Fishing
The Cooyon Croaker
Zach Dubois, 24, has a highly successful crappie grub on the market and recently introduced the Cooyon Croaker, a plastic frog sure to appeal to bass fishermen wherever bass eat frogs. […]
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Fishing
What’s in a software update?
Lowrance’s latest software update reminded me that it has been a while since I mentioned how important updates are to all of us — no matter what brand of electronics we run. […]
Hunting
Get things stabilized
When I first started shooting a compound bow almost 30 years ago, many archers shot without a stabilizer. Bows were generally longer and heavier, and they didn’t generate nearly the torque and power of today’s bows. […]
Freshwater Fishing
So much water to fish
The early Cherokee marked the beginning of the trout fishing season when trout lilies began blooming along mountain streams in early April. […]
Freshwater Fishing
May is on around Santee
The Santee Cooper lakes will show anglers a lot of love this month. Almost every species worthy of piscatorial pursuit is active, and combined with the typically pristine weather of May, it’s a perfect time to not only go fishing, but the catching part is simply sensational. […]
Fishing
Have we left our roots?
In the kayak-fishing industry, most die-hard paddling anglers can trace their roots back about 10 years. The old-school anglers have been around about 15 years, and the true pioneers of the sport may boast 20 years. […]
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Make Mahi for a hobo
Everything changes during May. Spring fishing along our coasts may get started a little earlier some years, but it still tends to build during May. The weather gets more consistent, which certainly helps the fishing. […]
Greener Pastures
Sunn hemp: A sand save?
Over the past few years, sunn hemp, a lesser-known agriculture seed choice has appeared as a better option for reviving poor sites for farmers across the Deep South. […]
Inshore Fishing
Find flat edges, find trout
Ben Powers of Reel Time Charters in Charleston, S.C., directed the attention of the two fishermen on his boat to a place he expected to find speckled trout. […]
Bass Fishing
Don’t miss May’s magic
I have said many times before that as far as the chance to catch big bass across the Carolinas, March is probably the best month. But I’m just as sure that, overall, the best month to just go out and catch bass is May. […]