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July 5, 2026

Different styles of shakey head jigs serve different purposes (clockwise from top left: round head, football head, standup head, small head.

Shaky head designs and uses

The standard, round-head design (top left) is for all-around use with spinning tackle in its smaller sizes and for baitcasting gear in its larger sizes. […]

Three bowfishing clubs operate in South Carolina, and all three hold tournaments on waters around the state.

Join the Club

Phillip Gentry

It seems that for every hobby, activity or pursuit, there’s a group of folks who band together and form a club in support. […]

Shaky-head worm rigs have proved to be effective not only in clear water but in lakes with stained water.

Where to find shaky head jigs

Tony Garitta

Shaky Head jigs can be purchased at tackle stores, discount houses, and online at the following sites: […]

Lumber and Little Pee Dee rivers are heaven for fishermen who like solitude and big redbreast sunfish.

Black-water Redbreasts

Pete Rogers

Drifting slowly through Marion County along the oil-black vein known as the Lumber River, swollen cypress trees line its banks draped with gray beards of Spanish moss. […]

Over-slot red drum are the rule and not the exception on nearshore reefs in August.

Five-alarm Action

Chris Burrows

To many coastal fishermen, August is a month where the fishing goes slack and the kids go back to school. […]

Light and ultralight spinning or spincast tackle and small spinners such as Beetle Spins will draw plenty of strikes from redbreast sunfish.

Like most panfish, fishing for redbreast sunfish is a light-duty affair. Four-pound test monofilament on a 5-foot spinning or spincasting outfit is plenty of backbone for sunfish that rarely push a pound. […]

Cane Creek in Mitchell County has plenty of nice stocked trout like these rainbows just waiting to be caught.

Mitchell County’s Cane Creek produces good summer fishing for mountain trout

Brian Cope

One of the many small creeks throughout western North Carolina, Cane Creek is proof that big things come in small packages. […]

Redfish and trout continue to bite, but if you’re wanting to catch a limit now’s the best time. The tide schedule is perfect for tailing reds in the waters in and around Charleston.

Good tides this week set up for reds, trout in Charleston area

Matt Coffey

The redfish and trout bite continues to be strong in inshore waters, and nowhere is better than the waters around Charleston. […]

Kayaks are a perfect vehicle, er, vessel, for family fun on the water.

End that vacation casting from a kayak

Phillip Gentry

With only a few weeks of summer vacation remaining before school starts back, Palmetto Paddling columnist Phillip Gentry shot this “How-to” video on having fun with the whole family – doing some kayak fishing in the backwaters of Edisto Island.
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Max Bait Trays will fit most popular cooler sizes; they're designed to keep baits cool without allowing them to be softened by melting ice.

Max Bait Trays help keep trolling baits cool and not soggy

Jerry Dilsaver

Danny Sykes was tired of having soggy baits, but he needed to rig his offshore trolling baits the night before to be ready for hot action when he went fishing off the North Carolina coast. […]