July 2013 Archives - Page 3 of 7

The business end of a tarpon rig consists of a sinker slide and big weight, a bead, snap swivel, leader and a big circle hook.

Rigging secrets

Tarpon are the largest and the most-powerful inshore target available to anglers during any time of year. The migrating tarpon frequenting South Carolina waters can weigh between 50 and 150 pounds. […]

A well-drained food plot will get the most out of a summer rainstorm.

Irrigate? Drain? Ditch? Regulate water for best food-plot results

Jeff Burleson

Water is one of the most-abundant chemical compounds on Earth; it covers nearly two-thirds of the earth’s surface. […]

If you can measure the fork length and girth of your tarpon before releasing it, you can get a fairly accurate estimation of its weight from this chart.

Length x Girth = Weight

Jeff Burleson

Tarpon are some of the biggest and most-powerful fish around, but shoe leather might taste better than these bony monstrosities. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk shows off a flounder caught close to the sea buoy that marks the ocean end of Bogue Inlet — a shallow-draft inlet that can be difficult to navigate.

Bogue Inlet particulars

Jerry Dilsaver

Bogue Inlet, located south and west of Emerald Isle and north and east of Bear Island/Hammocks Beach State Park, is the connection to the ocean for Swansboro, Cedar Point, Cape Carteret and Emerald Isle. […]

Crappie on Lake Greenwood, Clarks Hill and Lake Murray tend to congregate in certain parts of those reservoirs during the summer.

Night moves

Phillip Gentry

Successful night-fishing for crappie is more than just throwing out lights under a bridge. […]

Stripers in tailrace waters will feed better when water is being released through a dam, but they’ll also bite during periods of calm water in deeper holes.

Stripers by kayak; the lowdown

Phillip Gentry

Most of the reservoirs on the Catawba and Yadkin river systems are stocked with striped bass, and many of them have tailrace or river-run fisheries. […]

A mess of ocean-caught flounder are likely to be summer flounder, one of three species found in North Carolina waters.

Three species of North Carolina flounder

Jerry Dilsaver

They may all be flat, but not all flounder are created equal. […]

Fishing vertically is the best technique for catching summer crappie after dark, either slow-trolling vertically or setting over fish and dropping baits directly down to them.

Go slow at night until you find ‘em

Phillip Gentry

While trolling for crappie during daylight hours has become a favorite among the crappie culture, night-fishing is and always has been a stationary past-time. […]

Robert Engermann caught this redfish from the Mount Pleasant Pier.

Beyond the big 11: Smaller piers are scattered along coast

Brian Cope

While the 11 fishing piers featured are the only full-service piers open to the public, they aren’t the only piers along the South Carolina coast. […]

Angler’s pocket guide to night-fishing for crappie

Phillip Gentry

Like any type of modern fishing, the details of your set-up and presentation can often spell the difference between a so-so night and a great night on the water. Follow these tips to help you make the best of your night-fishing trips. […]