Welcome! Climb Aboard W/ This Rebel!

[WAHOONBOX]

HELLO ANGLERS OF THE WORLD!!!!...........

I'M MARTY HIATT OF MOREHEAD CITY..............LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN OUTER BANX OF GOOD OL REBEL COUNTRY NORTH CAROLINA...............I AM THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THE www.sportfishermen.com NETWORK.......

NOW PLEASE, TAKE NO OFFENSE TO MY CAPS..........AND I ASSURE YOU THAT I AM NOT SHOUTING ..........EXCITED, YES!...........BUT I AM DEFINITELY NOT SHOUTING.

I HAVE BEEN A PRO OFFSHORE COCKPIT SLAVE FOR 25 YEARS..........I WOULD HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY!...........I HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE CREWED ON SOME OF THE FINEST RIGS ON THE EAST COAST.......ONE OF WHICH WAS AN EARLY CARRER GIG ON THE 41' VIKING THE "JUNEBUG" WHICH I MATED ON A TOTAL OF 109 FULL MOONS...........

I THRIVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY ON PICKING OFF A SAILDOG WRECKING HAVOC ON MY TEASER.........OR A DIRTY WHITE BOY SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF MY MULLETT DREDGE...........I LOSE SLEEP WHEN I MISS A BLUE ONE ON A FLAT LINE..............OR STUMBLE IN A 8 FT SEA CAUSING A ONE SECOND DELAY PUTTING THE STEEL TO A SLOB WAHOO'S ASS ...........I LOSE SLEEP WHEN WE GET BLOWN OUT OF A CHARTER DURING THE MIDDLE OF YELLOWFIN KITE FISHING!! ........I LOSE SLEEP WHEN I RE-RIG ALL NEW PIANO WIRE RIGS TO TARGET WAHOOSKI'S IN OCTOBER............IN FACT , I LOSE SLEEP JUST DREAMING ABOUT OFFSHORE FISHING


WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TOURNAMENT VICTORIES IN MY CAREER WITH THE LATEST BEING A NC GOVERNORS CUP WIN DURING THE BARTA BOYS/GIRLS CLUB BILLFISH TOURNYTHIS PAST JULY 04..........BUT THE FEW VICTORIES WERE ALSO OUTNUMBERED BY MANY ....I SAY AGAIN...OUTNUMBERED BY MANY (OVER A 125) "DEFEATS" ........MANY LOSSES!..............BUT HOW CAN YOU REALLY SAY YOU WERE DEFEATED IN A TOURNAMENT? A DAY OFFSHORE IS BETTER THAN A DAY DOCKSIDE.............HMMMM...........I GUESS I HAVE REALLY NEVER BEEN DEFEATED THEN. O HOW I LOVE THIS GAME!!

MY GOAL HERE ON "SPORTFISHERMEN" : IS TO HELP THOSE THAT WISH TO LEARN THIS AWESOME ART OF BAIT RIGGING.....I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHARE THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT SO MANY HAVE SHARED WITH ME.......I HOPE I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS....IF I DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, I'LL FIND ONE...........SO FIRE AWAY!!

SOME CAPTAINS MAY NOT LIKE MY APPROACH....THAT IS MY "SHARING TRADE SECRETS" TO THE RECREATIONAL ANGLER......BUT HELL......I DIDN'T INVENT WHAT I KNOW...NOR IS THE OCEAN MY OCEAN....IT BELONG S TO ALL............SOMEONE AT SOME TIME TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH AND SHOW ME HOW-TO.......SO , IT IS MY PASSION TO SHARE THE SAME KNOWLEDGE..........REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY MY WAY AND NOT THE ONLY WAY! ..........

I HOPE YOU WILL CLIMB ABOARD WITH ME ......I PROMISE HOT ACTION, AWESOME TIPS, RED BLOOD, VIDEO CLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME.....GOURMET CHOW ....AND COMIC WILD ANTICS BY AN OLD REBEL ROCK & ROLLER!....AGAIN....WELCOME TO MY WORLD.

