

An Idaho outdoorsman had plenty of time to talk about some keys to his success this year as an Elite Series angler as part of a four-year career that has earned him $517,632. […]

Derek’s Potato-Crusted Catfish

November 24, 2014 Jerald Horst

After he heard about frying venison backstrap with crushed potato chips and croutons, Derek Logan fried fish with instant mashed potatoes. […]

Charging your trolling motor batteries as you run can extend your fishing time and the lives of your batteries.

Battery charging on the run

November 23, 2014 Allan Tarvid

From the Complaints You Will Never Hear department: “I fished in the wind all day and still have too darned much power left in my trolling motor batteries!” […]

A walking bait will be one of the primary baits at Pickwick during November.

Positives of the Pickwick drawdown

November 16, 2014 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake will be drawn down 6 feet for the dam to be repaired, making the lake level at 408 — the biggest drawdown in about 30 years. […]

In the fall, Capt. Ronnie Daniels depends heavily on Egret Baits’ Vudu Shrimp or Vudu Mullet, fished under a Boat Monkey popping cork.

Put a popping cork to work

November 15, 2014 Sam Davis

Capt. Ronnie Daniels has two go-to baits in November when the trout are gorging themselves on anything that swims by. […]

Teb Jones of Hattiesburg will be in the 2015 Bassmasters Classic at Lake Hartwell in South Carolina after qualifying at the BASS Nation National Championship last weekend in Monroe, La.

Jones to join Pace, Elias in Classic

November 14, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi will have three fishermen in the 2015 Bassmasters Classic in February, two past champions and … […]