Offshore Fishing
How to rig a circle hook for white marlin
Small ballyhoo or “dink baits” fished with a circle hook through the nose are extremely effective at drawing strikes from white marlin off North Carolina’s coast. […]
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Deer Hunting
New EHD strain put a strain on deer
The epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreak that affected deer in several North Carolina counties last fall was compounded by a new strain of the virus. […]
Deer Hunting
Harvest was down in 94 percent of North Carolina counties
Biologists emphasized that declines in the deer harvest in 2014 were concentrated in five counties north of Raleigh, but they actually dropped in 94 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. […]
Deer Hunting
South Carolina’s All-Time Biggest Bucks (through 2013 season)
South Carolina’s All-Time Biggest Bucks (through 2013 season) […]
Deer Hunting
Top deer counties for 2014 season
County rankings for the 2014 deer season are compiled by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources in two categories: total harvest and harvest by square mile. The data points hunters to areas that were productive last season and in seasons past. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishermen don’t lure sharks to the shoreline, they catch fish that are already there
Stan Warren, who founded Requiem Fishing, said his crew does everything it can to avoid fishing around swimmers — including fishing mostly at night — and he emphasized that his anglers are not drawing the sharks into an area, just catching the ones already there. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fish sharks’ travel corridors
When fishing for big sharks from the beach, South Carolina anglers have a lot of choices from Little River to Hilton Head Island. […]
Inshore Fishing
Please, be crabby about reds
When it comes to live-bait fishing, most anglers think about mud minnows, shrimp, or mullet minnows. Few resort to using crabs, but they can often be the ‘go-to’ baits for fishermen looking to cash in on a limit of redfish. […]
Redfish
Stealth is a key
Many anglers sight-fishing for redfish tend to make common mistakes because they’re too anxious about their approach. […]
Bass Fishing
Weighting crankbaits
When fishing offshore structure, bass pro Tim Grein often needs his deep-diving crankbaits to break the 20-foot barrier. […]