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Spoon-feed Murray’s stripers

Some folks call it bottom-bumping, some perch-jerking, and some just call it spooning. No matter your preference, the technique of vertically jigging a spoon is definitely something striped bass fans should be doing this month on South Carolina’s  Lake Murray. […]

Deer of the Year

Pine Level hunter kills biggest deer of his life

On Nov. 12, Clif Holloman of Pine Level, N.C. killed the biggest buck of his life, a mainframe 8-pointer with one scorable sticker that has been green-scored at 120 inches. A little over two weeks later, he killed a bigger one, an 11-point buck that scored 135 6/8 inches. […]

Fishing

New swimbaits sure to raise eyebrows among anglers and fish

Soft plastic swimbaits have been some of the top-producing fishing lures for bass during certain months over the last several years, and more recently, saltwater anglers have caught on to their effectiveness for speckled trout, redfish, and a number of other species. But a swimbait is a swimbait is a swimbait, right? I mean, all swimbaits are pretty much the same, aren’t they? […]

Bass Fishing

Top 2 lures for catching cold-weather bass

As lake temperatures cool across the Carolinas, the largemouth bass make some changes in their eating behavior, but they will still bite for anglers who know where to find them and what they are biting. For some bass anglers, this time of year is their favorite. […]

Fishing

Mobile drinkware makes great gifts for outdoorsmen

With Christmas just weeks away, you may be searching for a gift to top off that mountain of presents you’re giving your favorite outdoorsman, and one of the hottest trends for lovers of the outdoors is mobile drinkwear. And these aren’t Dixie cups we’re talking about. Any adventurer will love to get one of these from St. Nick. […]

Fishing

Play tag with fish

Ever caught a fish that had a skinny piece of plastic sticking out of it and wondered how it had gotten there? If so, you probably caught a tagged fish. Fish are tagged for many reasons, including research and fishing tournaments, and you can do your part to help your state’s fisheries biologists if you catch one. […]