NC Deep jigging 2/21

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We went jigging out of Wrightsville Beach, NC this sunday with Capt. Rick Croson of Living Waters.

We left port around 6 AM with Capt Nick and Capt Chip close behind. Along with me were my shark-fishing buddies Justin, Aaron, and Chris, all new to the game of jigging. Got to the fishing grounds around 8 and fished until 5. I have to say we had a blast. Non-stop action on AJs (150+) all day, with several around 65-70 lbs (no monsters this time...), 3 blackfin, 3 African pomps, and 3 brown/dusky sharks (2 on jigging gear). Justin and Aaron were both bent up all day on big AJs and african pompanos. Justin also got broken down by a big 9' brown shark on jigging gear...he had to pass the rod off to Chris! :P Oh boy were we all in pain, but we kept going back for more. It didnt help that Rick put us on the big fish at the end of the day ahah. It came to a point where we would drop and not hope for a hit...drop, jig, jig, jig, jig, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....oh b****! We did lose a couple monster fish. Aaron lost a few jacks that seemed to have been beasts, and I got rocked by what I think was a large gag. Chris also lost a large fish that was just smoking him.

The constant verbal abuse over the radio between Chip and Rick also made the day enjoyable.

Chip: Hey Rick...we got a, uhh, monster coronet fish here. Why dont you come over here so we can weigh it on your boga grip.
Rick: Yeah, just stick it in your pocket and I'll be right over...
Chip: Is that a coronet fish, or are you just excited to see me?

Anyways, I'm pretty sure all of us will be back for more very soon... ;) Mark it down guys. September 2010, the hunt for the NC state record AJ will commence.

Rick is a great guide, he knows his stuff, and is a freakin hilarious person. He just gained a lifelong client. I'm already booking my next couple trips with him.

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Shimano Stella 20k FA-worked flawlessly as always, pushed it up to 28 lbs of drag, and fought fish on that drag setting for the rest of the day
Alutecnos Gorilla 12C-worked flawlessly on its maiden voyage. Need to mess with the preset so i can get more drag without loosing freespool. I want to be able to put out 35+ at max
Accurate twinspins-Great reels, very powerful. not as smooth as the stella, but it really didnt make a difference
Accurate BX600s-didn't fish
OTI 600 gr rod-worked great as always
Hopper 500 gr rod-Very parabolic rod...however I didnt like the rubber gimbal. Will change that out.
star rods-Very impressed, smooth bend to them. might have to get me one

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That is an incredible trip and pictures, thanks for sharing.
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Awesome report. How is your back feeling today? :mrgreen:
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Nice AJ's. Those African pomps are pretty cool looking. Nice job on the trip.

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:toast: :toast:
glad to see you had a successful trip..
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nice work!!! awesome pics bud... id love and hate to feel your pain the next day
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Very cool report and great fish! Man those rods look like there gonna break any minute! :toast:
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great cath and thanks for the post

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D@mn! like the photos too. :thumright:

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Haha believe me, we were all beat at the end. It's like torture, but you keep going back for more!

I'm going on a jigging trip out of Oregon Inlet, NC for bluefin tuna in 3 weeks with Kil Song and co. so I'll let y'all know how that goes!
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Awesome report. I'm surprised you didn't lose those jigs on those sharks. I've lost a few on Kings. Love them pictures.
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Awesome report, you guys pounded the AJ's.
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two words - NOT FAIR!!!
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bolo wrote:Awesome report. I'm surprised you didn't lose those jigs on those sharks. I've lost a few on Kings. Love them pictures.
I know, we were surprised that we got both sharks boatside. We thought for sure they would of bit through the assist cord.

Speaking of tackle failure, I had a BIG fish that bent a Owner Monster 4X 9/0 hook almost straight...Rick said he's never seen any fish bend an owner. That was weird...
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those are some nice fish and pics. :thumleft: :happyfisherman: i would rather go through the pain the next day :mrgreen:
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Thanks guys!

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Kil Song is a master at Jigging. You will learn a lot from him. Good luck on your tuna trip. Take a lots of pictures.
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Great report and pictures. Awsome AJ's and African Permit. Now that's a trip worth recording, allot of back breaking fun....Good job

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A lot of fish and fun .beautifull day too.
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That is soooooo sick I'm going to be using some Vacation time real soon to try to get up there and do the Gulf Stream tour with a few friends. Looks like a great time! Awesome pics too !
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kiz wrote:That is soooooo sick I'm going to be using some Vacation time real soon to try to get up there and do the Gulf Stream tour with a few friends. Looks like a great time! Awesome pics too !
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rshields wrote:Great report and pictures. Awsome AJ's and African Permit. Now that's a trip worth recording, allot of back breaking fun....Good job
It's a African Pompano. Stop thinking about them Permit mister. :D
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bolo wrote:
rshields wrote:Great report and pictures. Awsome AJ's and African Permit. Now that's a trip worth recording, allot of back breaking fun....Good job
It's a African Pompano. Stop thinking about them Permit mister. :D


an african permit :uplol: i missed that
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is that a lefty accurate?
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It's a lefty Alutecnos Gorilla 12C. I like my conventionals to be lefty (except my shark reels, because I use a harness). It's just a personal preference of mine.
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

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It is only tiring when you are not catching fish. :D Still working on catching something with my $200.00 collections of jigs.
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What jigs do you have bolo?
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