sbcbmx112 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) Sometime mid winter I told the Ms. that I needed a 'us and the dog' vacation this year and the message was well received. I chose Hatteras sometime in sept or early oct and she found us a nice pet friendly place for labor day week. We lucked out big time weather-wise and the pup loved it! We found a really nice empty beach just north of Buxton and spent most of our days there. Per the advice of @JaseB I elected to pitch a Skinner rig for flounder which was by far the most effective method of catching I found. A jighead or bucktail and gulp! mullet or shrimp did very very well for the entire week, especially around sunrise and low tide. I picked up around 30 flounder over the course of the week, about 5-7 of which were legal. Since there was just the two of us I kept just one and made it into tacos and ceviche. I also caught some very nice kingfish (whiting?) and a few baby pompano. This trip was great and made up for the fact that I will likely miss the vast majority of the fall season in the mid-Atlantic due to the purchase of a house and all the work and $$ that will go along with it. Edited September 10, 2018 by sbcbmx112 weird tagging glitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanlon-surf Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 AWESOME! very happy to hear that you had a good time. ...and you are quite the chef. that presentation looks good enough to eat right of the screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronPA Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Sounds like a good time, and good catching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhager23 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Looks like you had a great time. We are looking forward to heading that way in November. Good to hear you had luck in the surf. "A land without memories is a people without liberty" - Robert E. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porktown Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Looks like a happy dog and great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumfish420 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Was down there at the same time! Pretty much the same fishing report, plus a few nice blues and spanish macks at sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Mass Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 And nice dog. "You know the Bill of Rights is serving its purpose when it protects things you wish it didn't." "You can no longer be oppressed if you are not afraid anymore - Unknown" SOL Member #174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishNoob Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Nice, never caught a flounder in the obx before, gonna have to try it out next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retainer Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, PhishNoob said: Nice, never caught a flounder in the obx before, gonna have to try it out next time! A lot of them there. Find an overwash sandbar and cast into the gully and drag towards the ledge. sounds like a good trip! In before the storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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