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August 31, 2026

Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad

Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classic. […]

This Helix Motor Drive pod is designed as a drop-in electric propulsion unit for Wilderness System’s Flex Pod OS-compatible kayaks. It fits in a specially designed scupper built into the boat.

Electric propulsion update

Allan Tarvid

Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever. […]

Get to those deep bass

David Fritts

August is usually a month when fishermen across North Carolina find bass so deep that the number of lures with which they can reach them is cut in half. […]

The edges of weed lines are great places to find nice summer bass that aren’t in deep water.

August delivers “crappie consistency” to the Santee Cooper lakes. With water temperatures near or at the zenith for the year, slabs are ganged up around identifiable underwater targets in both Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Tying an anchor to a poly ball can help kayakers when it comes time to fight a big fish.

Don’t forget nearshore fishing

Phillip Gentry

For a paddler, fishing outside the surf line is immensely challenging and rewarding. The closer you get to the Gulf Stream, the better your chances are of hooking into some really sizeable sea creatures. […]

Low water conditions have plagued fishermen on the Tuckasegee River most of the summer.

Hot + dry = tough fishing

Robert Satterwhite

A successful trout-fishing outing during hot and dry summer conditions depends on three factors: when you fish, where you fish and how you fish. […]

BCS America’s walk-behind tractor and implements are perfect for preparing and planting small food plots.

Hidden food plots are gems

Jeff Burleson

Even though it’s still blazing hot, August is a great time to locate and prepare a new place to pull in a big buck during the upcoming deer season. The neighboring agriculture field or the 10-years-going-strong food plot will always be good places to see some nice deer, yet the mature deer will quickly pattern hunters and anything they see as a threat during the daylight. […]

It takes a variety of knots to fit every fishing situation and type of line being used (clockwise from top right): Clinch knot, Improved clinch knot, Uni knot, Palomar knot, No-slip loop knot, Trilene knot, back-to-back Uni knots, Triple surgeon’s knot, double surgeon’s knot.

Is yours a winning knot?

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen know the number of ball bearings and retrieve ratios of reels and the type of blanks, guides and reel seats of rods like it’s common knowledge. They also know that superbraid lines are thinner than monofilament and fluorocarbon lines are the least visible. […]

Pier fishing: It’s about much more than catching fish

Brian Cope

Fishing piers offer many advantages to anglers over fishing from the beaches or from boats. But for most pier anglers, it’s about much more than just catching fish. […]

Combine venison burger, sausage crumbles and firm fish fillets and you have the makings of an interesting summer cookout.

Fishburgers to the rescue

Jerry Dilsaver

August is the hottest month in the Carolinas. There is often a break of a couple of cooler days in mid-month, but other than that, the sun is beating down and threatening even fish with third-degree sunburn. It doesn’t help that the humidity also hovers around the 80- to 90-percent level like the barometer is broken. […]