All Outdoors High Rock Bass Are Just Warming For Summer
A Denton area fishing trip on High Rock Lake details a anglers day of casting and chatter. Burton Gantt and companion land six bass from a productive bank fishing session while noting the spawning behavior of larger fish and the promise of better catches in coming weeks. Local boat ramp rituals, gear talk, and idle boasts color the account as evening falls and river gulls cry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gantt
Old Tires Reef Formed Off Figure Eight Islands
In late April over 9,000 scrap tires were sunk offshore as the state launches an artificial reef program. A May 17 dive found sheepshead, sea bass, porgies, and schooling small fish around and among tire bundles tied along a cable, creating a 400 to 1,000 foot reef necklace with more to come.
Ode to the Air Mattress by Jim Dean
A humorous reminiscence of air mattresses from their first arrival to the present. The narrator recalls leaks and failed cures, a camping misadventure with a snake in a tent, replacing beds with foam pads, and a return to air mattresses for a mountain trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dean
Pike’s Peak
Delaware
Rediversion Canal Threatens Santee Cooper Bass Lakes
A proposed U S Army Engineers project would reroute Cooper River flow via a long canal across Lake Moultrie, risking the Russellville Flats spawning grounds and vast bass fisheries. Critics warn costs exceed benefits and urge broad conservation backing to halt or modify the plan.
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Tom Higgins
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Santee-Cooper Reservoir
Cooper River
Keystone Kops
Charleston
Santee-Cooper
Columbia
S.C
Santee Swamp
Corps
Charleston Harbor
Santee River
Lake Moultrie
Russellville Flats
Russellville Grass Flats
Lake Marion
Walters
Corps of Engineers
Advice for buying a used boat from STAN DAVIES
A boat expert warns buyers to assess used craft in spring, prefer waterless evaluation, and weigh price against hidden defects. Common issues include shaky sterns from overpowered engines or reefed planking near keels. Repair costs, garboard strakes, and potential fiberglass covers are discussed with practical checks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Point Enterprise
Thomasville-Lexington Reservoir
Long Pier
Highway 109
High Rock Lake
Burton Gantt
Denton
Shell Station
Hug Skeen
Hugh Smith
Flat Swamp Road
Healing Spring Bridge
Buck’s Branch
Burton
Phillips
Santee-Cooper Fish
Ted Walters
South Carolina
Bass Angler Sportsman Society
By Stan Davies