Articles by Jerry Dilsaver

About Jerry Dilsaver
Jerry Dilsaver of Oak Island, N.C., a full-time freelance writer, is a columnist for Carolina Sportsman. He is a former SKA National Champion and USAA Angler of the Year.
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Blue By U Tops Rough Southport FLW Series Tournament

Jerry Dilsaver

SOUTHPORT, N.C. — July 15 wasn’t a pretty day and by usual standards this wasn’t a winning fish, but the 27 pound, 8 ounce king they landed late in the day was good enough to seal the inaugural win in the Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series North Carolina Division for Capt. Welsh Carson, of Holden Beach, and Team Blue By U. […]

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Reel Justice Tops Beaufort FLW Kingfish Series Tournament

Jerry Dilsaver

The tropical disturbance that had been brewing all week in the Bahamas finally moved and sent some wind and seas toward the South Carolina Coast, but the Beaufort Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series tournament went on as scheduled and the Reel Justice, captained by Ralph Justice of Pawleys Island, S.C., found a 37 pound, 13 ounce king to top the 90 boat field and collect $21,000.
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Wilson Angler Catches Record Cobia

Jerry Dilsaver

Sunday, June 11, started out in a nasty thunderstorm, complete with lightning and driving rain, but ended with the silver lining of the cloud gleaming brightly as Billy Ray Lucas, Capt. Troy Crane and a group of close friends landed a 116.5 pound cobia shortly after the sun found its way through the clouds and brightened the skies. […]

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Speck-ulative Reds

Jerry Dilsaver

The small egg sinker and frisky mud minnow I had just cast lightly splashed into the running water of the creek where it compressed into an eddy around the submerged oyster bar. […]