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Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About the Carolina Rig
By: Roger Holtsclaw During the recent Major League Fishing (MLF) Pro Circuit event, several anglers were very successful using a Carolina Rig (C-Rig). Some of the MLF hosts on the show seemed somewhat surprised by anglers using this technique, and even more surprised it was successful. I also found it very interesting that they thought throwing a lizard on a C-Rig was somehow “crazy” (more on this later in the article). The announcers along with many people in the fishing community often refer to the Carolina Rig, also called the “old...
Fishing During the Dog Days of Summer
Rick Hedrick and Bob Bolick Score the Win in Lake Hickory Winter Trail
What a beautiful day it turned out to be. 44 fishermen braved the cold this morning to fish The Lake Hickory Winter Trail. Today's winners were "Bigfoot" Rick Hedrick and "Uncle" Bob Bolick with 10.66 lbs for $500. They also won sidepot of $825. 2nd place was Tony Davis and "Bruiser" Tim Bowman with 9.78 lbs for $350. 3rd place was Keith Poovey and Garrett Poovey with 9.64 lbs for $180. 4th place was TLC Pro Staffer Chad McKinney and Dennis"Luther" Combs with 8.84 lbs for the $20 gift card to Captain's Galley. McKinney also took home the TLC Lunkerbucks award. Big fish...
Bass Fishing Legend and Hall of Famer, Blake Honeycutt, Visits Lake Hickory Winter Trail
By: Roger Holtsclaw 138 pounds, 6 ounces. That is the record the heaviest all-time winning weight in a B.A.S.S event. This record was set on Lake Eufaula, Alabama in 1969. An amazing accomplishment that hasn't been bested in 50 years. The win, however, only garnered a $2600 payday for Honeycutt. Organized bass fishing was still in its youth, and did not have the great paydays we see today. In fact, the first Bassmaster Classic was not held until 1971. Anglers in that first Classic were driving boats with 90HP outboards that could achieve a top speed of 37 MPH. A...
Billy Gunter and Patrick Score the Win at Lake Hickory; TLC Pro Staffer, Chad McKinney, Takes Home Another Top-3 Finish
Even though it was cold, and ended up a wet day for the Lake Hickory Winter Trail, 61 fish anglers competed. This qualified the trail for Skeeter money once again. 1st place was Billy Gunter and Patrick with 8.56 lbs for $550 and big fish weighing 4.30 lbs for $305 and sidepot of $1,350. Billy was also signed up for the TLC Fishing newsletter so he won $25 Lunker bucks. Great job guys!! 2nd place was Chad Midkiff with 7.98 lbs for $350. 3rd place was TLC Pro Staffer, Chad McKinney, and his partner, Dennis "Luther" Combs with 7.62 lbs...