Bass Fishing
Crank one up this month
October is one of my favorite months. Like a lot of people, I love to deer hunt, and it really gets good this month. […]
October 2013
Bass Fishing
What will October hold?
October is one of my favorite months to catch bass on a crankbait in reservoirs around North Carolina. […]
Hunting
Varmint hunting (Deep South style)
I don’t know why we were never arrested. […]
Inshore Fishing
A better shallow-water anchor
My club tournament partner and I were running out of time. We had barely 15 minutes of fishing left before we had to leave to make weigh-in, and we had just located our first concentration of decent bass. […]
Bass Fishing
A reservoir with a split personality
Lake James is a unique reservoir in that it is fed by two major tributary rivers, the Catawba and Linville, each of which has unique characteristics. […]
Deer Hunting
Hybrid lock-on stands
Until the last few years, hunters who used lock-on style stands were limited to hanging one stand in one location, and that stand was likely affixed for the season. […]
Inshore Fishing
Try different colors, retrieves when trout are your topwater target
When it comes to catching gator trout on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, few fishermen have more experience than Mark Davis, host of the Outdoor Channel’s Big Water Adventures. […]
Inshore Fishing
Anchors away
The channel from the city of Georgetown towards the ocean is well known by local boaters to have significant current flow. […]
Bass Fishing
Other Attractions
Mountain Glory Festival: Each October the City of Marion sponsors an all-day street festival with local artisans displaying and selling their creations. […]
Deer Hunting
Essentials for hunting from portable stands
It is important to recognize the risk in hunting from an elevated stand. Hunters should always maintain tethering by use of a lineman’s belt or lifeline with a prussic knot when ascending and descending trees. […]