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No Fish Fights Quite Like Yellowfin Tuna BY JAMIE M1LLIKEN It's here! We have finally made it to April, that special month that all oltshore fishermen look forward to with great anticipation. Captain Fred Walker summed it up about as well as I have heard it as we sat around Hughes Marine this past ^ Sunday His theory is that no other month of the year has the radical tem M ^ CAPTAIN perature breaks as we find in April. I KK ?m JAMIE'S mean. we can find variations of seven (P' ncceunoc degrees or more within l(N) yards. OrrSnOHc You know what this means? Bait \ ^ FISHING fish! All stacked up along the tempera REPORT ,llrc ^rc;,k- ;,,u' usually that attracts the schools of yellowfin tuna, dolphin and wahoo. Which brings me to the point of this article. I've always wanted to write about yellowfin tuna fishing. Man. I ab solutely love it. There is no other fish that pulls like a tuna. There are fish that leap and jump and run like Rusty Wallace, but the tuna fights like a heavyweight boxer, with steady pressure like nothing else you've ever seen or felt in your life. Yellowfin tuna get their full brute strength from their body design?a massive head, extremely long pectoral fins and a cycle tail. When their heads are down and pectorals extended, you will think that you are hooked on a wreck. How do you catch them? You look for signs?birds, temperature breaks and radical bottom structure. The birds serve as a great locator. When you see a Hock of tuna birds working an area 7(1 miles from land, you can be lieve that they are not there for just a social gathering but for the free meal the tuna provide when they are in an eating frenzy. The tuna follow the schools of bait, and when they decide to eat, they w ill attack the bait school like General Schwartzkopf crossing Iraq. And believe me, that's where you want to be. As a rule, every line will go off within a matter of 15 seconds, lite boat captain should never slow the boat's trolling speed until everyone of the an glers are in place, For example, if the boat slows at the first strike, that will more than likely be your only strike. Remember, these fish are attacking the whole school or. in your case, your bait spread. Give them a chance to get there. I once heard Tred Barta, a famous sport fisherman, say that at the first strike, he turns the boat hard left, then right?back and forth until all the baits have been picked up by the tuna. Now it's time to take the rods from the rod holders. Once everyone has removed the rods from their holders?and believe me, that's easier said than done?it is then and only then that the captain reduces his speed. The secret now is for the angler to keep constant pressure on the fish. He must never allow any slack to come in his line. Don't be afraid to tighten up on the drag. It's now a matter of brute strength that will bring these babies to the boat. Your equipment should consist of a back brace harness, rod belt, a stur dy rod (short in length, six foot maximum) and a reel in the (?/() range loaded with 50-pound test line. There is a large range of lures that tuna will absolutely devour. Feathers and flashy tinsel work great. These are pulled rigged with medium to large ballyhoo?not the horse ballyhoo used to target marlin. I've always found that if the fishing is real slow, it helps to run a "bird" 15 to 20 feet in front of your shotgun rigger or center line. These birds?I use a Merrit Sparrow?create a commotion on top of the water that will successfully raise fish. I only use this set-up down the middle and long. Whenever you think that it is out long enough, put out some more. This is not he only thing that works well. Cedar plugs have been a mainstay for tuna fishermen for years.. The best colors are natural, blue and white and red and black. Believe me. folks, they love 'em I would like to thank my faithful fishing buddy Rube for the fresh yel lowfin steaks this past Saturday. He knew I had to work that day, and he gladly placed five one-inch thick tuna steaks in a bag for me. Man. friends are better than money. Kyle. Scott. Robert and I marinated them in a little teriyaki sauce and threw those bad boys on the grill for a total of about 4 minutes and, I tell you. it was as good as sex. Well, almost. You get the picture, right? Well, that's my tuna story and I'm sticking to it. Good fishin' and good luck, "Jolly Mon." McBride Leads Scorpion Win North Brunswick's Casey Mc- issued just one walk as he improved Bride pitched a two-hit shutout and his season pitching record to 2-1. drove in both runs in a 2-0 high North Brunswick improved to 1-0 school baseball win over the visiting in the Three Rivers Conference and Fairmont Golden Tornadoes last 3-4 overall. The Scorpions resume Tuesday. conference play Tuesday, April 12, Jeremy Child scored from first with a home game against Tar Mecl. base on both RBI doubles by Mc- Game Summary Bride. The junior right-hander Fairmont 0 000 00 0?0 20 struck out 10 Fairmont batters and N. Bruns. 