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Matrix Minnow results can put a smile on the face of anglers young and old.

The Matrix Minnow

One good hard bait deserves another, and that is what Chas Champagne of Slidell has done with the introduction this month of the Matrix Minnow. […]

This Quatix 3 is in “Clark Kent” trim with its default watch face and black leather band.

Marine electronics for your wrist

Allan Tarvid

An electronic watch can be as smart as Einstein and still be useless to fishermen if it isn’t waterproof. […]

While several giant bluefin have been caught off N.C.'s coast this year, Scott McCoy, Chris Garner, and Clarke Merrell have caught the biggest so far, this 1045-pound beast.

1045-pound bluefin tuna caught by Morehead City anglers

Dusty Wilson

Who has caught the biggest bluefin tuna in North Carolina waters this year? That honor is being passed back and forth between fishermen from Morehead City and Southport, but since Jan. 20, it has belonged to three Morehead City anglers who landed a 1,045-pound fish that day. […]

Deep holes in mountain streams hold winter trout

Dan Kibler

Fishermen who target mountain trout in both Carolinas know a few things the average fishing public don’t, and one big one is that winter fishing can be excellent in streams and rivers in higher elevations.

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The crew of the Hooked Up out of South Harbor Marina caught this 900+ pound bluefin tuna on Jan. 17.

900-pound bluefin tuna caught 1 mile off beach

Chris Burrows

In the past few weeks, the bluefin tuna bite, which has been somewhat scarce south of Morehead City in recent years, finally showed up in the Lower Cape Fear region. Anglers Austin Eubank and Clint Richardson caught four tuna that all measured over 73 inches in a week. […]

Prescribed burns are beneficial in many ways, and the NCWRC conducts these intentional burns on close to 2 million acres of state game lands.

Prescribed burns are beneficial to wildlife habitat

NCWRC Release

In January, North Carolina residents may start to see smoke in the vicinity of N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission game lands. What they’re witnessing is usually a prescribed burn—one of the most beneficial and cost-effective methods of managing habitat for wildlife. […]

The Tideline 235 Hybrid is a catamaran that is at home offshore or in skinny water.

Tideline Boats 235 Hybrid

Jerry Dilsaver

As the only catamaran, the Tideline 235 Hybrid is the odd boat out in this review. Don’t take that to reflect anything negative; it may be a strong positive. The hybrid designation of the 235 is different, too. […]

The Bulls Bay 2300 CC is a wonderful, no-frills center console that will fit a lot of anglers’ budgets.

Bulls Bay 230 CC

Jerry Dilsaver

Carolina Composites of Walterboro, S.C., make no bones about its Bulls Bay line. Several classic hull designs that have been popular for a while have been located, retooled and modernized to produce a line of affordable boats with the features needed for comfortable and successful fishing. […]

Apply lime treatments to your food plots long before planting season to make for much better plant growth.

Get pH adjustment started before planting spring food plots

Jeff Burleson

January is the perfect time to start planning for a bumper 2017 food-plot year. While most planting activities are farther down the road, land managers should make strides towards improving soil pH this month. But certain conditions can make a better impact on soil pH than others. […]

The 36os is a bigger version of Cape Fear’s great line of
center-console fishing machines.

Cape Horn 36os

Jerry Dilsaver

The Cape Horn 36os is the excellent big brother of the company’s legendary 31-footers. One look is all it takes to realize mighty oaks grow from acorns and those acorns usually sprout right beside the family tree. […]