October 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Mississippi Sportsman

Danley’s terminal tackle is not a finesse rig, but rather meant to fish effectively in the big river’s current and to handle big, strong fish.

How old was the Louisiana state-record catfish?

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

“I bet that thing is over 100 years old.”

Those are often the first words out of someone’s mouth when they view a really big specimen of any animal. […]

Danley’s catfish rods are big enough to handle big fish. Note one of the youngsters on the bank behind Danley, scrounging the river’s flotsam.

Gearing up for Mississippi River catfishing

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

When I climbed into the cab of Jim Danley’s pickup truck to go fishing, I happened to glance into the truck’s bed and spied his fishing rods.

They looked like tuna rods. […]

Jim Danley’s yellow catfish added variety to the morning’s catch.

The pipeliner tight-liner

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

I thought that I was going to do a human interest story about an all-American country boy-type of youngster who just happened to catch the fish of a lifetime. […]

Properly sighting-in your rifle scope can be the difference between meat in the freezer and going home empty-handed.

Sight-in your rifle the easy way before hunting

October 15, 2015 Andy Crawford

Properly sighting-in your rifle scope can be the difference between meat in the freezer and going home empty-handed this hunting season. […]

Buzzbaits and Reel N’Shads can be dynamite this month in the shallows.

Bogue Homa Lake, an 882 acre lake six miles east of Laurel, is tough to fish in the summer. This relatively shallow lake has cypress stumps, cypress trees, stringy grass, lily pads and several channels running through it. […]

Josh Davis and Meagan Evans with a couple of fat upper Pascagoula River bass.

Two sides of October

October 12, 2015 Sam Davis

It’s also the month that pays off for being patient and waiting for cooler temperatures, less wind and fewer anglers crowding the waterway.

It’s a happy time for this guy. […]

Herman Duckworth of Magee used this “customized” Bandit 300 to land a nice Barnett white perch last fall. The Bandit 300 runs about 14 feet deep behind the author’s boat.

Cranking favorites

October 8, 2015 Paul Johnson

“Tommy, when you headed to Sardis for our first tournament this season? Carrying any crankbaits?” asked fishing buddy Tommy Moss of Brandon.

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Big grins are what crappie fishing is all about.

Magnolia crappie update

October 5, 2015 Hal Schramm

Mississippi anglers love crappie. They love them so much, they want them everywhere — including the smaller state lakes and small private ponds.

That’s a problem. […]

October on Okatibbee — Best bets for crappie at Okatibbee

October 1, 2015 Phillip Gentry

With aid from state agencies, Okatibbee Lake in East Mississippi is red hot — and should be on any crappie anglers’ list of hotspots. […]

Greg Hicks killed this spike with a bow during the 2006 muzzleloader season.

Grounded — How to build a ground blind

October 1, 2015 Greg Hicks

I’ve been hunting from the ground most of my adult life. Like most hunters, my father put me in a ladder stand made of 2-by-4s and plywood at a young age, and from this perch I learned how to watch squirrels, birds and the occasional deer without the fear of being seen. […]

Quality scopes, mounts and rings deserve proper mounting procedures.

Efficient scope mounting

October 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Despite what the guy at the big-box store says, there are no real shortcuts to properly mounting a rifle scope. And it might just be the most-important aspect of hunting-rifle preparation you do, other than regular care and maintenance. […]

This feisty bass hit this crankbait in a cut under a bank just south of the Highway 11 Bridge at Petal.

Float plan — Fishing the Leaf River

October 1, 2015 David Hawkins

A fallen log with a root ball still attached and a gravel bar worked to form a deep hole right along the bank.

To the right was the rock bar. […]