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New professional bass-fishing tournament trail created

August 11, 2011 From News Reports

Twenty-four of the nation’s top bass anglers have teamed with the Outdoor Channel to form a new professional fishing circuit designed to test anglers’ prowess in putting together patterns quickly.

The Major League Fishing trail will allow anglers to weigh as many legal fish as they catch, but competitors must begin each event without the benefit of user-generated GPS waypoints or practice. Anglers also will fish on surprise venues, meaning they will have to make on-the-water adjustments to catch bass. […]

Bass Fishing

Lily pad bass busting

August 9, 2011 John J. Woods

“Before you try to pull a largemouth out of lily pads, change out your fishing line to braided line in the 30-pound-test range,” advises Jeff Martella. “Use a high-quality stout rod in the medium-heavy to heavy category over 6 1/2 feet long. […]

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Make your mark by catching record-breaking saltwater fish

August 8, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

Think you may have caught a record fish on your last trip to the coast? Looking to add your name to sport-fishing history? Well, the procedure to get a record certified in the Magnolia State is straightforward, as long as you follow a few rules and stick to a few tricks of the trade.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has been the caretaker of state saltwater records since 1994. Previously records were kept by the MDWFP dating back nearly a hundred years. As of 2010, 122 species of saltwater fish are being tracked for conventional tackle. […]

Bass Fishing

Dollar Bass

July 27, 2011 John J. Woods

In Martella’s case, the frequency he participates in the outdoors may just be his secret to success. It’s long been said you can’t get into the action while sitting on the bench. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Fish Wars: Do sport fishes compete

July 27, 2011 Hal Schramm

It’s the time of the year when white bass, striped bass and hybrid striped bass group up and chase shad, often corralling them near the surface where they have nowhere to escape. “Schooling” whites, stripes and hybrids can make for some exciting fishing on late afternoons in the summer. Catching these schooling, lure-crushing fish has salvaged more than a few of my black bass outings after sweating through a long Mississippi summer day for only a couple of bites. […]

As Big As they Grow

Fishing Chotard in the summer a real treat

July 27, 2011 Paul Johnson

The Great Flood of 2011 is over — thank goodness. We won’t know the full cost to homeowners, farmers and businessmen for months to come. But we already know that the levees survived (doesn’t that make you feel relieved?), and we survived. Much post-flood restoration work to homes, hunting and fishing camps, businesses and some lakes is on-going. […]

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Tenn-Tom Crappie-way

July 27, 2011 Phillip Gentry

The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway is a 234-mile man-made waterway that extends from the Tennessee River to the junction of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River system near Demopolis, Ala. Popularly known as the Tenn-Tom, the waterway was completed in December 1984 after 12 years of construction at a cost of nearly $2 billion. […]