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8/4/2008 4:08:43 PM

should be headed to lake norman this weekend. every time i go down there, i like it more and more. its like a whole different little world over there in the area around the airport. basically anywhere with air access like that is pretty pimp

and yeah i plan on fishing, i don't read this thread though cause i'm not BIGTIME

8/4/2008 4:22:18 PM

Gonna be in a bow fishing tourney this weekend... anyone else ever done this? Its pretty hard, ive never actually shot one, but the guy im goin with is good. Wish us luck

8/9/2008 1:26:30 PM

bachelor party. want to fish. 12-14 people. not hardcore fisherman and just want to enjoy ourselves. from what i hear charters can't take that many so head boat is best option. true!?

reccommend a good head boat in the wilmington area? preferably wrightsville but i realize that's not the prime spot for offshore fishing.

8/13/2008 5:49:48 PM

^Yeah, normally charters only take 6-8 max. A headboat will probably be your best option. go to http://www.ncwaterman.com. You should be able to find what you are looking for there.

8/14/2008 9:45:47 AM

They caught a 1228.5 pound marlin off the coast today...

http://www.sportfishermen.com/2008/08/25th-annual-pirates-cove-billfish-tournament-update-12285-pound-blue-marlin-hits-scales/

8/15/2008 10:26:26 PM

meh

8/15/2008 10:27:21 PM

whats the best lake to fish for bass in the raleigh area? i've been to lake wheeler (closest to my house) about 10 times and haven't caught a thing but I can shore fish at Lake Raleigh and land a bass in fifteen minutes, but I'm trying to use my boat (15.5 ebbtide bass boat)

8/16/2008 11:04:56 AM

If you want to use your boat, Falls Lake or Harris Lake in Raleigh.

8/16/2008 11:18:53 AM

3 year old in wilkes co, with a 3 foot barbie doll rod....that shit pisses me off

[Edited on August 21, 2008 at 11:11 AM. Reason : 21 pound channel cat]

8/21/2008 11:10:57 AM

Wow, I hope I don't let my kid...or myself get fat.

8/21/2008 11:25:24 AM

on yahoo now

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_fe_st/odd_barbie_fishing_record;_ylt=AmrUxlRTCtn2_pBsXKBWzlms0NUE

Quote :

"He landed the 21-pound fish on a 6-pound test line. It was 32 inches long, 2 inches longer than the rod."

8/22/2008 9:42:35 AM

nm ^^^

should've read last page

[Edited on August 22, 2008 at 11:51 AM. Reason : damn [old]]

[Edited on August 22, 2008 at 11:52 AM. Reason : ^]

8/22/2008 11:50:26 AM

I'm very new at fishing. My family and I want to go fishing at the beach over thanksgiving for just a day. We go to Emerald Isle and either want to charter a boat or chill out on the shore or pier. Any suggestions? I searched but couldn't find much.

8/28/2008 10:00:39 PM

if you're new to fishing. I think chartering a boat is a better choice, then you'll know for sure you'll catch some fish.

8/28/2008 10:03:22 PM

new to fishing and chartering a boat probably isn't the best idea

go screw around on bogue inlet pier with all the tourists and assholes

8/28/2008 10:04:22 PM

i'd say just fish from the shore and put one of those fishing rod holder things on a truck

8/28/2008 10:05:25 PM

you can't drive on the beach there

8/28/2008 10:06:19 PM

oh

8/28/2008 10:06:59 PM

why chartering isn't a good idea? At least she'll have somebody showing her how to fish properly.

8/28/2008 10:07:46 PM

well, i guess she could charter some kind of inshore crap

it's $texas, but whatever

pay for my gas to haul ours to the beach and i'll take you fishing

8/28/2008 10:10:27 PM

You can generally charter a 6-person boat for around $800. It might be more now, since it's been a while that I chartered a boat.

8/28/2008 10:16:44 PM

hey katie you doing the city of oaks (half)marathon this year?

8/28/2008 10:18:00 PM

your definition of $texas must be very different from mine

and w/ 6 people you must be talking about offshore or something

8/28/2008 10:18:12 PM

yea, deep sea fishing.

8/28/2008 10:18:50 PM

Chartering a boat for your first time fishing is a good idea. You get to fish with people who know what they are doing and get to use their equipment. My best advice is know what you are in for and be prepared.

If you are going deep sea, you leave very early in the morning. Depending on where you fish, it generally takes 2-3 hours to get to the fishing spots. If you get sea sick, take dramamine or something. You'll probably get back to the dock around 3:00-4:00pm depending on how the fishing is going. Being sick on a boat all day is no fun. alot of alcohol the night before can make for a long day on the water too. Take sunscreen/sunglasses. They generally dont have food/drinks on the boat, so pack lunch, snacks, and drinks. Normal charter boats take 6-8 people and cost around $1000.

