Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 234 of 287

May 14, 2026

Using frozen cigar minnows instead of catching live baitfish can save tons of fishing time.

Fishing with ‘popsicles’ is scads of fun

Capt. Jim Sabella’s uses a dead-bait rig for fishing with cigar minnows that have been frozen and thawed. […]

Bringing a big tarpon to the boat successfully can be the highlight of a fisherman’s career.

Using artificial lures

Typically, tarpon tackle in the Carolinas is fairly simple, with some big, strong hooks and a livewell stocked with spunky 8-inch mullet, but Capt. Steve Roff routinely catches tarpon on artificial lures. […]

A ‘Pirate Plug’ is effectively a harness that allows dead baits to be trolled effectively.

Plunder kings like a ‘Pirate’

Mike Marsh

King mackerel and dolphin are suckers for fast-moving, colorful lures and baits. […]

Big cravelle jacks arrive in Calibogue Sound in June and stay into the fall.

Big Jack Attack

Bryan Bowers

Once practiced only by hosts of TV fishing shows, catch-and-release is now commonplace among anglers and has gained a strong saltwater following. […]

A rubber band acts as a release clip when trolling baits on a short ‘flat line.’

Rubber band makes a cheap flat-line release

Mike Marsh

A No. 32 rubber band makes an inexpensive and dependable release for a line running the short distance to the propeller wash from a rod set in a stern holder. […]

Take care not to have a jack out of the water long between the catch and the release.

Catch and release

Bryan Bowers

Hard-fighting fish like jacks expend a lot of energy trying to evade capture, sometimes to the point of critical exhaustion. […]

Herding Morehead City’s sheep

Jerry Dilsaver

Try these tips when fishing around the Morehead City area, and you’ll catch your share of sheepshead. […]

Fish artificial baits slowly for redfish in extremely hot weather.

Go slow in hot weather

Dan Kibler

Most fishermen equate hot weather with more-active fish, but that’s not necessarily so. According to guides Fred Bricketto and Tom Siwarski, you need to fish very slowly during the summer. […]