Archive for the ‘Fishing’ Category
Big Day For Dawg Due
May 17, 2010 Featured, FishingCongratulations to Freeman Barber on his 40th birthday, celebrating with a day on the water aboard his 52′ Buddy Davis, “Dawg Due”. Running out of Charleston, South Carolina a couple weeks ago, they brought home a mess of tuna and a young mako shark. Thanks Beach Billy for sending this in!
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Boating A Bluefin
January 22, 2010 FishingWhen the weather cools, thoughts typically turn to whitetails but as soon as the rut passes here in the Carolinas, it’s time to break out the heavy tackle. The annual migration has been a real boom for local charter boats, a winter gold rush that until about fifteen years ago, was unheard of. That’s when [...]
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Fishing 101: Look For Birds
January 13, 2010 FishingIf you’ve ever done any kind of fishing, you know that a surefire way to find your prize is to look for a potential food source. This could be checking the hatch to know what fly to use or the structure for what may bring up that bigmouth bass. When it comes to offshore fishing, [...]
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Eagle Goes Surf Fishing
November 11, 2009 Fishing, SightingsSurf fishing off Cape Romain in South Carolina draws anglers from across the state, including the winged variety. This bald eagle latched on to a one fisherman’s catch and stuck around long enough to pose. Note: this is no trained bird, that line runs to the fish. Thanks to Beach Billy!
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Aye, There Be Monsters
September 24, 2009 FishingReprinted from “The Sea Breeze: The Bayside’s Favorite Newspaper” of San Leon, Texas. Story by Steve Hoyland, Sr. Two weeks ago a group of four men, Steve Hoyland Jr. with friends Bruce, Ken and Erik, set off on an overnight offshore fishing trip. They left at noon on a Tuesday and went about 120 miles [...]
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Gone Fishing
August 18, 2009 Fishing, SightingsDoubletough contributor Beach Billy forwarded this photos from a client who was in Alaska earlier this year on a salmon fishing trip. Lots of bear sightings, wolf, eagles and more, see the photos and the story after the jump.
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White Marlin Are For Sissies
August 14, 2009 FishingWhat happens when a Tarheel enters a white marlin tournament? Broken records, that’s what. Robert Farris of Charlotte, North Carolina took three hours to land this 1,062 pound blue marlin during last week’s White Marlin Tournament in Ocean City, Maryland, breaking the state record set in 1989 by 120 pounds.
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World Record Catfish May Not Be Official
July 17, 2009 FishingDid you happen to see the report this week about the 11-year old who caught a whopping 9-foot, 193 pound catfish? A Doubletough story for sure as Jessica Wanstall of Sittingbourne, Kent, in the United Kingdom, spent twenty minutes while “my arms turned to jelly” before landing the big fish. The article states the International [...]
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