Fishing with this crew is not such a Risky Business
The day was just breaking as we scrambled to get some coffee and something in our bellies before we climbed into the truck for the hour or so ride for the coast. Some had already begun traditional and nontraditional methods to ward off the dreaded sea sickness that could ruin a good day of fishing. I’ve been out a few times and never have had a problem but not wanting to risk fate I swallow a pill with the last of my coffee. We arrive at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center which is alive with much hustle and bustle if you look past the anglers who are just loitering around as the crews finish up the last of the preparations for the morning sails.
We find our boat the Risky Business and transfer our coolers and other supplies for a day of fishing. We have fished with Capt Jamie and Andy before and know they’ll do there best to put us on some fish and have a reputation for brining in some great catches.
The 2 hour ride out to the fishing area was fairly smooth with only a couple of good swells but smoothed right out once we got out there. We were going after tile fish which are some very good tasting bottom fish.
The morning began slow with only a few getting caught but it wasn’t long before they put us on them and the action really heated up. We were fishing over a razor clam bed that was 270 or so feet below the surface. We had set ups with about a pound of led weights and 4 hooks with cut bait. After a few times of cranking that set up to the surface you began feeling muscles that you were unaware of only a few hours ago. We were catching some nice Tile Fish, beautiful Snowy Groupers
Mike with his Snowy Grouper
and big Black Sea Bass.
John with a Nice Black Sea Bass
Action slowed as the morning went on so we moved to some deeper water, about 370 feet, to try our luck. The currents were much stronger so we had to double the weight on the line to get it down and that made a longer crank a harder crank. Jody was rewarded for this when he pulled up a stringer of fish which included a Black Sea Bass tipped the scales at 5lbs that met the requirement for a NC Division of Marine Fisheries Citation.
Chumming for Black Sea Bass Sometimes pays off
Once we had our limit we put up our bottom fishing rigs and we began trolling for tuna and dolphin. We had a couple of strikes that resulted in the bait fish being cut in half but no hook ups. Despite the lack of any more fish the day was very successful. We had 196lbs of fish to be cleaned, some sore muscles, some good sunburns and for the most part the sea sickness rituals worked well with only one small chum line being laid.
If you are looking for a great crew to take you out I doubt you could find any better then Jamie and Andy on the Risky Business.
Thanks for posting this up Moose. I had a great trip and am in the process of trying to talk my better half into going out on a trip. See you later
Comment by WoodMoose — June 26, 2006 @ 9:48 am
Thanks again Moose for fishing with us as always it was enjoyable having you , Mike ,and crew on board. See ya next summer
Jamie
Comment by Jamie — June 26, 2006 @ 1:04 pm
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