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38-Pound King Chases Crew Around The Boat BY JAMIE MILLIKEN Sport fishermen enjoyed another beautiful weekend of offshore fishing this past week. Fish have been showing up in great numbers this spring, much to everyones delight. The southwest wind that has prevailed has pushed the Gulf Stream in closer and has, in turn, developed well-de fined weed lines offshore. These arc perfect con ditions for dolphin and wahoo fishing. King mackerel catches continue to be strong. Anglers have had little trouble landing their limits. Speaking of limits, the state of North Carolina has increased the limit of kings per per son from four to five in state waters. 1 believe this certainly reflects that the kingfish stocks have im proved since regulations have been imposed in the southern coastal states. The federal regulations have also been a contributing factor. Federal regulators announced that they will adjust their limits possibly as early as June 1. I believe they will follow the state in increasing the limit on kings taken in federal waters. Being an avid king mackerel fisherman, I applaud what state and federal agencies have done to preserve and protect these game fish. My hat is off to you, guys! ***** Local fisherman David Hooks landed a 38-pound king while fish ing an area 20 miles off Ocean Isle last week. David hooked the "smok er" while using a spinning reel and ballyhoo for bait. The wild thing about this story is that the king made his initial run directly toward his boat, the Captain Hook II. David got a good look at this prize king and immediately grabbed the gaff. As the fish turned underneath the boat, David stuck him with the gaff and hauled him over the side. As he ex plained to me the fish was real "green" and proceeded to put him and his crew hop-scotching around the boat with the king in hot pursuit! Now that's a fish story. ***** The Spanish mackerel continue to arrive in large numbers. There have been several reports of 20- 30-pound cobia being caught. ***** As you can tell, the offshore fishing is hot. So until next time, tight lines, bent rods and good fishin'. CAPTAIN JAMIE'S OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT State Restricts Dolphin Harvests North Carolina fisheries officials have imposed a 10-fish per day bag limit on dolphin to conserve the fish population. State Fisheries Director William Hogarth said charter boatmen initi ated the move to place the limit on dolphin, which took effect Monday in state and federal waters. State Reopens Lockwood Folly A section of Lockwood Folly River was temporarily opened to shellfish harvesting Monday, but part of the Shallottc River re mains off limits to fishermen. State officials closcd portions of both Brunswick County rivers last Friday following heavy rain fall Thursday. Rain can carry bacterial pollution into rivers and make shellfish unsafe to eat Lockwood Folly was closcd upstream of the river mouth last week, and reopened to a point just north of Genoes Point on Monday, according to N.C. Divi sion of Marine Fisheries procla mations. Waters in Shalloue River up stream of a line between Bowen Point on the western side and Long Point on the cast shore have been closed since Friday. "They believed that conservation was needed to protect dolphin stocks," Hogarth said. 'They had tried initiating a voluntary limit on dolphin but felt that a rule was needed." Vessels with valid federal coastal migratory pclagic charter boat per mits licensed to carry six or less passengers for hire can catch a max imum of 60 dolphin per day, regard less of the number of people on board. This Week's Tide Table MAY HIGH LOW Day Date A.M. P.M. A.M P.M. Thursday 16 10:33 10.59 4:28 4:33 Friday 17 11:31 11:54 5:23 5:27 Saturday 18 12:31 6:15 6:24 Sunday 19 12:53 1:33 7:12 7:27 Monday 20 1:50 2:34 8:10 8:29 Tuesday 21 2:49 3:35 9:07 9:34 Wednesday 72 3:46 4:32 1 0:02 10:35 ADJUSTMENTS SHALLOTTE INLET ? add 17 min. high tide, add 32 min. low tide. LOCKWOOD FOLLY? subtract 22 min. high tide, subtract 8 min. low tide. BALD HEAD ISLAND? subtract 10 min. high tide, subtract 7 min. low tide. SOUTHPORT ? add 7 min. high tide, add 15 min. low tide. LITTLE RIVER ? add 7 min. high tide, add 7 min. low tide. Fisherman Flo A Richfield man fishing on a boat near Frying Pan Shoals Sunday was taken by helicopter to a Wilm ington hospital after he suffered a seizure. Edwin L. Whitman was flown from the fishing vessel Mega Flite to New Hanover Regional Medical Center Sunday afternoon, said D.H. Putman, executive officer of the Oak Island Coast Guard Station. The Coast Guard received a call from the Mega Flite at 10:24 a.m. Sunday saying a passenger was