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FOR C.O. BUNGENER of Calabash
seafood "Calabash Style" mean:
catching sea bass two-at-a-time off
shore.
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Beocon, July-August, 1986
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There are several businesses along
' Restaurant Row in Calabash that offpr
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Sj ever. "Seafood Deluxe PLatters."
They hand you a hook-and-iine and
teli you to catch your own while
riaing the waves aoout ten miles offshore.
In the "Seaiood Capital of the
World," you know times are changing
when even the most inexpert eneed
fisherman car. board a charter
**" fishing vessel in search for the "big
one."
For years, boats docking along the
Calabash River have brought fresh
seafood to the visitor. Now those
boats are taking the visitor to the sea,
and for some fisnermen the trips are
changing the meaning of seafood
' "Calabash Style."
There are two charter fishing and
scenic cruise boats serving the docks
at Calabash, the "Capt. Jim" and the
"Capt. Sam." On one recent half-day
, deep sea fishing trip, it was deters
mined that a good fishermen doesn't
- necessarily need experience. Luck
can also play a roie.
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isbing trip off the coast of Calabash.
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Chuck Gruesbeck and Jimmy Beil
are natives of Charlotte. They are
both teenagers who are vacationing
ir. Brunswick County with their
parents.
For Jimmv it is his first fimp at
sea. For Chuck, it is his second offshore
fishing trip aboard the "Capi.
Jim" in Calabash. He talked his
friend into taking the trip this summer
so the two could catch a string of
black sea bass for supper.
C.O. Bungener and Ills wife, Jetsy.
live in Calabash, virtually surrounded
by seafood restaurants of every
type imaginable. Yet, they have
taken the trip on a number of occasions
to catch their own fresh
seafood.
The Bungeners, with their previous
fishing experience securely under
their belts, are at the stern of the
"Capt. Jim" while the two teenagers,
wrapped in their youthful excitement,
are at the port. Between these
two couples are a whole row of
fishermen, each one holding a rod
and reel of the same size, shape and
color, and each one reeling in black
sea bass, occasionally two-at-a-time.
The fishermen msy hsve different
> levels of fishing experience, but to
the sea bass one dangling tackle
; about 45 feet oeiow the bottom of the
1 boat just looks like another. The bass
: are hooked and reeled in by the
| fishermen and taken off the hook by
| mates who also keep the fishermen
1 stocked with bait and tackle.
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l When the sign says, "A family type
I fishing trip for the first time fisher|
man as well as the inexperienced
1 fisherman," believe it These fish are
| not choosy when it comes to biting
| tackle.
"Sometimes you get some silver
I snapper, or some grouper once in a
while," said Capt. Jimmy Stevens.
"But 90 percent of what you catch out
there will be black sea bass. We don't
say you 11 caien oiner types of fish
because we don't want to disappoint
| anyone. But sometimes you'll catch
8 four or five silver snapper a trip."
On this half-day trip in June, the
fishermen were filling their baskets
with black sea bass and small
ladyfish, a pretty little bottom
dweller that is also called the banana
fish because of its bright yellow spots
on the dorsal fin. They are both good
fish for eating,
g On this fishing trip, Capt. Stevens
traveled about ten miles offshore, usi
ing his Loran readings and depth
| finders tc determine where the bot
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torn dwelling fish were located. A
northeastern wind Kept the sea a little
rough, but despite the seasickness
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catch was good.
In addition to half or all-day fishing
trips, both Calabash boats also take a ^
waterway sunset cruise in the even- 1
ings for those wishing to sail down
the Calabash River and for 20
minutes in the Atlantic Ocean. There
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is no fishing involved, just a tour of "
the scenery, the Little River jetties
and the lights from Cherry Grove,
S.C.
The docks at Calabash are no
longer just a place where diners eat
and run. Some folks are choosing to
catch their own and to spend more
time in and around the waters of
Calabash.
STAFF PHOTOS BY TERRY pQPE
CHUCK GRUESBECK of Charlotte^
caught this nice black sea bass while*
fishing aboard the "Capt. Jim."
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