August 2014 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

The lure of the Roanoke

Seventeen rivers flow through North Carolina, and while each has its unique characteristics and attractions, for a paddler, the Roanoke has to be near the top of the list. […]

Small topwater baits, prop- or popper-style, can be deadly on big fish in the shallows this month.

A surprise topwater time

Davy Hite

August is not a month that most bass fishermen associate with a topwater bite, but a lot of our lakes in South Carolina have a pretty good one this month. […]

Bass may move closer to the surface in August on some lakes, but you’re more likely to have success fishing in deep water.

August has always been a tough month for bass fishermen, because the fish start getting spread out — there aren’t nearly as many grouped up — and because you might find them anywhere from around shallow docks to 25 feet deep. […]

Gonzales pro Greg Hackney placed sixth at the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Lake Chickamauga using a Rage Blade.

The Rage Blade

Don Shoopman

An Edisto Island, S.C., artificial lure designer knows first-hand just how good the ChatterBait was when it was born and how good it is now, as it has won more money this year than ever before for pro bass anglers on the FLW and Bassmaster Elite series circuits across the United States. […]

If you hunt, the odds are your first shot was taken with a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.

The Daisy BB gun

Gordon Hutchinson

I have no idea what happened to it, but the first honest-to-gosh gun I ever handled was a Daisy BB gun given to me by my dad on my sixth birthday. […]

High-tech smart chargers are smaller, lighter and take better care of our batteries, but sometimes it takes a boost from an old-tech transformer charger to save the day.

Old tech to the rescue

Allan Tarvid

My town doesn’t allow people to talk on a hand-held cell phone while driving, but hands-free talking is OK so I keep our phones paired through Bluetooth to our two vehicles. […]

Making sure your weapon is hitting where it’s supposed to should be a prerequisite before going afield this fall.

Getting ol’ Betsy in shape

Jeff Burleson

Over the next three months, deer hunters in the Carolinas will carry an arsenal of weapons into the woods to bring venison back to the dinner table. […]

When scouting before the season, try to locate things deer like to eat growing in the wild, like these muscadines.

Scouting pointers

Jim Casada

Sensible scouting involves doing far more than merely making an effort to determine places deer are “using,” whether there’s a big buck prowling the land you hunt, or the times whitetails are coming to a food plot or any legally spread food. […]

South Carolina and Georgia have upped the stocking rates of striped bass in Lake Hartwell after last year’s fish kill.

No repeat of last year

Phillip Gentry

Lake Hartwell anglers may recall the lake’s first recorded fish kill last summer. After copious amounts of rain, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which controls the lake’s level, was forced to spill water over the emergency gates and then later siphoned off deeper layers to control the flooding. […]

Shearon Harris Lake has a tremendous population of threadfin shad, which has helped jump-start the white perch fishery at the Raleigh-area reservoir.

Live shad get preferential treatment

Dusty Wilson

A fishermen targeting Shearon Harris Lake’s booming white perch population in summer couldn’t be in a better position. […]