Wilmington School Schedule
Wilmington 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: BBQ/Chicken 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. Jot Owens; Capt. Rick Bennett; Capt. Stu Caulder (m)
Rigging Station A—Artificials for Redfish and Trout w/ Capt. Jon Huff
Rigging Station B—Bottom Fishing & Grouper Rigs w/ Capt. Dave Tilley
Rigging Station C—Offshore Popping & Jigging w/ Capt. Rick Croson
Rigging Station D—Cape Fear River Targets w/ Stu Caulder
Rigging Station E—Gulf Stream Rigs w/ Capt. Jody Gay
Rigging Station F—Nearshore Variety w/ Capt. Jim Sabella
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. Jody Gay; Capt. Mark Henderson; Capt. Jim Sabella (m)
Rigging Station A—Skinny Water Strategies w/ Capt. Jon Huff
Rigging Station B—Scouting for Reds w/ Capt. Mike Pederson
Rigging Station C—Striper Fishing w/ Capt. Stu Caulder
Rigging Station D—Gulf Stream Rigs w/ Capt. Shane Brafford
Rigging Station E—Flounder Rigs w/ Capt. Rob Koraly
Rigging Station F—Grouper Rigs w/ Capt. Tim Barefoot
11:00-12:00
Session III
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. Tim Barefoot; Capt. Rick Croson; Capt. Dave Tilley (m)
Rigging Station A—Topwaters w/ Capt. Mike Pederson
Rigging Station B—Trout Rigs w/ Capt. Jot Owens
Rigging Station C—Marine Electronics w/ West Marine
Rigging Station D—Ballyhoo Rigging w/ Capt. Shane Brafford
Rigging Station E—Flounder Fishing w/ Capt. Rick Bennett
Rigging Station F—Kings and Spanish w/ Capt. Mark Henderson
12:00-1:00
BBQ/Chicken Lunch (catered by Smithfield’s)
1:00-2:00
Session IV
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. Jody Gay; Capt. Shane Brafford; Capt. Rick Croson (m)
Rigging Station A—Bottom Fishing & Light Lining w/ Capt. Tim Barefoot
Rigging Station B—Summertime Dolphin w/ Capt. Jim Sabella
Rigging Station C—Anchoring School w/ Capt. Dave Tilley
Rigging Station D—Tournament Day Redfishing w/ Capt. Mike Pederson
Rigging Station E—Flounder Fishing w/ Capt. Jot Owens
Rigging Station F—Summer Inshore Variety w/ Capt. Rick Bennett
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. Mike Pederson; Capt. Stu Caulder; Capt. Rob Koraly (m)
Rigging Station A—Trophy Kings w/ Capt. Mark Henderson
Rigging Station B—Summer NC Billfish w/ Capt. Shane Brafford
Rigging Station C—Cobia Fishing w/ Capt. Jot Owens
Rigging Station D—Flounder Fishing w/ Capt. Rick Bennett
Rigging Station E—Blue Water Artificials w/ Capt. Rick Croson
Rigging Station F—Spanish Fishing w/ Capt. Jon Huff
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. Tim Barefoot; Capt. Mark Henderson; Capt. Jim Sabella (m)
Rigging Station A—Gulf Stream Rigs w/ Capt. Jody Gay
Rigging Station B—Topwaters & Artificials w/ Capt. Jon Huff
Rigging Station C—Offshore Artificials w/ Capt. Arlen Ash
Rigging Station D—Striper Fishing w/ Capt. Stu Caulder
Rigging Station E—Ocean Flounder Fishing w/ Capt. Rob Koraly
Rigging Station F—SST Charts and Fryingpantower.com w/ Capt. Dave Tilley (at his captain’s booth)
4:30-5:00
Open House / Door Prizes / Wrap Up
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