Inshore Fishing
Batter up! Pitch live baits
To keep menhaden alive, anglers must use a livewell with an outboard intake and discharge. […]
Articles by Mike Marsh
Inshore Fishing
Sling bling at ling
A cobia by any other name — they’re also known as lemonfish and ling — still looks like a big, brown catfish. He may be ugly, but he likes his “bling.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
Playing field statistics
Construction of the Tar River Reservoir was completed in 1971. The reservoir’s high-water elevation is 125 feet above mean sea level. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Low water levels may promote crappie growth
The Tar River Reservoir is one of the very few lakes in the coastal plain that have no size or creel limit for crappie. […]
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A Sight for Sore Eyes
Nothing breaks the ice for saltwater anglers seeking big fish like the spring cobia run. The fish swarm the Crystal Coast in May, with the epicenter of the action being Morehead City. […]
Offshore Fishing
Many paths to perfect ballyhoo rigging
Washed-out or twisting ballyhoo baits are some examples of trolling bait failures that can cost fishing time for re-rigging or while dragging useless baits. […]
Offshore Fishing
Land a wahoo without a planer
To troll big baits and lures down at the depths where wahoo are lurking, fishermen resort to using big planers. […]
Offshore Fishing
Rigging a lure cures ballyhoo blowouts
Rigging ballyhoo on trolling skirts takes lots of time and money. Blown-out ballyhoo bellies from high-speed trolling and cut-off tails from short strikes are two types of bait failures. […]
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Wired for Wahoo
Capt. Butch Foster fired up the engines of Yeah Right, his 34-foot Chris Craft. On a chilly spring morning, his fishing party for the day was inside Southport Marina, drinking steaming cups of coffee. […]
Inshore Fishing
A fool’s mate for black
Black drum are among the easiest fish in the creeks to catch in March because they are so easily fooled. However, most anglers don’t head into the creeks prepared to catch them. […]