Inshore Fishing

Wilmington’s three rivers

The area around downtown Wilmington, N.C., is home to three rivers — the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick — plus, the Black River flows into the Cape Fear River about 10 miles upriver.  […]

Crappie/Bream

New gear reviews

A continued quest for the perfect rod for dock-shooting led Mississippi-based B’n’M Poles to design and create the SharpShooter Deluxe 6. This rod has been field tested by B’n’M’s pro staff for several years before release on the market two years ago. […]

Crappie/Bream

Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals

The fishing industry is overflowing with innumerable attempts to reinvent the wheel. The slightest modifications in lure shape, material or color is heralded as “new and improved” and placed on the end cap at your tackle shop, while little attention is given to live-bait improvement other than keeping it alive. […]