August 2016 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad

August 29, 2016 Don Shoopman

Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classic. […]

This Helix Motor Drive pod is designed as a drop-in electric propulsion unit for Wilderness System’s Flex Pod OS-compatible kayaks. It fits in a specially designed scupper built into the boat.

Electric propulsion update

August 25, 2016 Allan Tarvid

Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever. […]

Have your sights set on a buck before the season even starts

August 22, 2016 Bill Garbo

If your goal is to bag a trophy buck, you will first need to know if a worthy buck is actually using your property. […]

3 tips to mop up on mangroves

August 20, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Every summer when July and August roll around, Tommy Vidrine heads offshore in pursuit of mangrove snapper. […]

Get up extra early to beat the heat

August 18, 2016 Dan Kibler

Former Bassmaster Classic champion Davy Hite has a few ideas on how to beat the heat for summer bass — and most of them begin after dark. […]

Don’t wash your fishing spot

August 17, 2016 Andy Crawford

Ken Sherman always points his boat into the current, moving forward slow and easy to ensure he doesn’t prop-wash where he’s fishing. […]

Paul Elias starts off the morning fishing a black buzzbait along the edges of the lily pads.

Busting lily pad bass at Ross Barnett

August 17, 2016 Paul Elias

Nothing’s more exciting than watching a big bass blow up on a topwater lure — whether I catch the bass or not. […]

Ken Sherman said letting a jig sit with slack line is one of the keys to consistency with the lure.

Top 5 tips for more jig bass

August 16, 2016 Andy Crawford

Bass anglers have proved over the past decade or so that jigs will produce bass bites even in the heat of summer. Here are his tips to catch more fish. […]

Every bend in the river has a deep bank and a shallow bar, which is where this big blue cat ate a big chunk of cut shad and wound up at the cleaning table.

Expert catfishing advice

August 15, 2016 David Hawkins

Andy Smith of Greene County has fished the Pascagoula for more than 30 years and has some advice for those fishing the river for the first time […]

A longnose gar swims past the boat after surviving the first whack on its head with an aluminum bat (see red spot). The tough fish are fun to catch on rope lures, which entangle in the fish’s gnarly teeth.

For terminal tackle, I used my favorite redfish gear — a 7-foot medium-heavy graphite spinning rod, 10-pound braid on a spinning reel and about 2 feet of 15-pound fluorocarbon leader tied to the braid with a micro swivel. […]

The needle-like teeth of a longnose gar are its greatest weapon, but also one of its worst vulnerabilities. When it bites frayed rope, the teeth get snagged and tangled in the strands; the more it fights the worse the tangle.

All teeth — Gar-fishing warning

August 15, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Gar fishing comes with a warning: The snouts of these prehistoric-looking fish are lined — inside and on the edges — with hypodermic needle-like teeth. So care must be exercised at all times to keep space between human body parts and gar mouths.

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There are two companies in Mississippi that will take gar that are in good condition.

Trash, but not garbage

August 15, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Serious gar fishermen will find a source for the excess fish they kill during a day’s time — and not just dump them in a trash bin at the launch ramp. […]