Freshwater Fishing
Electronics will help spot spotted bass
Electronics are critical when it comes to finding the deep-water structure that spotted bass prefers. […]
April 2014
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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
Sight fishing can create problems
Guide Joel Richardson said sight fishing for bedding bass at Randleman Reservoir is difficult. […]
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. […]
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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.
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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. […]
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Decoy and setup wisdom
Mitchell Johnson feels that when hunting a field, too many hunters set up too close to its edge. […]
Inshore Fishing
Big gals like it on top
Whether fishing for blue marlin in the Gulf Stream or copperhead bream in a farm pond, few experiences rival the pleasure of a topwater strike. […]
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Whatever you do, sound like they do
Mitchell Johnson, 32, attributes hard work for the success he has experienced in competitions and with his call company, but he also lists another reason. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishin’ the ditch
Bulls Bay is a massive, open bay with a mixture of deep and extremely shallow water. Fortunately for anglers and transient mariners, the entire length of the bay is flanked by the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. […]