 Tired
of reading stuff about things other than fishing. Caught this beauty |
Email your fish (or unusual?) pictures (with short-story) to tom@drumwagon.com!!
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David Holcomb (AKA Loves to Fish) |
     Here's a couple pics of my uncles sand troubles! As always there's a good story that goes along. If you want that too (for a good laugh at least) I'll send it along. Keep up the good work on the Drumwagon site, I'll be checking back frequently. Nate Clark (Waiting on the story Nate.......) |
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Monday Dec. 6, this pelican hung out
with us for a while and posed for this picture.
Don't look like Gus but maybe his brother?
Had another great trip.
Thanks,
Barry
(See Fish Reports for Nov 2004!!) |
I made my first trip in October, and
loved it, so i went back in November. I caught this big Striper
Friday night Nov. 19th on cut bait around the 41 marker. It was 42
inches long and pegged my scale at 24 pounds, i would say it
was at least 34 pounds. This fish really put a smile on my
face. I'm ready to go again.
Alan Leftwich |
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 A 27.9 lb Stripped Bass caught Saturday, November 20, 2004 around 4:30 pm on the sound side of the point at Cape Lookout. Using light weight tackle, 4500 SS Penn Reel, 10 lb test line and a 1 oz Stingsilver spoon. Jonathan Jenkins |
    Pictures provided by Mike Laughlin (DIFF Board Member and Newsletter Editor!) (This fella evidently gets around!! -- See fish reports for Nov. 2004!) |
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 Tom,
I read this board everyday.......wishing I was on
the Island. I think I have had the pleasure of meeting you ......but
to tell you the truth......I'm not sure. I've been going over for
many years.....way back when girls were a rare sight ! No place on
earth better than "Davis Island".
This fish was caught on 10/11 at the north end by
Mike Dillon. We lured him away from Portsmouth for a trip with us to
"Davis".
He had to agree it was worth putting up with me for 3
days after he caught this rascal. Didn't get a weight or length, but
would put money on 45-50 lbs easy. That grin stayed on his face up
into the night........until his Braves got beat by my Astros!
I would appreciate it if you could get this on
the pics board so I can prove we catch fish when I am there. If you
are on the Island over Thanksgiving, I'll be sure to stop by and
make sure I make your acquaintance. Keep up the good work. Thanks so
much. My name is Ann but
I post on the board as......
the seahag
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 Please post this fish picture. We had a great trip from October 13-17. Earl Hewitt caught this large red drum just before we left. 41 inches, 27 lbs. Hope to find more of these! Thanks, Diane Hall |
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Had a great trip to the island
Oct. 6-9. Here is a couple of pics of our fish. Of course my cuz
Tony caught the big one. Looking forward to next year.
Hambone
(Tim Hamlin) |
   
Hi Tom, |
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This is a bad picture but it's all I
have. Could you please try and post it somewhere for me.
Don't laugh, but I'm really proud of this fish.
I met you on the ferry boat leaving the
island. This is the first big drum I've ever caught.
What a great weekend!! I met a ton of nice people out there.
tks,
Mark Logan
Raleigh, NC (Bad picture or not -- I'd be proud of the fish, too!! - Tom) |
   This is just one of many drum the Codfish Crew caught on the north end of the island on 9/20/04. The guy with the big grin is Dwight Davis. The fish was caught about 0930 just as the tide turned from falling to rising with the wind blowing about 20 knots out of the N-NE. He used cut blue fish for bait. The group shot is, from left to right, Conley Mangum, Dwight Davis, Terry Toler, Matt Long and Julian Alman. I guarantee a LARGE time was had by all. Thanks Jack for what you do with this site. GREAT JOB!! Big thanks to AWFC crew for all of their friendly attitudes and willingness to help out. Conley |
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Tom: My name is Jeff Holder and this was my 1st trip to Davis. We had a great time. Five of the seven guys that went had been there before and knew their way around. We arrived on the morning of Sep 18th and left on the morning of Sep 22. We stayed in cabin 18 which was really nice. On Monday night, Sep 20, we went to mile 45 and out to the beach. When we got there this is what we saw:  There was a Ford 250 with a cab over camper on the beach, stuck after trying to pull this one out. Our group, the owner of the camper and the occupants of this Ford dug out the camper and pulled it out with one of our trucks. No luck with the Bronco. The next day we went to fish and here is what we found:  Later that afternoon a tow truck came and pulled it out of the surf. Here is a photo I took of the sunset at the dock.  (These will also make it to the "Bad, Bad Truck Pages!) |
   
