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Float the Jourdan River for summer bass

June 1, 2019 David Hawkins

Jourdan River is full of great bass fishing for anglers who’d enjoy a nice float trip from freshwater to brackish water and even saltwater. […]

Fish frogs for bass all summer-long

June 1, 2019 Michael O. Giles

Fishing frog baits can be an exciting way to target bass in Mississippi waters through the summer. Whenever bass are shallow, tie one on. […]

Ott DeFoe, the 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champion and Major League Fishing pro angler, holds up a big bass caught on a Terminator Shuddering Bait.

Terminator’s Shuddering Bait

May 23, 2019 Don Shoopman

A new artificial lure on the shelves and in tackleboxes is doing more, much more, than giving lip service to the process of catching bass. […]

How to fish for post-spawn bass with Greg Hackney

May 13, 2019 Mississippi Sportsman

With the bass spawn all but over with, pro angler Greg Hackney will use his time today to pattern post-spawn fish in the basin. […]

At Ross Barnett Reservoir in May, fish a buzzbait around rocks, pier posts and pilings, trying to draw a reaction strike from a postspawn bass.

Ross Barnett’s topwater bass

May 12, 2019 Paul Elias

Ross Barnett is one of the best topwater lakes in Mississippi, especially in May. Bass will be in the postspawn mode on the 33,000-acre reservoir. […]

Working this KVD jig along a grass line resulted in a nice Tenn-Tom bass coming to the boat.

Bassin’ the Tenn-Tom

May 1, 2019 David Hawkins

These four lakes on the famed Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway are worth the attention of any Mississippi bass fisherman. Try one out soon. […]

Paddle up a Mississippi lunker bass

May 1, 2019 Michael O. Giles

Fishing from a kayak gives anglers access to all kinds of great Mississippi bass waters, some that bass boats can’t access. Learn the basics here. […]

LiveTarget Skip Shad

April 22, 2019 Don Shoopman

The Skip Shad is the latest in ultra-natural, lifelike products from LiveTarget Lures. […]

Before the sun gets up and the fog leaves the water, Paul Elias will be fishing a buzzbait and the Baby 1-Minus on the spawning flats at Bay Springs Lake, since I can’t see the beds or the bass at that time of day.

Buzzing, cranking, pitching to April bass at Bay Springs

April 12, 2019 Paul Elias

The bass will be very shallow at 9-mile long Bay Springs Lake in April and now is the perfect time to catch them. […]

Okhissa bass troubled? This Louisiana angler thinks “NOT”

April 5, 2019 Dan Kibler

Ray Chagnard, who owns Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, La., was on one of two bass boats the weekend of March 22-23 where three great largemouths were decked. […]

How to maximize the sunrise site

April 1, 2019 David A. Brown

Why do bigger bass bite best at sunrise and how angler can make the most of it. […]

April’s bass bonanza

April 1, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s bass fishing is on fire in April; learn how the experts target big fish. […]