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September 18, 2026

Spotted bass (right) are much more of an open-water fish than their largemouth cousins.

Established without state’s help, spotted bass are an angler favorite

Pete Rogers

As numbers of spotted bass have grown in South Carolina lakes, so has their popularity. […]

A good depth-finding unit can not only locate fish on its sonar side, but its GPS unit can help return fishermen to the exact same spots, time after time.

Electronics will help spot spotted bass

Pete Rogers

Electronics are critical when it comes to finding the deep-water structure that spotted bass prefers. […]

Lake Hickory bass are more likely to be on the outside posts of piers this month instead of up under the dock, in the shade.

Made in the shade? No way!

Dan Kibler

Lots of fishermen will go straight to a shaded bank to look for shallow bass, figuring their approach is a little more covered in a low-light situation, but bass pro Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro said that may not give fishermen much of an edge on Lake Hickory. […]

Male bass (left) at Lake Hickory are often as big as their female counterparts, especially when the spawn approaches.

Boys will be boys — just big boys

Dan Kibler

One reason bass pro Tracy Adams likes to fish Lake Hickory as the spawn approaches is that he doesn’t always have to mess with finicky female bass to put the most weight in his livewell. […]

Different lipless crankbaits perform in different fashions, largely depending on the width of the bait’s nose.

Tips from the lipless wizard

Tony Garitta

Mike Iaconelli, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion who’s never at a loss for words, often goes lipless in his quest for bass. […]

Guide Joel Richardson believes that stricter regulations could make Randleman Reservoir a tremendous trophy bass lake.

Sight fishing can create problems

Craig Holt

Guide Joel Richardson said sight fishing for bedding bass at Randleman Reservoir is difficult. […]

Randleman’s rocky banks are a great spot to fish with a buzzbait.

A guide’s guide to North Carolina’s best spring bass lakes

Craig Holt

Bass fishermen are as crazy over statistics as hard-core baseball fans, so a popular topics among North Carolina chub chasers is which lake is the hottest around during the spring. […]

A school of colorful dolphin suspended behind a boat can wind up in the fish box if fishermen are careful when they pitch baits in their direction.

Small dolphin can bail out a fishing trip

Jason Hawkins

Sometimes, bluewater fishing is so slow that even a novice or child can become bored. Small, aggressive dolphin, aka bailers, can provide just the tonic. […]

Bridges provide the kind of vertical structure that stripers around the Albemarle Sound area love.

Albemarle Sound fish get special attention

Jerry Dilsaver

Striped bass are one of the few fish managed by specific bodies of water in North Carolina The Albemarle Sound Management Area begins at the Virginia border in Currituck Sound and runs along the western side of the Outer Banks to Eagles Nest Bay, just south of Oregon Inlet. […]