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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
“Timmy, are you ready for that 12-foot net?” asked Chris as we drifted closer to a channel marker in Town Creek that often held pogies in good numbers.
“I don’t know,” Tim sheepishly replied, still looking off the bow for the tell-tale flips. “How about a 6-footer?” Tim obviously did not want to start our afternoon [...]
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Birthday Blight Made Right
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
A slick sea greeted the bow of Capt. Rick Croson’s 23 Tournament Onslow Bay as we nosed out Masonboro Inlet last week, and the 500hp on the boat’s transom made short work of a 35 mile run SSE.
“The beast has been awakened,” Rick said with a grin as he readied a large anchor with a [...]
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Catch A Spanish By The Tail
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
“Keep it steady! Great job! Keep winding! Almost there!” James Hurley heard from three sides as he stood at the gunwale of Capt. Russell Weaver’s 22’ Pathfinder, cranking the handle of a light trolling outfit still in the rod holder.
Russell, who handles the inshore and nearshore trips for Living Waters Guide Service, had agreed to [...]
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A Curse Reversed
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
“The Flounder jinx is gone!” proclaimed Fisherman’s Post Publisher Gary Hurley through peals of triumphant laughter. I wasn’t as positive, but had to admit the two fish he’d just brought to Capt. Wayne Crisco’s waiting net, a fat three pounder followed by an even prettier four pound-class fish on the next drop, were a definite [...]
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Backwater Batting Order
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Great baseball is all about great management, and after a recent trip with Capt. Jeff Wolfe, I’ve come to realize that adage applies equally aptly to fishing. While certainly controlling a team full of overpaid prima donna superstars would be a challenging exercise in frustration, I don’t think anyone would argue that keeping a squad [...]