Fishing
Five bites enough for Brunson in BFL
Salisbury’s Spence Brunson won the June 27 Wal-Mart BFL North Carolina Division tournament on High Rock Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed 22 pounds, one ounce. […]
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Fishing
Getting another visit from ‘Aunt Ethylnol’
What in the world are they thinking? While we, the consumers — and the mechanics who have to keep our marine engines running — still haven’t figured out good ways to deal with the side effects of adding ethanol up to 10 percent into our fuels, the EPA and some legislators are considering upping the allowable level to 15 percent. […]
Fishing
Passing on the thrill: the rewards are endless
She asked me to take her fishing, out of the blue. So I took her to the local Wal-Mart and let her pick out a fishing rod. […]
Greener Pastures
Preparation is fall food-plot key
Even though a few game zones in South Carolina are already open for early-season velvet hunts, the remaining deer hunters in the Carolinas are anxiously awaiting Opening Day while plowing and planning out the last details of their fall food plots. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Keep an eye on those baitfish. Bass will be in transition as shad, herring are moving
September is a month of change on Marion and Moultrie, the Santee Cooper lakes. To be consistently successful, fishing techniques must change to cope with the transition from summer to fall patterns as the month progresses. […]
Bass Fishing
Ponds offer chance for a real trophy
Not every fisherman is as lucky as I am — blessed with a job that takes me to some of the best lakes in the country to catch largemouth bass. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Driggers, McGregor sweep NBC Southern Division
Teams in the National Bass Circuit Pro Series’ Southern Division spent the entire year chasing Josh McGregor of Timmonsville and Randall Driggers of Turbeville. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fall fanatics love skinny-water reds
Football, deer hunting and back-to-school activities can dominate the early fall, but targeting redfish in shallow water can provide both the challenge of the hunt and the thrill fooling a fish with an artificial bait. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Carolina rigs + scented soft baits = a good fish dinner
I believe most fishermen are familiar with the Carolina rig. It’s a very basic way of rigging that involves using a short to medium piece of leader, a swivel and an egg or bullet sinker to make a bottom rig. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Presentation is a key for hot-weather trout
One hard lesson I’ve learned fishing mountain trout streams in the hottest months of summer is this: how you present a fly is far more important than the type of fly you use. If the fly is sufficiently “buggy” and floats naturally, chances are good that a trout will hit it. […]