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I was down for the first time 4/30-5/02,
really enjoyed it and will be back soon. One of my buddies caught
this shark on 4/30 down at the south point. It was 3" shy of 8
feet! He caught it on 40# test after a two hr fight, then released
it.
I was hoping someone could tell me what
kind of shark and an estimated weight. I was dumbfounded! do you
catch a lot of sharks like this from the surf?
Thanks,
Charles Childress (wttail)
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Hey, thought you might like the cobia pic. Caught 5-8-04. Estimated 80lbs. Released unharmed. See you and jack on the banks. Robert |
     Just got back from the island and wanted to share these photo's with all. We fished the south point on the 15th and caught some 1-2 lb blues. (Good fight). We had our best luck at mile maker 33 & 42. Whiting, mullet, trout and a few blues, plus one nice 7lb 11oz Black Drum (Caught by me PC Doctor). Lot of sharks and skates! We left on the 19th with about 15lb of boneless fish ready to eat. Michael/Buddy/Capt Charles |
 
Just thought you would like to see these
photos. We were on the island April 8th-11th.We were told that this
is a triple tail (never heard of it) but I'm not sure. It weighed
4.2 lbs. We had a great time as usual and can't wait until fall.
Hope you get this !
Let me know.
JEFF SMITH
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  These two were provided by Michael Fisher as well (same trip mentioned above)----- will move to "Bad, Bad Trucks" page when he gives me the story!! Tom |
 ON NOVEMBER 7TH AROUND 5.00 O CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON I WAS FISHING JUST BELOW THE LIGHTHOUSE AROUND MILE MARKER 42.. THE WIND WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE NORTH AND COMING STRAIGHT DOWN THE BEACH AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR.. I WAS USING CUT MULLET AND HAD TIED ON TWO WEIGHTS TO KEEP IT OUT.... THEN I HOOKED THIS MONSTER OF A RED DRUM PICTURED BEING HELD BY MY FISHING BUDDY JAY HONEYCUTT.. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND DOWN THE BEACH ABOUT 300 YARDS IT FINALLY GAVE UP AND CAME TO SHORE...IT WAS OVER 48 INCHES LONG AND 27 INCHES AROUND AND WE ESTIMATED THAT IT WEIGHED ABOUT 50 LBS. IT FOUGHT HARDER THAT ANYTHING THAT I HAD EVER HOOKED BEFORE.. AFTER A SHORT PHOTO SESSION IT WAS RELEASED UNHARMED... MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE WILL HAVE THE THRILL THAT I HAD THAT EVENING... ARCHIE MURPH |
   We just wanted to share with you the biggest catch that we've had on the island... Here is a big Southern Atlantic Stingray that we caught on Nov. 2, 2003. We hooked it at about 9 am down between the point and the rock jetty and it took 3 of us 2 hrs to get it on shore. It measured a whopping 10 ft long and over 4 1/2 ft wide! It's tail alone was over 6 ft long. It was heavy too, we estimated the weight to be around 175-200 lbs. After posing for a few pictures it was released back into the ocean to swim another day. Thanks again for another memorable trip! Dan, Lucas, and Mike |
 
Hey Ya'll,
Thought I would send ya some pics of a couple of the
fish my ma in-law and I caught on cold, windy nights, Nov 8-11. We
caught several keepers, but the fun ones were the ones we put
back. It was a total of 4 large red drum the first was 27 lb, then
35 lb, 31 lb and finish up our trip a 50 pounder. It took 35 minutes
to convince it to shore. We always have a good time when we go
to the island...and these were the biggest fish either of us had
ever caught, which makes for great memories and fish tales with
proof (pics).
Robert Wilson
(Gaterman)
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Here are pictures of two proud members
of our party with drum caught on 4-18 and 4-19. Look closely and
it's no secret where they were caught. Mark Danieley's drum was
49" and Robin Giles's was 42". Both were released
unharmed. Another successful trip!.
Thanks,
Barry Graham
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 Here is one of our group, Austin Foster (AKA Zorba) from Raleigh. After catching limits of trout at sunset, we notice a nice break in the outer bar right in front of us as the tide began to turn. So what does Zorba catch on a 2 hook bottom rig with rotten shrimp? 42"x26.5" I keep tell'n em "they didn't locate that fish camp there for nothing!!!" Appreciate it if you get a chance to post this. Austin is not that computer literate and seeing his picture on the www would blow his mind. This fish was caught smack dab between cabins 10A & 10B. |
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Family and friends on the annual trip to
the Banks. Caught some Albies. They would swim right by our
legs chasing minnows. Had a blast as always. Caught plenty of fish,
November 2002.
Jimmy Kremidas, Florence SC (That's
me on the right).
See you this Fall!
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    1 - Nice keeper Red caught during a run of blues and trout. It was just of size so we kept plus it was this guys first Red ever caught after years of fishing the surf. 2 - This is Chad Dutton cast netting for finger mullet. He has a pretty good throw with that net wouldn't you say? (..wonder if he gives lessons? - Tom) 3 - See what I mean. Shhhhh.....don't tell anyone about this honey hole. 4 - Yes this guy is in his underwear. I told him waders aren't that expensive. Steven Vallad from Pinehurst. |
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Tom,
It was nice meeting you on the north end
last week. Here are two 43 inch fish caught there on high tide
10-18-02 at about 9:30 pm. These were the only two we caught but I
did see six more about the same size.
Good fishing to all and can't wait until next year.
Mark Monroe
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   Tom, More fun for the masses. September 2002: My buddy and I came across a school of Spanish busting glass minnows. Jumped out of the vehicle and hung this Fat Albert on the first cast. 20 minutes later and half a mile down the beach this guy finally came to the beach. I ran back to the truck for a quick photo and release. Meanwhile my buddy is steady filling up the cooler with nice keeper Spanish. While still huffing and puffing from the jog up the beach I cast again and Wham, Albert's little brother started my real screaming. Here we go again. It doesn't get much better than that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bubbagump |
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   Andy King sent these in!! "I got the 3 drum on Oct 23rd 1999. I was really surprised at luck. Before then the biggest drum I'd ever caught was around 6-7 lbs. I enjoyed the whole trip. You may know some guys that witnessed my 3rd catch. The Byrds from Kitty Fork area have a RV called "Bird Nest". Mac Sutton was with them too. I don't know them well but we're from same neck of the woods and I showed them the last drum I got that night. We all had a fit. Can't wait to go back sometime." |
I really love the Island and your website. Thought I'd pass along a pic of my biggest Drum. It was caught 11-08-01 just north of the Point on the south end. Fish was 47 1/2"L x 28"G. Estimated 46.6lbs using a formula I found. Keep up the good work on the site. Mark Monroe Salisbury, NC |
Brian Delk with black drum caught 5/3/01 on the Island. This was the first time that Brian had ever been fishing and had never caught a fish before. The fish was 49 inches long and 21 inches high (not girth). Estimated total weight 50 lbs. The fish was revived and put back to be caught again!
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 Doormat flounder caught at the Jetty!!!
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 Just another average Red Drum?
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 What a fish story this is... but I'm not gonna tell it (Jack tells a much better fish story than I do) |
 Nice catch... actually it was caught out from Islamorada Key, Florida one Christmas Day!
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 This is what it used to look like at the North End during the "DIFF CLUB DRUM TOURNAMENT" (... can't remember which one is mine!)
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 See Ladies.... This is the way to spend quality time with your fella? (Sherri Dunaway!)
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