amberjack Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Jim Carroll’s state record amberjack

South Carolina State Record Greater Amberjack On May 23, 2024, we set out from Murrells Inlet, SC, at the crack of dawn, heading offshore to the Winyah Scarp area, about 60 miles out. Our goal […]

Audrina Bjork’s big catch

Field Reporter

Audrina Bjork was fishing out of Hampstead, NC when she caught this fish. […]

98-pound amberjack weighed in at Chasin’ Tails

Brian Cope

Two anglers brought a 98-pound amberjack to weigh at Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Bait & Tackle in Atlantic Beach, N.C. on June 12, 2022. […]

VIDEO: North Carolina amberjack fishing on topwater plugs

Brian Cope

Anglers looking for some hot topwater action will find it in the Wilmington area. Capt. Matt Wirt has been catching some hard-fighting fish on the surface above some of the wrecks and reefs off the shore of North Carolina’s coast. […]

Don’t discard amberjacks; they can be eaten

Mike Marsh

When Russ Luhm nets an amberjack for his friend, Capt. Bruce Trujillo, he is already thinking about eating it. […]

Just jackin’ around – Want to get your string stretched by a beast? Try an amberjack on for size.

Mike Marsh

On a hot and sticky morning, Capt. Jamie Rushing of Seagate Charters launched his 21-toot center console at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s public boat ramp at Wrightsville Beach and headed south toward Masonboro Inlet, getting out early to beat the crowd. […]

Attack Dogs – Test your tackle and your muscles by targeting amberjacks off Atlantic Beach this month

Dan Kibler

Amberjacks are the puppy dogs of the sea. Show up around any wreck, rock or reef where they’re keeping company and they’ll come trotting out to investigate, tongues wagging, waiting for you throw them some kind of doggie treat. […]

Amberjacks are big hit with summer anglers off Beaufort Inlet

Dan Kibler

Guides Joe Shute and Chris Kimrey of Atlantic Beach have a little secret to share. […]

South Carolina state-record amberjack hauled in near Georgetown Hole

Jeff Dennis

Capt. Michael Owen had never been fishing in South Carolina offshore waters before, then on Tuesday (Sept. 7) his life-long fishing buddy John Beauford reeled in a whopper amberjack weighing 123-pounds. They looked at each other and decided to head into port in case they might scare the state record, and they ended up beating the old record from 2008 by more than 22-pounds. […]