August 2018 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Mike Cork of Benton holds a good-sized bass that bit on a Tri-Alive 6.5 Nightcrawler made by Minden-based Mister Twister.

Mister Twister’s Nightcrawler

Glen Freeman of Zwolle has a new weapon in his bass fishing arsenal. So does Zack Hughes of Quitman, Texas, who boated a 10-plus-pounder on the first day he fished with it at Lake Fork. […]

It’s time to get prepared for bowhunting season

Sammy Romano

Bow hunting season is right around the corner, so now is the time to check out your bow and make sure it is ready for it. […]

No roads lead to one of the most-celebrated trout streams in the East. Isolated, remote, accessible only by boat or foot, Hazel Creek lives up to its reputation as a trout-fishing Mecca. It’s all that everyone says it is, and more. […]

Summer, shallows are not exclusive

Terry Madewell

Bobby Winters is a 23-year-old catfish and striper guide on the Santee Cooper lakes who has a youthful passion for catching fish. We were fishing on a hot, summer day, and he’d targeted an area with undulating bottom contours for drift-fishing. We had been drifting only a short while when one of his nine rods bowed over.

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Squid can be trolled on a rig similar to a live-bait king rig to take mackerel.

Speed-rig a squid

Mike Marsh

Any angler who can twist-together a wire live-bait rig for fishing with menhaden can make a rig for trolling squid. […]

A three-way swivel allows crappie fishermen to troll a crankbait at a certain depth and drag along a second lure in slightly deeper water.

Make crappie do a double-take

Dusty Wilson

According to guide Eddie Moody, a difference in depth of a few inches can have a big impact in crappie fishing, and giving the fish something they’re not used to seeing can be the difference in getting bit or not. […]

Huge trees that line the banks of blackwater rivers provide a lot of shade and cooler water where bass are more likely to be active and feeding.

Shadow hunting

Jeff Burleson

The summer heat affects fishing immensely, and not only the fisherman. Fish suffer during periods of temperature extremes, and since they are cold-blooded, they must seek out places with cooler water to thrive. […]

Five best handguns for whitetails

Pete Rogers

Selecting the right handgun for hunting whitetail deer can be daunting, in part because there are so many excellent options. […]

Long, snake-like plastic worms can be deadly on blackwater rivers, where snakes are a regular part of a bass’s diet.

Go big with soft plastics

Jeff Burleson

Topwater fishing can be one of the most fun and easiest ways to catch bass over the summer, but the surface bite will surely short-stop an angler’s time on the water. To keep fish coming into the boat, you need to trade in topwater techniques for a slower strategy: shooting soft plastics into deeper water. […]

Early season requires plenty of stand options

Jeff Burleson

Hunters need multiple deer stand options in the early season when bucks are most predictable, but wind direction is not. […]