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Cover: June 2018
Summer doesn’t mean crappie fishing is finished in the Carolinas, it just means some adjustments to your tactics. Summer definitely means dolphin in the bluewater of both states. […]
The Carolinas
Bass Fishing
Take a shot at summer bass
Bass love to hide under docks, making them hard to reach for many anglers. But this casting technique will help you land your bait right on their noses. […]
Crappie/Bream
Brush up on summer slabs
Just because the spring crappie spawn is over doesn’t mean you can’t catch plenty of slabs. They are congregating around deep brush piles, and more predictable now than at any other time of year. […]
Crappie/Bream
Night-time anglers are catching plenty of crappie
Nightstalking for crappie is a popular pasttime for many anglers across the Carolinas. […]
Features
Time to trap a redfish
Like baseball and apple pie, lipless crankbaits like Rat-L-Traps are part of a fishing tradition spanning decades. Originally pigeon-holed as bass lures, the rattle and vibration that makes them irresistible to largemouths also draws attention from saltwater predators like redfish. […]
Features
Day of the dolphin
The dolphin bite is great off the coast of the Carolinas in June. Finding temperature breaks and having plenty of baits pre-rigged are keys to catching them this time of year. […]
Ducks
Alpz Doggie Duck Blind
You’re pretty good at hiding yourself beside your favorite duck hole camouflage clothing, some brush and maybe a little camouflage cloth but that big, black, yellow or brown dog next to you, that’s another story. He wants to see those mallards come into the decoys as much as you do, and he needs to see them splash down when you make a good shot. […]
Fishing
Shimano Exage baitcasting rods
Fishermen ready to get a jump on bass this summer have a line of Shimano baitcasting rods to choose from that carry the usual Shimano quailty with a reasonable price tag. […]
Bass Fishing
Kahara Diving Frog
The Kahara Diving Frog is a great summertime bass lure, especially on waters that get choked with surface weeds this time of year. Unlike traditional hollow-body frog lures which stay on the surface full time, this one dives underwater, and even under lily pads every time the angler moves the lure. It then floats back to the surface when anglers pause their retrieve. […]
Crappie/Bream
Species spotlight: flier
One of the lesser-known, and the least occurring panfish in the Carolinas is one that many anglers never catch or even lay eyes on. Many have never even heard of it. […]