April 2018 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

It’s time for topwater specks at Murrells Inlet

Try these proven tips from Murrells Inlet angler J Baish to catch your share of speckled trout on topwater lures in the spring. […]

Waccamaw River slabs are biting in full force

Brian Cope

Don’t overlook this coastal river when searching for a hot crappie bite in the spring. […]

Dredge the bass jungle with weedless topwater lures

Jeff Burleson

The bass spawn invigorates anglers across the country, and while many will be pitching soft plastics to bedding fish or casting search baits in staging areas, many overlook topwater baits. […]

The Speed Scremer features “arms” that provide maximum action bass just can’t resist.

Creme Speed Scremers

Don Shoopman

Dusty Anders of Deville was excited when he called an outdoor writer in early February.

The 50-year-old firefighter, an avid bass angler and part-time fishing guide, had just boated an 8-pound bass on one of his favorite new soft plastics. […]

Modern carbon arrows that look like wooden ones and are fletched with feathers are a major improvement over wooden alternatives.

Modern advancements in technology have made it easier than ever to be a successful archer. Tools such as compound bows with high let- offs, electronic rangefinders, magnified fiber-optic bow sights, fall-away arrow rests and many other advancements have changed our sport forever. […]

Sections of North Carolina’s Tuckasegee River are great spring destination for fishermen interested in taking trout on fly rods.

Spring trout are mountain blessings

Robert Satterwhite

Beginning around the middle of March and continuing through May, mountain streams start warming up, browns, rainbows and brook trout become active and hungry, and mountain anglers enjoy some of the best trout fishing of the year. […]

Guide Joe Dennis caught this big stringer of bluegill on crickets, his favorite baits for these aggressive fish.

Bream bonanza is at hand

Terry Madewell

The flooded cypress and gum tree forests and the abundance of shallow vegetation of Santee Cooper is Ground Zero for some of the best panfish action in South Carolina. Bull bream and super-sized shellcrackers abound, and anglers armed with the basic techniques of how, when and where to fish for this dynamic duo have an opportunity to limit on either species or a combination of both. […]

Anglers can target trophy sized fish at Clarks Hill by using larger baits.

Big baits means big Clarks Hill stripers

Terry Madewell

Guide Tony Shepherd said catching a trophy striper is a distinct possibility on any given day in the spring, but he’s developed a method to single out huge fish […]

Trumpet calls are artificial wingbones, and they produce many of the same sounds as the original (second from right).

Try the “other” three mouth calls

Pete Rogers

Mention mouth calls to a turkey hunter, and diaphragm calls will come to most minds. […]

Lunkerhunt Fetch swimbait

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Matt Arey tested six prototypes in an eight-month period to develop the Lunkerhunt Fetch, a swimbait introduced at the July 2017 ICAST show. […]