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Fish become lethargic in cold water, forcing anglers to fish slow and methodically. That could make Denny Brauer a threat, since he specializes in making dormant bass bite. Cold, muddy Lay Lake will test Bassmaster Classic field
February 18, 2010
The world's best professional anglers will be tested when the 2010 Bassmaster Classic begins tomorrow, with Alabama's Lay Lake remaining cold and muddy.
By John E. Phillips

South Carolina's On-Line Boat Show provides great deals
January 26, 2010
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.
South Carolina Sportsman

Guide Danny Rourk caught this 22-inch, 4-pound speck on a live mud minnow in the Beaufort River this past Wednesday. Reds, specks still chomping in Beaufort area
December 18, 2009

Deep into December, the fishing in the Beaufort and Broad rivers has been a real Christmas gift for guide Danny Rourk of Tailwind Charters.

By Dan Kibler

Columbia bowhunter Scott Bailey knocked down this 15-point brute Nov. 10 during his 17th annual Bull's Island hunt. Bull's Island produces unusual trophy for Columbia bowhunter
December 9, 2009
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.
By Jeff Dennis

Adam Paul of GillznFinz.com and Capt. Chris Wilson of FinAddict Charters with a redfish pushing 50 inches caught on the shoals outside Bulls Bay this past Wednesday. Big reds set up for mullet feast in Bulls Bay
October 29, 2009
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.
By Dan Kibler

Capt. David Cutler showed off a 20-pound king mackerel that hit a live menhaden fished in 70 feet of water southwest of Little River. Cold snap moves king mackerel off beach, but fishermen find them
October 23, 2009
A cold snap in mid-October threw king mackerel fishermen for a loop along the South Carolina coastline.
Fortunately, they knew how to respond.
By Dan Kibler

Rob Bennett shows off a quality speckled trout from the North Edisto  River. Speckled trout in full swing south of Charleston
October 16, 2009
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.

By Dan Kibler

Fishermen targeting redfish in inshore waters around Charleston have been having great success all year, and particularly good results over the past 10 days. Great redfish season continues in Charleston waters
September 1, 2009
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.

By Dan Kibler

The nearshore waters off Little River have been teeming with Spanish mackerel over the past week. Spanish thick just off the beach near Little River Inlet
August 22, 2009
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.

By Dan Kibler

Capt. Ben Lee and his wife, Anne, show off a double-handful of Lake Murray striped bass. Lake Murray stripers still piling up at night
August 6, 2009
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.”

By Dan Kibler

Lots of stripers and hybrids are being caught out of relatively deep water at Lake Hartwell. Lake Hartwell striper/hybrid action is great
July 7, 2009
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.

By Dan Kibler

Capt. Tom Siwarski of Charleston shows off a Capers Reef spadefish. Spadefish don't show on top, but still cover up Capers Reef
June 19, 2009
Catching spadefish around Capers Reef off Charleston has been easy the past six weeks for Capt. Tom Siwarski of Carolina Aero Marine Adventures.
It wasn’t easy on Thursday, but it was still awesome.

By Dan Kibler

Capt. Rick Hiott with a speckled trout caught under the soon-to-open pier that will be part of Mount Pleasant's Memorial Waterfront Park complex. Fishermen in boats can enjoy
June 11, 2009
Capt. Rick Hiott of Charleston enjoyed a nice fishing trip this past Wednesday – one he won’t get the chance to repeat much longer.

By Dan Kibler

Channel catfish have been hitting stinkbaits in Santee Cooper's Diversion Canal. Windy weather heats up action in Santee Cooper's Diversion Canal
May 23, 2009
An unrelenting wind has kept a lot of fishermen off Santee Cooper’s wide-open waters lately.
For fishermen targeting catfish, that’s been a blessing in disguise.

By Dan Kibler

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