9/11/2004: Got on the island
about 12:00 Sat. for a short trip. My wife and I have been
going for years and I think she was beginning to wonder if I was ever
going to catch some big fish (besides sharks and
rays). Well, we just happened to be at the right
spot at the right time. After awhile she was tired of
taking pictures. Caught the fish on croaker meat or
head just up past the cabins. We didn't take a
picture of the little one (small puppy).
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 Beach House’s brother-in-law Mark, with a nice Red at Drum Inlet, low tide, 6:30pm+ - on 8/23/04. Two or three more were caught earlier. Glenn Gibbs |
 Our son Patrick landed his first Barracuda. 57" long, approx. 50 lbs. Came close to the record for the Ocean Isle Fishing Center. Caught it using live bait above an old wreck about 6 miles off Holden Beach, NC. Rat & Mirela (These guys are DW Friends!! -- & Rat's Wife Mirela is the Network Engineer for Drumwagon, Too!!! -- Way to go PATRICK!) |
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             Jack it was great seeing you again Tuesday evening. The house is looking good with all the hard work that you all have put in it. Ronnie's and Erma's is looking great also. The folks at Davis have been thru a lot and all of you are hopefully seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Here are the photos that I took of a turtle on June 25 trip. She came out of the surf right in front of the bathhouse area. I had seen two others lay their eggs last year but this one is the largest one that I have had the pleasure of viewing laying her eggs. Maybe you can use some of these to post on the web site. I would like to be around once in my life time to watch the hatchling make their way back to the water. I have had the joy of seeing a few of natures wonders on the island that many never get to see in a life time. If people take care of the island then we will have a piece of heaven here on earth for a long time to come. groutmaster (Howard Elliott) |
 HI DRUMWAGON THINKING ABOUT YOU TODAY AS HURRICANE ALEX IS POUNDING DOWN ON YOU HOPE EVERYTHING IS SAFE OVER THERE. WE HAVE A WINNIE MINNIE (WINABAGO) HOPE ITS RIDING OUT THE STORM OK. JUNE 30 THROUGH JULY 2 2004 OUR FIRST TRIP OVER THIS YEAR WE TOOK BUTCH AND DIANE FROM KURE BEACH NC WE CAUGHT (2( 48 COOLER OF TROUT, MULLET, SPOTS AND 1 HUGE (BIG AS HOOD OF TRUCK) STINGRAY. THEIR FIRST TIME WAS A FUN, FUN. FUN TIME. BUTCH 3 WEEKS LATER HAD 2 HEART ATTACKS AND QUAD TRIPLE BYPASS AT CAPE FEAR HOSPITAL . HE'S TRYING HARD TO BE WERE HE CAN GO BACK TO CAPE LOOKOUT LATE THIS FALL. TILL THEN HE'LL JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT DRUMWAGON .COM THE PICTURE LEFT TO RT BUTCH & DIANE PERRY AND MY FIANCÉ DEAN SOX AS FOR ME LYNN TURNER I TAKING PICTURES ALSO WE'RE FROM MT. OLIVE MY SON-IN-LAW PATRICK BYRD IS OF COURSE PART OF THE BYRD NEST FAMILY . WE PLAN TO GO CHECK ON BUGGY AS SOON AS STORM PASSES. GOOD LUCK AND BE SAFE LYNN TURNER |
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Word has spread across the South Core Banks about a Flounder that
was caught in a tidal pool over the Fourth Of July Weekend.
Let me briefly tell you this tale. |
Here is a picture of the spade fish that
my buddy's son, Marshall Tilley, age 13 and assisted by
his brother, Christian Tilley, age 9 caught on our June 15 thru
17 (2004) camping trip to the South Point. Caught on cut bait
on the south side of the far end of the Point and was 16 inches
long. Man I love that place.
Conley |
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  Thought I'd share with you guys. Been going to the Cape for 3 years now and loving it. We fished this past Friday till Monday. (June 11-14) Pulled this baby up in front of the cabins with a small Croaker head. Waited 3 years and came when I least expected it. I would be mighty proud to have the pic on your website if you don't mind. I released him before we took the measurements. Wanted some one else to have a shot at him later. Based on the pictures, we estimated he was around 45" and approaching 50lbs. Thanks for the great web site. It comes in handy when you are stuck here at work. Mike Wood (I'd be proud to have this one anywhere!!! ....tom) |
 
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 |
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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)----- SEE THE 'Rest of the Story(s)' on Bad, Bad Trucks! Tom |
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 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 |
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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. |
