Fishing
The Sanshouo
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ (GYCB) latest hot lure, the Sanshouo, almost didn’t make it off the cutting room floor. […]
June 2017
Fishing
Seat of your pants sonar
Sonar fishfinders have always helped us find fish and fish-holding structure, but helping us precisely target fish has been another story. Early on, bulb-type flashers supported vertical jigging. […]
Hunting
Fly with these Ravins
In this day and age, the archery industry has become extremely competitive and overcrowded, with new manufacturers constantly entering the marketplace. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catch-and-release? Yes!
More and more people are taking up the fine sport of trout fishing, but unfortunately, we aren’t adding new trout streams or growing more trout. Even remote, backcountry trout streams are getting more fishing pressure than ever. […]
Fishing
Deep doesn’t mean bad
Summer setting up on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie is not necessarily a negative for Santee Cooper anglers. We’ll have to adapt to fishing different patterns, some of which will involve deeper water than we fished during the spring. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Make a few modifications to magnum spoons to make them fish better
Most anglers agree that the Ben Parker Magnum Flutter Spoon is fishable right out of the pack, but there are several ways anglers can enhance their spoons to hook more fish and get more of them to the boat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Spoon-feeding Harris hawgs
Guides Joel Munday loves 4,100-acre Shearon Harris Reservoir just southwest of Raleigh, N.C., to spoon-feed bass with magnum-sized spoons. […]
Offshore Fishing
Bridled planer rig is a must for small boats
Most offshore fishermen consider having at least one planer line in their trolling spread. Fish are usually in the upper part of the water column, but they aren’t always feeding at the surface. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Magnums spoons at Lake Monticello
Although Lake Monticello is often regarded as a trophy catfish destination northwest of Columbia, S.C., its largemouth bass population is also thriving, and it is guide and tournament angler Brett Mitchell’s pick for a magnum-spoon hot spot. […]
Offshore Fishing
Headed offshore? Be prepared
Someone once compared heading offshore without proper safety equipment to skydiving without a parachute. If you need the equipment and don’t have it, or it doesn’t work, the odds are good you’ll never need it again. […]