March 2016 Archives - Page 4 of 5

The EGO Mini Gripper comes with a lanyard and is available with or without a magnetic holder. It is just the right size for kayak anglers and wading fishermen.

Get a grip on new fishing tackle

Many fishermen are aware that the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) show is held each July to introduce new fishing tackle. […]

Conner Grimes, 11, a sixth-grader from Hobbton, caught this early morning New River speckled trout last March.

Special winter specks – New River speckled trout are special creatures; cold weather doesn’t slow them down

Craig Holt

Two oval-shaped bobbers bounced on the New River’s surface during the outflowing morning tide. Standing near the stern of Ricky Kellum’s boat, James Grimes of Mount Olive and his 11-year-old son, Conner, intensely watched the multi-colored floats, waiting for the rising sun to warm a beautiful coastal morning. […]

Long-distance or local, calling turkeys in South Carolina takes a plan, plus knowledge and ability.

Call with a good hand – Learn the ins and outs of calling turkeys from two of South Carolina’s best

Terry Madewell

Obsession is a good word to describe the allure of turkey hunting. Wild turkeys have innate characteristics that challenge hunters, pushing the boundary of their turkey hunting skillset to be consistently successful. […]

Butch Foster catches whiting two at a time when he finds them along the Cape Fear River’s shipping channel in early spring.

Cape Fear white out – Targeting whiting in the Cape Fear area this month

Jerry Dilsaver

One of the finest-tasting panfish along the Cape Fear coast has to deal with a bit of an identity crisis, but it might be a good thing, as stocks of whiting, aka kingfish, sea mullet or Virginia mullet, are in good shape and not managed by any regulations. […]

Have you updated your outdoors bucket list lately?

It’s time to update that hunting/fishing bucket list

Dan Kibler

The newspaper in my hometown has a weekly feature that profiles different high-school athletes, and one part of it is a panel with a list of personal facts about the athlete: favorite sports movie, favorite school subject, dream job — that kind of stuff. […]