Featured
Kinston-based boat wins first SKA king mackerel event of 2013
The first Southern Kingfish Association tournament of the 2013 season was held in Key West, Fla., last weekend, and first-place trophy has returned to North Carolina. […]
Statewide NC
Inshore Fishing
MirrOlure Lil John
Available in fourteen popular color patterns, the MirrOlure Lil John Twitchbait is the latest addition to MirrOlure’s popular soft plastic product line. […]
General
Rusty gun syndrome
We were swapping out units: I was getting a newer take-home unit from one of the other guys. He was getting another unit assigned to him by the chief in our small-town police department. […]
Events & Announcements
N.C. Supreme Court rules that disqualified winner of 2012 Big Rock tournament should get a new trial
The North Carolina Supreme Court decided on Jan. 25 that the 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament still doesn’t have a winner. […]
Bass Fishing
Vision Prop Limited Edition Buzz Bait
Leave it to someone with great vision for designing artificial lures to put a “boat prop-style” blade on a buzz bait that consistently catches bass coast to coast. […]
Bass Fishing
The weatherman rules…
Probably more than any other month, the fishing in February depends on the weather; that’s what it’s all about. […]
Featured
Special tags, baiting may be in works for bear hunters
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Jan. 16 Big Game Committee meeting discussing the state’s expanding bear population produced agreement among diverse user groups, according to David Cobb, director of the agency’s Wildlife Management Division, but no new proposals were adopted. […]
Hog Hunting
A big-bore revolver hog hunt
I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks. […]
Other Hunting
Coons by Nite Lite
What is the oldest sporting tradition related to using hounds to pursue wild game? Likely that would be fox hunting, which has at least a few centuries of history in Europe. […]
Fishing
‘Tune’ your trailer and make tow easy
One of the most important parts of buying a boat is often the most overlooked. […]