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MS Outdoors TV: Spring smallmouth bass on Pickwick Lake

November 26, 2025 From News Reports

The Mississippi Outdoors crew heads to Pickwick Lake for some smallmouth bass fishing with high school tournament angler Skip Howell. […]

MS Outdoors TV: Veterans find healing bass fishing at Calling Panther Lake

November 14, 2025 From News Reports

The Mississippi Outdoors crew are at Calling Panther Lake for the Warrior Bass Fishing Tournament, where veterans fish and enjoy camaraderie. […]

Blade baits for bass

October 25, 2025 John N. Felsher

Since they stayed on the market so long, few people still throw blade baits. However, they still catch different fresh and saltwater species. […]

The Big Bite Baits Fuzzy Stick landed on the shelves and racks of fishing tackle stores late this summer and has caught bass across the country.

The Big Bite Scentsation Fuzzy Stick

October 6, 2025 Don Shoopman

Big Bite Baits is playing the soft plastic creepy, crawly appendages game with its recent introduction of the Scentsation Fuzzy Stick. […]

Bass fishing pro Tommy Biffle, whose soft plastic creature bait was named after him by legendary artificial lure manufacturer Gene Larew, shows off a good-sized bass he caught on his renamed Scutter Bug.

The YUM Scutter Bug

September 8, 2025 Don Shoopman

PRADCO Outdoor Brands folded the ever-popular Gene Larew Baits line of soft plastics under the umbrella of YUM Fishing Baits. […]

(Photos courtesy Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks)

Percy Quin State Park

August 19, 2025 John N. Felsher

Blending the old and new in a scenic setting Located at 2036 Percy Quin Drive about seven miles southwest of McComb in Pike County, Percy Quin State Park remains one of the original nine Mississippi

Brazola Custom Lures has brought back the version of the bushwhacker Pat Schlapper used to win the Bassmaster Elite Series event at the Sabine River.

The Schlapper Pro Bushwhacker

August 10, 2025 Don Shoopman

Danny Arballo of Brazalo Custom Lures talks about how Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pat Schlapper instantly made his buzzbait notorious. […]

Columbus selected as only Mississippi stop for 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series

July 28, 2025 From News Reports

Bass fishing’s most prestigious tournament series is coming to Columbus on the 2026 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. […]

Black Label Hi Roller

July 5, 2025 Don Shoopman

The Black Label Hi Roller is a soft plastic minnow-style bait with appealing rolling action that more bass are finding hard to resist. […]

Roosevelt State Park

June 11, 2025 John N. Felsher

Roosevelt State Park in the 178,000-acre Bienville National Forest offers many diverse recreational activities for people of all ages. […]

Heddon Super Zara Spook

June 8, 2025 Don Shoopman

Dustin Elder of Hot Springs, Ark., redesigned the new look for the Super Zara Spook from Heddon Lures, on the market in mid-October 2024. […]

Out of State Destinations: Lake Eufaula offers great fishing for lunker bass

May 27, 2025 John N. Felsher

Officially named Walter F. George Reservoir, Lake Eufaula ranked among the top bass lakes in the nation since it opened in 1962. […]