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Bass start to get healthier again in June, feeding heavily to recover from the spawn — and that’s good news for fishermen.

Bass put on the feed bag as spawn ends, June arrives

The things that make it tough to catch bass when they’re spawning makes it a lot more fun to go fishing after the spawn. […]

Buzz Dunlap and Benny Black of Mt. Gilead sacked 31.02 pounds to win the March 15 NBC Yadkin Division tournament on Badin Lake — the fourth-heaviest stringer in NBC history.

Woodard takes BFL with big Jordan bag

Tony Garitta

Tony Woodard of Four Oaks captured the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Jordan Lake on April 4 with a 5-bass limit weighing 24 pounds; he earned $4,948. […]

Often, being the first one to figure out when bass have changed locations and where they moved will get you a shot at bigger and more fish.

Staying one step ahead can be great

Dustin Wilks

Fishermen are so good these days, it’s harder every year to stay competitive. One thing I always look for especially in tournaments, is where the fish are going to go — not where are they now, but where will they be a few days from now. […]

Backlashes

Loopy bills just keep on coming these days

Craig Holt

You cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only destroy, you can only punish. […]

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Recreational fishing worth almost $2 billion annually to NC’s economy

From News Reports

Recreational fishing pumps almost $2 billion into North Carolina’s economy on an annual basis, according to reports issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the American Sportfishing Association.
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WRC won’t challenge delay of proposals

Craig Holt

The counsel for the N.C. Legislative Rules Review Commission said the disputed game-and-fish law changes for 2009-10 could be submitted as temporary rules and be in place for the upcoming hunting seasons.
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The South Carolina legislature has changed a few requirements for its Recreational Saltwater Fishing License.

Legislature changes requirements for saltwater recreational fishing license

SCDNR News Release

The recent session of the South Carolina General Assembly made changes to the Saltwater Recreational Fishing License effective July 1, 2009. License fees will not change. […]

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West Montgomery, Park Ridge Christian take state hunter-safety titles

North Carolina Sportsman

The center of the high-school hunter safety universe in North Carolina shifted decidedly from Yadkin County to the southern Piedmont in late April. […]

North Carolina hunters killed a record 176,297 deer during the 2008-09 season.

Deer harvest is record in 2008-2009

Dan Kibler

North Carolina hunters had another record-setting harvest during the 2008-09 deer season, with a total of 176,297 deer kills reported. […]

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