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Fill out a bag limit with oddballs, butterballs
While most of the ducks on the New River are lesser scaup, other oddball ducks can help fill out a daily bag limit of six that can only include two scaup. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Make your own Santee rig
Trolling over heavy cover is a recipe for breakoffs. To combat this, anglers on Santee Cooper designed a special rig employing a slinky weight and crappie float to keep the weight on the bottom but the hook out of cover. […]
Offshore Fishing
‘Convicts’ will make for a sweet plate of fish
Shaped like large, freshwater bream, sheepshead are named for their teeth, which resemble that of a sheep. […]
Bass Fishing
Other winter bass wonderlands: Shearon Harris, Norman
Bass fishermen can’t go wrong including 4,100-acre Shearon Harris Lake and 32,500-acre Lake Norman in their search for winter action. […]
Other Hunting
Grouse hunting particulars
Follow these tips to improve your chances of having a productive grouse hunt: […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fixing the catfish decline
In recent years, the Santee Cooper lakes’ population of blue catfish has experienced a decline due to almost a decade of poor reproduction. […]
Offshore Fishing
Anchoring down for a good trip
Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said a good anchor is important for sheepshead fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Rock: A lake too tough to die
Guide Maynard Edwards believes that High Rock’s striped bass don’t reach trophy sizes because of a liberal creel limit and heavy fishing pressure. […]
Other Hunting
Grouse hunting things to know
• Guns and shells – You will be walking long distances and hunting in tight quarters; depending on your personal preference, any good birding gun will do, but bigger is not necessarily better. […]
Inshore Fishing
It pays off big to be on top
During the fall, trout fishermen around Murrells Inlet get a chance for redemption after a long hot summer on the water. […]