Bass Fishing
No Water Bored-ing
Monte Knight studied his LCR intently and quickly pointed out a submerged ledge and shallow flat that held grass, baitfish and bass in the deep water off the dam in Archusa Creek Water Park. […]
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Fantastic 4
The first Delta lakes that come to mind when one thinks of great bream fishing are probably the oxbow lakes along the Mississippi River. Who can argue that Horn, Tunica, Flower and Beulah are world-class bream lakes? […]
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Cover: June 2009
Drag crankbaits this summer, and you’ll be quite pleased with the slabs you welcome onto your boats. […]
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Top 3 Bream Lakes
The state of Mississippi owns three of the best bream lakes in the country — Tippah County Lake, Lake Claude Bennett and Lake Ross Barnett. […]
Bass Fishing
Oxbows hold hot June bass action
This month I’ll be fishing Chotard Lake, an oxbow off the Mississippi River north of Vicksburg near Redwood. Because of all the rain we’ve had this year, Chotard should have good water levels. Not only does Chotard hold a good population of bass, the two sister lakes on the sides of Chotard — Albemarle and Tennessee — also will yield plenty of nice-sized bass, if the water level is high enough to reach them. […]
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Options abound in productive June
June presents many opportunities for Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, according to Capt. Kenny Barhanovich. […]
As Big As they Grow
Has-beens can be downright innovative
It’s funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same. I pride myself on trying new fishing techniques, new lures, new poles, new line, etc. I’ll often be one of the first to buy the latest, greatest thing. […]
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DSC invaluable in VHF marine radios
Digital selective calling (DSC) features on VHF marine radios have been around for almost a decade. This feature lets you call other radios with the press of a button, using the called radio’s Maritime Mobile Service Identification number (MMSI) like a telephone number. […]
Bass Fishing
Three steps for healthier summer bass
Warm water can be tough on fish. Hatcheries avoid handling and transporting fish during warm seasons. The mortality of tournament-caught bass goes up in the summer, too. […]
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Marsh Maniacs
Every time our live shrimp and plastic jigs hit the water, we’d feel a thump on the line, the rods would pretzel, the drags would squeal and big speckled trout would come to the boat. […]
Bass Fishing
Power Packed
Easing through fog so thick you could almost cut it with a knife, FLW angler Ken Murphy quickly formulated a plan to utilize the sudden change of weather conditions to his benefit. The seasoned pro quickly broke out his trusty watermelon-colored Fluke, and began pitching to cover along the shoreline of Lake Tom Bailey. […]
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Pickwick Potato Chips
Define frustration: One cricket escapes the cardboard container and hops all over the deck and cockpit of the boat while a grown man on his hands and knees makes a complete fool of himself trying to catch the little fugitive. […]