Bass Fishing
August doesn’t mean no action for bass anglers
I’m not going to kid you; August is a tough month to fish, just about the toughest of the year if you’re a bass fisherman, but you’ve got to fish tough. […]
The Carolinas
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Cover: August 2018
Mackerel, kings and Spanish, are No. 1 in North Carolina’s nearshore waters this month. Deer season opens in South Carolina. Mackerel photo by David Brown. Deer cover by Rick Small. […]
Hunting
Birchwood Casey’s Bushwacker Rimfire Target
I inherited a .22 WMR rifle several years ago upon the death of my father-in-law, and until a few weeks ago, I didn’;t really shoot it very much because I’m not all that keen on punching holes in paper just for fun. […]
Hunting
Off Grid Tools’ Survival Axe
My son, the Eagle Scout, is in his late 20s now, but I can only imagine how he’d have been the toast of his troop 10 years ago if he’d showed up at camp with an Off Grid Tools’ survival axe. […]
Bass Fishing
Shimano’s Curado casting rods
Lightweight, strong, sensitive and affordable. Those are all great attributes for a bass fishing rod, but they don’t always go together. Usually, the affordable part is left out when the other three are mentioned but that’s not the case with Shimano’s Curado casting rods. […]
Bass Fishing
Culprit’s Water Dragon
Soft-plastic lizards were all the rage 20 years ago when the Carolina rig ruled the bass-fishing world, but over the past decade, you haven’t heard much about them. The creature bait has been the hot lure. […]
Hunting
Longhorned tick found in North Carolina
A new species of tick has found its way to North Carolina. […]
Columns
LiveTarget’s Scaled Sardine Twitchbait
A veteran saltwater fishing guide out of Sarasota, Florida, has an artificial bait that looks so much like the real thing, it’s irresistible to speckled trout, redfish and snook in the shallow waters he fishes along the coast. […]
Featured
Red snapper season approved for Carolina anglers
The federal waters off the coasts of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Zone, which includes both Carolinas, will open up to recreational fishing for red snapper for six days next month. The season will run Aug. 10 through Aug. 12, then again on Aug. 17 through Aug. 19.
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Columns
Get a good look at this new sight
Each year at the Archery Trade Association’s trade show, there is ordinarily one new product that has the most “buzz” going around the show. […]