Bass Fishing
Booyah Boo Series
Two of America’s bass fishing legends turned artificial lure designers realized soon after the umbrella rig craze subsided somewhat that, indeed, the almighty mousetrap could be improved. […]
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Fishing Tournaments
Nothing to sneeze about
The highlight of Thursday’s weigh-in show was the story told by Marvin Ettredge, pro angler from Monroe, La., who had a really rough day: He weighed in two bass that weighed 3 pounds, 8 ounces but won the crowd over with his tale of one that got away. […]
Bass Fishing
Quartet of fall bass catchers
For most of his fall creek missions, Web Collums depends on four baits: […]
Bass Fishing
Bass in the brine
Down near the Gulf Coast, you’ll find fewer creeks and more bayous, ditches and sloughs branching off rivers like the Pearl, Biloxi, Jordan and Pascagoula. It’s a little different from the inland sweet waters, but there’s an often overlooked bass-fishing opportunity awaiting those who would seek it. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Bogue Homa bass
Bogue Homa Lake about 5 miles outside of Laurel is a relatively shallow lake with plenty of vegetation and live cypress trees. In October, with the first cool nights, the bass in this lake become very active. […]
Bass Fishing
Catch ’em in the Creeks: How to catch more fall bass when fishing in creeks
It’s as predictable as sunrise, as traditional as college football. It’s the concentrated bass action that occurs each fall in creeks and backwaters throughout Mississippi. […]
Bass Fishing
Cooler weather, hotter striper action
I am a striper fisherman, one that proudly patrols the waters of Barnett Reservoir throughout the year looking for the big schools. […]
Bass Fishing
Catch bass at Bay Springs
In September, we’ll go to Bay Springs Lake, which is a clear, deep lake with good-sized largemouths and spotted bass. And since it’s not a very-big lake, it’s much easier to pattern. […]
Bass Fishing
Ponds cranked about late summer bass
Ask B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Pete Ponds of Madison about his favorite late summer fishing pattern, and you get no hesitation. […]
Bass Fishing
Targeting Pickwick bass from a kayak
Karl Hudson typically doesn’t fish with other people. It’s not that the bass angler, who lives in Corinth, is unsociable, it’s just that he so infrequently has other anglers around the places he prefers to fish. For 40 years Hudson has been a die hard basser, and the last 15 years he’s preferred to be seated in a kayak while he’s doing it. […]
Bass Fishing
A Day on the lake series: Okhissa Lake bass fishing
Michael Suggs launched his Pro Craft into the hot water of Okhissa Lake at the crack of dawn on a recent summer day, with surface temperatures reaching the 90-degree mark. […]
Bass Fishing
Finesse beats size in battle of the worms
After fishing the first dawn hour for the frog bite, it was time to target something else. The sun had broken through the fog and was over the trees on the bank. […]