September 2013 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

When Davy Hite needs to search for bass schooling on blueback herring, he opts for a soft jerkbait like a Trigger-X Drop Dead Minnow.

It’s blueback-bass again

I look forward to September every year, and not just for the dove hunts and the opening of deer season. […]

The Flip’n OUT will tempt big bass, as some tournament anglers testing prototypes learned.

Mister Twister Flip’n OUT

The Mister Twister Flip’n OUT, the latest in soft plastic creature baits, were scheduled to go on the market the first week of August. […]

Dave Wolak catches plenty of big fish on his three jig trailers.

Playing the jig game

Dustin Wilks

One of the benefits to filming a television show and working with professional fishermen is you get to learn their secrets. […]

A new documentary highlights positives of gun ownership.

“Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire”

Gordon Hutchinson

Kris Koenig introduced himself to me as “the only national public television producer I know of with a concealed carry permit.” […]

Combining the wonders of GPS navigation and your MotorGuide trolling motor is now possible with the introduction of the company’s Xi5.

X marks the spot

Allan Tarvid

The new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor is obviously designed to take on Minn Kota’s successful Terrova, and MotorGuide took the time and trouble to do it right. […]

Dan Turner and Dan Floyd show off a pair of keeper-sized stripers from Santee Cooper, where the fishery is in full recovery mode.

A good-tasting ‘stake’

Terry Madewell

Striper fishing on Lake Marion or Lake Moultrie has been closed since June, and won’t open until October, but there has been much work behind the scenes this summer. […]

Late-season hunts on WMA dove fields are colder, with less cover, fewer hunters, but still plenty of doves.

Youth dove hunts

John Gribb

Bream fishing and dove shooting. Are there any better ways to introduce youngsters to outdoor sports? […]

Bush-hogging crops in strips puts plenty of grain on the ground, gives hunters a place to hide, and leaves grain to cut for the later season.

Legally manipulating crops for wildlife

Jeff Burleson

From small bahia grass seed to large corn kernels, doves will eat almost any kind of seed. […]

Small sunflower seeds are the foundation of a good dove field, especially an early season field.

Prepping your own dove field

John Gribb

Would you like to host a classic dove shoot for your friends? Staging such an event elevates hosts into exalted company. […]

To avoid putting too much pressure on a birds, hunters should let individual fields rest a few days after an early season hunt.

Avoid ‘high-bird’ pressure

Jeff Burleson

Shot-shell manufacturers expect a rise in profits when hundreds of thousands of shots are taken around corn fields. […]