Brian
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Post by Brian on Apr 24, 2017 14:13:03 GMT -5
Anyone interested in a False Albacore trip Oct 14-17? I have a trip booked that weekend, but do not have a buddy boat yet for that extra safety factor. We'll be staying at the Harker's Island Fishing center. 252-728-3907 I you have a boat and want to give it a try, I'll show you the ropes. We target the schools of False Albacore busting on top but if they are not around fall back on King Mackerel, Red Drum, and if all else fails retreat inshore for Speckled Trout. Glass minnows, False Albacore and Sharks, Oh My!  |
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Post by archenemy on Apr 24, 2017 16:48:15 GMT -5
Anyone interested in a False Albacore trip Oct 14-17? I have a trip booked that weekend, but do not have a buddy boat yet for that extra safety factor. We'll be staying at the Harker's Island Fishing center. 252-728-3907 I you have a boat and want to give it a try, I'll show you the ropes. We target the schools of False Albacore busting on top but if they are not around fall back on King Mackerel, Red Drum, and if all else fails retreat inshore for Speckled Trout. Glass minnows, False Albacore and Sharks, Oh My! I'm in Hampstead just down the road a piece. I would be interested in doing this. I can bring my boat up and maybe ncsportfisher can join in the fun. |
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Post by Brian on Apr 24, 2017 17:59:15 GMT -5
I'm in Hampstead just down the road a piece. I would be interested in doing this. I can bring my boat up and maybe ncsportfisher can join in the fun. Book a room at the Harker's Island Fishing Center. Plenty of rooms at the moment, but it will eventually fill up for all of October. We'll come up with a game plan each day and split up to find the fish, then call in the other boat(s) once one of us finds the fish. We'll usually be in cell phone range, but VHF is sometimes needed if you have one. You probably already know all of this since you live on the coast, but here's my opinion on what you need anyway. If you're spinfishing, 10-15lb class gear is the most fun. They'll make blistering runs but usually run out of steam right when you panic thinking you're gonna get spooled. For tackle, you need to "match the hatch". They are usually feeding on small glass minnows, so anything that looks like that is ideal. Usually, the smaller the better, but sometimes they don't care. The wind dictates what you can throw with a spinning rod: -Bucktails 3/4oz to 1oz are good depending on what you can throw in the wind. -Metal spoons. Deadly *bleep*, Stingsilver, etc. I throw the Deadly *bleep* long #3/4, #1 or #2 depending on the bait size and the wind. If they are not picky or if they are mixed in with toothy bluefish or sharks, I throw cheaper spoons like Stingsilvers, Diamond jigs or whatever I have rusting in my tacklebox. -Sometimes they will be on "snot bait" and key in on very small flys. Clousers, gummy minnows, etc Anything that looks like a small glass minnow. When they are mixed in with Sharks, they are not picky at all. They seem to just want to get a mouthful of bait and get the hell out of there. They have huge eyes and can be very leader shy, so if you use braid you'll want to use a clear leader. If the false albacore are not cooperating, the kingfishing can be very hot during October. I live bait for them just like we troll for stripers on the lake. (I have never used my boards though). You don't need a bait tank, just a livewell works fine pumping in fresh seawater rather than filtering and recirculating like we do on the lake. Menhaden are usually easy to catch right in front of Harkers Island or in the ocean in front of Shackleford banks. If we have to fall back to kings, you'll want some king rigs made out of steel wire and small, strong hooks. For Drum/Trout I usually keep some Gulp Shrimp on board. It's a bad trip if they get used. What kind of chartplotter do you have? I can share some tracks and waypoints of the area. The sounds are very shallow so having the channels plotted will be useful if you end up running in or out without me... You still have to keep your eyes peeled and read the water though as the channels do move and the markers are not always accurate. |
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