March 2014 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Bass make big moves in March

During March, anglers can expect to catch bass on both the upper and lower ends of lakes in the Carolinas. […]

A Mop Jig and trailer, in crawfish colors, is a great combination for a big March largemouth bass.

It’s March bass madness

I look forward to March like no other month on the calendar, and it has very little to do with college basketball tournaments. […]

The Yamamoto Chikara is designed to run true right out of the box, and the attention to details — right down to the eyes — is stunning.

Chikara crankbaits

Don Shoopman

Bass fishermen are tying on a hot product from Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. Surprisingly, it isn’t a soft plastic like the ever-popular Senko. In fact, it’s a hard bait with an attitude. […]

Patterning allows you to learn which shotguns throw the best pattern for turkey hunting.

Turkey patterns and cleaning tips

Gordon Hutchinson

In turkey hunting, preparation is everything.
So thinking about you guys (and gals) who get all heated up over feathers in the spring, I thought I would write about patterning — and cleaning your guns. […]

Garmin’s GPSMAP 1000 series units offer the company’s best technologies in a keypad-controlled design for those who aren’t ready for touchscreens.

Garmin catches up (and then some)

Allan Tarvid

Garmin is bringing its down- and side-scanning sonar technology to the marine electronics market, calling them DownVü and SideVü. […]

Shallow, stained water is the ticket for catching Lake Wylie bass on spinnerbaits.

Go over to the dark side

Brian Cope

For many anglers, night time is the right time for catching bass, and March is a great time to do it in the dark on Wylie. […]

The western shoreline of Pamlico Sound and its tributary creeks and rivers offer excellent habitat for inshore gamefish like this speckled trout caught by Capt. Richard Andrews.

Pamlico’s western shoreline offers prime inshore habitat

Jerry Dilsaver

The northwestern portion of Pamlico Sound is prime red drum and trout habitat year-round, with flounder available during the warm months. […]

Buck Mountain Hunting Club in Moore County limits the number of bucks members can kill in hopes of having a good number make it to trophy sizes.

Wildlife Habitat Improvement Initiative Series: Buck Mountain Hunting Club, Moore County, N.C.

Jeff Burleson

Slightly more than 25 years ago, Don Elam and a dozen of his buddies formed a small hunting club in the rolling hills of Moore County, N.C. From a few hundred acres from the beginning to nearly 8,000 acres today — and more than 120 members — Buck Mountain Hunting Club is one of the preferred hunting retreats across the region to bag any one of the available big- or small-game species, including wild turkey, deer, squirrel and even one of the infamous wild hogs that have recently showed up in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. […]

Bridge pilings, expecially those supporting railroad trestles, are great early Spring spots to catch crappie on Lake Greenwood.

Early spawning sites

Phillip Gentry

When it comes to prespawn migrations on Lake Greenwood, there are two schools of thought. One is that crappie move horizontally from the main lake to the backs of creeks and coves. […]

Applying sulfur to new food plots will unlock the soil’s potential to produce rich, lush crops for wildlife.

New plots need a little help right out of the gate

Jeff Burleson

Landowners expanding their food-plot acreage are making a move into the right direction to get more wildlife using their properties on a regular basis. […]