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It's the last week in July, and it's hot! I thought I would share some ideas about how to deal with the warm temperatures.

I have to admit, I’m a water skier. When I was 11, my brother and I mowed lawns, saved cans and did anything else we could think of to make money to buy our first slalom ski.

There is a huge selection of boats and pontoons out there today to match almost any boater and boater’s budget. And the wrong choice could put a damper on your boating experience.

After guiding for a few years now, I have found there are a several reasons why folks hire me or other guides to go fishing. Matt Aery of Rack and Reel Outfitters (www.rackandreeloutfitters.com) and I often refer customers to one another when our schedules do not meet our clients’ needs, so I talked with him about his experiences. We put together a list of the most common reasons folks come to us. Some of these are usually combined or go hand in hand:

I hope you’ve already brought your boat out and have started enjoying the nice boating weather we’ve had recently. But, for those who haven’t, here are a few ideas on getting the season started off on the right foot.

F4R Outdoors has collaborated with Tri-State Bass Club, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and Mecklenburg County Parks and Rec to take children fishing and have a cookout May 1 at McDowell Nature Preserve.

“I was humbled to speak to over 85 students that would not in any other circumstance, had the opportunity to ever see an Afro-American bass fisherman,” Carrington said via e-mail.

If, every warm, sunny afternoon a particular stretch of road were prone to alcohol-related accidents during a certain time of day that resulted in regular deaths; the law enforcement authorities would be all over it. Well, how many people have to die on the Lake Wylie before we get that kind of law enforcement presence on the water?

The last two weeks, we’ve talked more about boat insurance than you’ve probably thought about since you bought your first boat. But, I know over the boating season someone will be caught off guard by the lack of coverage.

Last week, I brought up something no one I know gets excited about: boat insurance. Well, actually that isn’t true. They don’t get excited about it until the coverage they need is not there when an unfortunate incident occurs.