Bass Fishing

Back to the Future: Spotted bass are the stars on Bay Springs Lake

Although he didn’t know it at the time, Roger Stegall got a glimpse into the future while he frantically tried to find a fifth fish to finish a limit during a Red Man tournament back in 1991.

After launching at Bay Springs that morning, the Iuka-based professional bass angler ran up to Pickwick Lake to catch most of his fish.

That effort left him one fish short.

He made the 35-mile run back to Bay Springs hoping he could catch just one more bass. […]

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Crappie Masters National Championship to be held on Tenn-Tom Waterway

The 2012 Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters National Championship will be held Oct. 5-6 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway near Columbus. Some 200 teams and 400 competitors will be vying for the $150,000 in cash and prizes — and the championship title.

The week of events begins with the anglers meeting and greeting the public on Oct. 2 at the Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau office from 6:30 to 8 p.m. […]