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Bagley Knocker B

Bagley’s new Knocker B is an extremely effective and easy to use top-water bait that is fun to work for all species of freshwater fish. […]

The author removes the bacon from his surf-and-turf kabobs to give it a little extra cooking time before serving.

Try surf-and-turf kabobs

Jerry Dilsaver

Unless you are part of the Van Winkle clan and just woke up, you should have realized it’s summer. […]

Residents and non-residents can fish any public waters in North Carolina without a fishing license on Saturday, July 4.

No fishing licenses required across North Carolina on July 4

NCWRC Release

Saturday, July 4 is free fishing day in North Carolina. From 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m., everyone in North Carolina can fish in any public body of water without purchasing a fishing license or additional trout fishing license. […]

Braided lines are almost a must for bottom-fishing because its stretch-free sensitivity enables fishermen to feel bites coming from well below the surface.

When a fish is on the line, you’d better be using the right line

Jeff Burleson

New technology constantly arrives on the shelves and makes its way to the TV screen and magazines. While some come and go with the wind, others are welcomed and anchor themselves in every fisherman’s collection of everyday equipment. […]

Sunday hunting with firearms on private land could be a reality of Gov. Pat McCrory signs a bill passed Wednesday by the N.C. Senate and last week by the N.C. House.

N.C. Senate sends Sunday hunting bill to McCrory for his signature

North Carolina Sportsman

Gov. Pat McCrory’s signature is all that stands between a huge expansion of Sunday hunting opportunities for North Carolina hunters. On Wednesday, the N.C. Senate passed by a 33-15 vote a compromise bill passed last week by the N.C. House. […]

Bream can be a great target for any fisherman, but knowing their habits can help catch more summer bass.

Take a bream bass fishing

Davy Hite

Almost every fisherman got his start on the banks of a pond somewhere, dangling a worm or a cricket under a cork, catching bream or shellcrackers. […]

Although bass and bream are normally the top-drawer residents of most small bodies of water, crappie are often encountered.

Small ponds are big deals

Bill Howard

It is safe to say that nearly everyone has fished a body of water with limited access such as a farm pond or private pond. A small, properly stocked body of water can be a great place to get lots of bites and catch fish well above normal sizes. […]

Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboroo targets main-lake points for much of his summer bass action.

Fish points for tops in summer bass action in North Carolina

Dusty Wilson

Points are among the most-recognizable features of any body of water. They are also great starting blocks for targeting bass as they ease offshore into their summer patterns. […]

Zell Rowland holds up a bass caught on the YUM Sharp Shooter.

YUM’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter

Don Shoopman

Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by YUM Baits at the 2014 ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida. […]

Lures that catch bass as the summer heat starts to beat down on North Carolina lakes can range from deep-diving crankbaits to worms, to jigs, to topwaters.

Be ready for summer bass with a variety of lures, guides suggest

Craig Holt

For the better part of two weeks, June’s weather has got plenty of naysayers thinking that there may be something to global warming, and don’t think largemouth bass aren’t affected by all those back-to-back-to-back 90-degree days. […]