Bass Fishing
Rigging Wars
Although the first plastic worms were made in the 1860s and the plastic worm was first patented in 1870, these early creations were lifeless and brittle and had little appeal to fish or anglers. […]
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Catfish Fever
Little kids, big kids, even old guys like to catch catfish. Coming in a variety of species, catfish are widely distributed in the Lower 48 states. […]
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Cover: August 2008 (NC) – Fishing
Cedar Island may hold the next world-record red drum.
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Coronation in Green
The southeastern coast of North Carolina is a producer of super-sized kingfish as well as superior king mackerel fishermen. […]
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Let ‘em Eat Shrimp
The tide had been slack when we neared the little section of bank where a pair of smaller creeks funneled out of the marsh and spilled into a larger creek. […]
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The Next World-Record?
The Cedar-Island-to-Ocracoke ferry was discharging a load of passengers late in the afternoon. The August heat was starting to dissipate in the slanting rays of the sun. […]
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Gotta Fly for Spades
In 1970 Lee Parsons kept seeing big striped, flat-sided fish at the wrecks and reefs off Wrightsville Beach. […]
Fishing
Fish voodoo: the Zombie rig
I know it’s almost August and the king mackerel tournaments began in May, but suddenly it seems as if fishermen have decided to get serious quickly. […]
Bass Fishing
Oxygen is key for August bass
I’m not going to make any bones about it — August is a tough month to fish for bass in North Carolina. […]
Bass Fishing
Murray will be tough on FLW pros
Even though Lake Murray is my home lake, I’m not so sure I’d like to be on the water in the middle of this month when some of my buddies are there. […]