AND GUYS & GALS , MOST IMPORTANT HERE....I GIVE YOU FRIENDSHIP

I WILL BE POSTING HERE OFTEN.......SO JOIN ME ON OUR WEEKLY OFFSHORE ADVENTURES ABOARD THE "RUN-OFF".....

HAVE A GREAT DAY !

I'M WAHOONBOX................accepting human error.......but never ever accepting equipment failure !!

[ancient mariner]

HI Marty:
Bait is great , but Plastics are better. We have a lot to share with all these great sportsmen, so lets have at it.
To all who know "MARTY" he is a great fisherman and early loves to pull bait. He is a past master of this fine art.
Me, I'm the plastic lover. I love to pull plastic and will do so at any opportunity.
WHICH IS BETTER ?
THats up to you to decide. Come sit at the side of the master bait puller and learn all the special tricks of pulling bait.
Ask me about lures and I'll try and answer whatever I can.
'Till next time.
Wackm n stackm
Joseph B..aka...Ancient Mariner

[Fishin Fool]

Looks like we have found a new hangout...

BTW:
Nakeds are BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Lucian

[eppefour]

I tend to use caps only a odd places when my fingers accidently hit cap lock key. Welcome, I'm looking forward to your posts. I usually mostly plastics, nut hace done well with naturals begine a little Hatteras lure. I don't veen know if the company that made Hatteras lures is still in business :ernaehrun

[Admin]

HELLO ANGLERS OF THE WORLD!!!!...........

I'M MARTY HIATT OF MOREHEAD CITY..............LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN OUTER BANX OF GOOD OL REBEL COUNTRY NORTH CAROLINA...............I AM THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THE www.sportfishermen.com NETWORK.......

NOW PLEASE, TAKE NO OFFENSE TO MY CAPS..........AND I ASSURE YOU THAT I AM NOT SHOUTING ..........EXCITED, YES!...........BUT I AM DEFINITELY NOT SHOUTING.

I HAVE BEEN A PRO OFFSHORE COCKPIT SLAVE FOR 25 YEARS..........I WOULD HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY!...........I HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE CREWED ON SOME OF THE FINEST RIGS ON THE EAST COAST.......ONE OF WHICH WAS AN EARLY CARRER GIG ON THE 41' VIKING THE "JUNEBUG" WHICH I MATED ON A TOTAL OF 109 FULL MOONS...........

I THRIVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY ON PICKING OFF A SAILDOG WRECKING HAVOC ON MY TEASER.........OR A DIRTY WHITE BOY SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF MY MULLETT DREDGE...........I LOSE SLEEP WHEN I MISS A BLUE ONE ON A FLAT LINE..............OR STUMBLE IN A 8 FT SEA CAUSING A ONE SECOND DELAY PUTTING THE STEEL TO A SLOB WAHOO'S ASS ...........I LOSE SLEEP WHEN WE GET BLOWN OUT OF A CHARTER DURING THE MIDDLE OF YELLOWFIN KITE FISHING!! ........I LOSE SLEEP WHEN I RE-RIG ALL NEW PIANO WIRE RIGS TO TARGET WAHOOSKI'S IN OCTOBER............IN FACT , I LOSE SLEEP JUST DREAMING ABOUT OFFSHORE FISHING


WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TOURNAMENT VICTORIES IN MY CAREER WITH THE LATEST BEING A NC GOVERNORS CUP WIN DURING THE BARTA BOYS/GIRLS CLUB BILLFISH TOURNYTHIS PAST JULY 04..........BUT THE FEW VICTORIES WERE ALSO OUTNUMBERED BY MANY ....I SAY AGAIN...OUTNUMBERED BY MANY (OVER A 125) "DEFEATS" ........MANY LOSSES!..............BUT HOW CAN YOU REALLY SAY YOU WERE DEFEATED IN A TOURNAMENT? A DAY OFFSHORE IS BETTER THAN A DAY DOCKSIDE.............HMMMM...........I GUESS I HAVE REALLY NEVER BEEN DEFEATED THEN. O HOW I LOVE THIS GAME!!

MY GOAL HERE ON "SPORTFISHERMEN" : IS TO HELP THOSE THAT WISH TO LEARN THIS AWESOME ART OF BAIT RIGGING.....I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHARE THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT SO MANY HAVE SHARED WITH ME.......I HOPE I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS....IF I DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, I'LL FIND ONE...........SO FIRE AWAY!!

