September 2014 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Kayaks are great for gigging flounder

Flounder gigging is a great way to spend time outdoors after the sun goes down, but many people overlook kayaks as watercraft to do it from. […]

A crankbait that dives to the depth bass are holding can be an effective tool to take suspended fish.

September: moving month

Davy Hite

Golfers on the pro tour call Saturday “moving day” because it’s the day you’d better make a move if you want to contend for the tournament title. […]

Rem Morgan shows off a 6 1/2-pound bass caught in the shallows where you might not expect fish to be in the heat of September.

Solve September’s riddle

Dustin Wilks

When I was a kid learning to fish, I dreaded September. I used to keep a log of every fish I caught all year, and in September, the number of fish I caught would drop by half. […]

Ott DeFoe used a Terminator Weedless Football Jig to win a Bassmaster Open earlier this year.

The Terminator Weedless Football Jig

Don Shoopman

On a hot July day in Knoxville, Tenn., Ott DeFoe was sorting and arranging his fishing tackle while preparing to go fish Bassmaster tournaments at Lake Champlain and the Deleware River. […]

The companies that produce Wipe-Out and Break Free make a lot of claims — and then backs them up.

Chemical foams — gun cleaning magic

Gordon Hutchinson

I don’t remember where I picked up the can of Wipe-Out Brushless Bore Cleaner — but it had been sitting on my workbench shelf for quite a while. […]

Minn Kota’s Ulterra offers auto stowing and power trim functions, as well as the ability to virtually anchor a boat in a specific location.

Hot new electronics are coming

Allan Tarvid

Here is a look at a cross section of the new electronics coming our way: […]

Commercial dyes allow fishermen to color their soft-plastic baits in several different shades, including the ever-popular chartreuse.

Jazz it up! Customize colors, flavors

Jeff Burleson

Redfish feed by using both their sense of smell and their. Even though manufacturers have developed almost endless combinations of colors, anglers are always looking for something new to put more fish in the boat. […]