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3/11/2009 9:15:18 AM

I would have posted Dale Earnhardts number 3 for this thread son

3/11/2009 10:05:04 AM

maybe I'm not a fan son

3/11/2009 10:10:22 AM

everyone is a dale earnhardt fan

3/11/2009 10:11:09 AM

...he was ok

RIP

[Edited on March 11, 2009 at 10:12 AM. Reason : ]

3/11/2009 10:11:52 AM

man, i haven't been fishing nearly enough this year. i can't wait to be done with school when i can actually do shit on the weekends.



gonna try to take the canoe to lake raleigh tomorrow

4/3/2009 11:46:40 PM

Let me know how that goes....

I have been wondering how many people get boats out there b/c from the docks it looks like there are some really good spots only accessible by boat.


Meanwhile I am headed down to Carolina Beach April 18th to kick off my surf fishing season...

Any suggestions for this time of year? (or two weeks from now?)

4/4/2009 3:19:07 AM

the bonito should show up anytime now...waiting for the phone call

4/4/2009 8:56:03 AM

we caught two bass. my friend's was about 2 lbs. mine was around a lb.

they were both caught way in the back on texas rigged plastics.

it was fun. nice pond. i'd recommend it.

4/4/2009 1:44:49 PM

Well after a nightmare leading up to our trip yesterday we manged on tuna bite (didn't come tight) and a limit of tile fish. This was followed by another nightmare in the parking lot.

4/6/2009 12:02:18 PM

your style of fishing doesn't sound all that relaxing

4/6/2009 12:05:10 PM

Fishing is serious business

4/6/2009 11:04:24 PM

From this weekend...I'm asleep on the back deck

4/7/2009 7:02:45 PM

how'd yall fair this weekend?

i wish i coulda gone... stupid chemistry

ps- that is a nice boat you got thur

[Edited on April 7, 2009 at 7:05 PM. Reason : rh]

4/7/2009 7:04:39 PM

No tunas, limit of tile fish

4/7/2009 7:07:59 PM

paddled on lake raleigh again today. cold and windy. couple bites, but we struck out.

4/7/2009 8:40:56 PM

only one today. got a fucking parking ticket because all the spots were full and i parked against the curb. one expensive bass.

4/9/2009 8:48:37 PM

anybody wanna go paddling about noon?

4/10/2009 10:30:43 AM

4/10/2009 11:29:24 AM

one bass today. i swear i cannot go there and catch more than one.

4/12/2009 12:37:42 AM

anyone good at stripers in jordan?

4/12/2009 9:07:16 AM

Caught 30 stripper or "rock" yesterday morning between the 4 of us. Only 6 that we could keep everything else was aroung 17". These were caught between Hamilton and Williamston on the Roanoke River. I heard a few were caught above the slot past Plymouth closer to the sound yesterday.

4/12/2009 11:27:24 AM

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"RALEIGH -- Two popular fish species along the North Carolina coast may be granted a reprieve from commercial fishing thanks to a new bill filed in the state House of Representatives this week. Bill H918, entitled "Designation of Coastal Game Fish," was brought before the house by Rep. Paul Luebke (Durham) and Rep. Carolyn Justice (New Hanover). The bill is designed to end any sales of Red Drum or Speckled Sea Trout. Avid coastal angler and Goldsboro native Ray Brown believes that fishermen interested in the management of the Red Drum and Speckled Trout fisheries should be aware of the current legislation. "I encourage people to read the bill itself and draw their own conclusions," said Brown. "My personal opinion is that this bill is a good thing for two of our state's most-popular recreational species." A full copy of the bill is available for review via the General Assembly's Web site. The bill would make hook and line the only legal means of catching a Red Drum or Speckled Trout, and thus would remove gill nets as part of the Marine Fisheries Commission's conservation plan. The Commission would be charged with the task of adopting any necessary rules to implement the bill. Also, the Commission would be responsible for making payments to commercial fishermen who's business practices are hurt by the legislation. Commercial fishermen will be paid the average of their Speckled Trout and Red Drum sales over the last three years each summer until 2012. Additional compensation will be awarded in 2010 for the gear cost associated with the bill. Money for those commercial payments will be taken out of the North Carolina Marine Resources Fund. For several years, the Tar Heel state has provided a disproportionate amount of Red Drum sold commercially in the United States. In 2007, exactly 273,452 pounds of Red Drum were sold nation wide. Nearly 250,000 pounds came from North Carolina waters. Approximately half of all (wild-caught) Speckled Trout sales are the result of catches by Tar Heel fishermen. The reason for the large discrepancy is due to several gulf coast states such as Texas, Alabama and Florida closing of the species commercial status. "Other warm-weather states already have similar regulations regarding these two fish," said Brown. "Through research, those states decided the most profitable way to manage the Red Drum and the Speckled Trout was as recreational fish." The Coastal Conservation Association is one of several organizations supporting the bill. According to CCA statistics, Red Drum and Speckled Trout account for one percent of North Carolina's total commercial fishery. Anglers in the News-Argus readership area can contact their local legislators to support or oppose the bill. Efton Sager can be reached at (919) 733-5755 or via email at Efton.Sager@ncleg.net. Van Braxton can be contacted by telephone at (919) 715-3017 or by email at Van.Braxton@ncleg.net. Larry Bell can be reached at (919) 733-5863 or by email at Larry.Bell@ncleg.net."

please let this thing pass. it's time for NC to catch up with the rest of the south in its coastal conservation laws.

