Statewide MS Archives - Page 295 of 385

Mark McPhail on safety

March 1, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Safety in the woods is paramount during the turkey season when hunters are fully camouflaged. […]

Trying to keep his pad fishing as simple as possible, Churchill sticks with a spinnerbait, Rat-L-Trap and a Texas rigged Brush Hog.

Floating Rat-L-Trap cures pad problems

March 1, 2012 Chris Ginn

While watching a fishing show about 15 years ago, Kenny Churchill saw a couple professional bass anglers fishing Rat-L-Traps through standing lily pad stems. They were catching a lot of fish, but the one thing he noticed was how much they were staying hung and how hard they were working to free their baits. […]

Bassmaster Elite Series professional angler Cliff Pace has traveled the country trying to catch bass, and he always looks for lily pad stems during spring to make him feel like he’s back home in Mississippi.

BASS Elite Series pro shares pad-stem pointers

March 1, 2012 Chris Ginn

Petal’s Cliff Pace has fished pad-stem flats all over the country as he travels to fish the Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments, and he has put together a solid explanation as to why bass love getting around the shallow stems. […]

Some great trophy deer were killed this season in Mississippi.

Deer of the Year

March 1, 2012 Andy Crawford

The Mississippi Delta has long been known for the big bucks that wander this fertile area of the state, and the Magnolia Records are replete with examples of Delta trophies. […]

Custom towers should be sized appropriately for the vessel and made for easy take down and removal.

Tower of Power

March 1, 2012 David A. Brown

The prominent V wake was unmistakable, even from my camera boat positioned 50 feet from the anglers working a grass line. […]

Capt. Charlie Thomason, left, and fishing partner Keith Hartsell got into a pile of black drum by patiently scanning a shallow bay and watching for signs of movement.

High hopes up high

March 1, 2012 David A. Brown

Now, despite the vision advantage, even tower fishing can see its valleys of boredom. Maybe it’s a hot summer day when the fish are holding in deeper, cooler water or hiding under rafts of matted vegetation in the marsh. […]

Scosche: solBAT II

March 1, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

The solBAT II is a solar powered back up battery and charging device that works with almost any handheld USB powered device, including iPod, iPhone, MP3, Blackberry and cellphones. It charges handhelds at the same rate as a wall charger and when fully powered will charge a cell phone twice. It comes with a windshield cradle and universal carabiner mount for easy access. […]