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July 1, 2026

Having a membership with a boat-towing service might save you a king’s ransom in case of a catastrophic equipment failure on the water.

Tow memberships pay off

March is one of the busiest months for anglers throughout the Carolinas, and with good reason. While winter can still show signs of lingering, the overall weather is spring-like, putting anglers in the mood to get on the water. […]

Goulash doesn’t have to be Hungarian. This crock-pot southwestern venison version is great for an early spring evening.

Try a pot of goulash

Jerry Dilsaver

The past few winters in the Carolinas have all had at least one unique weather episode, and several have headed from winter to spring and then stutter-stepped as if they couldn’t decide what to do. […]

Getting an accurate measurement on the area of a food plot will give planters a better chance of planting the right amount of seed.

Avoid planting mistakes

Jeff Burleson

The spring planting season brings a heightened level of responsibility for the person in charge of producing top-quality, warm-season food plots. Deer, turkey and other wildlife benefit immensely from well-prepared plots with high yields. […]

These three bass lures are top notch in March

Davy Hite

March is my favorite month to catch big bass in the Carolinas, because fish are stirring after largely shutting down for the winter, and they’re hungry, stoking up for the spawn and getting as big as they’ll ever be. […]

LiveTarget’s Swimbait Series

Don Shoopman

LiveTarget, with its industry-leading designs and award-winning artificial lures, has added to its growing family with soft-plastic swimbaits that — even in their earliest stages of design — fool the forage fish they resemble so closely. […]

Elite Ti units can use this TotalScan Skimmer transducer to provide CHIRP sonar and picture-like sonar views from StructureScan HD’s SideScan and DownScan sonar. It plugs right into the displays; no extra black box is required.

Serious electronics can be affordable

Allan Tarvid

Unfortunately for our wallets, we can’t avoid some cost increases in electronics. They stem from new features appearing in each product generation that require more computer power and better screens. […]

Choosing the proper arrow for your hunting setup is an involved process as this chart shows.

Give yourself the shaft

Sammy Romano

With all of the annual hype and focus on the latest and greatest compound bows, the arrows they shoot are often an afterthought. In reality, the arrow is just as important, if not more, than the bow it is shot from. […]

Trout in high-elevation reservoirs in both Carolinas tend to grow faster and larger than their stream-bound cousins. This brook trout is a good example.

Don’t forget trout lakes

Robert Satterwhite

Western North Carolina and South Carolina’s Upstate have dozens of lakes with fair to excellent populations of trout. Some of these lakes, especially smaller ones, are classified as hatchery-supported waters and are regularly stocked with catchable-size fish in the spring and winter. […]

Striped bass will begin their spawning run to the upper end of Lake Marion and into the Wateree and Congaree rivers this month.

The month of the move

Terry Madewell

With just a little breath of warm air from Mother Nature, several species of fish will be on the move this month Anglers pursing them will have to move and adapt to changing patterns as water temperatures warm, but the reward can be fat fish in skinny water. […]

Kayak anglers looking to compete in bass tournaments on local, regional or national levels now have a real chance to do so.

Kayak tourneys spread

Phillip Gentry

The Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Majors don’t have anything on bass anglers who fish from plastic boats, thanks in large part to two groups that have organized local, regional and national tournaments that provide a competitive outlet for kayak bass anglers. […]