Archive for tag: saltwater
Bangin’ the Drum in North Carolina
December 3, 2008 Featured, FishingWhen winter arrives in the Carolinas most folks look to the mountains, daydreaming of ski runs at Applachian (that’s App-uh-LATCH-uhn for you Northerners!), Sugar Mountain and Beech Mountain. Here along the coast, we get excited about surf fishing. As the tourists head for the hills, we head for the sea, no boat required. Two [...]
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Record Tarpon Caught Off Pier
October 9, 2008 FishingBig fish are not always found in big water and last month an angler out for a relaxing afternoon on a North Carolina pier got a Doubletough dose of big game fishing. Malcolm Condie was looking for king mackeral which are not uncommon catches from a pier. Rigging a mullet earlier in the morning, the [...]
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Big Blue Released Off Hatteras
August 29, 2008 FishingCheck out the blue marlin released by the crew of the Qualifier back in July. Operating out of Oregon Inlet, the hookup was in the Gulf Stream that runs south-to-north just offshore of the Outer Banks. The captain estimated the fish would have weighed in at around 900 pounds and along with it, they released [...]
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Marlin Sets New NC Record
August 18, 2008 Featured, FishingThe 34-year old state record for blue marlin fell over the weekend as this giant was hauled in during Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament in Manteo. Weighing in at a whopping 1,228.5 pounds, this big blue beat the previous record of 1,142 and was just 173 pounds shy of the 1,402.2 world record caught in 1992 [...]
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Bangin’ The Drum
July 30, 2008 FishingOl’ Billy Bertram got a hold of some big drum off of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina with friends Paul & Gene Ingle. Some call them redfish or channel bass, but these guys flat out caught some dinner!
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