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Added on Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Scott Vasser, of Leesville, VA, with a citation red drum that inhaled a D.O.A. Airhead soft plastic beneath a popping cork in the Pamlico Sound while he was fishing with Capt. Dave Stewart of Knee Deep Custom Charters.

Scott Vasser, of Leesville, VA, with a citation red drum that inhaled a D.O.A. Airhead soft plastic beneath a popping cork in the Pamlico Sound while he was fishing with Capt. Dave Stewart of Knee Deep Custom Charters.
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Capt. Tim Barefoot (left), of Barefoot Fishing, and Gary Hurley, of Fisherman's Post Newspaper, with a bonito caught on a ballyhoo rigged with Barefoot Fishing's new Chin Weight. They were fishing 80' of water about 20 miles out of Masonboro Inlet.
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Capt. Rennie Clark, of Tournament Trail Charters, with a 47" red drum he caught and released after it struck a Shore Lure off the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
Capt. Robert and Cooter Schoonmaker with an estimated 70 lb. black drum that bit a Stingsilver just off Carolina Beach while they were fishing with their father, Capt. Charlie Schoonmaker of Back Bay Fishing Charters.
Frank Johnson, Capt. Brody Heath, and the crew of the "Emma Rose" earned first place in the 2014 Far Out Shootout by pairing this 28.5 lb. dolphin with a 39.1 lb wahoo for a 67.6 lb. aggregate. Their fish bit ballyhoo paired with glass head trolling lures near the Blackjack Hole.
Robert and Alex Pink and Gary Hall, of Wilmington, with an 80 lb. cobia, one of many they hooked while sight-casting to fish off Hatteras Inlet with Capt. Aaron Kelly on the "Rock Solid."
Bucky Zentner and friends with cobia to 78 lbs. they hooked while sight-casting to fish off Hatteras Inlet with Capt. Jeremy Hicks on the "Capt. Snag" out of Oden's Dock.
J.D. Payne and Morgan Morgan prepare to release a blue marlin and add some points to the "Coverage" crew's score in the Hatteras Village Offshore Open. Boat owner Jim Holmes battled this fish and two others in one day on the team's way to victory in the event.
Leroy Everhard, from Kernersville, NC, with a 57 lb. dolphin that he hooked while trolling near the Big Rock. Weighed in at Chasin' Tails Outdoors.
Robert Auton with a 14 lb., 2 oz. mutton snapper that bit a Boston mackerel offshore of Beaufort Inlet while he was fishing on the headboat "Capt. Stacy."
Brent Griffin, of Newport, NC, with a speckled trout he hooked in a creek off the Neuse River. The fat speck fell for a Mardi Gras-colored MR17 MirrOlure.
Penny Asby with a tagged striped bass, one of many she hooked on topwater plugs while fishing the Pamlico River with Capt. Mitchell Blake of FishIBX.com.
Kate Thomas, from GA, with a red drum that struck a chunk of blue crab in the Sunset Beach bridge canal while she was fishing with Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters.
Ben Rollason, of Kill Devil Hills, with a 21" puppy drum that he hooked while fishing from Jennette's Pier.
David Barr, of Moyock, NC, with an 18 lb. striped bass that bit a sand flea off Outer Banks Pier.
Gary Gilbert and friends from Durham, NC, with a big haul of gaffer dolphin, seven yellowfin tuna, and a white marlin release flag, results of a mid-May trip offshore of Oregon Inlet with Capt. Dave Peck on the "Skiligal" out of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.
Anne Lusk with one of many large speckled trout she and her husband Matt hooked on soft plastic baits in the Nags Head surf.
Will Snellgrove, of Ft. Mill, SC, with a blackfin tuna that bit a ballyhoo behind a trolling weight near the Steeples while he was fishing out of Holden Beach aboard the "Pokey."
Dr. Robert Littleton with a red drum that bit a live mud minnow near a Holden Beach dock.
Casey and Taylor Miller and Drew Wilkinson with a citation 45.3 lb. wahoo that bit a skirted ballyhoo near the 100/400 while they were fishing with Mike Miller.
Capt. Ryan Rayfield, of Conjured Up Fishing Charters, with a citation-class red drum that bit a 2 oz. bucktail jig a few miles off Oak Island. The fish was released after the photo.
