Fishing
Get creative with bobber stoppers
Maybe you have heard of bobber stoppers and maybe you have used them, but I’ve found them to be a must-have item in my tackle box. […]
Articles by Jerry Dilsaver
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Need for Speed
The howl of the clicker on a large Penn International reel is a sound that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. […]
Fishing
Loran needs our help — again
While some readers may not remember Loran C and many don’t remember Loran A, they were the first electronic navigational aids available to recreational boaters. […]
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Cabin-Fever Beater
When cabin fever gets to you, and you reach the point you have to get out and clear your sinuses in the salt air, an offshore bottom-fishing trip is as close as it gets to finding a sure-fire cure. […]
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Ocean Flounder Minimum Size Increases
Anglers are advised the size limit for flounder recreationally caught in the Atlantic Ocean will increase from 14 inches to 14 1/2 inches effective February 8. […]
Fishing
Make like a fish; go to school
If you aren’t a striper or bluefin fisherman or one of those dedicated anglers who chases speckled trout and red drum all year, then the winter months at the North Carolina coast are a slow time. […]
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Power to the Paddle
We’ll be taking a right at the next junction in the creek and work our way over to where a school of red drum has been holding for the past several weeks,” said Mark Bedell as he eased his kayak closer in the small creek. […]
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Sneaky Fishing
The trout moved along the edge of the dropoff just out from the bank, and we sometimes saw a single, pair or small group of fish as they flashed in the current. […]
Fishing
School goes to bat for flounders
Everyone probably has his own definition of a project that has “come a long way.” Here’s an example that definitely fits: […]
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Congress Gives Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act Final Day Approval
Washington DC—December 9, 2006—On the final day of the 2006 session Congress approved the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act. […]