High Tides and Tall Tails
Tides and fish wait for no angler
Most coastal fishermen understand that tides rise and fall each day and times change, but they rarely take the time to learn enough to really understand the tides. […]
Articles by Jerry Dilsaver
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Specks ‘N’ Spots
The watery ring the bait and float created when they lightly splashed into the protected water at the mouth of the small creek off the North River had spread just a few feet when the bobber unceremoniously disappeared. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
A few fall secrets for big macks
During the months since I was honored by the membership of the SKA and elected to the organization’s Hall of Fame, I’ve had many congratulations and some good-natured heckling from angler friends. […]
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Core Sound Doubles
A light breeze wasn’t enough to blow away a hungry greenhead fly that had attached to my leg, but I was hungry enough to endure its bite long enough to get another mouthful of a juicy burger before swatting the pesky insect. […]
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Ocean Isle and Charlotte Clubs top LBARA Club Challenge; DMF Announces Naming AR 400 for Bob Black
The Long Bay Artificial Reef Association (LBARA) held their 10th Annual Club Challenge on September 22 at Southport Marina, with the awards banquet following that evening at the Oak Island VFW Hall. […]
Fishing
Honoring king fishing’s pioneers
Internet chat boards have been buzzing recently with conversations about several of the pioneers of king mackerel tournament fishing. […]
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Two Scoops Offshore
The previous night never really cooled off and, as Capt. Mike Webb eased the Pelagic Too into the calm waters of the Intracoastal Waterway underneath the Atlantic Beach Bridge, the haze obscured the lights at the Morehead City and Money Island Bay waterfronts. […]
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Former Menhaden Boat Becomes Centerpiece of AR 400
It has taken a while and been rescheduled three times, but thanks to the hard work and dedication of many volunteers, the former menhaden boat, Coastal Mariner, has been re-christened the Captain Greg MicKey and assumed its final resting place near the center of AR 400, Frying Pan Tower Reef.
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Fishing
To use live baits or not to use?
Before you finish this month’s column, some readers may think I jumped on their breakfast table and sat down in their corn flakes — on purpose. […]
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Putting the Bite on Jaws
“I already ran over and took a quick look to be sure there were still some shrimpers out — and there were,” Capt Matt Wirt said aboard his Sea Chaser bay boat a sunny August morning last year. […]