1 010 0 0X?23 0 You Should HEAR What You've Been Missing! mr~, ' DO SOMETHING AOOOT "i HEARING LOSS ~ NOW the custom in-the-ear *n hearing aid with no UOfTIG 10... > cords, wires or tubes Coastal Drugs Main St.. Shallotte FREE HEARING TEST SECOND FRIDAY EACH MONTH Friday, April 8, 10 AM to 2 PM AAA HE&RING AID CENTER Margaret D Kelly _ . , oprvir? 4705 Wrightsville Ave Phone-799-0476 oervue Wilmington, NC 28403 C1?93 THf BRUNSWICK BTACON Citation Grouper PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Dr. Richard Martin of Youngstown, Ohio, caught this citation 21 pound grouper aboard the Intimidator out of Hidden licach Marina over the Easter holiday weekend. County Softball Teams Enter Hoggard Tourney Brunswick County's three high school sol'tball teams will participate in the 12-team Southern Shore Invitational Tournament this week at I loggard High School in Wilm ington. Games are scheduled Friday night and all day Saturday on two fields at lloggard. The 12 teams have been divided into three pools, and each team will play three games. Bach pool will crown its own champion. West Brunswick's l.ady Trojans will compete in I'ool 3 with tourney host I loggard and Waccamaw Conference foes Fast Columbus and Pender. North Brunswick has been placed in Pool I with Whiteville, Dixon and Topsail. South Brunswick is in Pool 2 with South Columbus. Wilmington l.aney and Wilmington New Hanover. Below is the tournament sched ule: FRIDAY, APKII. 8 5 p.m.: ?Field I?Dixon vs. Whiteville ?Held 2?Pender vs. E. Columbus 6:15 p.m.: ?licld I?Laney vs. S. Columbus ?Field 2?N. I lanovcr vs. S. Brunswick 7:30 p.m.: ?Field I?Hoggard vs. W. Brunswick ?Meld 2?Topsail vs. N. Brunswick SATURDAY, APRIL 9 10 a.m.: ?l icld I?F.. Columbus vs. W. Brunswick ?l icld 2?Hoggard vs. Pender 11:15 a.m.: ?Field I?Whitcville vs. N. Bruns wick ?l icld 2?Topsail vs. Dixon 12:30 p.m.: ?Field I?N. Hanover vs. S. Col umbus ?l icld 2?Laney vs. S. Brunswick ?2 p.m.: Topsail vs. Whitcvillc ?^ p.m.: Dixon vs. N. Brunswick ?PiH)l 1 Trophy Presentations ?4:30 p.m.: S. Brunswick vs. S. Columbus ?5:30 p.m.: Laney vs. N. Hanover ?Pool 2 Tropin Presentations ?7 p.m.: W. Brunswick vs. Pender m p.m.: Iloggard vs. E. Columbus ?Pool 3 Trophy Presentations jA New You Presenting Herbal Complex with Chromium Picolinate Lose the Fat Keep the Muscle Reduces craving tor sweets, fights fatigue, increases stamina, helps with stress and insomnia, aids in digestion. (910)579-3365 Triple Tax-Free NC Municipal Bonds 6.00 %* I Equal to taxable yield of 9.375% for NC resident. North Carolina Municipal Bonds are exempt from Federal, state and local taxes. 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Hunt Jr. and UNCW Chancellor James Ix-utze. Objectives of the summit. n|hw sored by the N.C. Sea Grant College Program and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, include a review of the status ami restoration efforts of the Kast Coast and North Carolina oyster fishery. Other goals are to discuss the ap plication of innovative techniques to improve oyster production and mar keting and to develop recommenda tions for research, management, training and legislation that will im prove oyster production and market ing. Redwine, co-chairman of the N.C. Joint Legislative Study Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture, will modetatc the discussion regarding the status of oysters and restoration efforts. Other topics covered during the morning session will include the sta tus of oyster disease research, future oyster supplies, harvesting methods and growth enhancement. Luncheon speakers will include William Hogarth, director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, and Corky I'errett. administrator of the Marine Fisheries Division with the ! Cuisisitu Department of* Wild life and Fisheries. The summit will wrap up with a round table discussion on new direc tions for the North Carolina oyster industry. Rcdwine will he among the participants. Dr. Maurice Heral with the In stitute of French Research for the Exploitation of the Sea will address the Joint Ix-gislative Study Com mission when it meets Thursday, April 28. at UNCW. The oyster summit is open to the public. The registration fee is $25 before April I1' anil $30 thereafter. Checks payable to N.C. Sea Grant should be mailed to 'Hie North Carolina Oyster Summit. N.C. Sea Grant College Program, Box 8605, N.C. State University. Raleigh. N.C. 27695-8605. For more information, call 919 515-2454. This Week's Tide Table APRIL HIGH LOW Day Date A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Thursday 7 6:28 6:47 12:07 12:28 Friday 8 7:13 7:29 12:55 1:11 Saturday 9 7:53 8:08 1:38 1:50 Sunday 10 8:32 8:45 2:19 2:28 Monday U 9:07 9:20 2:58 3:05 Tuesday 12 9:42 9:54 3:36 3:41 Wednesday 13 10:14 10:27 4:13 4:17 ADJUSTMENTS SHALLOTTE INLET?add 17 min. high tide, add 32 min. low tide. LOCKWOOD FOLLY ?subtract 22 ~:r.. 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?subtract 11 min. high tide, add 18 min. low tide. ARE ALL YOUR RECEIPTS IN A PAPER BAG? CALL MARCIA'S BUSINESS SERVICE We will put them all on computer, balance your checkbook, itemize your deductions, do your quarterly taxes and get you ready for your accountant. Reasonable rates. Call 579-9474 TODAY. U-3REW BEER KITS ? 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