Bass Fishing
Apex angler is BFL winner
Richard Szczerbala of Apex won the Oct. 20-22 Walmart BFL regional on Tenneesse’s Lake Chickamauga out of Chattanooga. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Washington guide applies Alabama rig to stripers
WASHINGTON, N.C. — When the Alabama rig exploded on the bass fishing scene in mid October after veteran BASS angler Paul Elias of Mississippi used it to win a pro tournament at Lake Guntersville, Ala., many anglers immediately saw it had other applications. […]
Bass Fishing
Stripers plentiful at New Bern
Striped-bass fishing is red hot as the weather changes and the waters of the Neuse River near New Bern become cooler. […]
Bass Fishing
Thrift gets Top-5 in FLW
Bryan Thrift of Shelby placed fifth in the Oct. 20-23 FLW Tour event on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. His 4-day haul of 73 pounds, seven ounces paid $19,421. […]
Bass Fishing
Black sea bass closure hurts
On Oct. 17, the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council closed the season on black sea bass because the annual recreational catch limit had been met, striking a blow to an already hard-hit bottom-fishing industry. […]
Bass Fishing
Two SC fishermen qualify in regional tourney for BFL All-American
South Carolina anglers Grayson Mathis and Brandon Temples have qualified for the BFL All-American tournament by virtue of their top-5 finishes at a regional tournament on Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake in mid-October. […]
Bass Fishing
Rollin’ slow in December
December is my favorite month for slow-rolling big spinnerbaits for big bass. While our North Carolina bass can be doing just about anything with our wild weather patterns, one thing remains steady: big bass are lazy and always looking for an easy meal. […]
Bass Fishing
Cold Weather, Hot Stripers
Fishermen who are so affected by their habit that they can’t stand to put their rods away know that December and January are just about the worst months of the year. […]
Bass Fishing
Young Guns
Whoever said, “Today’s young people just don’t get it,” hasn’t spent any time with some of North Carolina’s best young bass anglers. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass guide’s fast blade outguns fall largemouths
Everyone should be familiar with “fall back, spring forward” that will happen at midnight, Nov. 5. […]