Bass Fishing
Making winter water warm
Lake Monticello is unique in many ways, one being that it’s a pump-back type reservoir that puts warm water into the lake during cold weather. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Making it weedless
Guide Allen Jernigan said that many times he gets far-enough up creeks looking for winter drum and speckled trout that he fishes water that features many layover trees, limbs and other potential snags. […]
Bass Fishing
Get the drop on bass with a drop-shot rig
Andy Wicker said that his go-to lure when conditions are tough on Lake Monticello in January is a drop-shot rig with a green-pumpkin Zoom trick worm. […]
Offshore Fishing
Black sea bass rules and regulations
Brunswick County anglers are fishing the South Atlantic stock of black sea bass, regardless of where that fish came from or is going. Black sea bass have been divided into three different stocks, the Mid-Atlantic, the South Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Bass Fishing
Plug in to the latest in marine electronics
Being a civil engineer for the S.C. Department of Transportation has more than a work impact on Andy Wicker. […]
Offshore Fishing
Safety comes first, especially during the winter
Winter can be a great time to fish. In Brunswick County, the temperature usually climbs into at least the 50s during the day, so it doesn’t feel oppressively cold, and you often have the ocean to yourself. […]
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Join a real band of brothers
Killing a banded goose is a thrill to most waterfowlers, and less than one of every 1,000 geese killed in South Carolina is banded. […]
Inshore Fishing
Lighten up, shape up and gain distance
Often, new anglers casting to wintering schools of reds in shallow water will disturb the fish on the first cast by throwing heavily rigs into the middle of the school. […]
Bass Fishing
Dew will do to aid bleeding bass
Bass anglers who use soft-plastic worms or lizards, often see fish suck down hooks that cause deep wounds and blood loss. […]
Geese
Don’t be afraid to wave the flag for wary geese
Sometimes, placing decoys out isn’t enough to lure in a flock of Canada geese. This is especially true when several groups are scattered throughout numerous fields within sight of each other. […]