Volume 15 Number 8 - August 2008

FEATURES:

	Catfish Fever Lake Norman is an oft-ignored venue for the challagne of hge catfish. Little kids, big kids, even old guys like to catch catfish. ... Tim Mead

	Coronation in Green Sarah Jo’s dedicated fishing family jumps to Frying Pan Tower and finds fired-up king mackerel. The southeastern coast of North Carolina is a producer of super-sized kingfish as well as superior king mackerel fishermen. ... Mike Marsh

	Gotta Fly for Spades Spadefish provide a consistent, fun — and cheap — alternative to summer fishing doldrums. In 1970 Lee Parsons kept seeing big striped, flat-sided fish at the wrecks and reefs off Wrightsville Beach. ... Craig Holt

	Let ‘em Eat Shrimp The middle of summer doesn’t have to be dead for angling, not as long as anglers have live bait. The tide had been slack when we neared the little section of bank where a pair of smaller creeks funneled out of the marsh and spilled into a larger creek. ... Jerry Dilsaver

	Rigging Wars Discover the lures top largemouth angelrs believe can turn an everyday fishing Joe into an aspiring bass pro. Although the first plastic worms were made in the 1860s and the plastic worm was first patented in 1870, these early creations were lifeless and brittle and had little appeal to fish or anglers. ... Tony Garitta

	The Next World-Record? A veteran guide believes somewhere at Cedar Island swims an “old” red drum that will top 94 pounds. The Cedar-Island-to-Ocracoke ferry was discharging a load of passengers late in the afternoon. The August heat was starting to dissipate in the slanting rays of the sun. ... Mike Marsh