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August 17, 2026

A thin red-and-black ribbontail worm is a subtle lure better suited for relatively clear water because it’s quiet, moves naturally with low vibration, and is thin.

Choosing effective lures

Do you want to catch lots of bass? Big bass? Picking the right lure is as important to success as being in the right area at the right time of year. […]

The resin-impregnated wooden handle of this spiral-wrapped Tracy King rod allows for greater sensitivity. “It’s like holding a rod blank,” he said.

No one knows who first described B. Everett Jordan’s largemouth bass as “swimming footballs,” but the depiction is an accurate one given the short, stocky nature of the fish that meander throughout the lake’s underwater gridiron. […]

Good topwater bass lures for Lake Wylie include buzzbaits, prop baits, Zara Spooks or frog imitations. But frogs are best when tossed underneath docks or piers, not in open water.

Topwater Mark

Dan Kibler

To say Lake Wylie has undergone a tremendous transformation during the past half-dozen years isn’t to take away from the transformation it underwent about 80 years ago. […]

When bass recover from the spawn and move offshore, crankbaits are incredibly productive baits for putting good numbers of quality bass in your livewell.

Early June bass get cranked up

Davy Hite

I am asked a lot of questions almost daily when I’m practicing for a tournament or fishing a tournament with a co-angler, and inevitably, this question comes up:

“What is your favorite type of fishing?” […]

Chuck Porter admires a fine Fishing Creek largemouth bass. The small Catawba River reservoir produces not only good numbers of fish, but quality bass.

Largemouth Logic

Terry Madewell

Nestled between Lake Wylie and Lake Wateree along the winding course of the Catawba River is a real sleeper bass fishing hot spot. […]

Broad River smallmouth bass are suckers for stream patterns, as well as deer-hair bugs and poppers, which makes them an ideal target for upstate fly fishermen. A 7- or 8-weight rod should have enough backbone to present the big flies.

Broad River Bronzebacks

Richard Bernabe

It’s been more than 120 years since Dr. James Henshall penned the famous “Pound-for pound and inch-for-inch” quote about the fighting qualities of the “gamest fish that swims” — the smallmouth bass. […]

Fred Roumbanis of Auburn, Calif. won the Greensboro Bassmaster American after qualifing 11th of 12 for the final and then running away from the field by almost 12 pounds.

Californian Wins Greensboro Bassmaster American

Dan Kibler

Fred Roumbanis of Auburn, Calif., won the $250,000 first prize at the Bassmaster American fishing tournament May 17-20 on High Rock Lake and Lake Townsend. […]

Larry Nixon bagged a two-day total of 27 pounds to win the FLW National Guard Open at Lake Norman.

Nixon Wins FLW National Guard Open on Lake Norman

Dan Kibler

Veteran fisherman Larry Nixon of Bee Branch, Ark., bagged a 5-fish limit yesterday that weighed 14 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the FLW National Guard Open at Lake Norman by more than three pounds. […]

Larry Nixon bagged a two-day total of 27 pounds to win the FLW National Guard Open on Lake Norman.

Nixon Wins FLW National Guard Open on Lake Norman

Dan Kibler

Veteran fisherman Larry Nixon of Bee Branch, Ark., bagged a 5-fish limit yesterday that weighed 14 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the FLW National Guard Open at Lake Norman by more than three pounds. […]

Guide Eric Weir expects the peak of the largemouth bass spawn at Lake Wylie to be the last few days of April and the first few days of May.

Wylie bass heading toward bedding

Dan Kibler

Guide Eric Weir expects a tremendous move by largemouth bass into Lake wylie’s shallows this week as the peak of the spawn approaches. […]

Youth Day buck

Bag a Buck

12-year-old Mason Kennington of Cassatt, SC killed an 8-point buck while still hunting on Youth Day in Darlington County, SC. […]

This one phrase will kill deer-hunting with dogs

Deer Hunting

“Dogs can’t read” has been the standard fallback line used by countless hunters using dogs to drive deer when the dogs cross property lines. […]

The one worth waiting for: first buck on youth day

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Ryder Smith of Summerville, SC killed an 8-point buck in Williamsburg County, SC on 08/08/2026. He shot the buck with a Browning 7mm during an evening hunt while sitting in an elevated stand from 167

Sauls Varn kills Bamberg County brute

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Youth hunter Sauls Varn killed a nice velvet buck in Bamberg County, SC on Aug. 8, 2026. […]

Mason Kennington’s Youth Day buck

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12 year old Mason Kennington killed this 8 point velvet buck on youth day in Darlington County […]