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6-12-10 Day Trip

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Greetings All,

The fishing is on fire! Big 2 to 4 lb Beeliners, BIG Seabass. Big Triggers. Nice Groupers. It is on.

We had a Day Trip this Saturday! My youngest joined us for his very first trip offshore. (6 years Old)

Man did he have a ball. He told me he wanted to LIVE on the boat.

Here he is with his VERY FIRST FISH.

first fish kiss

Had his eyes closed and everything! You Go Boy!<- Thats MY son!

LOL!

The fishing overall was excellent. We had a Couple real nice COBIA....

40lb COBIA

NC Cobia Fishing

Not to be outdone by his little brother….Here is my oldest one with a nice Scamp!

Scamp Grouper

It was a good SOLID catch all the way around.

North Carolina Party Boat Fishing

North Carolina Head Boat Fishing

Scamp Grouper

North Carolina Party Boat

The Pool Winner

All in All a Great Day Fishing.

You can see all the photos here…

We have a Day Trip this Saturday leaving the dock at 6:00am and an Overnite trip leaving at 8:00PM….Let’s Go Kill Something!

Captain Dave

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We started the season with a BANG…too bad it was the wrong kind. We had a day trip Saturday. The boat was slam full….and it was blowing it’s butter bean off! 20-25 knots. The fishing stunk. The weather was nasty and the catch showed it. In seas that big it is hard to hit what spots. Getting the anchor to hold is all but impossible and even when we are on the fish the angler can not hold bottom and can not “Feel” the bite. It just made for a tough day all the way around. We caught a mess of Triggerfish and some Silver Snappers. The water was still real cold. I did not take a single picture.

Hopefully we will have it better next weekend.

Till Then!

Captain Dave

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What is all this protest about?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

I got an E-Mail today asking what all this was about. It would be a TON to type out all this so I am going to supply some links for your reading pleasure.

First this is an article that appeared in a Washington paper and is the most complete of the ones I have seen (Not because I am in it) but I thought this guy did a good job on the subject.

Anglers Dock in D.C. to Voice Concerns
By Bennett Roth
Roll Call Staff
March 1, 2010, 12 a.m.

http://fryingpantower.com/ftopict-16840.html

Second…

Here is one that appeared on EPSN recently

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/saltwater/news/story?id=4975762

Also there is an entire forum about what is going on in the fishery with the current administration.

http://fryingpantower.com/forum-130.html

It is not just us here in NC. The problems we are seeing is from Maine to Washington State. We as fishermen are under attack from the left wing wacko’s and from the folks that are running NOAA and NMF.

Captain Dave

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March on Washington a Success!

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

4000 plus anglers converged on Washington to voice our displeasure. This was the first time both the commercial and rec fishing groups came together to work for the common good.

Thank You to all that came out in Support.

Captain Dave

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FIX THE MAGNUSON ACT NOW!!!!

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The commercial and recreational fishing industry will gather in Washington DC on February 24, 2010, for the SAVE OUR JOBS – Fix Magnuson NOW rally.

This is the first time commercial and recreational fishermen and fish related businesses have joined ranks on a national issue. The goal is to improve the direction of fish management by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Fisheries Management Councils.

Fishermen from all coastal states and the Great Lakes are invited to gather at the reserved space near the steps of the Capitol by 11:00 AM on February 24th.

I Hope to see YOU there!

Captain Dave

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Welcome to the Captains Log of the Continental Shelf

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Greetings All,

My name is Captain Dave Tilley and in this space I hope to fill you in on all the details on a weekly basis. Offshore fishing is a very dynamic thing…The conditions change each and every day and I hope to entertain and educate you on the ways of the offshore world in the coming years. Be sure to bookmark this site…and join us every week for a look back at what exciting, crazy or just plain strange that happened!

Captain Dave