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Sails Ahoy
Sailfish are members of the marlin family (Istiophoridae), which includes blue, black, striped, and white marlins, spearfishes (two or three of types), and of course Atlantic and Pacific sailfishes […]
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Catfish Corner
If Scott Van Horn is public enemy No. 1 to Lake Gaston’s catfish, you’ll have to forgive him. If he hadn’t talked, thousands more of them would be alive. […]
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Live Rock Cafe
When July’s heat and humidity drop across the Carolinas like a wool blanket, anglers don’t have to go far off “the hill” to find good big-game fishing. […]
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Triad Treasure
There’s nothing hollow about Triad’s Oak Hollow Lake, tucked away in High Point. […]
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Hole Lotta Flounder
Carolina Beach has earned a reputation for producing some of the nicest catches of big flounder in the state of North Carolina and perhaps the world. […]
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Chainlink Claims Overtime Win in Big Rock
Morehead City, N.C. – After fighting a big blue marlin for almost seven hours, Wes Seegars, co-owner and angler on the Chainlink, a Goldsboro-based boat captained by Ralph Griffin of Morehead City, had to endure the long ride back to the scales after fishing had ended to learn his fish would become the new leader and winner of the 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament by a mere 15 pounds. […]
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Carolina Youngsters Participate in Fourth Annual Mercury/IGFA Junior Angler World Championship
KEY WEST, Fla. – Nearly 40 excited young anglers, themselves champions from tournaments across the nation and several countries, will be converging on Key West waters June 18-20 for the fourth annual Mercury/IGFA (International Game Fish Association) Junior Angler World Championship Tournament (JAWC). […]
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Fish Killer Tops Releases to Win Charleston Harbor Billfish Tourney
“Fish Killer,” owned by Jim Cline of Murrells Inlet, won the Best Billfish Boat and earned 1,000 points for catching and releasing three blue marlin and one sailfish. […]
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Circle Hooks Key Hatterascal Win in Lady Angler Tourney
The New Bern-based Hatterascal, a vessel Hatteras Yachts uses to entertain potential customers, won the 9th annual Big Rock Lady Angler Tournament, edging Fin Chaser by 40 points Saturday when its anglers used circle hooks to catch and release a blue marlin and a sailfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Largemouth Bass, Wild Catfish High in Mercury Levels
Largemouth bass and wild-caught catfish, two popular game fish in North Carolina’s freshwaters, have been added to the N.C. Division of Public Health’s (NCDPH) list of fish in the state with high levels of mercury. […]