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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Pre-fishing paid off big for Hubert, NC’s Buddy and Jake Gainey, as the anglers returned to an area Buddy found the day before to land the five speckled trout weighing 17.93 lbs. that topped the 8th Annual Ed Sewell Memorial Speckled Trout Tournament, held November 7th out of Swansboro’s Casper’s Marina. Not only did they [...]
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OIFC.com KMT Tournament
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
With well under one ounce separating the top two boats, as well as the winning weights comparable to the average ones at SKA Nationals (yet substantially fewer boats participating), it’s fair to say the fishing was on fire for the OIFC.com King Mackerel Tournament, held November 7-15 jointly out of Cape Hatteras and Morehead City. [...]
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Friendly City Speckled Trout Tournament
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Despite double digit rainfall amounts in the days preceding the event, the competitors in the 18th Annual Swansboro Century Club Friendly City Speckled Trout Tournament managed to haul some serious specks to the scales, including the 7.3 and 8.5 lb. trout that carried Hubert, NC’s “True Line” fishing team to the winner’s circle.
John Hislop and [...]
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Pleasure Island Surf Fishing Challenge
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
A light chill in the air marked one of the first cool weekends of fall as 273 anglers descended on the southern beaches of New Hanover County October 16-18 for the 2009 Fisherman’s Post Pleasure Island Surf Fishing Challenge, chasing prize money in divisions for seven species of surf dwelling bottom feeders. The autumn weather [...]
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Fall Brawl King Classic
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
With a 35 lb. king on the board after Day 1 of the Fall Brawl King Classic, held October 23-25 out of the Ocean Isle Fishing Center, brothers Mark and Billy Emmart, of the “Moon Doggie” fishing team, knew they’d have to find a serious smoker to take home the winner’s check.
The 41.00 lb. king [...]