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Try a Grand Strand pier to get an inexpensive taste of king mackerel fishing
It’s easy to be fooled by the endless procession of center consoles that go by all spring, summer and fall on US 17. […]
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Double-digit king mackerel catches are the rule off Grand Strand
Warm weather is bringing more to Grand Strand visitors than a suntan. The king mackerel have arrived early and in a big way, bending rods everywhere from the beachfront out to 60 feet of water […]
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Newport angler’s huge Florida king mackerel is pending line-class record
Charlie Cone of Newport was looking for a little downtime three weeks ago when he headed to Key West, Fla., to fish the Stock Island Marina Village King Mackerel Tournament with his son, Chris, who is station at Key West in the U.S. Coast Guard. […]
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Huge wahoo was big surprise for king mackerel fishermen
Three fishermen made the right call when they left the nearshore waters of Beaufort Inlet after trolling for king mackerel on Oct. 3 to head offshore to a piece of livebottom, a spot that produced the fish of a lifetime: a 6-foot wahoo that destroyed a trolled menhaden and strained the scales at 95 pounds. […]
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High Point teen decks trophy king mackerel at Oak Island Pier
There’s little doubt that 13-year-old T.J. Farrington of High Point will remember the first king mackerel of his pier-fishing career – because it was a real smoker. […]
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King mackerel bite close to shore has Murrells Inlet anglers on their toes
For the past few weeks, anglers along the Grand Strand have experienced a strong run of king mackerel close to shore. […]
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Hey, let’s get small! North Carolina’s southern coast fills up with king mackerel in the fall, but there’s always room for another small boat
Fall on North Carolina’s southern means two things. First, the crowds have left the beaches, and it is time for the best fishing of the year. […]
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Hampstead crew has “Wild Ride” to king mackerel win
A week’s delay because of the weather didn’t slow down Randy Griffin and his family, who won the Jodi Tynch Memorial King Mackerel Tournament this past weekend out of Wrightsville Beach. […]
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“Downtime” wins Jolly Mon with 41.65-pound king mackerel
The Jolly Mon King Classic has a history of producing big kings, and last weekend’s tournament out of Ocean Isle Beach didn’t break the trend. Mark Long, Regina Reep and Elijah Sorensen of Harrells, fishing on the Downtime, won the tournament with a 41.65-pound king that also earned Top Lady Angler honors for Reep. […]
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Kinston-based boat wins first SKA king mackerel event of 2013
The first Southern Kingfish Association tournament of the 2013 season was held in Key West, Fla., last weekend, and first-place trophy has returned to North Carolina. […]