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King mackerel bite has been great off the Grand Strand
Since Labor Day, South Carolina anglers have had to deal with roller-coaster weather, but it hasn’t disrupted the king mackerel fishing along the Grand Strand. […]
Offshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Fishing the break
What exactly do fishermen mean when they say they are “fishing the break?” […]
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Huge wahoo was big surprise for king mackerel fishermen
Three fishermen made the right call when they left the nearshore waters of Beaufort Inlet after trolling for king mackerel on Oct. 3 to head offshore to a piece of livebottom, a spot that produced the fish of a lifetime: a 6-foot wahoo that destroyed a trolled menhaden and strained the scales at 95 pounds. […]
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Fall is the time to whack a wahoo between Cape Lookout and the break
The waters off of Atlantic Beach provide some great wahoo action, especially in the fall. […]
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Kings following mullet run just beyond breakers from Georgetown north
For the past 10 days, anglers cruising along the beachfront of South Carolina’s northern coastline have been noticing a different crowd of visitors hanging on the outside edge of the breakers. […]
Offshore Fishing
A plethora of piscatorial regulations
Regulations for offshore bottomfish species are complex and include several closed seasons and several seasons that close when the annual allocation is caught. […]
Offshore Fishing
Location, location, location
Much like for a successful business, the key to productive offshore bottom-fishing is being in the right location. Once the preferred, rock, wreck or reef is found, the captain must anchor so the boat is positioned just right to get the baits down to the fish. Bottomfish are very specific to their chosen structure, and missing it by even a few feet will result in a lot of waiting rather than catching. […]
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Feds will close recreational season on several porgy species on Sept. 17
Federal fisheries managers announced last Friday that the recreational season for a number of species in the popular porgy family will close on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and not reopen until Jan. 1, 2015. […]
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Virginia teen breaks ancient North Carolina record with 32-pound skipjack tuna
Matthew Kelly, a 16-year-old from Chesapeake, Va. thinks every fishing trip with his father, Patrick, is special, but the one Labor Day Weekend was just a little more special. […]
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Murrells Inlet captains are finding a great wahoo bite offshore
For most of the summer, Gulf Stream waters have produced their normal mixed results, a scanty bag of the typical favorite targets: wahoo, tuna, king mackerel and amberjack. […]