Serious surf fisherman. Love surf fishing North Carolina. The unique geography of the North Carolina coast provides some of the best surf fishing waters in the world.
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, moving pictures a thousand more. When it comes to being a better fisherman, nothing beats spending time actually fishing the water to build your knowledge and experience. Watching a well thought out and professionally produced “How to” is a close second. No, I’m not talking about the … More Surf Fishing Videos
On our Facebook Group Page, Surf Fishing North Carolina, you can tell there is a lot of pent up desire to catch and keep flounder. It’s just a highly popular game fish in North Carolina. Flounder fishing is an active form of fishing. Fun to catch and good to eat. If you seriously want flounder, you don’t just cast your bait, set your pole in a sand spike and wait. … More Flounder Season! Surf Fishing North Carolina
It can be a bit daunting for a new surf fisherman to pick the right spot to cast their bait or lure. To the novice, the breaking waves and churning surf all looks mostly the same. … More Lesson 2 – IF IT’S NOT THE EQUIPMENT, WHERE DO I FIND THE FISH?
Sometimes you just do not need top of the line surf fishing equipment. On our Facebook Group’s page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/Surffishingnorthcarolina/ – an interesting equipment related question was asked. One our members had a friend ask him recommendations on a 7 foot rod and reel combo for pier and surf fishing. The guy had a budget of … More Lesson 1, It’s Not The Equipment – It’s Fishing Where The Fish Are…
Winter is setting in, the fishing is slowing down. The gear has been cleaned and stowed away. OK, so there is that one eight and half foot medium heavy rod kept at the ready in case there’s word the speckled trout are biting or better yet there’s been a day or two warm up and … More Favorite Surf Fishing Books on My Bookshelf
Do you enjoy a lively debate? Join the Facebook Group: Surf Fishing North Carolina and ask the members if they prefer monofilament fishing line or braided fishing line. You will read pros and cons from both sides of the argument, usually with wording as colorful as the lines they support. I find some fishermen’s pros are … More Mono vs Braid? My Personal Choice
KNOW YOUR TARGET SPECIES Croaker One of the most common fish found in the Carolina surf. Overall this fish has a silver color with a gold tint in the background. Sometimes they have wavy vertical lines running along the upper sides. There are small barbels on the lower jaw. They typically weigh in … More I. D. Your Catch – Surf Fishing North Carolina
Lures There is countless numbers of lures to fish the surf. Hundreds of choices for the surf fisherman to sort through and decide what is best for them. I feel many of the lures are designed to catch the eye of the fisherman in the tackle shop as much as they are designed to catch … More My Five Favorite Surf -Casting Lures
Terminal Tackle Let’s spend a little time talking about the gear at the the end of the line, the gear presented to the fish, the Terminal Tackle. Swivels, snaps, split rings, wire leaders, mono-leaders, beads, cleavises, spinners, weights, teasers and/or hooks; the list is long, the combinations can be simple or elaborate. Some fishermen make … More Terminal Tackle For Surf Fishing
The North Carolina Coast offers up a wide variety of beach environments for surf fishing. Sandy beaches with deep water close to shore like on the Outerbanks or like the beaches in Brunswick County where the ocean takes a long, shallow and almost featureless approach to shore; there are also inlets with hidden coquina, oyster … More Surf Fishing Rods and Reels
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