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Page 32 Supplement to The Brunswick Bt f'r WALTER SMITH is on hai Su BY MARJORIE MEGIVERN Rumor lias it a certain kind of royalty hangs out around a certain structure in Sunset Beach. Adoring subjects throng to that spot for a glimpse, more likely some physical contact and finally a taste of their kingIt's King Yiackerel, of course, who's high on the fisherman's list and seems attracted to the southernmost North Carolina pier. Some sayit's because of the extraordinarylength of the pier, 1050 feet: others credit a mud-bottom trough at its ex tremity. At any rate, Walter Smith, pier owner, said 16 of the famous fish hau been caught this year by early June. "Our record was a 53-pounder, caught here three years ago," he said. Smith, former comissary manager at Fort Bragg, migrated from Fayetteville eight years ago and now lives at Holden Beach. After working at the Sunset pier for five years, he bought it. "I just like people," he explained, "and I'm a fisherman, well, when I have time." His business doesn't allow for MO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL WE 1 5 veors r MGF BUIL MARTIN FELDT-HOL eacon July-August. 1988 f , U, I ' r tlcKET DAILY FISHING I flwe 'J I ftf.W (' ! HOI) LIMIT 3.00 yC!fm.*l Vpttfi'j ct<Pi> VELCOME TO ilJNSET PIER nci every afternoon to greet visitors to S irr<;^t Pioi B^cB III I much leisure. The pier is open from 3 a.m. till nearly midnight, April through November, equipping the angler with rods and reels, tackle and bait. It also has a little grill to ward off hunger while the fish are biting or while waiting for their arrival. More serious diversions include an arcade with computer games. The pier "lounge" Is a gathering place where old pros can swap fishing stories. Smith's busy season got underway in mid-June, he said, and will continue until school starts in August. Already license plates from all over the United States are showing up in li??i naplrino !nt ???b ?vkl The Skidmore and Fulmer families from Ohio and West Virginia were among them. Traveling together, they said it's an annual affair for them. "The fishing is different here than back home, where our rigging is smaller and so are the fish," Mrs. Skidmore said. North Carolinian Ken Underwood traveled from Kannapolis to fish for kings. Retired on disability following a heart attack, he recommended this sport as relaxing. These visitors and local en? SrECiALiZiKG INRemorjplinn 3 & Repairs Additions Porches Decks 'Boardwalks Docks *Cabinets NC LICENSE 20563 DO THEM ALL TO YOUR SATISFACTION experience DERS, INC. DEN BEACH-842 3259 IS r^ilpEP HOiftJf ' " ^ CIV TKkET I \ '/ W( Fl'hlkC 1 M /, m Mtc _ ill OH M PHk'j mhmh v r? w SlAf F PHOTO BY MARJORIE MECIVERN (Unset Beach Fishing Pierr. Haven r thusiasts will catch Spanish mackerel, too, during the summer, Smith said, and trout, flounder and whiting. Their fee for a day of such pleasure is $3. "Fishing is really better in the fall, when the water's cooler," he noted. "We get lots of spots and croaker and whiting then." The pier is most crowded around 3 a.m. and at high tide, and there are frequently children casting into the sea along with Dad. "They do well, A TOUCH Oi INTERIO PROFESSION A?L The South Brunswick Isl 1 J- -J iii.-uiiuiivjiiui 1111CI1U! UChl? enables us to offer custorr FLOOR COVERING We specialize in gi\' l ocated at "Palmetto Z o < Showroc as Z 0 X 1 Ssns@( This island was purchased i family still owns considerable p In 1961, he constructed th< the community, the only one of The Town Council recently vot bridge, but construction is delai A water system was install The town has a population Sunset Beach Information Town Hall 579-6297 Town Administrator . . Linda Fluegel Mayor, Mason Barber 579-6625 Building Inspector Larry Crim Council Members: Kalhy Hill, Mayor pro tern Minnie Hunt Mary Griffith Al Odom Ed Gore Police Chief, William Hill 579-2151 Fire Chief, Carson Todd 842-9449 Nearest Volunteer Rescue Squads: Calabash Squad 579-7474 Shallotte Squad 754-6666 hor Kinc too," Smith said. "One boy last year got a big one on his first try." Like many others along the coast, Sunset's pier is not the original one, but a replacement after Hurricane Hazel in 1954. It's the lone structure of its kind between Tubbs and Mad inlets. There are 35 piers along the North Carolina coast, where fishing is particularly attractive. located in the middle of the Atlantic coast, the Carolinas border two migratory F ELEGANCE R DESIGN I TRAINED STAFF ands' complete service for resi in, space planning and accessor i items available no where else ii WALLPAPER FURNISH If inti your home that special "7 I'la/a, Highvva\ 179 between Ocean >ni Hours: 9:00-5:00 Moiulas thru S; 919-579-8778 I'aula Dennis tiiiltinOwnei : Beach n 1955 by Mannon Gore, whose iroperty in Sunset Beach. > pontoon bridge that still serves its kind on the eastern seaboard, ed to replace it with a high-rise i^ed until at least 1991. ed in 1980 of 191 and 1.076 housing units. Sunset Beach Regulations The town of Sunset Beach prohibits, within the city limits: Fireworks; Discharge of firearms; Public drunkenness; Charcoal fires in rental units without written permission of the owners; Excessive noise; While visiting Sunset Beach, please DO. Obey posted speed limits, 30 miles per hour; Keep dogs on a leash or fenced; Clean up litter you have dropped on beach or streets. Is I basins that provide our fishermen more kinds of fish and a longer season than anywhere else. In addition, the coastline is cleaner than elsewhere, at least to date, with a minimum of industrial development to sully the waters. That's whv Walter Smith works long hard hours and why Nebraskans, Ohioans and even South Carolinians line up on his pier in the wee hours of morning, hoping to meet a King. J dential, commercial and ies. Our extensive library a this area. MGS ACCESSORIES ouch of Elegance'' Me & Sunset Beach tturdav -'1
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