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Temperature breaks are key offshore factors that hold baitfish that also are magnets for yellowfins.

Yellow Fever

Jeff Burleson

No early spring S.C. offshore species provides as much action and good eating as yellowfin tuna. […]

One of the best ways to fish for shad is to use a boat to search a river, find an underwater obstruction that creates a pocket that holds fish, then tie to a tree and just go fishing.

Swim Upstream

Walt Rhodes

American shad, weighing as much as 6 pounds, provide excellent spring fishing at several S.C. rivers. […]

You can choose your poison for inshore fishing for red drum or specks, whether it’s a Zara Spook, a Ghost minnow, Excalibur’s Shallow Runner, a paddle-tail or minnow-type grub.

The Great Bait Debate

John E. Phillips

Artificials or live baits:

Which catches the biggest or the most redfish and speckled trout?

The answer may surprise you. […]

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources manages 18 public ponds across the state for public fishing.

Power of the Pond

Scott Keepfer

South Carolina is loaded with private ponds that often provide better action than big lakes, not to mention state-record catches. […]

Anthony Gagliardi hoists one of of the many large bass in his 47 pound and 4 ounce finals catch at Lake Murray

Gagliardi Pockets $200,000 in Chevy Open at Lake Murray

From News Reports

Columbia, S.C. – Emerging from the Lake Murray parade of bass after bass weighing 7 and 8 pounds was South Carolina’s own Anthony Gagliardi, who tallied a final-round record weight of 47 pounds, 4 ounces to win $200,000 at the 2006 Chevy Open. […]

Gagliardi Pockets $200,000 in Chevy Open at Lake Murray

From News Reports

Columbia, S.C. – Emerging from the Lake Murray parade of bass after bass weighing 7 and 8 pounds was South Carolina’s own Anthony Gagliardi, who tallied a final-round record weight of 47 pounds, 4 ounces to win $200,000 at the 2006 Chevy Open. […]

Jim Scott Middleton III, Capt. Michael Perry and Robbie Marioudas with their 396 pounds, 14.4 ounces S.C. state record bluefin tuna caught Jan. 22 off Hilton Head.

Echo crew battles, subdues record bluefin

Mike Marsh

Capt. Michael Perry, fishing out of Hilton Head Island, said he’s been prepared for the arrival of the bluefin this season. […]

Jarrett Thorne (right) with a nice flounder caught in Sutton Lake, near Wilmington. His fishing partner holds a nice catfish, which is the predominant winter catch in the freshwater lake.

Sutton Lake Flounder Snared by NCSU Student Fisherman

Jerry Dilsaver

On January 28, Jarrett Thorne, a student at NC State University, was shocked when he pulled a large flounder from the fresh waters of Sutton Lake, near Wilmington. […]

Jerkbaits are surprisingly the most effective when used during cold months, particularly January and February, when water temperatures are 47 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

Do the jerk, see it work

Dan Kibler

Throughout this magazine, you’ll read stories where bass fishermen constantly refer to jerkbaits as among the most productive lures in their tackle boxes in late February and early March. […]