October 2014 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

October is jig fishing time for largemouth bass

Use jigs in crawdad colors to target bass in South Carolina’s lakes during October. […]

A number of rivers in North Carolina hold good populations of smallmouth bass, even some that aren’t in the mountains proper.

Look to river smallmouth

The river water was clear and flowing smoothly. The paddle downstream was easy. The sandy bottom, highlighted with dark rocks, provided the perfect backdrop to spot the silhouettes of the fish swimming in the breaks. […]

A crankbait is the No. 1 tool to catch plenty of October bass.

Crank up an October bass

David Fritts

If you love to bass fish, especially if you love to throw a crankbait like I do, you can’t get enough of October. It is probably the best month of the year to have a big, diving plug tied on to the end of your line if you’re a North Carolina fisherman. […]

According to creator Clyde Folse, the scent will remain on the little soft plastic strips for two or three years.

The Crappie Psychic

Don Shoopman

There were days as recently as this summer that a 51-year-old Raceland outdoorsman returned from a sac-a-lait (crappie) fishing trip and removed a secret weapon on his tube jig about a mile from the boat ramp. […]

Lethal Lace

Gordon Hutchinson

Buying a good quality handgun to carry for self-defense is only part of the equation. You simply have to buy and practice with a suitable holster that will comfortably and securely carry your handgun so you can get at it easily and quickly. […]

To discover how much deeper your engine’s skeg runs than your transducer, park your boat on a level surface and measure the distances.

How to keep your electronics from hurting you

Allan Tarvid

“Garbage in, garbage out” was a watchword with computers long before they were integrated into marine electronics. […]

Guide Joe Dennis looks forward to the opening of striped bass season on the Santee Cooper lakes, finding fish suspended around baitfish.

Welcome back, stripers

Terry Madewell

The striper fishing on both Santee Cooper lakes, closed for four months, opens on Oct. 1, and many Santee Cooper fishermen celebrate it as many would any dove or deer opener. […]

New technology available for marine electronics can make trolling for crappie a snap.

Eye in the sky makes trolling easier

Craig Holt

One troublesome aspect of fall “tight-line” deep trolling for crappies at Jordan Lake is trying to keep a boat “in the slot.” […]

Fishermen in boats can often run into schools of bull reds feeding off the beach, out of casting range of surf-bound anglers.

Bulls just off the beach

Bryan Bowers

Not all mullet run against the beach, and not all reds come to the beach to feed. During the fall, mullet will form large schools in nearshore waters, and bull reds take advantage of the smörgåsbord. […]

Solar Bees may help sting Jordan fish kills

Craig Holt

A program by the N.C. Division of Water Quality to help prevent algae blooms in Jordan Lake may also help prevent fish kills. […]