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NMFS Adjusts N.C. Recreational BFT Bag Limit

To allow N.C. recreational fishermen to harvest part of the remaining annual bluefin tuna allocation from a spring run of school bluefin tuna off Cape Hatteras, the National Marine Fisheries Service has temporarily adjusted the size and posession limits for bluefin tuna. […]

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Natural Bait Exemption Law Repealed

RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds anglers that effective January 1, 2007 there is no longer a license exemption for fishing with natural bait in their county of residence and that they now must have a fishing license. […]

Fishing

Use big lures for bigger slabs

Like a lot of fishermen, when I think about crappie fishing, I think about the tiny, tiny baits many fishermen use — those micro jigs that weigh 1/64- to 1/16-ounce, and those itty bitty hair jigs and plastic grubs. […]