Freshwater Fishing
Established without state’s help, spotted bass are an angler favorite
As numbers of spotted bass have grown in South Carolina lakes, so has their popularity. […]
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Bass Fishing
Made in the shade? No way!
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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Electronics will help spot spotted bass
Electronics are critical when it comes to finding the deep-water structure that spotted bass prefers. […]
Bass Fishing
Boys will be boys — just big boys
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. […]
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Bad weather, good hunting
For a species with a brain the size of a walnut, wild turkeys are fairly clever at avoiding the talons or the teeth of predators, but their poor sense of smell allows hunters and other predators to take a few turkeys each year. […]
Bass Fishing
Tips from the lipless wizard
Mike Iaconelli, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion who’s never at a loss for words, often goes lipless in his quest for bass. […]
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Make use of locator calls as season progresses
Locator calls are an important of any turkey hunter’s arsenal, especially from mid-season to the final day of the season.
Bass Fishing
Sight fishing can create problems
Guide Joel Richardson said sight fishing for bedding bass at Randleman Reservoir is difficult. […]
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Have a wide assortment of calls ready
Veteran hunter and call-maker John Tanner said that in the middle to late portion of the season, it is often one specific tone or pitch from a call that will make a gobbler respond and approach your position. […]
Bass Fishing
A guide’s guide to North Carolina’s best spring bass lakes
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. […]