Inshore Fishing
Time to store and protect your kayak
As cold weather rolls in along with other activities such as hunting season and football, fishing is no longer a priority for many anglers, and kayaks tend to be put to the side. […]
November 2015
Bass Fishing
YUM Bad Mamma
If you’ve seen one soft plastic creature bait and you’ve seen them all. Right? […]
Fishing
‘Marine-grade’ means more than you might think
Owning a boat long enough to pay it off has a dark side. I usually own a fishing boat about 15 years — long enough to get it set up just right for me and, unfortunately, long enough to see electrical problems develop. […]
Freshwater Fishing
It’s big-fish season again at the Santee Cooper lakes
November is an overlooked and underappreciated time at the Santee Cooper lakes. As good as October was in terms of catching fish and seeing a lot of deer, the action improves this month with larger fish getting on a strong bite and big deer moving during the rut. It’s “go” time. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass are spread out this month, so fish November patterns
In November, bass spread out a good bit, but you can always find some bass in shallow water, so try these patterns this time of year. […]
Sidebars
Let your decoy spread rock and roll, but not all the time
Adding motion to a decoy spread is one of the best ways to make 100 duck-looking chunks of plastic appear to be alive. […]
Ducks
Hunt ducks safely on the Pamlico Sound
Each year, thousands of migrating waterfowl show up in eastern North Carolina, which has plenty of beaver swamps, impounded grain fields, creeks, lakes and sprawling sounds where a duck can find a place to rest and eat. […]
Deer Hunting
Soft, subtle sounds are the key to making effective bleats and grunts when targeting a big buck
Steve Cobb, a Hunter Specialties pro staffer from Union, S.C., said that the specific manner of grunts and bleats hinges on where he’s hunting. […]
Deer Hunting
Getting a deer’s attention
When deer season opens, once-desolate hunting grounds become overrun by hunters on a frequent basis. Whether checking trail cams, erecting tree stands, scouting or hunting, disturbances will quickly change the natural patterns of deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Newberry teen reached out and touched big 8-pointer?
A couple of years ago, South Carolina Sportsman featured an incredible story about Bryson Longshore, a 13-year-old Newberry middle-school student who killed a 20-inch, 8-point buck at a cool 600 yards. […]