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Fishing World Records and Moon Phases
I could not go fishing this weekend, so I decided to do a little research that some of you may find interesting. I took the dates of 545 World Record fish, and fed them to a moon phase calculator, to find the moon phase for each one. Here are the res...

NC Fishing Calendars
NC Fishing Calendars

Pick the Right Color Fishing Lure
Picking the right color fishing lure can be the difference between and good and bad day of fishing. We took the time to do the research for how colors appear in different clarity of water, weather conditions, seasons, and time of day. Using our fishi...

Over 240 Fishing Maps
We have updated our fishing maps. There are now over 240 US locations you can download GPS fishing spots to import into your navigation unit. All downloads include a GPX file full of the best fishing spots with coordinates for the area. If we misse...

Better bait
Your frozen bait will last longer and perform better if thawed slowly while still in the cooler. Bait trays are an effective way of accomplishing this.

Video - How to Spool a Bait Casting Reel
This week we have a highly requested video for you guys: how to spool up a bait casting reel. If the video does not load you can view it here: How to Spool a Bait Casting Reel Ivo shows you step by step on how to properly spool a bait casting reel an...

Fishing Status Updates
We were “reel” busy last month, bringing you more tools to help you catch more fish. As we move into the dog days of summer, we wanted to share our new updates. Fishing Map We have updated our Fishing Map to include buoy, oil rig, and s...

Video - Jigging for Sea Bass with a Bonus Blue Fish
This week Ivo and Phil show you how they jig up fish after fish! They were jigging using all different lures everything from bucktail jigs to Boa Jig’rs! If the video does not load you can view it here: Jigging for sea bass with a bonus blue fish You...

Stop Lures From Rusting
After a day of fishing offshore, instead of throwing your lures back in the tackle box to rust, spray them down with Pam cooking spray. This will not have the chemical scent that WD40 or other lubricants have, that will scare off fish. The original P...

Fishing Forecast Using Sustained Sea Surface Temperatures
I’ve been tweaking a little code I originally wrote to find sustained sea surface temperatures for the NC Coast. I now have the application processing each pixel of the AVHRR satellite image of the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico as they come i...