Anyone know where I could dig clams on James Island South Carolina or nearby?

Hey, R2D2, welcome to the Palmetto State. I now live in Charleston, but I grew up in Greenville. I have fished some of the SC lakes near you. You have a trolling motor with fish finders . . . superb for finding crappie structure . . . prowling the points for LMG. Not so great for big water. Lake Strom Thurmond (aka Clarks Hill Reservoir) is 71,000 acres. Lake Hartwell Is 56,000 acres and 962 miles of shoreline. Lake Greenwood is 212 miles of shoreline and 11,400 acres. Google search says Lake Olmstead in Georgia is 71,100 acres and 1200 miles of shoreline .. is that your ole fishin hole? If you keep your boat, I suggest relatively-new Lake Robinson, 65 miles from Greenwood, north of Greenville, with 800 acres and 27 miles of shoreline. There is a 10-horsepower motor limit on Robinson. Tight lines!

Creme worms are killer for bass … large/small mouth, river or lake. Why? Those dried worms on your driveway after a big rain? Yeah, worms are washed out from the ground and carried away. So, a worm washes into a lake . . . big bass stake out near shore waiting for the perfect protein meal. A nightcrawler slithers along the bottom trying to surface before drowning. The bass grabs it and runs away from other fish that might snatch it . . . then stops to swallow the meal. So, the idea is to drop the bait in front of the fish. I don’t know what a Texas rig is, but the Carolina rig is 30 inches of clear leader, with a J-hook slid through the very top of the worm, and the barb is out at the band. Then the hook is twisted toward the worm and the barb is buried into the worm. The hook should be invisible, except for the shaft, which makes it weedless. Slide an appropriate weight onto the standing line, tie on a snap swivel, and attach your baited
leader. Sneak up on shore-lying bass. They do not get big by staying put while a big blur clomps to the shore, or a loud boat shows up. Cast to the spot, and set the drag at a feather, reel in like it is a worm . . . slo-o-o-o-o-wly. When the bass runs with it, open the bail and while the line pays out, tighten the drag. When the bass stops, count to three, and set the hook. Rivers are obviously different, but the technique is the same. Good Luck.

Haha... Well if you throw that brick into water... Yeah that would work ... but, But for me a lighter alternative is a golf ball. Gave up that highly frustrating game 50 years ago, But it was the rule-- no matter where I was golfing-- when I hit that ball it would land in the water. I could be in the Mojave Desert or Death Valley...WATER!

But seriously for a moment, If you take that golf ball and drill small holes on either side inserting those little gold eyelets you can attach your snap swivel to one end and your leader and a hook on the other end and you can fish for those black bass in the jetties with sand fleas.... and jiggle that golf ball loose and not lose your tackle every time you cast in the rocks.... just sayin!