 (Let me start off by saying that to all you who have called for Sept. 29th to go fishing and I was booked, well that charter trip has had to be cancelled, that date is open again, and the 1st Visa/MC deposit will hold it for you. This date,(Sept 29th and Nov. 17th are the only two Saturdays I have left open until Dec.)
We finally got a beautiful day just like all the rest, but this time the wind was not blowing a gale!! It was a beautiful day to be offshore fishing today and we were lucky enough to spend the day with Rob Lashin from Hampstead,NC (he owns STROKE OF COLOR PAINTING) and with him were Mike Huddy, and Mike Wualraf, both from here on Oak Island,NC.
The bottom fish were not as prevelant as in the past, but there were plenty to be caught, you just had to look a little harder today than in the past! We caught several grouper today and had some big grouper hooked up but they proved to be too strong an adversary today for our group. In other words, they couldn't get them out of the rocks!!
Pictured below is one of the biggest and prettiest "Queen Triggerfish" I have ever seen. We thought it might be citation size but it was not big enough!!
There are still a few Mahi-Mahi roaming around out there in the "big water" where we were at today.
We had a school of bailers come up today but only managed one in the boat, the other one got off while trying to keep the school at the boat and when he left they all left!!
The current started running a little strong this evening and I deployed the "Pabco Powerbuoy" so I could see just which direction the current was running and to keep me on the fish I had marked.
This is one of the best pieces of equipment that has ever been made for a bottom fisherman.
Check out the picture here and you can see how it will show you the current and where your fish are located.
When the current is running to strong to anchor, this buoy is remarkable, you can see the current and keep an engine in reverse and stay right with your fish.
Next best thing if you can't anchor, if you can anchor then drop the "Powerbuoy" off to the side of the fish or the ledge or structure and then you can get anchored up right on top of your quarry!!
And, when time to leave, the retrieval is motor driven, quick and effortless!!
I'd be lost without mine!!! If you would like to get your own "Powerbuoy", give Mike a call at (843)665-5613 (www.powerbuoy.com), you'll be glad you did!!!
Also, don't forget the "SWIV-L-STOPS" this little device is a blessing in its own right!!!!
We ended the day with Limits of Grey Snapper, Vermillion Snapper, Silver Snapper, Almaco jacks, Trigger Fish, Sharks, and Grouper.
While most everyone else was asleep on the "bean bags" on the way to the hill, I had several occasions to see bait being run out of the water and fish jumping of various types and sizes.
This to me looks like a good start to a near future "dinner table" for some Bluefin Tunas.
Yeah, that is just a few weeks away and it looks like it is all coming into play as fall/winter approaches.
If you haven't gone fishing yet this year, now is the time, and if you are too busy to go fishing, you had better "stop and smell the roses"
life here on earth is too short to let the finer things pass you by!!! Till next time, FISH ON!!! Capt Butch and "Admiral Bodie" the fish dog says HI!!!!
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