SOME CAPTAINS MAY NOT LIKE MY APPROACH....THAT IS MY "SHARING TRADE SECRETS" TO THE RECREATIONAL ANGLER......BUT HELL......I DIDN'T INVENT WHAT I KNOW...NOR IS THE OCEAN MY OCEAN....IT BELONG S TO ALL............SOMEONE AT SOME TIME TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH AND SHOW ME HOW-TO.......SO , IT IS MY PASSION TO SHARE THE SAME KNOWLEDGE..........REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY MY WAY AND NOT THE ONLY WAY! ..........

I HOPE YOU WILL CLIMB ABOARD WITH ME ......I PROMISE HOT ACTION, AWESOME TIPS, RED BLOOD, VIDEO CLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME.....GOURMET CHOW ....AND COMIC WILD ANTICS BY AN OLD REBEL ROCK & ROLLER!....AGAIN....WELCOME TO MY WORLD.

AND GUYS & GALS , MOST IMPORTANT HERE....I GIVE YOU FRIENDSHIP

I WILL BE POSTING HERE OFTEN.......SO JOIN ME ON OUR WEEKLY OFFSHORE ADVENTURES ABOARD THE "RUN-OFF".....

HAVE A GREAT DAY !

I'M WAHOONBOX................accepting homan error.......but never ever accepting equipment failure !!

I would personally like to welcome you on behalf of sportfishermen.com



Naturals or plastics?

Personally I like plastics but want to become more of a natural’s fisherman. So hope you don’t mind I will be reading a lot in your forum, but ill also stay out of your way. I wish you well with this forum and I hope you all enjoy it!



I do have a question though for the plastics people and the natural’s people.

Why? What makes you truly believe one is better then the other?



Thanks

John Eppehimer

[ancient mariner]

HI:
Plastics are better for a lot of reasons:
Troll 'em at 9 knots and they don't tear up or wash out. At 9+ knots, meat just doesn't cut it. Wonder why most marlin are caught on plastics?
Plastics wont rot and stink up you and the boat.
YOu don't have to build a bunch of them before you go fishing.
They are easy to place in your lure spread.
Colors are more vibrant and induce more YFT to come up from the thermocline quicker.
If a tuna hits it and doesn't get hookedup, they'll turn around and hit it again. Why? 'Cuase the lure doesn't get mangled like a real bait will.
Plastic can be run deep without extra nose weights.
Even at 6 knots, Plastics have much more action than meat.
You can cover MORE water trolling plastics than meat, therefore cover more water seeking out those elusive habitate that isn't ordinarily hit by the bait fisherman.

OK MARTY:
YOUR TURN.
"till next time.
Wackm n Stackm.
Joseph B...aka...Ancient Mariner

[Glenn W]

Good to se ya Lucian ,Joe & Marty. Looking forward to some creative things from you guys.

[KINGINDBAG]

this is the just my feeling on the bait of choice...if your fishing off the coast of FLA.its live bait.in the carloinas north and south its ballyhoo, rigs mack,or mullet.VAtoOC mix bag plastic/neck,or strips.now this is just the patternd that i have done.for offshore fishing.my best bait if had just one would be necked split bill......... NOW AS FOR LIVE BAITING have fished in a many many king mackerel tournaments. from miss to hatteras, shad,hardtails,blue runners.and mullets.dead bait cigger min.ribbon fish.anyone in the va have any luck fishing for king mackerel up that way in may? NOW BOOKING FOR THE 2005 CHARTER SEASON www.suddenimpactcharters.com SUDDEN IMPACT CHARTERS

[Off The Hook]

Lucian you hit the nail on the head!

[Fishn Warrior]

Good to see you yesterday. You are one busy man and all your energy makes me tired. Look forward to reading about your adventures and advice. For all your readers - I attended Marty's rigging school and it is top notch. From all the wealth of knowledge I learned from him I am now starting my own charter business so that when I retire next year I can fish for a living. Thanks Marty and best of luck with your forum. I know you will be very succesful. Captain Bill