Morehead School Schedule
MOREHEAD SCHEDULE
7:30-8:30: Registration / Breakfast
8:15-8:30: Group Introduction
8:30-9:30: Session I
9:45-10:45: Session II
11:00-12:00: Session III
12:00-1:00: Chicken & BBQ Lunch
1:00-2:00: Session IV
2:15-3:15: Session V
3:30-4:30: Session VI
4:30-5:00: Door Prizes / Wrap Up
7:30-8:30
Registration / Breakfast
8:15-8:30
Group Introduction
8:30-9:30
Session I
Main Seminar—Flounder Fishing
Landing more and larger flounder; Trophy flounder tactics; Effectively utilizing live bait for flounder; Artificial lure strategies; Targeting flounder on nearshore wrecks and ledges
Featuring: Capt. Mike Taylor; Capt. Jeff Cronk; Capt. Rob Koraly (m)
Rigging Station A—Stripers Drifting w/ Capt. Richard Andrews
Rigging Station B—Grouper Rigs w/ Capt. Dave Tilley
Rigging Station C—Summertime Dolphin w/ Capt. Shane Brafford
Rigging Station D—Offshore Popping & Jigging w/ Capt. Rick Croson
Rigging Station E—Cast Nets w/ Capt. Chris Kimrey
9:45-10:45
Session II
Main Seminar—King Mackerel
Catching, keeping, and utilizing live bait for smoker kings; Dead bait strategies; Slow trolling insights and anchoring options; Following the fish over the course of the season
Featuring: Capt. Charles Brown; Capt. Andy Wolfe; Capt. Jim Sabella (m)
Rigging Station A—Trout Fishing 101 w/ Capt. Gary Dubiel
Rigging Station B—Red Drum Rigs w/ Capt. Richard Andrews
Rigging Station C—Gulf Stream Rigs w/ Capt. Jody Gay
Rigging Station D—Flounder Rigs w/ Capt. Jeff Cronk and Capt. Mike Taylor
Rigging Station E—Satellite Fish Finding and Fryingpantowr.com w/ Capt. Dave Tilley (at his captain booth)
11:00-12:00
Session III
Main Seminar—Blue Water
Conventional dead bait trolling; High speed Gulf Stream trolling; Strategies for finding feeding fish; Changing spreads and tactics over the course of the year to target the most available species
Featuring: Capt. Shane Brafford; Capt. Jody Gay; Capt. Rick Croson (m)
Rigging Station A—Flounder Fishing w/ Capt. Rob Koraly
Rigging Station B—Artificials for Trout w/ Capt. Charles Brown
Rigging Station C—ABull “Old” Red Drum Fishing w/ Capt. Gary Dubiel
Rigging Station D—King Mackerel Rigs w/ Capt. Jim Sabella
Rigging Station E—Cast Nets w/ Capt. Andy Wolfe
12:00-1:00
Chicken & BBQ Lunch (catered by Smithfield’s)
1:00-2:00
Session IV
Main Seminar—Bottom Fishing
Jigging vs. bait fishing; Anchoring and drifting over bottom structure; Best rigs for sea bass, snapper, and other bottom feeders; Nearshore grouper (<25 miles) and Offshore grouper (30+ miles)
Featuring: Capt. Andy Wolfe; Capt. Rick Croson; Capt. Dave Tilley (m)
Rigging Station A—Neuse River Stripers w/ Capt. Gary Dubiel
Rigging Station B—Wahoo Trolling w/ Capt. Shane Brafford
Rigging Station C—Ballyhoo Rigging w/ Capt. Jody Gay
Rigging Station D—Summer Inshore Variety w/ Capt. Rob Koraly
Rigging Station E—Cast Nets w/ Capt. Richard Andrews
2:15-3:15
Session V
Main Seminar—Redfish and Trout
Strategies for big fish with baits and lures; Utilizing current, structure, surroundings, and conditions to find feeding fish; Successful fishing despite heavy pressure; Finding and catching fish with topwater lures
Featuring: Capt. Rob Koraly; Capt. Gary Dubiel; Capt. Jeff Cronk (m)
Rigging Station A—Summertime Dolphin w/ Capt. Jim Sabella
Rigging Station B—Cobia Fishing w/ Capt. Charles Brown
Rigging Station C—Ocean Flounder Fishing w/ Capt. Chris Kimrey
Rigging Station D—Blue Water Artificials w/ Capt. Rick Croson
Rigging Station E—Satellite Fish Finding and Fryingpantower.com w/ Capt. Dave Tilley (at his captain booth)
3:30-4:30
Session VI
Main Seminar—Nearshore Variety Fishing
Getting set up to take advantage of a variety of species; Identifying that day’s available targets; Techniques from the top to the bottom of the water column to maximize fishing opportunities
Featuring: Capt. Chris Kimrey; Capt. Charles Brown; Capt. Jim Sabella (m)
Rigging Station A—Bottom Fishing w/ Capt. Andy Wolfe
Rigging Station B—Summer NC Billfish w/ Capt. Jody Gay
Rigging Station C—Flounder Rigs w/ Capt. Richard Andrews
Rigging Station D—Live Baiting Big Spanish w/ Capt. Jeff Cronk
Rigging Station E—Cast Nets w/ Capt. Mike Taylor
4:30-5:00
Open House / Door Prizes / Wrap Up
Download schedule here: Morehead School Schedule.