1/2 Day and Full Day Trips
I fished a 1/2 day Monday morning out at the Shark Hole. The seas were perfect and the weather was beautiful. Over the course of the morning we caught 6 King Mackeral, averging around 15 pounds and one giant Spanish mackeral. I thought the fish would be enough for a citiation with the state of North Carolina, which is 6 pounds, but it fell only ounces short. This was the biggest Spanish that has been caught on the Twister this year.
On Tuesday I had a full day trip and we ended up fishing around 30 miles straight off of Holden Beach. Today was a little different, we were greated with a strong northeast winds from the start. This allowed for a easy ride out, but I knew the return trip was not going to be any fun. Even though the winds were out of the North East, which typically shuts down the fish, they decided to bite anyway. We ended the day with 4 nice AJ’s, and one huge Barracuda. The Barracuda fell for a 5 pound King Mackeral that we caught and put back out into the spread. You know its a good fish when something eats a 5 pound bait. We lost several big mysterious fish that were never seen. I’m not sure what these fish were possibly grouper, big AJ’s, or Cobia. Overall the day was pretty successful and the guys had a great time.