Bass Fishing
Post spawn tactics:
1. Locate points adjacent to spawning coves and work them out towards deeper water. […]
April 2012
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Managing the data — Part 2
Over the past several years, I have, through trial and error, developed a system that allows me to efficiently deal with multiple trail cameras and memory cards as I use them to monitor deer movement on my farm in west central Mississippi. […]
Bass Fishing
Tips for catching post-spawn smallmouth on Pickwick
It’s often called the “Lake Erie of the South,” and the abundance of big smallmouth more than justifies that moniker for Pickwick Lake. However, while northern anglers bounce around in monster swells, anglers in the Magnolia State do their smallie work in much more hospitable conditions.
Indeed the TVA lake shared with neighboring Alabama and Tennessee holds a healthy population of smallmouth that find abundant habitat throughout its 43,100-acres. And with long southern growing season, Pickwick smallies grow fat and sassy on a diet of threadfin shad, gizzard shad and all the yellow perch they can catch. […]
Bass Fishing
Optimizing your tube
For those deep jobs with a lead head inserted into your tube, you’ll enhance the bait with a few well-placed snips. […]
Fishing
Sebile Magic Swimmer soft
The Sebile Magic Swimmer Soft is a jointed, sinking soft plastic bait that can be rigged weedless with no weight or rigged weight forward or toward the back for a varied descent. […]
Bass Fishing
A closer look
At 53 miles in river length, Pickwick presents considerable real estate throughout which smallmouth can hide. You can just go fishing and hope for the occasional lucky cast, or you can divide your day into “looking” and “fishing.” […]
Bass Fishing
Titan tubes
Fishing is a spectrum, and just as tiny baits and delicate tactics hold a solid position at one end, the opposite end sees the profound relevance of big and bold. Tubes are no exception, and large, fringy monsters twice the size — or more — of standard models can prove highly productive in the right scenarios. […]
Fishing
Fish-N-Mate Powercart
Angler’s Fish-N-Mate Powercart will fulfill many uses from skeet shooting, pressure washing and lawn and garden maintenance to carrying large loads of equipment to fishing piers, bridges or the beach for surf fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Go with the flow
When the Tennessee Valley Authority built hydroelectric dams on its namesake river, recreational fishing enhancement may not have been the primary objective, but the positive impact on lakes like Pickwick is undeniable. Water released through the massive structures — measured in cubic feet per second (CFS) — not only creates electric power, it stirs the impoundments, piles up baitfish and puts bass in a bona fide food mood. […]
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Cover: April 2012
Some lakes produce a lot of bass; others a lot of crappie. Trace State Park Lake produces a ridiculous amount of bream. […]
Fishing
Gila Fury Jig
Glo Crazy Lure’s new Gila Fury Jig with patented Glo-Stick enables larger strike distances and more opportunities for anglers. The glow technology increases visibility, even in dark and cloudy waters, and the rapid sink rate of the football-headed jig sparks more reflex strikes from fish. […]
General
Brunton ICON Binoculars
With the focusing system on Brunton Hunting’s new Icon Binocular, you can acquire targets faster and more precise. This technology is the best in optical performance, clarity, contrast, true color and light transmission. […]