Matthew "Bambam" Huff, of Raleigh, with a 42.14 lb. gag grouper (3 lbs. off the state record) that attacked a 200g knife jig in 280' of water offshore of Frying Pan Tower while he was fishing aboard the "Bubbles" out of Southport.
Nicole St. Cyr, of Southport, with a 26 lb. dolphin she hooked while trolling 60 miles off Bald Head Island with Patrick Jones and Andy and Boyce Broadwell on the "Nauti Lady."
Brian Vick, Casey Kennedy, and Jerry Moss with a 73.4 lb. cobia that bit a live menhaden just off the beach at Oak Island. Weighed in at Oak Island Pier.
Kristina Steenborg, of Southport, NC, with a 31 lb. king mackerel that struck a live menhaden beneath a kite off Oak Island.
Harry Fisler with a 40 lb. dolphin that bit a ballyhoo under a red/black Blue Water Candy Mini Jag near the Swansboro Hole while he was fishing with David Cavanaugh.
Morgan Smith with an upper-slot red drum that struck a topwater plug near Emerald Isle while she was fishing with Capt. Johnathan Garrett of On Point Charters.
Capt. Wayne Crisco, of Last Resort Charters out of the Topsail area, with a 4+ lb. spanish mackerel caught on a 1 oz. diamond jig while fishing a few miles out of New River Inlet.
Wesley Roberson, of Lillington, NC, with a 26" red drum that bit a cut bait in the surf at the south end of Topsail Island.
Matthew Stokely, of Wilmington, with a 27 lb. red grouper that bit a squid/cigar minnow combo at some bottom structure in 130' of water off Wrightsville Beach while he was fishing with Capt. Arlen Ash of Ultimate Reaction Charters.
Ashley Robins, of Wilmington, with a bluefish that bit a live finger mullet in Masons Inlet.
Hunter Kailos with a bull dolphin that bit a black/yellow/clear trolling plug 57 miles off Masonboro Inlet while he was fishing with Clint Cornette.
Brent Hinson, of Wilmington, with a 24" black drum that bit shrimp in the surf at Wrightsville Beach.
Snead Carey, of Roxboro, NC, with a fat flounder that bit a Gulp bait off the ICW while he was fishing with Capt. Wayne Crisco of Last Resort Charters.
Robert McNeill and Adam Prince prepare to release a 175 lb. class blue marlin that earned the "Safari" team 400 points and the win in the Boy Scout Gulf Stream Open, held May 7-10 out of Wrightsville Beach Marina. The blue bit a pink trolling plug and was battled to the boat by Matt Bork.
Tyler Chabot, of Kure Beach, with a 6 lb. flounder that bit a soft plastic bait in Snow's Cut. Weighed in at Kure Pier.
Megan Gerrell with a 28" red drum she caught and released in Broad Creek off the Neuse River while fishing with shrimp.
Mark Jones and Alan Harris with the 50.14 lb. king mackerel that secured first place in Leg 2 of the Cape Lookout Shootout King Mackerel Series for the "Miss Teny" crew. The big king struck a 2 lb. bluefish near the George Summerlin Reef while they were fishing with Ashley Jones and Randy Chase.
C.J. Branco (age 8), of Wilmington, with a red drum that struck a live pinfish while he was fishing from an ICW dock.
Donna Gurganus relased this blue marlin while trolling out of Carolina Beach with Bruce Martin near the Same Ol' Hole. The blue fell for a Lil' Stubby chugger and was battled on a Penn 6/0.
Bryson Mayo with his first speckled trout, an 18" fish that inhaled a live bait on a Carolina rig near Carolina Beach Inlet.
Jessica Dean, of Mount Pleasant, NC, with a red drum that struck a live finger mullet at some nearshore structure off Carolina Beach.
Hannah Winchell, of Iowa, with a 31" red drum she caught and released after it bit a live finger mullet in Snows Cut while she was fishing with Capt. Robert Schoonmaker of Carolina Explorer Charters.
Ricahrd and Connor Mcinnis, of Rockingham, NC, with Connor's first offshore fish, a wahoo that he landed while trolling offshore of Hatteras Inlet with on the "Hatteras Fever II" with Capt. Buddy Hooper.