[Edited on April 14, 2009 at 8:22 AM. Reason : buying them out just like they did tobacco farmers lol]

4/14/2009 8:21:52 AM

nice weather, but no bass today. caught one fat catfish on a yamamoto senko though.

4/16/2009 9:14:17 PM

best case scenario for me is that in a month i will be living in wilmington and learning how to fish saltwater

4/16/2009 9:32:06 PM

you really need a boat

4/16/2009 9:33:47 PM

bonito and spanish are here

4/16/2009 10:05:18 PM

^^i'll settle for living at the beach first

4/16/2009 10:06:19 PM

the beach is overrated. backwaters are where it's at.

4/16/2009 10:07:48 PM

stop being a nagger

4/16/2009 10:13:42 PM

going early tomorrow morning

4/17/2009 11:43:29 PM

headed to carolina beach for 3 days of sleeping and fishing

wish me luck

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4/18/2009 5:32:22 AM

caught 2 bass today

this one was first and largest. weighed him at 3 lbs on my friend's spring scale before i released him.

4/18/2009 11:29:46 AM

<3 saltwater fishing but Wilmington as a city is overrated as fuck. Too many damn tourons now

4/18/2009 11:33:15 AM

i really prefer saltwater, but i'll have to settle for bass while i'm stuck in raleigh

4/18/2009 11:35:01 AM

Going up to fish the Chesapeake for a few days this week.

4/19/2009 5:37:40 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/1131029498.html

what do y'all think about this boat?....Looks like a pretty decent deal, although only 4 ponies is a bit weak.

Just looking for something to take to area lakes

4/20/2009 4:09:50 PM

that's actually a fairly good deal with the depthfinder and 50 lb trolling motor. if i was going to the river, i'd want at least a 9.9 hp on a 14' V though. 4.0 should be fine in lakes, it'll just be slow. you could really scoot with that 50 lb trolling motor though.

don't forget to factor in the price of all the other shit you gotta have. life jackets, tags on the trailer, blah, blah, blah. it gets kinda ridiculous after a while.



[Edited on April 20, 2009 at 5:37 PM. Reason : .]

4/20/2009 5:08:18 PM

gonna try to go tomorrow. hopefully the wind doesn't blow like it did today.

4/22/2009 8:29:25 PM

caught a really nice crappie today. pic in a little bit...

4/25/2009 8:21:39 PM

got into the bonito out of New River Inlet...hurry and go before they leave

4/26/2009 10:35:57 AM

Living in Beaufort, NC for the summer after graduation. Looking forward to my second Sailfish, some Wahoo, and a whole lot of Dolphin.

4/26/2009 11:09:40 AM

4/26/2009 11:21:36 AM

[Edited on April 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM. Reason : going after some specks, reds, and flatties friday after next]

4/26/2009 12:58:47 PM

was gonna go out on the bay for some stripers today on a trip we've been planning for awhile, screw everyone backing out on me

4/26/2009 1:11:41 PM

went to Linville fall yesterday and saw some guy caught 8 rainbow trouts in a 30 minute span. Why didn't I bring my fishing gear with me.

4/26/2009 1:16:11 PM

I grew up more in eastern north carolina stripper fishing out of either the river/sound or the inlet. Can anyone provide me with some tips for how stripper are generally caught at jordan lake.

4/26/2009 1:22:49 PM

at least call them stripers, not strippers

a fistful of $1 bills usually works for strippers

[Edited on April 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM. Reason : m]

[Edited on April 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM. Reason : and i would guess just match the forage. bucktails, spoons, cranks, jerkbaits, topwaters]

4/26/2009 1:31:37 PM

got some most excellent news yesterday...friend of mines family owns like 50% of clayton and has all these private ponds near farmland...he said any day i got off we could go out...said bass and catfish...has a bunch of lilly pads which i've never fished on(and sucks cause i like top water) but he says just use a lizard and you are good...said hes never caught less than a 4 pounder

4/28/2009 9:33:23 PM

by "we" did you mean i was invited?

i'd love to head out there

4/28/2009 10:28:07 PM