Bass Fishing

On the Lookout

Sight-fishing, sight-fishing and sight-fishing. That pretty well sums up how Brian Latimer of Belton attacks Lake Hartwell in April. […]

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Spottails Aplenty

Capt. J.R. Waits, using an emphatic-but-hushed tone, commanded readiness and stillness.Quick movements easily spook winter schools of redfish, which have hundreds of cautious eyes watching for danger in clear, shallow water. […]

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Forks of the Pigeon

The Pigeon River carries a dirty reputation.

Infamous for its past polluted state, the river name still leaves a bad smell in the noses of many North Carolinians. […]

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Put a Bonnet on it

Don’t get too comfortable,” Capt. J.R. Waits said with a smile.

He was placing bottom lines for bonnethead sharks, which I hand never fished for, and had only a single bait in place. […]