October 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 6

Good marine electronics will help anglers locate both baitfish and stripers on Lake Hartwell.

Make good use of good electronics

Besides the tackle in his boat, guide Steve Pietrykowski points to his electronics as the most-important thing he takes to the lake on every trip. […]

Fishermen have literally thousands of places to fish for trout in the waters around Georgetown, but guide Jordan Pate concentrates on shorelines with plenty of oyster shells close to deep water.

Watch out for October winter blast

Jeff Burleson

A lot of things can happen in October, but the most-drastic game changer is the weather; it can be hot like summer or bone chilling the next day. […]

in the fall, fish the creeks on Lake Tillery closest to where you found concentrations of bait and bass during the summer.

Summer scouting equals fall fish

Dan Kibler

Dylan Fulk said that bass fisherman can get a head start on great fall fishing during the summer. […]

Cleaning out and marking a path to your stand will make it easier to get in without spooking nearby animals.

You’re in the clear

Pete Rogers

Clearing access to your tree stand is an often-overlooked details that can make a difference when it’s time to hunt. […]

The horizontal orientation of the hook on Betts’ Flounder Fanatic jig heads allows the fish to get the hook in its mouth more easily.

Fanatic is flounder unfriendly

Phillip Gentry

The correct bait for flounder fishing is, well, a live mud minnow, mullet, menhaden or even larger baitfish, or any one of a number of soft-plastic baits that can be threaded onto a jighead or a swimbait hook. […]

Despite their ease of operation and availability, only 40 percent of hunters use safety harnesses when hunting from elevated stands.

Wear a harness!

Pete Rogers

Even with the market flooded with easy-to-wear safety harnesses and many models from which to choose, only 40 percent of hunters wear one when hunting from an elevated stand. […]

If a flounder is coming to the boat but isn’t hooked well, a second upward pull of the rod tip can often seal the deal.

Looking for a better hookup

Phillip Gentry

Guide Justin Carter doesn’t get caught up in counting, waiting or pausing before setting the hook when he’s targeting flounder. […]

October deer tactics

Craig Holt

Deer hunters across North Carolina carry a variety of weapons into the woods in October. Archery season is the ticket in the northwestern corner of the state and throughout the Piedmont. […]

Tight-lining with multiple rods in shallow water, especially around grass, is not an easy technique, but Whitey Outlaw said it will put fall slabs in the boat.

Three steps to finding crappie around brush

Terry Madewell

Guide Buster Rush uses a three-step process to find crappie around brush piles in Lake Marion. The process goes from the most common in October to the most snag-prone last step. […]

A shot through the heart-lung area will be almost always fatal to a deer, but because a deer shot through his boiler room will not expire immediately, finding and following a blood trail is a hunter’s responsibility.

Be prepared to trail

Jeff Burleson

Every time a hunter leaves home to go after some venison, freezer, he or she should always expect that the hunt is going to be successful, and they had better be prepared to track their quarry under any conditions. […]