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The recreational black sea bass season opens on May 15 in state and federal waters north of Cape Hatteras.

Black sea bass season opens May 15 north of Cape Hatteras

The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras.

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Carrying plenty of extra bait to use for chum will help produce more black sea bass around nearshore structure.

Chum for better catches of black sea bass

Jeff Burleson

Black sea bass are voracious predators and will outcompete anything else in their size-class, especially over the winter and early spring. They cover up any available reef structure that harbors baitfish, but quite often, they will hover over certain sections of the structure. […]

Cooler water brings more black sea bass closer to shore, which puts in them in range of more fishermen.

Winter Rx for sea bass – When grouper are off limits in winter and early spring, nearshore fishermen turn to black sea bass off Grand Strand beaches

Jeff Burleson

Between January and the late spring, offshore anglers lose the chance to catch several of their favorite bottomfish due to federal closures. […]

Plenty of big black sea bass are hanging around reefs in 85 to 105 feet of water out of Murrells Inlet.

Go deep for best black sea bass out of Murrells Inlet

Jeff Burleson

Even though the sub-freezing temperatures at dawn keep reminding anglers that winter is still chugging along, the offshore bottom bite is as strong as ever. […]

There’s no time better than January to run into nice black sea bass relatively close to the beaches of Brunswick County.

Bust Brunswick bass – Cool weather makes for great action on black sea bass off Brunswick County’s beaches

Chris Burrows

When the temperature plummets and the tourists head back inland for a long, cold winter, fish are still around to be caught in the waters off Brunswick County. […]

Fish nearshore livebottoms and hold out for big black sea bass before filling your five-fish creel limit.

Look for livebottoms, not artificial reefs, for the best Lowcountry black sea bass

Brian Cope

Black sea bass have been the bane of many trips for anglers fishing off the South Carolina coast; they are usually caught while fishing for other species, and they often bite so prolifically that anglers can have a hard time getting their target species to bite. […]