Cobia
Nearshore cobia with Life on the Water crew
The cobia bite stays consistent in Charleston’s nearshore waters from the spring through fall. The Life on the Water crew shows us how to catch them with Z-Man TRD soft plastics. […]
Offshore Fishing
Cobia
Chasin’ Tails Cobia Shootout anglers win $6500
A 59.98-pound cobia won the 2020 Chasin’ Tails Bait & Tackle Cobia Shootout, earning Team W Hook $6500. […]
Fishing Tournaments
6 sailfish released on Day 1 of Carolina Billfish Classic
Six billfish — all sailfish — were released on Day One of the Carolina Billfish Classic. REEL HOOK UP leads the way with 400 points, earned by releasing two sailfish on the day. […]
Newsletters
Species spotlight: red snapper
Red snapper are an important recreational and commercial offshore species, and much controversy surrounds this fish between fisheries managers and anglers. […]
Newsletters
Youth angler breaks S.C. skipjack tuna state record
Lilli Kirkland of James Island, S.C. caught a big skipjack tuna, a new South Carolina state record, while fishing 105 miles off the coast of Charleston on June 3, 2020. […]
Fishing Tournaments
PELAGIC HUNTER II wins 62nd Big Rock
PELAGIC HUNTER II, an outboard-powered center console, takes first place in the 62nd Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament with their 495.2-pound marlin they caught on Day Five. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Small boat leads Big Rock with 495.2-pound marlin
The smallest, and only outboard-powered center console boat on the Big Rock leaderboard, PELAGIC HUNTER II leads the field with a 495.2-pound blue marlin. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Day Four of Big Rock was a quiet one
Day Four of the 62nd Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament had only 11 boats fishing, so it was the slowest day yet of the 2020 event. […]
Fishing Tournaments
$552,500 still up for grabs at 62nd Big Rock
No blue marlin were brought to the scales on Day Three of the 2020 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, but all other leaderboards had movement. […]
NEW PRODUCTS
50 billfish released on Day Two of Big Rock
Anglers released a total of 50 billfish on Day Two of the 2020 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. the $552,500 prize for first blue marlin over 500 pounds is still up for grabs. […]