Reel Scream

That's why they call them reef donkey's, because they will kick your a*#. Nice trip,congrats

Thanks Penny & best of luck! See you in the spring

Frank & Amy

Hi,

Depending on where you are staying , I will try to give some info. If you are staying North(Duck,Corolla,Kitty Hawk,Nags Head) Then fishing out of Oregon inlet would be your best bet. There are two inlets, the 1st one you cross is Oregon inlet. There is a marina right before you get to the bridge. They have numerous charters that run from there. Offshore trips run about $1900 or so for the day plus tips. The inshore will guides will take you inshore(sound side) or near shore(ocean side). The inshore trips that time of year will target  flounder, blues,gray trout, small red drum, cobia & spanish mackerel. They will charge around $450 for a 1/2 day and $600 for 3/4. The offshore bite is going to be mostly Dolphin that time of year with a few yellowfin & wahoo mixed in & there is always a chance for a Marlin. Now, if you are staying further south on the island, say from Avon & south(Buxton,Frisco or Hatteras Village) you can then slide down to Hatteras inlet to fish. There are a number of great guides that fish out of Teach's Lair Marina. Inshore trips out of Hatteras run around $325/350 for 1/2 day and $500/600 full day.  The offshore trips are much cheaper as well. You can go offshore for a full day from around $1000/$1300 a day depending on the boat. Same fish inshore/offshore as mentioned above. The Cobia bite will typically be winding down by then, but there are always a few around. The inshore/nearshore guys will also run you to some of the numerous artificial reefs/wrecks in the area to bottom fish for Amberjacks, Almacojacks, Triggerfish & Black Sea bass. Beach fishing that time of the year offers numerous species, Flounder,Gray trout,Sea Mullet,Blues,Red Drum,Black Drum,Croakers.You can buy an over sands permit from the National Park service.We cruise the beach  looking for "holes" which are breaks in the outer sand bars that give the fish easier access to the troughs running parallel to the beach. Equipment wise, I would take a medium 7' spinning rod and a 10' to 11' surf set up with me. That way,you can cast plastics,jigs& bait to catch flounder,trout, sea mullet ect. Also,have some metal lures ready if some Spanish mackerel or Blues come crashing through. Tons of fun on lite tackle. You can then soak the big rod with fresh bunker or mullet for Drum & sharks. They always catch a few Cobia of the beach every year as well. We always stay at the south end of the island(Buxton,Frisco & mostly Hatteras). If you buy an over sands permit, make sure you take a jack,small shovel,a tow strap and a board to support the jack.We go down around 5 or 6 times a year.We just got back from a week duck hunting & a little bit of surf fishing,had a ball as usual. Here's a pic of the boss fighting a decent shark from the other day. Hope this helps, good luck and have fun!

About the same, as of 7:38 pm

Here ya go, report as of  7:46 pm

Just a follow up on boat length. Shot an email to Bill Hilts asking for his input. He said, as he reads the rules its an 18' minimum for all boats Pro or Am. You should check into it to make sure your not going to have a problem.

Best of luck to all!

You might want to check with tournament control & make sure you you won't have a problem if your boat is only 17", rule # 6

6 - BOAT RESTRICTION AND IDENTIFICATION: Boat size will be limited to no less than 18 

Good luck

Updated at 7:30p today forWestern Lake O

Try adding some baking soda to your brine mixture. It will help keep the it bright and shiny.

The surf fishing will be pretty slow on the Northern beaches(Duck,Corolla,Nags Head) this time of year ,except for skates & dogfish. It would be a little bit of a drive, but Buxton & south will give you the best chance to connect on some fish. A SW wind will really helps this time of year. They have been catching some puppy drum(slot red drum), blow toads(puffers=tasty)  blues ,some flounder and a few black drum. Some big red drum( 40 + inchers) have also been caught the last few days at the point and down on Ocracoke. You can soak some bunker on the bottom for some big drum on a 10 to 11 ft surf rod, and then take a 7 ft spinning rod and cast bucktails or curly tails(4" Gulp swimming mullet is my favorite) on 1/2 to 3/4 oz jigs for the smaller drum, blues and flounder. If you are thinking of doing a charter, we go with Jay Daniels on Runaway out of Teach's Lair. We do 3 to 4 charters a year with him and have never been disappointed. BlackfinTuna fishing has been good when they can go and they have pulled a few big bluefin as well.  You can always bottom fish for triggerfish, beeliners (vermillion snapper) and Amberjack if the tuna don't want to play. We go to Hatteras 3 to 4 times a year, it's one of our favorite places to visit.  We are leaving on Tuesday for a quick 5 day trip and will be staying in Buxton for this trip.  Surf rods are all packed and ready to go.You can buy a 7 day OVR permit to drive on the beach for $50 at the Park office. Make sure you take a jack,shovel,board and tow strap if you want to try the beach. We might do a charter if the conditions a cooperate. Hope this helps, have fun.

