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IF GUIDE BOB PRESTON SAYS THAT CHANNEL BASS ARE IN THE SURF OFF NORTH CAROLINA'S OUTER BANKS YOU HAD BETTER BELIEVE IT—EVEN IF YOU GET ZILCH

Off the North Carolina coast lies a ribbon of islands called the Outer Banks. Here was founded (and later lost) America's first colony. Here pirates lured unsuspecting merchantmen onto the treacherous shoals of Cape...

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SO season opensSC season closesC clear waterD water dirty, roilyN water normal heightSH slightly highH highVH very highM water muddyL lowR risingWT50 water 50°FG fishing goodFVG fishing very goodFF fishing fairFP...