Statewide MS Archives - Page 55 of 385

Put a skirt on – and punch that jig

November 21, 2018 Todd Masson

Punch skirts are popular with many bass anglers because they turn normal creature baits into essentially jig presentations. […]

Mississippi pro Brock Mosley said a short, mono leader is all that’s needed to provide a little stretch between braid and topwater lures like the Bill Lewis StutterStep.

Add a topwater ‘shock absorber’

November 20, 2018 Andy Crawford

Topwater strikes make anglers’ knees go weak, but the thrill of victory can quickly turn to crushing defeat when monster bass pull off. […]

One man’s trash … is another man’s treasure when it comes to old lures

November 19, 2018 Todd Masson

To some anglers, they’re “gut piles.” To others, they’re “dead soldiers.” […]

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs said a topwater frog is a great all-around lure for shallow wintertime bass.

Top 3 wintertime bass baits

November 18, 2018 Andy Crawford

Bass pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year-round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: tough fishing, when five bites a day are what you hope for. […]

Larry Reynolds criss-crosses the Louisiana coastline multiple times each fall — cruising at 100 knots with a bird’s-eye view from just 125 feet up, estimating the number of ducks that have arrived in the state’s ag fields and coastal marshes. […]

Catfish suspend off the bottom quite often, but biologists and anglers are hard pressed to explain exactly why.

Catfish do suspend, but why?

November 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Biologists and anglers have theorized what causes catfish to suspend off the bottom at different times, with feeding, water quality, oxygen, and thermoclines being the most-common answers.

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Pickwick guide Brian Barton explains that drifting or extremely slow trolling with lines vertical in the water is a deadly year round tactic on many reservoirs.

Reservoir cats also suspend but can be caught

November 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

While the Mississippi River is probably the best-known catfish producer in the state, many of Mississippi’s reservoirs also hold their share of decent blue catfish. […]

The author had a lot to be grateful for last Thanksgiving, taking this 8-point, 210-pound buck with a 20-inch spread on the morning of the holiday.

Writer’s Thanksgiving morning buck

November 15, 2018 Michael O. Giles

I love hunting cutovers that are between three and five years old, offer plenty of browse for deer and afford them security to feed openly during the day while never leaving the thick browse. Hunters who set up in elevated stands are able to spot deer — and pick out a good buck every once in a while — without ever being spotted. […]