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pilotman

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  1. Everything is expensive now. I don't know how long I can afford going down there. My surf fishing has diminished since the little guy has started school. He's in second grade now and trips in the prime months, may and October, is impossible. But last week of may, his school year is almost over so decided to head down. Weather could be crappy. But wife needs a vaca. Wanted Rockfish second week of May at Assateague but we are NOT gonna catch any 28-31in Rock. And I dont want to. The moratorium on Rock in the early 80s should be placed again. Early planning but who knows. Finger crossed on weather.....tight lines
  2. Ah gotcha....I was talking about yellow perch and walleye.
  3. late January? Global warming I guess...not....
  4. The first migration of the year will start any day now......
  5. awesome new layout. Shout out to luckyOC.
  6. Bit chilly this week....Weather wise, looks good till Friday. Structure. Not much where you are staying, Little Bridge, Oregon Inlet and the new pier there, cuts on the beach, the sound with deep areas and channels, the Point, ramp 38(small fish), 43,44,55....try to go where the fish are and not wait for the fish to come to you. Southern area of Ocracoke but that might be too far for you unless you wake up at 5am to get there before the crowd. Good luck and keep us posted.
  7. Maybe the new pier at Oregon Inlet?
  8. The access should be fine. It was when I was there. And very much closer to ramp 44 than I have ever seen. Park south of the Point. There were always some spots open. Or you can park at the Point proper and have a good chance of nabbing a space. Vehicles are always coming and going there and good chance one will be available. I never had an issue of finding one there. Even there you will be a couple hundred yards from the Point. Also for Red Drum Tackle reports, look at their facebook page. They report there almost daily.
  9. Finally back home. Worst part of a trip is not leaving the beach, it's the unloading when you get home. 2hrs+ cleaning and putting everything back in place. Then realization hits and 3 acres of grass needs to be cut tomorrow, garden needs to be prepped, etc....I feel very fortunate that our week had great weather for the most part. I went at it pretty hard the first 5 day and did ok. I wish I could have fished the Point proper during the day but never had an opportunity. It was always at night for the most part. Family comes first... Right?...... Met Kara at Red Drum and gave her the biggest hug ever. Such a wonderful woman. She asked that I give her a hug anytime that I saw her. And I will.... She told me about Bob's accomplishments that I never knew, about the bluefin tagging program Bob started. Just amazing. I told her I first met him in 1984 when his hair was not gray. He was a great man. In the early 90's when the rockfish started to disappear from the Point(December), Bob gave me several different lures for free and asked me to fish the Point with them and report back to him with results. No rockfish. That was the end of rockfish at the Point. I hope everyone that knew Bob, give Kara a big hug when they visit Red Drum. Please. Shout out to Travis for fixing one of my rod's tip in like 5 minutes. He builds great custom cts rods. The one he built me is phenomenal.....
  10. Thanks towpro. He's 7 now and thinks he can reel in a heaver. At least the mind is willing. He keeps this old fart feeling young. The core of my life.( Let's not tell Connie that)
  11. Hey Dixie, 16?! That sounds like an awesome time to come. First week of May is gonna be nice. Good chance the Point will be closed. (damn birders) but big sea mullet and pompano should be biting. Early cobia?
  12. I have to say I'm fished out. Yesterday, on a whim, we decided to head to Ocracoke.to clam. It was 2 hours of waiting in line at the ferry. So we did the tourist thing. Bought a t-shirt and sweater and walked around the ferry area. The weather was great. Around 80 and minimal winds. The water temps was good too. The little guy was swimming in the warm shallow sound as we clammed. Caught a bucket full and headed back. We didn't have time to fish the southern beaches of Ocracoke even though the bite has been great there. Got back to the house and and fished the back. Had a double header with the nephew. Jigging Gulp off the bottom is the trick. Those small puppies do fight hard. We caught a few more and headed to the Point after dinner. Same old story. Sharks and more sharks. The reports tell you drum and sharks at the Point. But not the ratio. The ratio in my opinion is like 10 to 15 to one. I've never fought so much big sharks in my life.....I have noticed that the best time to catch drum and not a shark is during the day at the Point proper. Got back to the house early morning today and knew I was fished out. Shout out to the best wifey in the world. Taking most of the burden of the energizer bunny 7 year old, allowing me to fish more. Today I did nothing and didn't go anywhere. Slept late and recouped. It was almost 80 today but exhaustion has finally caught up to me. Todays top excitement was watching the Masters and making clam linguini. Tomorrow is supposed to be rain and wind all day so this trip is almost a wrap up. Couldn't wait to come down before the trip and now looking forward to getting back home.
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