Basstastic

Today brought Steve back and he brought John with him. We found some small fish at first and after a timely call we found several large schools of bass that had the bait trapped. It was a little dicey but the guys did themselves well. After the tide died and the fish quit we went […]

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Good day on the briney

Friday morning brought Martin and Stuart down for a good day without the east winds. We opted to start with some relaxing fishing instead of fighting the masses. For two hours the guys caught bass with no other boats around. These fish were smaller but you can’t beat a relaxed environment. After a while we […]

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A good day for a long boat ride.

Gary and I beat the sunrise today and were met by an east wind and big heave. After trying about six different spots and a tide change we found a good amount of baitfish that was occasionally being harassed by the elusive bonito. We had a couple short hits and then Gary got two to […]

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Back at it

We had a few days off to attend the Helicopter Company’s Reunion that I flew with in Vietnam. it was a balmy 85 and well east of the storm inSouth Carolina.Now we are home and back to business. Tuesday Steve and Jim came over to experience the fall run. Unfortunately it hadn’t quite started yet. […]

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British Invasion Day Four

What a difference a day makes. Today Simon and Dave returned for day two. We found some schoolie bass early and then took the long ride. There were scattered pods of different species in the area. Quickly we caught the first of a good bunch of Bonito. The tide slowed so we. Took a short […]

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Grinding one out

Today Peter and Paul were back for their second day of three. We started like yesterday but the fish had moved on. We picked a few off the beach but it was pretty quiet. We took a long ride to a couple of spots that I haven’t fished in a while. They weren’t there either. […]

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The switch was flipped

Monday brought Simon and Dave who also made the trip from the UK out for a day on the briney. We headed out and Simon landed a bass on his first cast That usually is the kiss of death but not today. We stayed inshore for a couple hours and had pretty steady action with […]

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Seas the day

Sunday brought Peter and Paul across the Atlantic from the UK. We left early and headed out to where the elusive bonito have been visiting. They were there for a short while until 15 of our close friends showed up. We caught two peanut bunker pretty quickly and then it was seas for the rest […]

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Improving

Friday Dr. Jeff and Frank came back for a day on the briney. We took a long ride and were rewarded with small pods of Bonito chasing bait. The guys doubled on their first casts with one fish coming on board we managed too put two more in the boat before the tide gave up. […]

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Typical

The other morning Gail and I went in search of the elusive Bonito. We found some fussy schools here and there. Gail managed two in the boat and I landed a Scup and a Sea Robin. Just to be clear the scup was huge. Almost big enough to keep. I should have known better.

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