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I started a tradition about 6 years ago where I would deliver pies to the people that have been nice enough to allow me to fish their ponds. It is a great way to say thank you and Merry Christmas at the same time. I usually go to the NC Farmer's Market to visit a sweet little old lady who bakes...

I'm heading down around Oriental this weekend and wanted to get some opinions on my arsenal as to whether or not I've got my bases covered. Here's what I've got so far: Jig Heads- .25 and .5oz red and white 4" Grubs- white, chartreuse, chartreuse/orange popping cork Gulp- 3" new penny shrimp...

I took Linesider2 to another one of my farm ponds Sunday. This one is located in Stem and is about 6 acres. What made this trip so good was that we took the flyrods and planned to stick with that for most of the day. We got into a little of everything. We caught tons of bream, bluegill, red...

My buddy and I watched The Carolina Outdoor Journal last week when they were fly fishing for specs and thought we would give it a try in November. What I need to know is what type of leader should I use. I've got a 6w 9' rod with wf floating line. I generally use a 6lb. leader. I know they are...

I headed out to the farm Sunday with Linesider2. We hit the back pond first and caught a couple on buzzbaits and trick worms. After a couple of hours we moved to the front pond to try for some bigger bass. We caught another four or five each there on a variety of baits. No real pattern. We threw...

I have fished this lake for around 25 to 30 years. The dam broke when Fran came through years ago and the lake drained. The dam was rebuilt and the lake was filled and stocked. I saw that it was referred to as a "numbers" lake in a magazine the other day. I have fished it several times since it...