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Bonnethead sharks are great summer targets for kayak anglers
For a summer change, target the Carolinas’ bonnethead sharks, which don’t mind the heat as much as other inshore species. […]
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Outer Banks surf fishing for bull redfish and sharks
When it’s too windy to fish offshore in a boat, try your hand at surf fishing, where bull redfish and giant sharks can keep anglers occupied all day. […]
Inshore Fishing
Blacktips providing exciting catches close to shore
Anglers can find some exciting, drag-screaming, acrobatic fights within sight of the beach by hooking up with a blacktip shark. […]
Inshore Fishing
Circle hooks mandatory for N.C. shark fishing
Beginning June 22, 2020, North Carolina anglers fishing for sharks will be required to use inline circle hooks. […]
Cobia
Rock jetties become fish magnets as summer arrives
Target all kinds of fish around the rock jetties that line Carolinas inlets this month. […]
Fishing
Shark week? Shark month!
In the summertime, sharks of all species and sizes come inshore and nearshore of the Carolina coastlines. And anglers can catch the fish of a lifetime when hooking into one of these predators. […]
Fishing Tournaments
1023-pound tiger shark wins Edisto Shark Tournament
The 2019 Edisto Shark Tournament was won by a local crew that weighed in a 1023.5-pound tiger shark on June 8, 2019. […]
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Hilton Head anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark
Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male. […]
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Top tips for lowcountry shark fishing
Anglers looking for a tug on their line that turns in to a tough fight to test their angling skills are finding that right now in South Carolina’s lowcountry. […]
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Holly Ridge angler catches 12-foot tiger shark from the beach
Shark Week? That’s too confining. David Schmidt of Holly Ridge, N.C. and the Get Bent land-based shark-fishing team celebrate big sharks from late August through October, because that’s when they’re showing up off the beach of Topsail Island. […]
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August: shark time
This has been a great summer for fishing up and down the coast of the Carolinas, but it’s common for the bite to slow for many species in August. That’s not the case for sharks, however. Their appetites don’t seem to slow down, no matter how high the temperature gets. […]
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Big heat brings sharks to beach
Every summer, more than 17 million tourists come to South Carolina’s Grand Strand to feel the warm sand between their toes and take a quick dip into the ocean. […]
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956-pound tiger shark wins Edisto Watersports and Tackle Shark Tournament
Upstate anglers aboard the boat High Expectations brought a huge shark to weigh in during this month’s Edisto Watersports and Tackle’s annual shark tournament. […]
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VIDEO: Hammerhead shark makes fishing reel scream
Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing in Hilton Head is known for catching big sharks, including great white sharks, off of South Carolina’s coast. […]