Fishing Tournaments
Cobb wins at Greenwood
Brandon Cobb of Greenwood won the ABA Division 96 championship tournament on Lake Greenwood Aug. 26, weighing in a 5-fish limit that pushed the scales to 15.72 pounds. […]
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Fishing
What the heck is trolling motor navigation?
A July press release from Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics begins, “Continuing the evolution of GPS trolling-motor navigation, Minn Kota’s i-Pilot Link utilizes GPS technology and ethernet connectivity to achieve new levels of boat control.” […]
General
Hideout guns
A group of firearms instructors for the sheriff’s office was standing around, waiting for a meeting to begin. […]
Other Hunting
Paddle up a marsh hen
In general, hunting marsh hens during the September season seems to be a lost art. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Take time to study a stream
Before stepping into a stream and making my first cast, I pause for a minute or two and study the stream, looking for breaks in the stream flow, pockets of slow water next to rushing water, plunge pools, and other places where trout are likely to be. It’s called reading the water, something every good trout fisher does. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fall knocking at the door
The fishing action on the Santee Cooper lakes takes a turn for the better this month. The action may not be smoking-hot on every species, but the general trend is toward improved fishing for most. […]
Greener Pastures
Mix fall food-plot seeds
Planting season seems to be a hot topic almost every month these days — well, every few months, anyway. […]
Bass Fishing
The great move begins
I’ll be the first to admit it; I get fired up when I think about September arriving. In the South, we have to struggle through the dog days of summer, and I look forward to September — and not just because football season will be here. […]
Backlashes
Gamefish bill tabled but battle isn’t over
Legislative bill, H 353, that would have moved three saltwater finfish species — red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass — into the gamefish category to prevent netting, sale or bartering ended with the 2012 General Assembly’s closure in July. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Sink has big BFL payday
Steve Sink of Winston-Salem captured the June 23 BFL N.C. Division tournament at High Rock Lake with a 5-fish catch weighing 21 pounds, 5 ounces. […]