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In this tasty croquettes dish, mackerel is king
King mackerel are plentiful off the Carolina coastlines during the summer, and their tasty meat goes a long way in this croquette recipe. […]
July 2017
Deer Hunting
Map out your land now to improve deer hunting this fall
Mapping out your hunting land can improve your success in many ways. Do it now, and you’ll kill more deer this fall. […]
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Beat the heat with gig in hand – Gigging can be a great way for anglers in the Carolinas to fill a summertime cooler
It gets mighty hot on the Carolinas’ coast in July. Fishing during the day can be a sweltering experience, especially if there is little or no wind blowing. An alternative is to go flounder-gigging at night to beat the heat. […]
Hunting
Wam! Bumpers
If you take pains to make your truck look right, aftermarket bumpers have likely crossed your mind. But learning the cost associated with them turns most folks off. However, Wam! […]
Bass Fishing
July: deeper is better
An awful lot of bass fishermen, including me, like to fish shallow, even during the peak of the summer heat. There’s a good topwater bite early and late, and face it, some bass are always shallow; they live there year-round. […]
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Cover: July 2017
No one is arguing that summer is the best time to catch fish in the Carolinas, but no one is staying home, either. […]
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Time for sword play – Hot weather, hot action in the Carolinas’ swordfish grounds
On a glassy day in the middle of the summer, Jacky DuFour sits at the helm of his 25-foot center console, the Merry Marlin. He’s well offshore of the usual trolling grounds, past the Big Rock, out of Beaufort Inlet. He has a single line in the water, which is more than 1,600 feet deep. […]
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Summer trout: times and places – Speckled trout aren’t fans of hot weather and high skies, but these Carolina guides know how to catch their fair share during July
The Carolinas aren’t dubbed the “sub-tropics” without reason. For most of the summer, temperatures across the two states hover in the 90s and sometimes reach 100 degrees. […]
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Big buck bonanza – Here’s how to get more out of your local, Carolina whitetail bucks
When most hunters think about truly monster whitetail bucks, midwestern states and Canadian provinces typically come to mind. No doubt, Illinois, Ohio and Saskatchewan consistently produce heavy-hoofed beasts with a chandelier full of antler, but hunters in the Carolinas don’t have to buy a plane ticket and travel across the continent to get a shot at the trophy of a lifetime, either. […]
Hunting
Barnett Ghost 420
The new Ghost 420 is the fastest crossbow Barnett has ever created. As the name implies, it’ll fling the right arrows up to 420 fps. […]