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Californian ‘Bub’ Tosh caught this nice bass on a Sanshouo soft plastic last year during a bass tournament in Japan. He finished seventh in the BATNET Classic.

The Sanshouo

Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ (GYCB) latest hot lure, the Sanshouo, almost didn’t make it off the cutting room floor. […]

Combining Humminbird’s 360 Imaging with Minn Kota’s Ultrex motor lets you cast to fish, cover and structure within 150 feet around your boat and concentrate on your presentation while the motor holds you in place.

Seat of your pants sonar

Sonar fishfinders have always helped us find fish and fish-holding structure, but helping us precisely target fish has been another story. Early on, bulb-type flashers supported vertical jigging. […]

Ravin’s 2017 model crossbows offer hunters plenty of the latest technology for great arrow speeds and pinpoint accuracy.

Fly with these Ravins

Sammy Romano

In this day and age, the archery industry has become extremely competitive and overcrowded, with new manufacturers constantly entering the marketplace. […]

No fishing license is required to fish North Carolina waters on July 4, and that goes for residents and non-residents alike.

No Fishing License Needed to Fish on July 4 in N.C.

NCWRC Release

July 4 is “free fishing day” in North Carolina where everyone — residents and non-residents alike — can fish in any public body of water from 12:01 a.m. to 11: 59 p.m., without having to purchase a fishing license or additional trout privilege license. […]

Schooling bass hang around main-channel drops and ledges during the summer, where anglers can target them.

Magnums spoons at Lake Monticello

Dusty Wilson

Although Lake Monticello is often regarded as a trophy catfish destination northwest of Columbia, S.C., its largemouth bass population is also thriving, and it is guide and tournament angler Brett Mitchell’s pick for a magnum-spoon hot spot. […]

Popping bugs can catch a tremendous number of bluegills when they’re striking the surface, and pairing it with a spider or ant on a dropper will often get even more strikes from below.

A dropper makes a popping bug even hotter

Jeff Burleson

In the fly-fishing world, rigging to present multiple flies offers a fish a better chance to make a mistake and get a hook in its jaw. […]

Planer boards push against the current, and by using line clips and swivels, they can carry trolled or drifted baits well away from a boat, allowing a tremendous amount of water to be covered by a spread of baits.

Planer board features, advantages are easy to learn

Terry Madewell

According to guide, Justin Whiteside, planer boards are primarily employed when an angler uses an electric motor to move a boat on a specific course at a specific speed. […]

It takes a big planer board to effectively pull an extremely large bait, but small baits in shallow, clear-water situations are best used behind a small planer board.

Match planer board size to bait size

Terry Madewell

Planer boards are made in a wide variety of sizes because of the varying needs of anglers for specific species and circumstances. Selecting the right one for the job at hand is crucial. […]

Zakk Royce fights a big Lake Gaston catfish hooked on a bait pulled along the bottom behind a planer board.

Catfish pros recognize planer board uses

Terry Madewell

Guide Zakk Royce took the principles of using planer boards in striper fishing that he learned from a buddy and applied it to catfishing, and it has significantly improved his success. […]

South Carolina’s Marine Artificial Reef Program has 38 artificial reef sides off its coast to fill with steel, concrete and old boat hulls to promote marine life and add to the public’s fishing opportunities.

Artificial reef programs benefits marine life

Phillip Gentry

Artificial reefs are man-made structures laid on the sea floor that provide a foundation for the establishment of productive habitat for marine life. They attract fish and other marine organisms from many levels of the food chain. […]