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June 27, 2026

Guide Chip Hamilton said Lake Hartwell stripers and hybrids will move from very deep water to shallower flats.

Catch Lake Hartwell’s September stripers

Catching striped bass and hybrids on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell is a pretty simple deal this month, according to guide Chip Hamilton of Easley, S.C. […]

Shimano’s Curado casting rods

Carolina Sportsman

Lightweight, strong, sensitive and affordable. Those are all great attributes for a bass fishing rod, but they don’t always go together. Usually, the affordable part is left out when the other three are mentioned but that’s not the case with Shimano’s Curado casting rods. […]

Culprit’s Water Dragon

Dan Kibler

Soft-plastic lizards were all the rage 20 years ago when the Carolina rig ruled the bass-fishing world, but over the past decade, you haven’t heard much about them. The creature bait has been the hot lure. […]

Lake Wateree stripers are on a feeding ramage in August.

Hot Wateree stripers

Terry Madewell

South Carolina’s Lake Wateree has been a put-and-take striper fishery since the 1980s, and for most of that time, it has been a prime striped bass destination. But fishing success moderated for several years, but over the past several years the lake has again revived into a strong striper fishery. […]

Check out these blackwater rivers for summer bass

Jeff Burleson

Don’t let the summer heat get you down. You can still catch plenty of bass on topwater lures in these blackwater rivers. […]

August doesn’t mean no action for bass anglers

David Fritts

I’m not going to kid you; August is a tough month to fish, just about the toughest of the year if you’re a bass fisherman, but you’ve got to fish tough. […]

Anglers fishing the Santee Cooper system will have to be more careful measuring stripers with a new slot limit in effect.

New striper regs promise plenty

Terry Madewell

The new striped bass regulations approved by the South Carolina legislature and signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster on May 3, 2018, became effective immediately, much to the delight of many Santee Cooper striper fishermen. […]

Swimbaits can be fished deep on five different rigs (clockwise from top left): Line-through bait, bladed jighead, underspin, normal jighead, Scrounger head.

Five choices for rigging swimbaits

Dan Kibler

Bass pro Dylan Fulk said swimbaits are fairly simple baits to fish, but there are a number of options for rigging them. He has rigged them five different ways. […]

For a kicker fish at Lake Norman, try fishing a jig around brush piles, including those around docks.

How to add that kicker largemouth

Dusty Wilson

Although they’re an elusive target at Norman in the summer, when pro angler Bryan Thrift is fishing a dog-days tournament there, largemouth bass are not off the menu. To catch his kicker fish, Thrift takes advantage of the overabundance of sunken brush piles provided by crappie fishermen. […]

A good livewell with a good filtration and circulation system is a prime factor in summer striper success because it keeps baitfish fresh and lively until they’re needed.

Take care of your bait and it will take care of you

Phillip Gentry

Keeping live bait alive and healthy during summer is more than a challenge. Understanding what baitfish need and how to provide it takes away much of the risk of losing bait to less-than-ideal water conditions. […]