South Carolina's On-Line Boat Show provides great deals
Sure, the economy’s slow, and some are cutting back on discretionary spending on their hobbies.
For those with an outdoor bent, that means no new reels, rods or lures in 2010. But when it comes to boats, South Carolina's On-line Boat Show provides a way to step into that new rig without breaking the bank.
That's because with the recent economic slowdown, boat buyers are in the driver’s seat. Dealers are looking to move product, and it’s all the better if they move it under your carport.
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Reds, specks still chomping in Beaufort area
Deep into December, the fishing in the Beaufort and Broad rivers has been a real Christmas gift for guide Danny Rourk of Tailwind Charters.
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Bull's Island produces unusual trophy for Columbia bowhunter
A hard-core group of bow-hunting enthusiasts has been hunting on a barrier island in the Cape Romaine National Wildlife Refuge for decades It’s “hard” hunting, where you provide your own boat for transportation to the island and bring all the supplies necessary for your stay.
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Big reds set up for mullet feast in Bulls Bay
The happy coincidence of the fall mullet run and the movement of big, bull redfish out of their spawning areas has led to some great fishing on the outside edge of Bulls Bay.
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Cold snap moves king mackerel off beach, but fishermen find them
A cold snap in mid-October threw king mackerel fishermen for a loop along the South Carolina coastline.
Fortunately, they knew how to respond.
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Speckled trout in full swing south of Charleston
Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Charters waits all year for October to roll around, and after two weeks, he's feeling like the wait has been worth it.
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Great redfish season continues in Charleston waters
Fishermen along South Carolina's coastline have been bragging all year about how great the fishing for redfish has been.
News flash: it's getting even better -- at least in the opinion of Capt. David Yates of Setay Charters in Mount Pleasant.
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Spanish thick just off the beach near Little River Inlet
The mackerel bite off Little River Inlet has been great – and it’s about to get better.
Capt. David Cutler of Lowcountry Fishing Charters said the waters just off the beaches of the Grand Strand have been giving up some excellent Spanish mackerel of late, and he can hardly wait for the king mackerel to start piling in.
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Lake Murray stripers still piling up at night
Two of the rods toward the stern of Capt. Ben Lee’s pontoon boat hadn’t jumped around in quite a while. Lee looked at the fisherman charged with keeping an eye on them and said, “I can assure you, if you’re not getting bit, your cricket’s gone.”
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Lake Hartwell striper/hybrid action is great
Preston Harden of Bucktail Guide Service doesn’t book half-day trips for striped bass on Lake Hartwell, but most of the full-day trips he’s taken over the last week have only lasted a short while.
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