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August 20, 2026

Marty Robinson and six other anglers from the Carolinas made the roster for the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series.

Seven Carolina anglers make 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series roster

The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series field has been set, and seven anglers from the Carolinas made the cut, including one rookie. […]

Guide Rob McComas catches big spotted bass on Lake Jocassee during December, looking for them in deeper creek and river channels.

Jocassee bass heat up

Pat Robertson

Although it’s best known for producing good catches of rainbow and brown trout, Lake Jocassee in the South Carolina mountains is also a well-kept secret honey-hole for big black bass, boasting state records for three of the four main species in South Carolina. […]

Cool to cold weather brings out the best in landlocked stripers as they move out of deep water.

Special December offers

David Fritts

I do a lot of deer hunting in December, and there’s plenty to do around Christmas, but I always make time for a couple of days in the bass boat, because it’s the one month when I can catch several different species of fish, the way I like to fish, without having to run all over the lake. […]

Bass anglers Derward Maudlin and Mike Damron won a tournament with 20.36 pounds this year, including a 5.96-pound lunker caught on a Delta Lures buzzbait.

Delta Lures’ buzzbaits

Don Shoopman

“Hey, can I borrow one of those?”

Accomplished Helena, Ark. bass angler Derward Mauldin has heard that question many times before in his boat when he’s fishing with a Delta Lures buzzbait during tournament action in Arkansas, Mississippi or Louisiana. […]

Planer boards work in conjunction with free lines to spread lines so they don’t get tangled behind the boat.

Freelines, planer boards are a big part of striped bass anglers’ arsenals

Phillip Gentry

Free-lining is a very natural presentation of live bait, with baits allowed to free swim behind the boat, often with enough line out to allow the bait to decide the chosen depth. Rigs can be as simple as a line with a hook on the end. Boat speed should be adequate to maintain a tight line back to the bait. […]

Tackle shop owner and striper pro Rodney Crisco said Lake Tillery has been a great, sleeper lake for several years.

Rockin’ the Carolinas

Phillip Gentry

Fall is a lot of things to a lot of different outdoorsmen, but for landlocked linesider fans, November’s cooling waters mean that hungry striped bass, aka rockfish, and their test-tube cousins, hybrid bass, will be moving into shallower water in search of prey. […]

The Storm 360GT Searchbait is a pre-rigged swimbait that comes with a rattle in the head, giving the bait more than just vibration when fall conditions make it the perfect bass bait.

Time to pick a swimbait

Davy Hite

The weather is really starting to cool down in November, and the baitfish are really starting to move. The middle of the month is really when you see them getting into creeks and ditches. […]

The N.C. Fishing Trail at Lake Thom-A-Lex is designed to help anglers learn to catch fish during each season of the year.

Educational fishing trail at Lake Thom-A-Lex now open

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, along with N.C. B.A.S.S. and the Lake Thom-A-Lex Lake Authority, recently opened an educational fishing trail on Lake Thom-A-Lex to help anglers learn how to catch largemouth bass and other sport fish during different times of the year. […]