Bass Fishing
Bomber’s Jointed Wake Minnow
Russell Garner remembers the days in South Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast when anglers modified jointed Redfins to make a “wake” bait that redfish found hard to resist. […]
March 2018
Columns
No time better than now to prepare
As I write this, another year’s deer season has come to a close. For many hunters, this is a sad time of year, as thoughts of a long offseason become reality. […]
Columns
Trout in the Ides of March
March is a crazy month for weather, especially in the Carolinas. It can feel like winter, spring, or summer, and the days don’t follow any certain pattern. Fortunately, mountain trout will still bite throughout the month, and these tips will help you catch your share. […]
Bass Fishing
Big-fish time on Moultrie, Marion
March is one of the best months for catching multiple species of fish on the Santee Cooper lakes […]
Redfish
Don’t forget the early season flood
Spring can force anglers to break out every trick in the book to get redfish to cooperate, in part because they’re spooky from the heavy winter fishing pressure. […]
Crappie/Bream
Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals
The fishing industry is overflowing with innumerable attempts to reinvent the wheel. The slightest modifications in lure shape, material or color is heralded as “new and improved” and placed on the end cap at your tackle shop, while little attention is given to live-bait improvement other than keeping it alive. […]
Sidebars
Know how your shotgun shoots
When hunters shoot a deer with buckshot or with a shotgun slug and the deer doesn’t drop on the spot, they will start to looking for a blood trail. But turkeys are quite different. When a turkey is shot in the body, it will typically take off like a jet, leaving nothing behind but a cloud of dust. […]
Crappie/Bream
Gaining a little weight isn’t always bad
While most folks stress about putting on a little weight, guide Brad Taylor said that when pulling planer boards for crappie, adding a little weight can go a long way. […]
Crappie/Bream
New gear reviews
A continued quest for the perfect rod for dock-shooting led Mississippi-based B’n’M Poles to design and create the SharpShooter Deluxe 6. This rod has been field tested by B’n’M’s pro staff for several years before release on the market two years ago. […]
Crappie/Bream
When to tip a jig with a minnow
Jigs are great lures for loading the boat with crappie, but sometimes you’ll increase your chances of hooking slabs by tipping those jigs with live minnows. […]