Inshore Fishing
Plunder kings like a ‘Pirate’
King mackerel and dolphin are suckers for fast-moving, colorful lures and baits. […]
July 2012
Inshore Fishing
Rolling versus feeding behavior
Tarpon rise to the surface for several reasons, alerting onlookers at great distances. Most of the time, tarpon breach the surface gulping air — otherwise known as “rolling.” […]
General
Costa’s Cocos
Available in palladium and gold frame colors, Costa’s Cocos sunglasses put a new twist on the classic aviator style. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rubber band makes a cheap flat-line release
A No. 32 rubber band makes an inexpensive and dependable release for a line running the short distance to the propeller wash from a rod set in a stern holder. […]
Inshore Fishing
Using artificial lures
Typically, tarpon tackle in the Carolinas is fairly simple, with some big, strong hooks and a livewell stocked with spunky 8-inch mullet, but Capt. Steve Roff routinely catches tarpon on artificial lures. […]
General
LifeProof iPhone Case
Waterproof, dustproof, snowproof and shockproof, the LifeProof Case for the Apple iPhone 4/4S is the only such iPhone case on the market that lets users take advantage of every innovative feature of the phone without any restrictions. […]
Content
Herding Morehead City’s sheep
Try these tips when fishing around the Morehead City area, and you’ll catch your share of sheepshead. […]
Content
Big Jack Attack
Once practiced only by hosts of TV fishing shows, catch-and-release is now commonplace among anglers and has gained a strong saltwater following. […]
Fishing
Plano Alabama Rig Box
Alabama and other umbrella-style bass fishing rigs have earned a permanent place among many bass fishermen’s tackle arsenals, but the wire-frame contraptions don’t always fit into traditional tackle boxes. […]
Sheepshead
Best sheepshead baits
Most fishermen think of fiddler crabs as the top sheepshead bait, and they catch fish with them. Fiddler crabs are most often seen just above the water’s edge in salt and brackish estuaries. […]