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July 10, 2026

Getting a grouper away from the bottom structure almost immediately after the hookset is crucial so the strong fish can’t get around rocks and cut your line.

Grouper tackle and rigging

To be successful, grouper, tackle must be very specific and virtually bulletproof. The name of the game is to immediately pull heavy, strong fish away from structure that can destroy leaders. […]

A homemade mud anchor is a quick and inexpensive alternative to more-expensive shallow-water anchoring systems.

A mud anchor or “Cajun anchor” is a popular device used by anglers when fishing shallow waters. Designed to hold a boat in place quickly, it was the predecessor of today’s modern Power Poles and Anchor pins that deploy mechanically. […]

Steve Strong’s breakaway anchor system can save the expense of purchasing expensive anchors and replacing them when they hang up on the bottom.

Anchor trick

Phillip Gentry

Veteran catfish tournament angler Steve Strong has lost count of the number of anchors he has sacrificed to the bottom. […]

When it comes to doing stock assessments and research, catfish are well down the list for most wildlife agencies, including North Carolina’s.

Taking stock

Phillip Gentry

Of fisheries stock assessments, catfish surveys tend to fall farther down the list than other popular species such as black bass, stripers and crappie. […]

B’n’M’s Silver Cat rods are designed to give fishermen targeting catfish a strong, sensitive rod.

B’n’M unveils new catfish rods

Phillip Gentry

A leader in the crappie and panfish industry, B’n’M Poles has unveiled a line of catfish rods. The Silver Cat series is the companies’ first move into the catfishing world. […]

White marlin may be scarce in other places, but there’s no paucity of them in waters off North Carolina.

Are white marlin threatened?

Bob Goldstein

The National Marine Fisheries Service recently considered a charge that landings data supported listing the white marlin as “threatened” under the National Endangered Species Act. […]

Roundscale spearfish like this one caught by the Fistfull out of Pirates Cove Marina in Manteo, are often mistaken for a white marlin.

Hatchet marlin?

Bob Goldstein

Capt. Fin Gaddy of the Qualifier out of Oregon Inlet said nobody knows how many white marlin are really caught because many were possibly spearfish. […]

Mark Patterson catches redfish, flounder and speckled trout in the bays and creeks south of Fort Fisher in his kayak; the area is considered one of North Carolina’s best for paddling-fishermen.

Head for the fort!

Jerry Dilsaver

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is part of the N.C. State Parks System (www.ncparks.gov). It consists of the remains of Fort Fisher from the U.S. Civil War, approximately six miles of beach and the backwater bays at the southern end of Pleasure Island in New Hanover County. […]

The N.C. Kayak Fishing Association holds monthly meetings, as well as several outings and fishing tournaments.

A place for paddlers

Jerry Dilsaver

The North Carolina Kayak Fishing Association (NCKFA) was founded in 2008 by Greensboro’s Mark Patterson as an Internet-based organization for kayak fishermen to discuss their interests, exchange information and ideas and plan fishing trips with others of the same interest. […]

Terry McConnell’s 63-pound, 4-ounce Lake Russell striper has been the South Carolina state record for more than four years.

The state record striper — where and how much

Scott Keepfer

When stock-car driver Tiny Lund pulled a 55-pound striped bass from Lake Moultrie in 1963, he had no idea his state-record catch would stay in the record book for more than 30 years. […]