Pat and Matthew Kelly, of Chesapeake, VA, with a pending NC State Record skipjack tuna. The pair hooked the 32 lb. fish while trolling off Hatteras Inlet on the "Megabite." Weighed in at Teach's Lair Marina.
Rachel Morgan, of Beaufort, NC, with a 7.23 lb. flounder that bit a live fiddler crab near the Morehead port wall. Weighed in at Chasin' Tails Outdoors.
Beth Lee with her first red drum, a 28" fish that bit a live finger mullet under a popping cork in a Beaufort-area marsh while she was fishing with her boyfriend, Capt. Chris Kimrey of Mount Maker Charters.
Thad and Seth Moye with a pair of triggerfish they hooked on cut baits while bottom fishing off Beaufort Inlet.
Scott Vasser, of Leesville, VA, with a citation red drum that inhaled a D.O.A. Airhead soft plastic beneath a popping cork in the Pamlico Sound while he was fishing with Capt. Dave Stewart of Knee Deep Custom Charters.
Rob Istone, of Hertz Rental Equipment Wilmington, with a citation red drum that struck a chunk of mullet while he was fishing the Pamlico Sound just off Cedar Island.
Jack Jackson, of Havelock, NC, with a citation-class red drum he caught and released after it struck a D.O.A. Deadly Combo rig while he was kayak-fishing the lower Neuse River.
David Campbell with a stringer of flounder and a black drum he hooked in the ICW near North Myrtle Beach.
William and Wayne Reynolds and Brantley Guinn celebrate a grand slam of billfish releases they found off Oregon Inlet in late August while trolling aboard the "Miss Shell."
John Newbold, of TW's Tackle, with a puppy drum that he hooked while surf fishing the Nags Head beach at Ramp 4 near Oregon Inlet.
Renee Bennett, of Asheboro, NC, with a 20" flounder she hooked on a Gulp shrimp in Shallotte Inlet.
Matt Nelson with an 8.76 lb. spanish mackerel that bit a live finger mullet at some nearshore structure off Lockwood Folly Inlet while he was fishing with Capt. Kevin Sneed of Rigged and Ready Charters.
Teak Salmons with a 27" red drum that inhaled a live mud minnow while she was fishing from a Shalotte River dock.
Katelyn Kincer, of the Ocean Isle Fishing Center, with a red drum she hooked in Tubbs Inlet while fishing with Taylor Henkel. The red fell for a live finger mullet.
Makala Hall (age 12), of Archdale, NC, with her first red drum, a 25" fish that bit a live finger mullet while she was fishing Davis Creek on her borther's boat.
Riley Larsen, of Sewickley, PA, with a red drum that attacked a live bait near Bald Head Island while he was fishing with Capt. Greer Hughes of Cool Runnings Charters.
Jakob Puskas with an African pompano that bit a live bait near Frying Pan Tower while he was fishing with his uncle Brian.
Tim Johnson, of Ocean, NC, with a 27" red drum that bit a Betts Halo Shrimp off his Bogue Sound dock.
Clif Holloman and Brandon Creech with a 52 lb. wahoo that bit a ballyhoo behind a Blue Water Candy JAG at the Rise while they were trolling on the "King Finz."
Capt. Jamie Rushing, of Seagate Charters, with an overslot red drum that hit an Excaliber Spook topwater on an early morning incoming tide. He was fishing near Wrightsville Beach.
Doug, Brandy, and Josh Kelly, of Topsail Beach, with the results of a triple red drum hookup they found while surf fishing the local beachfront. The fish on the left was over-slot and released after the photo.
Gage Gattone, of Rocky Point, NC, and Kris Erickson, of Castle Hayne, with the results of a double redfish hookup they found behind Topsail Island. The 25 and 27" reds fell for live baits.
T.J. Conroy, of Pittsburgh, PA, with his first ling mackerel, a 25 lb. fish that struck a live blue runner off the end of Surf City Pier.
Samantha Ducharme, of Detroit, MI, with her first flounder, a 19" fish that bit cut shrimp off Seaview Pier.
Dave Hannah, of Wilmington, with a 35 lb. king mackerel that struck a live bluefish off Johnnie Mercers Pier.
Web Eckel (age 9) with a 4+ lb. flounder he hooked on a live finger mullet off his dock at Wrightsville Beach.
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