Bass Fishing
High School Bass Class to be held Jan. 13, 14
The 1st Annual Southeastern High School Bass Class will be held in Anderson, SC on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13 and 14, 2017. […]
Fishing
Featured
Speckled trout bite on fire throughout both Carolinas
Along the coast of both Carolinas, the speckled trout bite is on fire, and anglers on both sides of the border don’t see any sign of it cooling off anytime soon. […]
Catfish
How to catch your biggest catfish on Santee this month
November is special on the Santee Cooper lakes for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, the fishing is fantastic for multiple species. Striper fishing improves from the excellent, already strong October bite, with more big, keeper-sized stripers on both live bait and schooling patterns. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Suspending jerkbaits more common than in the past
Deep inside my tackle box, there is a Rapala floating minnow that’s a victim of a late 1980s how-to article. Above the front hook, I drilled three holes and inserted a split shot in each, then sealed the wounds with epoxy. At the time, it was one of only a few ways that anglers could make their jerkbaits suspend. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catch more bass by understanding Wylie’s shad
Find the shad, and you’ll find the bass. That well-worn wisdom is true on Lake Wylie, especially in the winter. But to find the shad, it helps to know a little about them. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Black nose crappie
Without a doubt, the Eno River presents a unique crappie fishing experience, in part because it offers the opportunity to catch a unique crappie. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Blades of glory
Ask guide Eddie Moody what the difference is between a long-liner and a tight-liner, he’ll quickly tell you that a tight-liner is more of a finesse or presentation fisherman, while a long-liner is putting his money on a reaction strike. […]
Mackerel
How to set up a kite rig for kings
Setting up a boat to fish for king mackerel with kites isn’t complicated. […]
Inshore Fishing
Wire may help with sharks, but it’s not the leader of choice for surf anglers targeting reds
A question that is often debated by anglers is whether or not the terminal end of your surf-fishing line should consist of heavy monofilament or wire. […]
Featured
12-year-old terminal cancer patient catches fish of a lifetime
When Capt. Rod Thomas of Capt. Ponytail Guide Service was asked to take a terminally ill 12-year-old from western North Carolina on a fishing trip, he jumped at the chance. […]
