Bass Fishing
The Stanley Standup Football Jig
Lonnie Stanley does more than talk a good bass fishing game; he makes solid baits, too. […]
July 2017
Fishing
The big screen advantage
“Multifunction display” grows in meaning with each new generation of marine electronics. Sonar functions now include traditional down-looking 2-D scanning with and without CHIRP, high-definition side and down scanning, live forward scanning, 360-degree circular scanning and a choice of frequencies to optimize each type for either maximum detail or greatest scanning depth/distance. […]
Hunting
Archery hunters should not scrimp on bow strings
Many components make up modern compound bows, and the string system is one of the most important. The string and cables on today’s bows are the equivalent of a vehicle’s power train, providing power and timing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Get buggy for trout
Summer is the season of bugs, all kinds of bugs, the ones that crawl, fly or hop: beetles, inchworms, grasshoppers, crickets, bees, ants, caterpillars, crane flies, fireflies. No matter what kind of insect it is, you can find a fly that imitates it closely enough to make a trout believe it’s the real thing. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass haven’t moved far
Patterns for summer fishing on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie will vary according to the part of which lake you fish and the species you target. In the main body of both, deep-water areas with plenty of woody cover will produce consistent action for crappie, and to some extent, big bream. A lot of catfish will be in the deeper depths, but they’ll primary be following food more than looking for cover. […]
Offshore Fishing
Hunting swordfish, the gladiators of the sea, is unique experience
Daytime swordfish trips are a unique experience. Dropping a single bait — or possibly two — down to extreme depths requires cooperation from Mother Nature, and a lot of hard work. […]
Deer Hunting
Make ag fields your summer scouting focus
When scouting for the upcoming deer season, hunters should pay close attention to the agricultural fields close to their hunting spots. […]
Offshore Fishing
Swordfish stocks are healthy
A commercial fishery for broadbill swordfish has operated on the east coast for years, most notably by long-line boats operating several hundred miles offshore. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sifting through topwater options
Summer trout fishing isn’t trout fishing without testing out the early morning topwater action. Catching fish using surface options can lure in any angler into waking up super early, because a topwater strike will wake an angler faster than a 20-ounce cup of coffee. […]
Inshore Fishing
Tides play critical role for summer specks
Speckled trout live to eat and eat to live. A trout’s ambush positions change often, moreso during the summer than any other time of year. […]