Freshwater Fishing
Fill up your bait tank with big gizzard shad when targeting Lake Murray stripers
Striper fisherman Chip Bragg confesses catching big gizzard shad might be as tough as catching big stripers on those same shad. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Seven tips to better long-lining
Finding success in long-line trolling takes dedication in order to get a system that works. Once you’re comfortable with your system, these tips will help you become a better long-liner. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How to rig a drop-shot for soft plastics or live bait
The drop-shot rig is best known for gently presenting soft-plastic lures, but with a few tweaks, the same setup can present live bait, especially minnows, to bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Look for “spaghetti” on your fish finder when deep-jigging for winter bass
When bass pro Shane Lineberger idles over deep water during winter, he wants to see multiple schools of baitfish on his fish finder before he stops to make a cast. He knows the spot will be even better when he sees “spaghetti.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bet on Lake Tillery bream in cold water
In late fall, when crappie leave brush piles in search of deeper water, most anglers go with them and neglect brush until crappie return the next summer. While those anglers may be following their passion, they’re missing out on some of the best bream fishing of the year. […]
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Lake Jocassee trout anglers surprised by striper catch
Lake Jocassee is known for large lake trout, great smallmouth and largemouth fishing, but anyone in the Upstate will tell you the lake does not have striper […]
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Dreary weather, great fishing – February means dreary days, great striper action for Lake Murray fishermen
Most people would consider a cold, dreary day in February a terrible time to be outside, much less on the water fishing. But that sentiment doesn’t hold true for Mike Gault of Jonesville, S.C. A retired game warden, he looks forward to the nastiest days of the year so he can head to South Carolina’s Lake Murray and drag live baits behind the boat for striped bass. […]
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Head ’em off at the pass – Long-lining is the way to go for prespawn crappie on South Carolina’s Clarks Hill Lake
Although he lives just a hop, skip and jump from Lake Greenwood, when winter begins to wane, Rod Wall of Ninety Six much prefers to make the hour-long drive southwest to fish on his favorite crappie lake: Clarks Hill. […]
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Get the drop (shot) on winter bass – Winter bass are suckers for a drop-shot rig, especially in the Carolinas
The air is biting cold, and the sky is the purest shade of blue. Glenn Grindstaff of Marion, N.C., is huddled inside his thick coat. The hood is pulled well past the top of his head. […]
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Frigid crappie frenzy – Lake Tillery crappie fishing can be a frigid frenzy in Febuary
Under normal circumstances, February is likely to remain a relatively cold, winter month, with only premonitions of spring peeking through its icy exterior. […]