May 2013

Bass Fishing

Stanley Top Toad

Don Shoopman

A leading artificial lure manufacturer’s newest pride and joy jumped like a real frog to the forefront of bass fishing circles very quickly in early 2013. […]

General

Shotgunning fun

Gordon Hutchinson

An attorney friend who knows a little more about guns than I do about the dark side of the moon — but not much more — was wandering around a regional gun show, looking for I’m not sure what. […]

Fishing

You dropped WHAT overboard?

Allan Tarvid

Shortly after handheld GPS units became small enough to fit in a pocket, I remember a fellow outdoor writer lamenting about losing his. He somehow dropped it as he stepped from a boat to a dock over water 30 feet deep. […]

Bass Fishing

Say Sammy! to a Keowee spot

Phillip Gentry

Topwater lures come in a variety of sizes, shapes and actions. Most are configured to create a surface commotion that either resembles an injured baitfish or a smaller predator attacking an even smaller prey. […]

Offshore Fishing

Bonito are popular fly-rod targets

Craig Holt

Although most anglers use spinning or baitcasting tackle for bonito, fly-rod fishing has become popular in recent years — probably because false albacore will hit the same flies as bonito. […]

Bass Fishing

Seeing spots

Phillip Gentry

Nobody is pointing fingers, but spotted bass are thought to have been introduced into Lake Keowee by fishermen from Georgia, where spotted bass thrive and grow to more than respectable sizes in Lake Lanier. […]