August 2015 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Working out the details for a multiple-day paddle, including camping arrangements, might be a highlight of the trip.

The fun is in the planning

Once upon a time, when information was still found in encyclopedias and directions were still derived from paper maps, there were still places of mystery. […]

Bass anglers, don’t be caught sleeping in August

Davy Hite

Catching bass in the heat of summer means being on the water during the coolest part of the day, which is before the sun comes up. […]

Live Target Rigged Shrimp

Don Shoopman

When Live Target Lures decided it was time for fishermen and fish to fall in love with a soft-plastic shrimp imitation, it turned to R&D dream team leader Victor Cook. […]

The international satellite-aided search-and-rescue system is about to take a giant step forward in efficiency.

What is Meosar?

Allan Tarvid

Delving into the COSPAS-SARSAT system can quickly have you drowning in alphabet soup. […]

August may be known as the dog days, but it’s actually a great time for cats, too, especially the big blues and flatheads of the Santee Cooper. Excellent largemouth and bream action on both lakes also provide opportunities if you know where and how to find them. […]

By August, bass in many lakes are actually in crankbait range after spending July in extremely deep water.

Don’t let the heat win

David Fritts

When it’s as hot as it has been this summer, and August has taken over from July, most fishermen think about limiting their trips to the first few hours in the morning and the hours around sundown. […]

A big jigging spoon is a great bait to rip off the bottom when bass are holding on deep structure.

The ripping technique

Tony Garitta

The technique of “ripping” a spoon requires energy and stamina and has been used by several legendary fishermen to generate reaction bites from bass. […]

Mike Popovich puts the tape on a sand tiger shark that measured almost 8 feet and was caught at night, when serious shark fishermen really like to head to the surf.

Fishermen don’t lure sharks to the shoreline, they catch fish that are already there

Brian Cope

Stan Warren, who founded Requiem Fishing, said his crew does everything it can to avoid fishing around swimmers — including fishing mostly at night — and he emphasized that his anglers are not drawing the sharks into an area, just catching the ones already there. […]