Cooking on the Wild Side
Try surf-and-turf kabobs
Unless you are part of the Van Winkle clan and just woke up, you should have realized it’s summer. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Small ponds are big deals
It is safe to say that nearly everyone has fished a body of water with limited access such as a farm pond or private pond. A small, properly stocked body of water can be a great place to get lots of bites and catch fish well above normal sizes. […]
Bass Fishing
Take a bream bass fishing
Almost every fisherman got his start on the banks of a pond somewhere, dangling a worm or a cricket under a cork, catching bream or shellcrackers. […]
Bass Fishing
YUM’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter
Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by YUM Baits at the 2014 ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida. […]
Fishing
Smart battery charging 101
Fishermen learn the easy way or the hard way that how long a trolling motor battery lasts depends on how competently they charge it. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t put tackle away
Striper season officially shuts down on the Santee Cooper lakes from June through September, so anglers will focus on other fish for the next four months. […]
Bass Fishing
It doesn’t get any better
Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]
Greener Pastures
Easements can save land
Hunting and other outdoor recreational activities are considered national pastimes with roots in practically all 50 states, from hunting whitetail deer on the eastern shore of Maryland and targeting sandhill cranes in East Texas to shooting a limit of divers on Lake Mattamuskeet in eastern North Carolina. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Bobber-stop business
I’m really not thinking about that song by the Beach Boys, but the catches that come from fishing a bobber-stopper rig can be enough to make you want to sing. […]
Offshore Fishing
Purchase an advantage
A number of pelagic species are biting this month, and with Daylight Savings Time in full swing, anglers have more time on their fishing days. […]