How-To Guides
Everything you need to shade your beach day, fish the coast well, and make smart gear decisions — written for real beginners and improving anglers.
Sun Ninja vs Neso: Which Beach Shade Actually Wins?
Buy the Sun Ninja if you want the cheaper shade with the flatter, sit-up-under-it roof, a shovel and pegs in the box, and a setup that forgives a rushed job. Get the Neso if you want the biggest footprint and the best wind pedigree, and don't mind paying $25 to $60 more.
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Shibumi vs Neso: Which Beach Shade Wins on the Carolina Coast?
Shibumi's wind-powered canopy against Neso's anchored tent - how they stack up on wind, coverage, setup and price, and which one earns a spot in your beach cart.
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Which Color Beach Tent Is Best for Sun Protection?
Get a UPF 50+ tent and the color barely matters — it blocks about 98% of UV whether it's black or beige. Comparing unrated canopies? Darker fabric blocks more UV but runs hotter, while a silver reflective top blocks UV and stays the coolest.
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How to Catch Fiddler Crabs on the Carolina Flats
The low-tide, warm-weather routine for finding fiddler crabs on the flats, catching them by hand or with a sunk-bucket trap, and keeping them alive as bait.
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How to Fish Artificial Shrimp
Three ways to rig a soft-plastic shrimp — jighead, weedless, or under a popping cork — plus the pop-and-pause cadence and which species eats which rig.
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The History of DeBordieu Colony, South Carolina
DeBordieu Colony is a private, gated beach community between Pawleys Island and Georgetown, SC. The name is French, the land was rice-plantation country before the Civil War, and the gated colony dates to the early 1970s.
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