hav ing a seizure and needed assistance. Putman said the Coast Guard sta tion dispatched a boat at 10:28 a.m., and an emergency medical techni cian boarded the fishing boat at 11:50 a.m. to help Whitman. A Coast Guard helicopter picked up the 43-year-old man at sea vn To Hospital around 1:15 p.m. and transported him to Wilmington. Putman said he didn't know what type of seizure the man suffered or his condition. On Friday, the Coast Guard res cued a Winston-Salem man after his boat capsized and sank in the Cape Fear River near Southport. Putman said Joseph Firtts was un injured when his 16-foot boat over turned near the Bald Head Island ferry terminal Friday evening. The boat apparendy capsized when Firtts tried to lower an anchor over the stem. Putman said his weight and the weight of the anchor lowered the stem into the water and caused the boat to sink. Coast Guardsmen picked up the man, righted the boat and took it to Southport Marina around 4:30 p.m. Friday. The boat was not damaged. Shades & Shadows New Arrivals! _C?W1 TK BRUNSWCK BEACON Beautiful new lamps in "candlestick" styles with regular or "lizargator" shades. Lots of new shades in new styles, shapes and colors. *We offer lamp repair too! Take Hwy. 130 West, Near Whiteville 640-2758 ? Open Mon.-Sal. 10-6 ? (Just past BEMC) Anglers Cotch Kings , Spanish , Bluefish BY DOUG RUTTKR Anglers hooked plenty of king mackerel, Spanish and blucfish last week during a good period for both inshore and offshore fishing. "It's picked up real good," John Sheffield of Sheffield's at Ocean Isle Beach said Monday. "There's a lot of fish coming in." Several fishermen caught their limit in kings and Spanish over the weekend, Sheffield said, and reeled in trout near the west end of the bcach. Top catches included a 40-pound cobia caught by Mark Logan of Ocean Isle Bcach. Sheffield said Linda Walters of Sunset Bcach landed a 36-pound king Saturday. Catches of flounder also have in creased over the last week. Shef field said Ronnie Baucom of Lum bcrton caught several before the rainstorm last Thursday that weigh ed four and five pounds each. Joycc Land of Tripp's Fishing Center at Shallottc Point said the Lcflcr family of Albemarle caught 1 8 flounders over the weekend. The largest was about five pounds. Ms. Land said other anglers caught Spanish and kings in the ocean and spots and croaker inshore. Joe Hardasty of Independent Seafood at Holdcn Bcach said fish ermen caught kings, Spanish and blues in the ocean and spots and croaker in the inlets. Hardasty said flounder fishing has rcaHypickc^jj^rwh^vatc^ FISHING REPORT way. "Everybody's catching fish pretty good, real good as a matter of fact." Pier Fishing Pier fishermen reeled in Spanish and blues last week as well as a few spots and whiting. "Blues arc probably the big thing right at the moment," Forrest Whitley of Holdcn Beach Fishing Pier said Monday. King mackerel fishermen contin ued their run of good luck at the pier. Whitley said they landed seven kings last Friday and one over the weekend. Most of the kings weighed be tween 14 and 20 pounds. There were no kings landed at the other local piers last week. But Ed Kayler of Sunset Beach Fishing Pier said catches of Spanish and blues were very good. Most of the Spanish caught last week weighed between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 pounds; a six-pounder was brought in Monday morning. Curtis Williamson of Ocean Isle Beach Fishing Pier said things arc improving after a few weeks of in activity. "It's picking up," he said. "It was much better than last week." Williamson said anglers pulled in blues, flounder and spots. One man hooked a 20-pound bluefish last PHOTO CONTRIBUTED SALISBURY RESIDENTS (from left) Randy Honeycutt, TYisha Honevcutt and Roy Honeycutt Jr. caught these kings Sunday aboard the Mega Flite. Don't be fooled by high-priced substitutes. F n Men's Skipper 20% Off In 2 colors black & tan now wily *56.00 Main St. Shallotte 754-4846 When you consider the quality that goes into our shoes, it just doesn't make sense to substitute anything else. Why Do Home Equity Lines Ignore 20% Of Your House? With a conventional home equity loan, you only get credit for 80% of your equity. At Southern National, you can access l(X)%.Just stop in and ask about our Tax Advantage Loans. SOUTHERN NATIONAL lax Advantage Loans <?3 hfuat / U ?Nsiim l.entler Member II )l< ( onsiillyiuirUtxtulrisitrfttrsfHX if it details on tletluitibi/ily of interest mm _ PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BRYAN SEALEY of Lumberton caught these Spanish last week end fishing with his grandfather, Marvin Lovett, aboard the Shelby II. 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