This year's Holiday Gift Guide focuses on items that make sense for any angler (inshore, nearshore, and offshore), with an emphasis on tools and apparel.

After a discussion to better understand how to use your electronics to find grouper habitats (in the 55-75' range) such as low relief ledges, the conversation turns to best baits and rigs.

After a discussion of black drum locations such as oyster beds, rocks, and other structures, this episode covers gear and tackle, bait choices, positioning, and understanding the black drum bite.  

After following the trout from near the inlets to the marshes and then to the creeks, this episode covers float rigs, bait (shrimp and other live bait options), and positioning and techniques.  

The first part of this episode covers how to find and locate late fall and winter wahoo, and then the conversation covers terminal tackle and techniques for both meat fishing and high speed trolling.  

After covering the habitats and conditions conducive for speckled trout success, this episode then moves to the best lure selections and techniques to apply to those habitats and conditions.  

The fall king mackerel bite just off Brunswick County beaches is some of the best king fishing of the year, and this episode covers time of year, areas to fish, baits to use, rigging, and techniques. 

The most popular fall surf targets--red drum, bluefish, spanish, pompano, and sea mullet--are on the leaderboard for the annual Hatteras Island Surf Fishing Challenge, and this episode breaks down tactics for targeting each one.