Bass Fishing
Patience is not a virtue
Fishing success often depends on being patient. You put your lines out, wait — and hope for a bite. But not when fishing the spring hybrid/striper feeding frenzy on Lake Hartwell. […]
April 2018
Bass Fishing
April’s best fishing bets
April’s best fishing bets […]
Bass Fishing
Red clay will make your day
Location. Location. Location. The key to success for this springtime striper-hybrid fishing bonanza is a red clay bank on a gently sloping point, Hamilton said. […]
Bass Fishing
Power Pole Micro Anchor System
When you’re getting up close and personal on the water, there’s nothing better to have on your kayak than the Power-Pole Micro. This little anchor system offers big stopping power with a silent and secure hold. […]
Inshore Fishing
Match the hatch
Guides Lee Parsons and Mark Dickson emphasize choosing lures that are the same body shape, size and color of the dominant forage in an area. Several of the Catch 2000 lures, plus the 52M and MR, TT and MirrOmullet, have the general body shape as a mullet, and all topwater MirrOlures have mullet shapes. […]
Inshore Fishing
No need for speed; slow is good
Lee Parsons emphasizes that many fishermen fish too fast, especially with stickbaits like MirrOlures. His retrieve includes plenty of twitches and pauses, with current providing most of the forward movement. The idea is not to see how much water can be covered, but to entice fish to strike. […]
Inshore Fishing
Pick a pink lure
“An Atlantic bonito doesn’t care about the color of a lure as long as it’s pink,” said Capt. Bruce Trujillo. […]
Bass Fishing
Running together, Clarks Hill stripers, hybrids make for great spring action
Guide Brad Sasser said late March and April are excellent for catching both stripers and hybrids at Clarks Hill Lake, and that’s not necessarily a year-round pattern. […]
Sidebars
Tricks for bad-weather birds
It has been said, and often, that a turkey would be nearly impossible to kill if its sense of smell was sharp as its keen eyesight and extra-sensory hearing. […]
Sidebars
Fresh, live bait is critical
Live bait is a part of most successful fishing trips for striped bass at Clarks Hill Lake this month, and guide Tony Shepherd said the quality of that bait can make or break a trip. […]