If you go with the Optima 31 blue tops, you could buy them online from Advanced auto and use coupon code TRT30 at checkout. It will take off $50 per battery. You can pick them up at the store Just do two separate transactions.I'll order one in my name and then one in the wife's. Save you a $100 if that helps. I have used the codes for years, just do a google search for Advanced Auto coupon codes to find other codes.

You can also post your question on the website The Hull Truth. I have gotten tons of great info off of that site over the years. Good luck

$25

Town of Newfane Marina in Olcott. They have a pavilion with 6 or 7picnic tables. I think there is still a permanent grill there,but I believe the marina has a portable grill, you just have ask. Dockage is available but space will probably be limited in August. Hope this helps

Before and after pics from one a couple years ago, they are a hoot to catch

Before

After

With the weather forecast predicted, my dad canceled his dock for this weekend. He doesn't want to tow her up for a maybe a 1/2 day on Saturday and he only usually fishes until 10 or 11 on Sundays. So the plan is for him to bring it up the following weekend. Boat is in Northeast PA stored inside and arrangements can be made to see her there if interested.

Thanks,

Frank

Sorry , he's not interested in any trades. If anybody is in area and interested she will be at Olcott this weekend. Also a couple more interior pics some had asked for. Take care.

Thanks,

Frank

All pm's replied to. Boat will be in Olcott starting around 08/14/14. Feel free to take a look and sea trial's can be arranged. Look forward to meeting you rodbuster

Thanks

pm replied

Sold

Hi All,

 I am listing this for my father. He's is looking to scale back and he feels its time to let the Parker go. He is the original owner and the boat has only been used in freshwater. The boat is in immaculate condition and has very low hours. Has very nice cuddy and is very economical to run. I have attached the performance bulletin for this set up and as you can see you can get almost 3 mpg cruising at 28 mph.The boat and equipment are as follows:

Boat:

2007 Parker 2320 SL Sport Cabin w/bracket

8'6" beam

21 degree deadrise

137 Gallon Fuel tank

No Bottom paint

Motors:

2007-Yamaha F250 Four Stroke w/314 hours

2013-Yamaha F9.9 high thrust Four stroke kicker w/electric start & power trim/tilt

Yamaha Fuel Management system

Electronics:

Garmin 2210 Gps/Chartplotter w/10.5 color screen

Ray Marine DSX600 color fishfinder w/dual transducer

Raymarine VHF radio

Depth Raider Speed & Temp display & probe

Troll Master Kicker throttle control

Onboard dual bank battery charger

Eqipment:

2-Cannon Mag 5A downriggers w/dual rod holders and swivel bases

6 Rod rocket launcher

2 Big Jon Planerboard reels 

15" gunwale mounted Taco outriggers

2-Cisco rod holders

Trailer:

Loadmaster Tandem axle aluminum trailer w 9500 capacity

Radial tires w/spare

Listed at $49,500

Just did the same thing a month or so ago. Bought a boat in Virginia. The previous owner gave me his registration card and left the plate on the boat. When I got home I mailed the plate & registration card back to him. I had copies of the bills of sale with me and I insured the boat, motor & trailer for the ride home. Took bills of sale and titles to notary, got my new registrations and plate and was good to go.

Here is our boat the Reel Scream,

2006 Sailfish 2660 with twin Yamaha F150's

Do not have a King on the wall yet.(biggest to date is 35lb 7oz. Would like to get that magical 40 for a mount. I do have 4  other mounts on the wall and they are as follows:

Steelhead- 20 lb 1oz

Brown - 17 lb 4 oz

Coho- 18 lb 5 oz

Atlantic- 17 lb 1 oz

The Atlantic and Coho were both caught in 2011. We actually thought we had a great Steelhead for the fall LOC as the fish jumped a couple times. Slid the net under it and was thinking we were gonna be leading the LOC steelhead. Was taking the hook out and said "aw crap" the wife was like, what's wrong. I replied, its not a steelhead but that is the biggest Coho I have ever seen. Mount turned out great. Lot of fun memories from that day.

Wes is top notch, never had a problem getting paid and we have won multiple times over the years. I am sure he will get it all worked out for you.

Try here, probably sell the pellet form.