Sidebars
Secret of the scissor-rig
A scissor rig’s two-piece design is a marvel in form and function, and it must be custom-built to your vessel’s specs. However, one cannot begin construction with just any old planks. […]
January 2015
Freshwater Fishing
Why delayed harvest?
Jacob Rash, a fisheries biologist for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission in Marion, explained the rationale for delayed harvest. […]
Sidebars
Sweet, home Alabama rig
The Alabama rig, aka A-rig, debuted in 2012 after a pro bass fishermen used it to win a big tournament on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. […]
Bass Fishing
Making winter water warm
Lake Monticello is unique in many ways, one being that it’s a pump-back type reservoir that puts warm water into the lake during cold weather. […]
Bass Fishing
Get the drop on bass with a drop-shot rig
Andy Wicker said that his go-to lure when conditions are tough on Lake Monticello in January is a drop-shot rig with a green-pumpkin Zoom trick worm. […]
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Add motion to your decoy spread for more ducks
Hunters using clever decoy spreads can increase their odds of taking home more feathered fowl by incorporating Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion to make their hunting spot more attractive. […]
Hunting
Here, kitty, kitty
While running coyotes and foxes with dogs is a year-round sport in Eastern North Carolina, bobcats are only in season from Oct. 13 through Feb. 28. There are no daily bag or season limits. […]
Bass Fishing
Plug in to the latest in marine electronics
Being a civil engineer for the S.C. Department of Transportation has more than a work impact on Andy Wicker. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t waste the winter
January and February usually are the harshest months, with cold, ice and snow, but the sun shines frequently enough, even in the dead of winter, to provide pleasant fishing respites from the cold. […]
Inshore Fishing
Paddle up a paycheck
In mid-November last year, Crappie USA, a major national crappie-fishing tournament circuit based in Benton, Ky., announced that it would add a kayak division to its 2015 tournament events. […]