swellrider
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Joined: Jun 03, 2009
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 Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:17 am Post subject: SWELL RIDER SPORTFISHING...NC REPORT 07/14 GROUPER!!!! |
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TODAY I HAD MY REGULAR CAST OF CHARATERS OUT FOR A DAY OF BOTTOM FISHING, KENNEDY AND STEVE THE PIRARTE...LEFT WB AROUND 5:30am FOR THE 35 MILE RUN TO THE GROUNDS, LIGHT WEST WINDS AND PRETTY FLAT ON THE BEACH...GOT TO OUR FIRST SPOT ,WIND MADE THE SWITCH TO ENE SO ALITTLE CREATIVE ANCHORING WAS THE CALL SO WE COULD LAY UP ON THE PIECE JUST RIGHT..I INSIST ON FISHING MINNOWS AND SARDEENS ON THE FIRST FEW DROPS ON EVERY STOP AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF GUYS ONBOARD THAT UNDERSTAND WHY, AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE 30 SECONDS I SEE KENNEDY'S ROD DOUBLED OVER AND A STRAINED RESPONCE OF THERE HERE...JUST AS HE SAY'S THAT I LOOK IN THE BOW AND THE PIRATE'S ROD IS PIN'D TO THE RAIL, I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO YELL AT FIRST TO NOT LOSE THE FISH SO I JUST STOOD THERE WITH THE GAFF WAITING..A FEW MOMENTS GO BY AND A NICE GAG AND RED GROUPER HIT THE DECK, THE PIRATES ALL SMILES AND KENNEDY HEADS TO THE COOLER FOR A RED, WHITE AND BLUE...THIS FIRST SPOT YEILDED QUITE A FEW NICE GAGS AND REDS ALONG WITH SOME NICE SEA BASS AND STILL NO BIG BAITS HIT THE WATER...WE PICKED A BUNCH OF NICE GROUPER, SNAPPER AND SEA BASS OFF EACH SPOT WORKING A BIG PIECE ON BOTTOM THAT RUNS EAST AND WEST NEVER HAVING TO MOVE VERY FAR OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY...SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST WE LAY UP ON A LEDGE THAT WAS JUST ALIVE WITH LIFE, I TOLD STEVEN THIS IS WERE HIS AMERCAN RED WILL BE AND LIKE CLOCK WORK HIS ROD IS BENT TO THE WATER AND MOMENT'S LATER AN AMERICAN RED SNAPPER BREAKS THE SURFACE..AS HE GOES TO LIFT THE FISH THE HOOK PULLS THE BLANK STARE ON HIS FACE WAS GREAT SINCE ALL I COULD DO IS LAUGH!!!THIS SPOT GAVE UP SOME REAL NICE GAGS AND SCAMP GROUPER AS WELL A BUNCH OF BIG B-LINERS..WIND STARTED PICKING UP A BIT AND WITH OUR FISH BOX TOPPED OFF WE HEADED FOR THE HILL..ALWAYS A DAY OF LAUGHS WITH KENNEDY AND STEVE THE PIRATE IS NOT TO FAR BEHIND WITH HIS OWN COMEDY SHOW ON THE WATER..ALL I COULD SAY IS STEVEN IS BECOMING QUITE A GOOD GROUPER FISHERMAN AND AN ASSET TO HAVE ONBOARD MY BOAT...SINCE HE'S YOUNG AND GEAR COST ALOT THESE DAYS KENNEDY AND I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM HIS OWN GROUPERHAWG ROD, IT'S BEEN WELL DESERVED WITH THE AMOUNT OF GROUPER HE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS BOAT.. LOOKING FOWARD TO THE NEXT TRIP ALREADY...
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