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Extremely clear winter water and schools of redfish make for a great December combination.

I can see clearly now

Cold weather has been here for a while, and while these chilly days aren’t the most comfortable for anglers, they can provide some great inshore fishing. […]

Borrow pits dredged during highway construction are often great stopping-off spots for migrating waterfowl.

Over the past 20 years, federal dollars have upgraded transportation facilities in every county in both North Carolina and South Carolina to handle the booming human population settling in the South. […]

Where do you hook your live baitfish? At different times, it should be in different places.

Where do you hook up that live minnow?

Brian Cope

Finger mullet and mud minnows are common inshore baitfish that everything from flounder to redfish will eat, but many fishermen are stuck on hooking them the same way every time they use them as bait. […]

A jerkbait like an X-Rap can be a real weapon in November and December when bass suspend around schools of baitfish.

For November bass anglers, it’s time to fish, or cut bait

Davy Hite

November is a month of choice for bass fishermen around South Carolina. Things can go one of two ways. You can either plan to fish through the rest of the fall and into the winter, or you can put your tackle away and concentrate on deer hunting until New Year’s, and maybe duck hunting for a month after that. […]

A kayak owner prepares to install a hatch-style cat bag.

Take paddling precautions

Bill Howard

The kings and Spanish mackerel were hitting strong over the past week, likely the last good run for the year. The ocean was tame, making for an easy surf entry and paddle on the kayak. […]

Making an accurate cast requires releasing the spool or bail at just the right fraction of a second.

Ping pong for more bass?

Dustin Wilks

I got a ping-pong table a couple of weeks ago. I’ll challenge anybody — I’ve even smoked my mother-in-law a time or two already. Anyway, I love to play ping-pong almost as much as I love to fish. […]

The new Arashi Wake Crank provides an alluring wobble right at the surface of the water, driving bass into biting.

Arashi Wake Crank a bass magnet

Don Shoopman

An Idaho outdoorsman had plenty of time to talk about some keys to his success this year as an Elite Series angler as part of a four-year career that has earned him $517,632. […]

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Sportsman Store offering big holiday savings

North Carolina Sportsman

Black Friday is still days away, but if you’re on the lookout for great gift ideas for sportsmen and sportswomen on your list, head to the Sportsman Store now for savings on popular clothing and accessories that are sure to be a hit on Christmas morning. […]

Dates for the recreational season for black sea bass will change on Dec. 8 to be closer to the vermilion snapper season.

Regulations changed on AJs, black sea bass in South Atlantic

Jerry Dilsaver

Anglers who target several popular species of bottomfish will see a few changes that become effective on Dec. 8 after a federal fisheries management board changed when the annual season begins and several other harvest details. […]

Next time you’re at the target range, try out some of the relatively new exploding targets. They add a great boom to your practice.

Making things go boom

Gordon Hutchinson

In all its infinite wisdom, the U.S. Army determined after basic training at Ft. Polk, La., that I needed to be bussed to Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. — a multi-use base about 50 miles from St. Louis — where I would receive advanced individual training (AIT) in my Army skill. […]