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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Jimmy O'Connor, of Carolina Beach, and Mike Kenney, of Wilmington, with a 68 lb. wahoo they hooked just inside the 100 fathom line south of the Steeples while fishing aboard the "Theseus." The big 'hoo fell for a ballyhoo beneath a red/black Ilander Tracker.
Carolina Beach April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Lewis, of Island Tackle, reports that inshore the flounder, red drum, and speckled trout bite has been good lately, with most of the action coming from the Cape Fear River. Grass islands, oyster rocks, and other structure are the spots to target, and live baits, Gulps, and other lures will produce action with all three [...]
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Wrightsville Beach April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009John Watson, from Wilmington, with a 17 lb. hogfish caught 35 miles southeast of Masonboro Inlet in 100′ of water while he was fishing on the “Johnboat.” The hog fell for a piece of cut bait. Tex, of Tex’s Tackle, reports that inshore anglers are catching a few trout, some red drum, and flounder. The [...]
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Ocean Isle April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Brant, of Ocean Isle Fishing Center, reports that last week boats making it to the Gulf Stream found mixed action, with a slow bite one day improving greatly on the next. Boats trolling along the break from the Blackjack Hole to the Steeples found the best bite, landing wahoo (most 30-40 lbs.) along with some [...]
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Hook A Hoo Rodeo 2009
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009After one of the event’s organizers, Jeff Martini, weighed in a brutish 101.16 lb. wahoo just two weeks before the 2009 Martini’s Restaurant Hook a Hoo Rodeo, offshore anglers all over the Carolina coast received notice that they’d be facing some stiff competition in the tournament, and the waters off the NC/SC border hold some [...]