If you are going inshore/nearshore, you can get full day and half day charters. Generally the same rules as above, you just arent as far from shore and the day isnt as long. Seems like you can get half day charters for $200-300 and take around 4 people.

Hope this helps.

8/29/2008 12:46:32 PM

went camping down at freeman park at carolina beach this past weekend. Caught a few small ones but saw some pretty cool things out there....

8/29/2008 2:03:08 PM

Thanks for all the advice! We're currently leaning towards chartering for an inshore for half a day, but we mostly care about the whole drinking and lounging aspect and not so much about catching a significant amount of fish. A quiet pier or shore fishing will probably end up being what we do.

I haven't prepared AT ALL for the half-marathon, so I doubt I'll do it. But it was a blast, so you should do it! I may do the thunder race in Charlotte.


[Edited on August 29, 2008 at 2:52 PM. Reason : lazy year]

8/29/2008 2:51:29 PM

well in that case, the only real difference between drinking on the beach and drinking while surf fishing is having to actually get up out of your chair every now and then

[Edited on August 29, 2008 at 3:22 PM. Reason : and there's no such thing as a quiet fishing pier. fuckers will drive you nuts out there.]

8/29/2008 3:21:33 PM

When did fishing stop being fun? It just seems like a chore that has lost all its fun. In other news, we did limit on Mahi's this weekend.

9/2/2008 8:58:04 PM

that offshore stuff always seemed that way to me.

skinny water is where it's at. cheap, easy, relaxing. no bait to catch, no constant boat driving except the trolling motor, short prep. time

the canoe is the ultimate relaxation though. peace and quiet.

9/2/2008 9:20:28 PM

Fishing the tar during the shad run and floating in a jon boat on a pond catching 6" crappie is generally much more fun than trying to stay awake while trolling for kings.

But, doing some offshore stuff every once in a while is fun too.

We caught this 18 lb king this weekend:


The neighbors caught this 27 lb African pompano.
That's a big freakin pompano. I've never seen one before.


^^How do you go about finding mahimahi and what baits & lures do you use?

Another question for yall...what lures could you toss to kings if you found a baitfish feeding frenzie?

9/2/2008 10:00:04 PM

They caught a couple african pompano off Ocean Crest Pier on Oak Island a few weeks back. That's the first I've ever seen caught there.

9/2/2008 10:05:28 PM

^^Finding warm water, weedlines, floating debris etc. We didn't even troll, just used ultra lights with bass assassins and a couple of outfits with just bare hooks and pieces of cut ballyhoo or squid to bail them.

9/3/2008 6:20:23 AM

^^^that's my daddy!! but that's the neighbor's fish

9/3/2008 8:35:44 AM

my pops tore the specks up today. even caught one rockfish.

however, i was stuck in god-forsaken raleigh.

9/8/2008 9:38:16 PM

where's he tearing the specs up? I was wondering what the tropical storm moving through would do to the fishing.

9/9/2008 8:17:16 AM

^trout fishermen are way secretive. all i'll say is he went soon enough after that storm that all that rain hadn't pushed the salt wedge back out yet. it was well inside the mouth, i'll let you guess which river.

9/9/2008 11:28:56 PM

Limit of Mahi and a 30lbs Wahoo yesterday.

9/14/2008 5:50:45 PM

anyone planning on fishing in the Fall Brawl at OIFC?

9/22/2008 2:13:40 PM

Grouper Reg changes coming down the pipe that could have huge impacts.

no grouper for commercial or residential fishermen from January through April.

http://www.safmc.net/News/NewsReleases/NewsReleaseSeptember232008/tabid/582/Default.aspx

Also changes bag limits, etc. There goes the charter business and lots of rec. fishermen.

9/24/2008 12:33:29 PM

now if they'll make a law of no speckled trout or flounder for commercial or recs for a while...

9/24/2008 12:41:35 PM

think I posted this last year, but still one of my favorite catches

9/24/2008 1:35:09 PM

a big stinky ocean gar

congratulations, i guess

9/24/2008 6:52:34 PM

my pops has been catching trout consistently the past few weeks. maybe i'll finally get to fish some over fall break. october is a magical month for saltwater fishing in NC.



hey buddy, have you heard the news?

10/2/2008 8:13:31 PM

yeah, kings are all over in close...ocean crest pier in oak island caught 28 in one day on tuesday

10/2/2008 9:31:55 PM

^probably lost a lot more if they landed 28

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 9:33 PM. Reason : too bad ocean crest is full of douches]

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 9:33 PM. Reason : i'd rather take the boat and not catch anything than go on OC and catch 3 kings]

10/2/2008 9:32:45 PM

^^it was actually 9 on tuesday and 28 on wednesday

10/3/2008 9:16:24 AM

going thursday. hopefully it will rain.

10/7/2008 9:11:05 PM

Going offshore out of Morehead City Saturday. Hopefully the weather will hold out for us.

10/7/2008 9:15:15 PM