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June 21, 2026

The Flip’n OUT will tempt big bass, as some tournament anglers testing prototypes learned.

Mister Twister Flip’n OUT

September 30, 2013 Don Shoopman

The Mister Twister Flip’n OUT, the latest in soft plastic creature baits, were scheduled to go on the market the first week of August. […]

The WX Rush from Wiley X, a leading provier of protective eyewear to the U.S. military, law enforcement and other tactical users.

WX Rush combines good looks, superior fishing vision and battlefield-proven protection

September 26, 2013 From News Reports

Professional anglers like Edwin Evers and Skeet Reese depend on Wiley X eyewear week in and week out, but everyday fishermen can benefit, as well. […]

Combining the wonders of GPS navigation and your MotorGuide trolling motor is now possible with the introduction of the company’s Xi5.

X marks the spot

September 23, 2013 Allan Tarvid

The new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor is obviously designed to take on Minn Kota’s successful Terrova, and MotorGuide took the time and trouble to do it right. […]

Eric Slate of Cordova, Tenn., broke the state conventional tackle record for bull shark with a fish weighing 164 pounds, 6 ounces.

New state record bull shark may surprise you

September 20, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Among the three saltwater state fishing records certified this week by the Commission on Marine Resources is a bull shark. […]

Anglers aren't having any trouble loading up on catfish with trotlines, limb lines, jugs and casting.

Catfish continues to rule in the heat

September 18, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

It’s a good thing, Bill Thomas said, that the spring spawn produced enough great crappie fishing at Barnett Reservoir to fill his freezer with bags of fillets. […]

Bass fishing at Bay Springs this month is more predictable than at other reservoirs in the state.

Catch bass at Bay Springs

September 16, 2013 Paul Elias

In September, we’ll go to Bay Springs Lake, which is a clear, deep lake with good-sized largemouths and spotted bass. And since it’s not a very-big lake, it’s much easier to pattern. […]

Suggs displays a hard-earned Okhissa lunker that he fought and subdued.

Lake Okhissa bass-fishing favorites

September 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Shad-colored Gunfish for schooling bass, and topwater bass early and late are Michael Suggs’ go-to choices. […]

Long, limber crappie poles are the weapon of choice for dunking fiddler crabs for sheepshead.

Equipment

September 15, 2013 Sam Davis

Equipment needed to get started fishing for sheepshead is minimal. Here’s a list: […]

Place the garden shovel a few inches behind the hole, lift up, and the fiddler will come out of his hole enough for you to grab his claw.

Perry’s favorite bait for catching sheepshead are fiddler crabs he catches in the marsh close to his house. A fiddler crab is compact, which helps prevent the bait from being nibbled off — something a sheepshead is notorious for doing. […]

Rabbit Rogers sticks mainly to a jig to catch his summer slab crappie at Barnett Reservoir.

Rogers’ crappie jigging technique

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Rabbit Rogers has always been and remains a jig fisherman, even during the summer months. […]

Don’t knock Charles Lindsay’s technique of pushing minnows on Barnett in the summer, not when it produces fish like this for the 2013 Magnolia Crappie points champion.

Lindsay’s crappie pushing technique

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

“I hate fishing the summer,” Charles Lindsay said, “but I know it can be some of the best fishing of the year, so I go when I feel like I can handle the heat. […]

Paul Johnson relies on crankbaits to produce summer slab crappie on Barnett Reservoir.

Johnson’s crappie cranking pattern

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

The first thing you notice about Paul Johnson when you see him trolling, is that he isn’t running a motor. […]