Easter weekend

Plug · 03-13-2002, 01:56 AM

I'll be down Fri-Mon. Staying at Lighthouse View.

Who's going?

kip · 03-13-2002, 08:16 AM

we have a house rented in avon for the week preceding easter, check out is saturday morning, so i don't know how much fishing i will be doing over the weekend. looks like things are starting to pick up, and ocracoke is only a ferry ride away....

John M · 03-13-2002, 02:28 PM

I will be there thursday night through saturday night. Have to go home for my daughters birthday and Easter.

drop me a line Plug, I will see ya there.

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kip · 03-13-2002, 04:39 PM

so what am i johnm, chopped liver?

Critter Gitter · 03-13-2002, 08:43 PM

I'm there if winds are favorable and maybe sooner.
CG

John M · 03-14-2002, 07:22 AM

kip more like chopped pig (aka scrapple)

I will see you then too......

CG SSW tomorrw and saturday. Were leaving tonight

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humdrum · 03-23-2002, 07:14 AM

Should be leaving thurs. Thats the plan anyway. Something came up last time.Ocracoke or the Point dont know yet. Be staying in the camper. will the Easter Bunny bring us drum? Hope so . fish on ....Mark HUMDRUM

John M · 03-23-2002, 10:13 AM

I am heading out thursday night. Gonna pack the camper up today, get the rods ready etc. About 90% sure I know where I will be

btw hope yall like cake gonna have a litle birthday party on saturday for my daughter since she is coming to the beach with us. She will be 2

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Critter Gitter · 03-23-2002, 08:41 PM

So far looks like possible high pressure building Thurs. Might mean light south winds but who knows. Since there is always Inlet effect currents there not even sure wind makes as much difference as at the point. Not sure if I'm there Thurs or Friday but better chance of getting decent bait on Friday. Wanna test this yellow label rocket fuel stuff out if I put all the parts back in right.

John M · 03-24-2002, 08:03 AM

Dave, I look at it this way, a light southerly wind is better than a humpin northerly, especially this early.....btw I know the first blitz last year was on a NW but it was mid april not march

gonna try an experiment this weekend. My slosh30s usually have a red and white brake, I do have to thuumb it sometimes. So I am gonna put 2 reds in one reel see if no haveing to thumb it at all will make a sifference in distance.

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John M
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DennyH · 03-24-2002, 09:17 AM

Hi guys,
I just joined the board the other day. Will be fishing Hatteras and Ocracoke 3/29 - 4/6.

John M... In reference to the brakes, I just started learning a conventional with the SLOSH30. Got to the point of no thumb with 2 reds. Got brave and went to 2 whites. Having to thumb it nullified any distance gain for me. Too many blow-ups too. But, like I said, I'm new to the conventionals.

Denny

P.S. Nice pics and reports

Mudd · 03-24-2002, 10:42 AM

Hey Plug! I'm in Buxton 3/29 to 4/1 and staying at Lighthouse View also. I'm driving a gold Explorer. I expect to be fishing the S end of O-coke every evening, hopefully we will get a chance to meet. -Mudd

John M · 03-24-2002, 11:17 AM

Denny hope to see ya there. If you se emy ride stop by and say Hi alwasys good to meet other SOLers

I have a cooler rack on it on the beach but thats my truck below

Mudd, I will see ya there. Plug is a class act, I will hanging with him some

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Critter Gitter · 03-24-2002, 02:00 PM

John, I've tried every brake combo known to man. I use 2 reds. There always needs to be an equal balance. These are the most user friendly reels I've used. With anything else I end up tightening tension and negate any adavantage with lighter brakes. I have my tenion completely off. Never once had a backlash. I have though about cutting off or grinding off a small section of each brake. I used to do that with my Abu phenolic brakes. Of course those brakes wear down anyway.

Coolerpup · 03-25-2002, 12:00 AM

I think in my SVH20 and 30 I have one red and one white or both whites. I tried all red and it got to the point I could feel the brakes really holding my cast up. Its been a while since I had the reels apart, Ill have to check.

Good Luck to you all.

AllenC