February 2016 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

The Egret Wedgetail Eel

February 25, 2016 Don Shoopman

When Cowboy Outdoors decided to make a big, wedge-tailed soft-plastic artificial lure strictly a saltwater bait, speckled trout fishermen along the country’s coast benefitted big time. […]

The screen on this Furuno Navnet unit shows that the boat is right on its course line as the heading and course over ground numbers match.

Looking through an owner’s manual for a new GPS navigation unit, I was surprised at how much the manual assumed I already knew. Some of the terminology was so poorly explained I don’t know how a newcomer to GPS navigation would figure it all out. […]

The author took this nice buck back in the late 1970s.

Thoughts from the deer stand

February 18, 2016 Bill Garbo

As I collected my thoughts for this month’s installment of Happy Trails, the deer season had transitioned into its final phase. […]

Ross Barnett has a good number of 2- to 4-pounders, making for some fun fishing trips.

Big bass bite in February at Ross Barnett

February 15, 2016 Paul Elias

February’s the best month to fish Ross Barnett Reservoir just outside Jackson because it warms up quickly. Bass always pull into shallow water there in February to prepare for the spawn. […]

Brothers Joey and Jerry Pounders grew up along the Tenn-Tom and have had great success in catfishing tournaments held in its waters.

10 Tenn-Tom locks and dams

February 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

The Tenn-Tom waterway is composed of 10 locks, which are stretch from north to south along the waterway; […]

B’n’M’s New Silver Cat Series Catfish rods represent a solid investment in your catfishing success at an affordable price.

B’n’M Poles enters catfish pole market

February 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

About three years ago, West Point’s B’n’M Poles, made an expansion of their nearly exclusive crappie and panfish lines to include catfish rods. […]

After being sought, designed and fought over for more than a century, the Tenn-Tom waterway was finally completed in 1985 and is a vital link between the Gulf Coast and many point inland.

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 200 years in the making

February 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

The first known recommendation to build a water transportation route connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers was made by a French explorer, the Marquis de Montcalm, to Louis XV of France between 1760 and 1770. […]

Sheepshead have teeth designed for crushing shells and barnacles.

Winter sheepshead

February 10, 2016 Sam Davis

“How’s the snapper?” I asked.

“It’s OK, but it could use some garlic,” Uncle Topper replied. […]

Hugh Krutz of Brandon shows off a couple of Barnett pre-spawn monsters.

Pre-spawn fishing strategies

February 8, 2016 Paul Johnson

Believe it or not, we’re quickly leaving winter fishing patterns and looking at those annual pre-spawn crappie catching patterns.

Yes, it has been a weird winter. We had the warmest December on record for Mississippi. I swear the pear trees around my house were budding on Christmas Day. […]

Squirrel and rabbit hunting, one more time

February 1, 2016 John J. Woods

It is definitely not time to put away your shotgun or .22 rimfire rifle.

Hunters these days tend to wrap things up after deer season is over. It’s like they never look at the hunting season schedule to see that small-game hunting is still open until the end of February. […]

Plano’s A-Series Tackle Backpack

February 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

Some of the best fishing adventures exist in the least accessible places. That’s why Plano’s new A-Series Tackle Backpack is perfect for kayak anglers, expedition anglers, or anyone who needs to transport tackle while keeping their hands free. […]

Excel OPTIFADE Camo Boats

February 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

Excel Boat Co. and W.L. GORE & Associates have partnered to offer Excel boats in GORE OPTIFADE Concealment Waterfowl Marsh Pattern. The pattern takes into account how ducks and geese see the world below them. […]