High Tides and Tall Tails
Make your releases work
Hopefully everyone realizes there is more to properly releasing fish than simply taking them off the hook and throwing them back. […]
Fishing
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Go deep for Badin Lake’s cold, winter crappie
Most fishermen don’t consider February a prime month because of the cold weather, but a few sunny days can make a big difference, and they have recently for anglers targeting crappie on Badin Lake. […]
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Umbrella rigs working magic on cold Hartwell stripers
Striped bass anglers who are lamenting Lake Hartwell’s chilly water temperatures need only try pulling an umbrella rig to trigger fish to bite. […]
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Kannapolis guide: follow baitfish, find big catfish
You may think dog days of summer when catfish come to mind, but blue cats are perfectly happy in cold water, where they will be shadowing every move of shad and feasting on the baitfish in reservoirs across North Carolina. […]
Fishing
Another way to stay put
When boat owners talk, the hottest topic of discussion is usually their motors. In the boating world, motors get all the glory. […]
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NCDMF tags more than 1,000 ocean stripers to study migration, spawning
I recently had the opportunity to go on a couple of the 10 fishing trips that are part of a program funded by sales of North Carolina’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License to catch and tag coastal striped bass. […]
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How and when to use different styles of crappie jigs can improve your catch
Crappie fishermen have so many choices and options it can be confusing. […]
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Pen up winter sheepshead
A stubborn chill hung in the air, and the anglers aboard Capt. Rick Percy’s boat were anxious for the sun to the same. […]
Fishing
2015’s Top fiberglass boats
The ultimate fishing boat would be different things to different fishermen, depending on whether they exorcise their passion in inshore or coastal backwaters, lakes and rivers, or the bluewater deep. […]
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Cover: February 2015 (SC)
Can Donalds’ Casey Ashley carry South Carolina’s colors through to a Bassmaster Classic championship on Lake Hartwell this month? […]