Freshwater Fishing
Rattling lures work great for bass, crappie anglers
Rattling lures can be deadly on bass and crappie, especially in murky water or when fish otherwise have their eyesight compromised. […]
April 2016
Bass Fishing
How did Lake Waccamaw come to be?
While Lake Waccamaw does have a dam, it existed as a lake long before the spillway was built in 1926 to prevent it from drawing completely down during periods of extreme drought.
Bass Fishing
Loud colors work when it comes to Lake Keowee’s bass
The adage of natural or translucent colors for gin-clear waters has always been a steadfast rule. Fish can see, so less is more. In stained or muddy waters, bright and solid colors are the rule, since the angler is hoping to shine a beacon that fish will see.
Bass Fishing
Indentations in the shoreline are magnets for Shearon Harris bass
Fishing is all about the details, especially the little ones, and it pays to take note of any potential shoreline spots to target.
Bass Fishing
Get the Fatsack app to help your fishing
Every angler has heard that keeping a log of your fishing trips will help you catch more fish. Many fishermen keep some kind of journal, but just like weight loss and exercise plans, they get bogged down with time demands and too many details, and they soon give it up.
Bass Fishing
Shearon Harris’s slot limit has made it a top trophy bass fishery
For most bass fisherman, the slot limit under which bass at Shearon Harris Lake are managed means little. They’re just looking to get their line stretched and not keeping bass anyway, so it’s no big deal that you can’t put any bass between 16 and 20 inches in your livewell.
Bass Fishing
About Lake Keowee
Since 1971, Lake Keowee’s 18,500 acres of water and 300 miles of shoreline have been a valuable source of energy, water and recreation in South Carolina’s Upstate.
Offshore Fishing
5 steps to rigging ballyhoo
Use this five-step method for rigging both weighted and unweighted baits for bluewater trolling.
Freshwater Fishing
Fishing’s tops, no fooling
April is the month when almost every species of fish that spawns is in skinny water: largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, stripers, shellcrackers and bream. Stripers are shallow in the sense they are running up the river to spawn and in fact, many are caught in the Pack’s and Elliott’s flats areas adjacent to the river.
Bass Fishing
Time to talk about the best colors for catching bass
I did a few seminars at fishing and outdoor shows this winter, and one question that I heard quite a few times was, “What are the best colors for crankbaits?” […]