January 2016 Archives - Page 2 of 6

Don’t wait for a perfect shot as duck season wanes; if you get birds in range, let fly.

Take all reasonable shots for South Carolina ducks

As the season wears on, ducks become more and more skeptical of any place they might want to drop their feet. […]

Guide Joe Dennis seines shallow water on Lake Moultrie for big crappie, paying close attention to cover that may hold fish.

Not all shallow water is created equal

Guide Joe Dennis consistently catches crappies in shallow water in January, but he said not all shallow water is productive. […]

Using planer boards allows fishermen trolling lures or slow-trolling live baits to cover a much wider area on either side of the boat.

Planer boards adapt well for striped bass

Craig Holt

Maynard Edwards is one of North Carolina’s supreme tinkerers when it comes to discovering new and effective fishing techniques. […]

GPS tracking collars allow hunters like Eric Braselton to keep up with the movements of beagles on a rabbit hunt.

GPS collars have helped rabbit hunters

Pete Rogers

GPS collars have been a game changer for rabbit hunters, allowing them to know within a few feet exactly where their dogs are running. […]

Tagging fish helps Jeff Manning and other fishermen follow the growth and movement of catfish.

Tag big catfish for tell-tail information

Terry Madewell

Jeff Manning and Dieter Melhorn are staunch believers in tagging and releasing their larger catfish. The tags, obtained through the Catawba Catfish Club, are numbered to identify the fish and have contact info to report recaptures to share information. […]

A pack of beagles in the dog box is raring to go in cottontail rabbit territory.

Training collars can tone down disobedient beagles

Pete Rogers

Training collars for dogs, also known as “shock collars” can be the difference between a poor dog and a great dog, according to rabbit hunter Eric Braselton, who said using them is “essential” for good training. […]

Warmer weather might move crappie up and into brush piles, where deep-jigging with a single curlytail is productive.

In January, think cold for long-lining Badin Lake crappie

Dusty Wilson

Although long-line trolling is the goal when suspended crappie are the target, it is always possible that a mild December or a series of warm fronts could cause crappie to hang up in the deep brush they’ve been calling home rather than transitioning to open water. […]