October 2017 Archives - Page 2 of 4

Get ready for duck season or late doves by tuning up your shooting eye on a sporting clays range, which provides realistic shots in hunting situations.

Take sporting clays seriously in preseason

Being a successful hunter for some is the ability to get their game into shooting range. For some wildlife species, a fail-safe plan must be followed in the strict sense to get the opportunity to close the deal. […]

Using a circle hook allows easier release of big red drum, which can’t be kept longer than 27 inches.

Handling large fish for release

Jerry Dilsaver

The fall fishery off Oak Island for kings and red drum is a fishery for large fish, some of which must be released. Many fishermen keep king mackerel to eat, and that is good as they are very weak after being fought to a kayak and their odds of healthy survival are not good. […]

Artificial, soft-plastic shrimp have proven deadly on a variety of inshore gamefish, especially speckled trout.

Perfect artificial shrimp retrieve and feel the thump

Jeff Burleson

Everything living in or out of the water loves the sweet taste of shrimp, and speckled trout, redfish and flounder can’t let one of these scrumptious critters pass by without trying to make a snack out of it. […]

Tight-line trolling from the bow (above) and long-line trolling from the stern both have specific applications for crappie fishermen.

Tight-line or long-line? What’s the difference?

Phillip Gentry

Newcomers to crappie fishing often hear about tight-lining and long-lining when crappie fishermen in the Carolinas discuss trolling techniques. […]

South Carolina’s Lake Secession and North Carolina’s Shearon Harris Lake are both sleeper picks for crappie fishing in the fall.

Fall Sleepers: Harris and Secession

Phillip Gentry

When asked to pick a sleeper lake for fall crappie in North Carolina, Ed Duke recommended Shearon Harris, just southeast of Jordan. Duke said the lake is not big by reservoir standards, around 4,000 acres, and it’s not really deep, which makes it easier to fish that other lakes. […]

Manufacturer’s repair kits are a great place to start when kayak anglers prepare for those “What ifs?” that so often pop up on trips.

Prepare for repairs

Phillip Gentry

Afew years ago, while on an extended fishing trip to the coast with some buddies, the chain assembly on my kayak’s pedal-drive system broke. Facing two more days of long runs to the fishing grounds from the put-in, the three of us set out to find some suitable hardware to make repairs, lest the two of them should have to tow my sizeable craft or leave me sitting on the dock. […]

Spinning tackle is the choice for most inshore saltwater anglers because of its ease of use with light line and lures.

Try a baitcasting outfit

Brian Cope

For serious inshore anglers across the Carolinas, spinning gear is king. Search a dozen boats pulling into any coastal ramp in either state, and you’d be hard pressed to find a baitcasting outfit. But that’s not true in other parts of the country. […]