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. […]

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

Playing the jig game

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

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

Mister Twister Flip’n OUT

Don Shoopman

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. […]

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. […]

Steve Strong’s breakaway anchor system can save the expense of purchasing expensive anchors and replacing them when they hang up on the bottom.

Anchor trick

Phillip Gentry

Veteran catfish tournament angler Steve Strong has lost count of the number of anchors he has sacrificed to the bottom. […]

Practice shooting your crossbow enough to be comfortable at different ranges.

Practice required, even with a crossbow

Jeff Burleson

Even though crossbows have been around for centuries, deer hunting with this “ancient” technology is an entirely new endeavor in North Carolina, with unrestricted use beginning only in 2010. […]

Rich King, who has devoted his fishing efforts toward catching Lake Russell’s trophy stripers, has produced a DVD about the history of landlocked striped bass.

Stripers on video

Scott Keepfer

Fishing stories always seem to be about the one that got away, Rich King says. […]

When it comes to doing stock assessments and research, catfish are well down the list for most wildlife agencies, including North Carolina’s.

Taking stock

Phillip Gentry

Of fisheries stock assessments, catfish surveys tend to fall farther down the list than other popular species such as black bass, stripers and crappie. […]