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June 25, 2026

The cost of manufacturing and shipping marine batteries is climbing, and that means the cost of replacing the batteries in your boat is also going up. Consider tricks that will keep replacement time from coming around as often.

Get value from your deep-cycle battery

I confess. I hate messing with batteries. Cleaning and watering them is messy work that can put holes in your clothes, but swapping them out is worse — it can actually hurt you! […]

Gigs actually are selective fishing equipment, Massengill said, because no gig can hurt a small flounder if the gigger is selective in its use.

Core Sound Doubles

Jerry Dilsaver

A light breeze wasn’t enough to blow away a hungry greenhead fly that had attached to my leg, but I was hungry enough to endure its bite long enough to get another mouthful of a juicy burger before swatting the pesky insect. […]

Anglers can stop and fish particularly good looking riffles or holes and may even encounter a trophy-size bronzeback at the French Broad, although the normal fish size runs to 2 pounds.

Skyland Float Trip

Don Mallicoat

Travis Honeycutt maneuvered the boat through the shallow riffle and anchored about 10 yards below the fast water. […]

Wahoo nomally are deep-water denizens, but anglers catch them in water as shallow as 40 feet.

Wahoo Fever

Mike Marsh

Chesson O’Briant works as a sales manager at his family’s business, Emerald Marine Boat Sales and Service at Cape Carteret. […]

Hunt for Reds in October

Craig Holt

The October surprise at the Crystal Coast — Morehead City, Atlantic Beach and Cape Lookout — isn’t really a surprise because it happens like clockwork each year. […]

A fly-fishermen who is used to sneaking up on spooky mountain trout will find fishing for redfish on marsh flats a challenging and rewarding way to make a trip to the coast more enjoyable.

Fish stalking, flats style, is a joy

Richard Bernabe

Autumn ushers in some of the best fishing of the year on saltwater flats along the South Carolina coast. […]

A jig has traditionally been a big-fish bait, and swimming one is a great way to catch fish in the fall when a lot of bass are suspended.

Jigs are in the swim in October

Davy Hite

There are certainly a lot of different ways to catch bass in October, and one of my favorites is to swim a jig. […]

Circle hooks (left) almost always snag a fish in the corner of its mouth, allowing for much easier removal than a “J” hook (right), and a better overall chance for the survival of any fish that is intended to be released.

Let “the circle be unbroken”

Jeff Dennis

Circle hooks are becoming a hot tackle item, because they offer a better chance for fish to be released alive. […]

Chris Manley of Raleigh, N.C., landed this nice redfish from a brackish-water hotspot.

Transition Zone

Jeff Burleson

Typically, saltwater fishermen seek out the super salty waters of sounds and estuaries. […]

Brushing up on Bream

Phillip Gentry

Fishing for bream is simple.

You wait for a bright day in May, pack a light spinning rod and some redworms or crickets to fish under a bobber and ease around the shallows, dunking your bait near trees, logs or stumps. […]