NC TARPON AND GIANT RED DRUM, IT'S TIME...........

[extreme-measures]

Goodmorning Sportfishermen.com, here it is Monday morning, supposed to of gone offshore grouper fishing today, unfortunately mother nature thought otherwise, guess my "honey doo list" was getting too long. Anyway before she wakes up with the whip and I work in the damn yard all day I wanted to tell you about the fishing over this past week and what's to come. Last Mon. and Tues., I took a couple of offshore live bait/jigging bottom fishing trips. Monday we concentrated on "butterfly jigging" for jacks and kings, well cobia too, but I'll get to that. Awesome Awesome fishing. For those of you who don't know, the butterfly jigging method was created by shimano, and others. It consists of a specialty rod, high speed reel, a braided line of your choice, and a metal jig, however not your ordinary jig, the butterfly jig's hook actually attaches to the top of the jig with a split ring and the hook is on a piece of braid, which just hangs free. Yes that was a mouth full, but it is a really cool system. Simply drop the jig down to desired depth, then start to reel while "jigging" your rod tip in about a 1 foot circle. Sounds crazy I know but 39 Amberjacks, 2 Jack Crevalle, 3 Cobia and 9 king mackeral fell for it last Monday. You really need to check out the "butterfly" system.

Tues. morning left out bright and early with a tank full of live shad and herring, and yes the butterfly jigs, headed out to some of the "unknown" ledges in about 110 ft. of water, and once again, plenty of bites. We ended up with a limit of Grouper in about 20 minutes, then proceeded to work on the Jacks, Kings and Cobia the rest of the day, ...........yes cranking for the next 6 hours. Tired pups they were.

Didn't fish on Wed.

Thurs. again fished offshore live bottom, caught a few American Reds, B liner, triggers, bass, limit of groupers, 5 cobia.......that was before lunch, moved back inshore that afternoon and worked on the jacks some more. Truth be known, .......we caught more on the butterfly jigs then we did with live bait....how about that. I am sold.

Friday......the box joined me back aboard the big boat for a regular gulfstream trip. Plenty of Mahi. Gaffers and giggers. I think we had 27 or 28 Mahi, 18 or 19 of them were gaffers, rest giggers and a wahoo. Steady pick all day.

Sat. weather got us.

Sun. Yesterday, ofcourse we were not booked and the wind might have blew -2 knots sometime yesterday

And here we are Monday morning fishing wishing. In about another two weeks or so those massive silver kings are going to show up, that's right Tarpon. Now I leave Jesse's tarpons alone on the pier, but I reek havoc on them up in the river. The fish we catch average from 75-150 lbs. On a good day we catch 5, 6, 7 ...even one day last year released 11 of them They stick around here in the river and sound through about mid Aug. to early Sept. The best of it by far is the last week of June through the whole month of July. Why do all of you want to travel so far to catch these fish when here they are begging to get jumped right here?!?!

After the Tarpon slow, I concentrate on the Giant Red Drum. These are not your average pups. Most of these fish range from 40-65 inches and anywhere from 35-65 lbs. (REDS not BLACKS) The average trip catch usually between 20-30 fish, some evenings a lot more, seldom less. Weather is not an issue, we catch them in everything, rougher the better.
The drums prime is the last two weeks of Aug. and the whole month of Sept.

Hoping to make tomorrow after cancelling today, will give another report tomorrow evening.
If any of you are interested in any of these trips, please pm me or call, thank you. Capt. Brian. Extreme Measures Charters and the RUN-OFF.

[O-SEA-D]

Great write up Captain Brian. I look forward to fishing with you soon.

[ROOKIE]

Excellent report. May I ask, where would you suggest going from the ICW out at Seagate? Last time we came into Beaufort and fished around to the pier. Should we be going elsewhere? Thanks.

[dolphinfrenzi]

I can testify. I have been on both tarpon and big red drum with Capt Brian. I can sum it up in 1 word. INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you have not booked you should immediately!!!!! Scott

[extreme-measures]

It would help if you told me what you wanted to catch????????

[Murph]

What size were those cobia Brian?

[ROOKIE]

It would help if you told me what you wanted to catch????????

Oh, sorry. I suppose we'd be looking to catch the best eating fish available. The boat is an 18ft. center console so it can't go out far.

[Dink Bait]

Very new here but by no means new to the sportfishing world of the Beast. I feel a responsibility to warn the unitiated regarding fishing with the good Capt. As countless times before, I fished with the Beast two days last week and I am still recovering. We cranked up fish from "the unknown ledges" until I did not want to see another Grouper, Jack, Cobia, fill in your favorite fish here... Much pain.

Nothing new about any of this. It is pretty much the same story whether it is Tuna, Billfish, Dolphin, Wahoo, Tarpon, Drum, Pinfish, or googleeyed buttercups. It just does not matter, it is the same every time. So if your contemplating some Extreme fishing tighten you chin strap, eat your wheaties or whatever it is you do to fortify yourself because the catchin' is usually as Extreme as the fishing.

Dink Bait
Standing by for Big Rock 2006

[knock down]

The Beast can get it done like no Other, Any one who has a chance to fish with him needs to! Last time I went for Giant red drum with him, We cuaght 22 of them between 30 & 50lbs! He is One of the best out there & one of the Nicest people you will ever meet !

[WAHOONBOX]

Very new here but by no means new to the sportfishing world of the Beast. I feel a responsibility to warn the unitiated regarding fishing with the good Capt. As countless times before, I fished with the Beast two days last week and I am still recovering. We cranked up fish from "the unknown ledges" until I did not want to see another Grouper, Jack, Cobia, fill in your favorite fish here... Much pain.

Nothing new about any of this. It is pretty much the same story whether it is Tuna, Billfish, Dolphin, Wahoo, Tarpon, Drum, Pinfish, or googleeyed buttercups. It just does not matter, it is the same every time. So if your contemplating some Extreme fishing tighten you chin strap, eat your wheaties or whatever it is you do to fortify yourself because the catchin' is usually as Extreme as the fishing.

Dink Bait
Standing by for Big Rock 2006

HOLEY SHIT!!! IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SURFACED BACK!! GLAD TO HEAR FROM YA STEVE!! ....I WILL LOOK SO FORWARD TO SHARING THE PIT WITH YA!!!

YOUR BUDDY