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4 Mississippi Sportsman^ | April 2015

Volume 17 | Number 4 | April 2015

43

Baitfish

bonanza

53 Slab state

OutdOOr update:

12 New fish-cleaning station

at the Rez

Features:

departments:

8 Outdoor Update

88 Field Notes

106 New Products

108 Moon Tables

110 Tide Guide

116 Classifieds

120 Final Shot

122 Advertiser Index

COlumns:

64 Gettin’ Fresh By Hal Schramm

66 Woods Wise By John J. Woods

68 Tidal Talk By Sam Davis

70 As Big As They Grow

By Paul Johnson

74 Lunker Lines By Paul Elias

76 Marine Electronics By Allan Tarvid

80 Happy Trails By Bill Garbo

84 Lure Review

By Don Shoopman

21

Beginner’s luck

Novice turkey hunters might be tempted to rely on

chance to put a gobbler in their cross hairs, but it

takes more than Lady Luck. Here’s what you’ll need

to shorten the learning curve.

>>>By John J. Woods

33

mississippi’s Best state Fishing lakes

‘Classic’ bass at Flint Creek

Learn all you need to know about catching Flint

Creek Water Park bass where two Bassmaster Classic

anglers cut their fishing teeth.

>>>By Phillip Gentry

43

Baitfish bonanza

Redfish are all along the coast, while speckled trout

are in transition. But finding a concentration of

baitfish is a guarantee your box will soon be filled.

>>>By Bobby Cleveland

53

Slab state

Mississippi is home to three of Top 10 crappie

holes in the nation. Here’s where you need to fish

and how to put together a box of slabs.

>>>By John J. Woods

111

Cracking the code

Bluegill get most of the attention from panfish

anglers, but don’t forget about chinquapin.

>>>By David A. Brown

contents

cover story

What do you need to get in on the hot

turkey action? It’s all inside this issue.

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