August 2018 Archives - Page 4 of 5

Off Grid Tools’ Survival Axe

My son, the Eagle Scout, is in his late 20s now, but I can only imagine how he’d have been the toast of his troop 10 years ago if he’d showed up at camp with an Off Grid Tools’ survival axe. […]

Lightweight, strong, sensitive and affordable. Those are all great attributes for a bass fishing rod, but they don’t always go together. Usually, the affordable part is left out when the other three are mentioned but that’s not the case with Shimano’s Curado casting rods. […]

Crankbaits are an often-overlooked weapon in an angler’s crappie arsenal.

Cranking up crappie

Dusty Wilson

There’s a good reason why more anglers aren’t catching crappie on crankbaits: they haven’t tried yet. […]

Culprit’s Water Dragon

Dan Kibler

Soft-plastic lizards were all the rage 20 years ago when the Carolina rig ruled the bass-fishing world, but over the past decade, you haven’t heard much about them. The creature bait has been the hot lure. […]

OtterBox coolers

Carolina Sportsman

High performance coolers have been around for several years now, and it seems like more and more companies are making them. And while many are content with making clones of other brands, OtterBox has taken things a step further, making their own Venture Series coolers with unique features that allow you to mount many of their other products directly to the coolers. […]

Check out these blackwater rivers for summer bass

Jeff Burleson

Don’t let the summer heat get you down. You can still catch plenty of bass on topwater lures in these blackwater rivers. […]

Jason Ray killed this 142-inch, 10-point buck on Dec. 7, 2017, in North Carolina’s Rutherford County, where the herd is expanding.

Carolina Deer Preview 2018

Dan Kibler

If you haven’t started thinking about deer hunting yet, you’re already way behind. […]

Kerr Lake’s catfish biting around mussels and baitfish schools

Dusty Wilson

Summer does not have to mean a decline in fishing potential — especially for blue catfish. According to guide Wes Jordan of Creedmoor, N.C., blues will be actively feeding throughout Kerr Lake, aka Buggs Island, but their depth range will run the gamut, and an angler wanting to load up will have to cover the water column. […]

Upper-slot and even over-slot redfish will be a distinct possibility this month in inshore waters around Charleston and John’s Island.

Red hot, red hot redfish

Brian Cope

With deer season cranking up in South Carolina’s Lowcountry in mid-August, many outdoorsmen are trading in their fishing rods for a shot at a velvet buck, but for those who stay on the water, they’re in for some hot redfish action that many anglers overlook. […]