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Carolina rigs will catch as many fish in spring as they will in summer if used correctly.

Enter and exit, stage right

Every bedding bass that makes it onto the shallow dance floor must first enter the staging area and eventually leave by the same route. […]

Pink lures, like this Yo-Zuri deep diver, are favorites of Atlantic bonito.

Pick a pink lure

Mike Marsh

“An Atlantic bonito doesn’t care about the color of a lure as long as it’s pink,” said Capt. Bruce Trujillo. […]

Turkeys don’t disappear on bad-weather days; knowing how they react to wind and rain can put you a leg up on tagging a gobbler.

Tricks for bad-weather birds

Jeff Burleson

It has been said, and often, that a turkey would be nearly impossible to kill if its sense of smell was sharp as its keen eyesight and extra-sensory hearing. […]

If you’re hunting a new area this spring, having a good game plan is a key to getting a twist on turkeys.

When a door opens….

Terry Madewell

Turkey hunters are always on the lookout for new places to hunt, and with land-management changes, good areas are always in flux. […]

Trumpet calls are artificial wingbones, and they produce many of the same sounds as the original (second from right).

Try the “other” three mouth calls

Pete Rogers

Mention mouth calls to a turkey hunter, and diaphragm calls will come to most minds. […]

Just like fertilizers and lime treatments, herbicides are necessary tools to make food plots shine and produce bumper results. Yet herbicides must be used at the correct concentration to receive maximum benefits. And too much juice will result in crop stunting and even death. […]

Bass Fishing

April’s best fishing bets

Phillip Gentry

April’s best fishing bets […]

Lunkerhunt Fetch swimbait

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Matt Arey tested six prototypes in an eight-month period to develop the Lunkerhunt Fetch, a swimbait introduced at the July 2017 ICAST show. […]

Power Pole’s Micro anchor is quiet, dependable and helps you secure your position in big-bass territory.

Power Pole Micro Anchor System

Phillip Gentry

When you’re getting up close and personal on the water, there’s nothing better to have on your kayak than the Power-Pole Micro. This little anchor system offers big stopping power with a silent and secure hold. […]

Some tremendous territory is available this month to bass fishermen in kayaks, like Lake Moultrie’s Hatchery area, which regularly produces trophy largemouth bass.

April bass fishing is tough to beat

Phillip Gentry

April is the top month for the bass spawn in both Carolinas, and there is nothing like setting the hook on a sho’nuff bucketmouth from a small plastic boat. The beauty of kayak bass fishing is that it’s hard to find a body of freshwater in either Carolinas that doesn’t hold bass. […]