Bobby C's Outdoors
Give the guy a break
Winning the Bassmaster Classic and the $500,000 prize plus any future riches that come with it may forever change Cliff Pace’s life. […]
Fishing
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Coastal islands are great springtime fishing targets — if the weather allows
Do changing weather patterns, rain resulting in muddy rivers and bays, and wild swings in salinity have you singing the blues? Capt. Ronnie Daniels of Fisher-Man Guide Services has the cure. […]
Bass Fishing
Private Neshoba County lake gives up 12-pounder
Steve Grace launched his bass boat on Lake Neshoba just before noon on Feb. 15, one of the few we’ve had with sunshine this year. Grace and partner Jeff Collum had a little time off from work and decided to try the bass on a beautiful February day.
“We pulled up on a flat right off of a main point and tried to locate some bass,” Grace said. “We knew it was early and they wouldn’t be pulled up tight to the point yet, but we figured we might catch some near there, since there was deep water right off the flat.” […]
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Pace takes 2013 Bassmaster Classic title
Petal’s Cliff Pace could only put four keeper bass in the boat during the final day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, but that proved to be enough to lift him to the championship title.
The three-day total of 54 pounds, 12 ounces earned him the trophy and a $500,000 paycheck. […]
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Pace claims lead of 2013 Bassmater Classic after second day
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Pace of Petal remained consistent today and moved to the front of the pack in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic being held on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.
Pace shook off competition from New Jersey pro and 2009 Bassmaster Classic winner Michael Iaconelli, but Iaconelli remains in third going into the final day of the championship. […]
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Pace is 2013 Bassmaster Classic co-leader after first day of fishing
Cliff Pace of Petal and 2003 Bassmaster Classic champ Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., tied for the first-day lead at the 2013 edition of the world championship of bass fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.
They both brought 21 pounds, 8 ounces to the scales at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Friday, the first of three days of competition for the $500,000 top prize of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa […]
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‘You gotta go to know’ attitude provides speckled trout-fishing opportunities on coast
Fishing in February can be hit or miss with the rain, wind and ever-changing temperatures, making for some restless days stuck at home. But have you ever heard of the old adage, “You gotta go to know?”
Patrick Martino, Biloxi angler and owner of PMM Professional Land Surveyors, lives by that tenet, as a recent trip to Back Bay Biloxi illustrated. […]
Bass Fishing
Be a jerk: Don’t give up on the stick baits
You know that jerk bait you’ve been throwing to entice lethargic bass to bite in cold water? Yeah, that one, the lure you’ve been casting along dams and other rock banks with sharp drop-offs, then working ever-so-slowly back.
Don’t be so quick to put them away. […]
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Fishing reports, like weather, lack consistency
Fishing reports throughout Mississippi have been about as consistent as the weather, and the only predictable thing about the conditions is that they are constantly changing. […]
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Pack your patience
Casters to the left of me, trollers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you. Stealers Wheel may have never fished the Gulf Coast for speckled trout in the winter, but if they had, they would have sung those lyrics. […]
Fishing
Is there an electric outboard in your future?
We fishermen have seen all-electric boats come and go, but most of these vessels have been small, slow and had limited carrying capacity that make them best suited to ponds or protected lakes.
Electric outboard motors with from five to 10 horsepower are available from several makers, and electric primary propulsion outboard motor systems for open utility and pontoon boats have long been available from manufacturers like Minn Kota and Torqeedo. […]
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Early season trolling for catfish at Pickwick Lake
When the name “Pickwick” is heard in general fishing conversation, it’s generally in context with the great smallmouth bass fishing or tremendous crappie fishery that’s contained in the lake. Say the word “catfish” and most anglers think they misunderstood you. […]