April 2018 Archives - Page 3 of 6

Don’t wait for fish to bite when you set up this month at Lake Hartwell. Move if they aren’t biting. If they are, you might finish off your limit before daylight, but maybe not.

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. […]

Bass Fishing

April’s best fishing bets

Phillip Gentry

April’s best fishing bets […]

Pull up on a red-clay point and fan-cast live baits for striped and hybrid bass this month on Lake Hartwell.

Red clay will make your day

Pat Robertson

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. […]

Power Pole’s Micro anchor is quiet, dependable and helps you secure your position in big-bass territory.

Power Pole Micro Anchor System

Phillip Gentry

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. […]

Some tremendous territory is available this month to bass fishermen in kayaks, like Lake Moultrie’s Hatchery area, which regularly produces trophy largemouth bass.

April bass fishing is tough to beat

Phillip Gentry

April is the top month for the bass spawn in both Carolinas, and there is nothing like setting the hook on a sho’nuff bucketmouth from a small plastic boat. The beauty of kayak bass fishing is that it’s hard to find a body of freshwater in either Carolinas that doesn’t hold bass. […]

Toby Grantham was using a long shock leader of monofilament when he hooked this scamp grouper off the coast of Morehead City, N.C.

To braid, or not to braid

Brian Cope

Braided fishing line is a mainstay among anglers, but this product has only gained popularity in the lifetime of many people reading this. Most never heard of braided line at younger ages, but they’re now using it regularly and would feel lost without it during certain fishing situations. But for all its good qualities, it’s not always the best line to use. […]

Gobbler grub

Jerry Dilsaver

It’s time to put one of your fresh spring gobblers on the table. This recipe is a delicious way to dish it up. […]

Pre-emergent herbicides are keys to producing the best warm-season food plots possible.

Don’t give weeds any head start

Jeff Burleson

Pests challenge farmers and food-plot developers every time seeds hit the dirt. Weeds, grasses and other competing vegetation are the chief pests that will ruin a food plot’s success. […]

ElimiShield scent-control products

Carolina Sportsman

Here’s the equation deer hunters need to know. Any kind of physical exertion can lead to bacteria on the skin. Bacteria leads to body odor. Body odor leads to deer turning up their noses at areas where stinky hunters are set up in stands. […]

Lee Parsons said 99.9 percent of the strikes he gets when he’s fishing a MirrOlure is when the lure is not moving.

Make mine a MirrOlure

Jerry Dilsaver

Fish can be caught any number of ways, but MirrOlures hold a special place with a number of saltwater fishermen, especially those who spend time in inshore waters. […]