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PHOTO CONT**UTfD BILLY MELTON of Clover, S.C., landed this 15-pound grouper last week aboard the Intimidator out of Holden Beach. Weather Rule Holds True In Champions ' Tourney BY jAMiE MILIJKEN Some things never change. Believe me. this held true again concerning the horrible weather that follows king mackerel tournaments. For this year's Southern Kingfish Association Tournament of Champions, the weather forecast called for southeast winds. 20 to 25 knots, and 6- foot seas through the period. Oh well, this will he just like fishing at home ? no problem! Seventy-seven teams had qualified for this prestigious event. Chip Maree. Kyle White and I felt confident as we roiled the C Gnbbaifi Sou! toward Port Picrcc. Florida. All we needed was a lit tle luck. rhe tournament was structured in aggregate form, bach team was allowed to weigh one fish on each of the event's two days. This made it a little tough ? in other words, you didn't need one good one. You had to have a good one each day. The first day proved to be good for the Caribbean Soul team. We landed six mackerel, one 35-pound cobia and raised one sailflsh. Our largest king was 27.5 pounds, which placed us solidly on the leader board. At that point, we were 7.5 pounds away from the first day lead. Selby Lewis. Sclbv had landed a 35-pounder. Jack Wood of Rolesville, N.C., a proven winner in this business, was sit ting right behind us with a 27.3-pound king. There were a couple of fish in the 30-pound range. Man, this was a "barn-bumer." It looked as if it would come down to a finish just like the last lap a! Talladega. The second day, the weather was worse. The palm tree next to our dock was bowed like a watermelon nnd in the 30-knot wind. We were greeted by ft-to-8-fooi seas that had a good one foot breaking cap on them. Our fishing area was 12 miles onshore, and everyone knew that this was not going to be fun. Once I pulled back on the throttles at our destination, we knew it was just too rough to slow-troll, so we went into a "drift" proce dure. Fishing that day was much slower than the first. Our VHF radio con firmed that most of the tournament competitors were having a tough time as well. ?" iiliuuav WC II?1U pltKCU up a vi.*upiv ui iii iiiv i^'iu- i^'puuiiu range, but we needed one better. It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the down rigger reel screamed. Kyle picked up the rod and we all crossed our fingers that maybe this could be the one. Fifteen minutes later. Chip gaffed this one, and he was fair. He proved to be our last fish of the day. The tournament was drawing to a close. Back at the scales, a large crowd had assembled. Once our fish was placed on the scales and recorded as an 18.4-pounder, I knew we were going to make it in the top ten. Our two-day total was 45.9 pounds and placed us sixth in the Tournament of Champions. We were tickled. My friend Jack Wood won it all with a 35 pounder on the iast day. Congratulations, Jack! One other local team, Gary Whitman and Grace Ann Monrce Whitman of Ocean Isle Beach placed in the top 20. Congratulations, Never Satisfied ! Shallotte Point never looked so good as we arrived back Sunday night. I went to my knees and kissed the sand. "Isn't it nice to be home again?" Good fishin' and good luck. Jolly Mon! Waters Open For Crab Shrimp, Eel. Fish Pots Most Brunswick County waters C.._ J r_. *L. L upviivu .iukuu; lot UK. ItM. Ul UdU, ?*!, fish and shrimp patf. wi!! remain open until Oct. 31. Opened were all designated nurs ery areas, all coastal fishing waters closed to shrimping or crab trawling and dii shellfish management areas that have been planted and posted by the state also have been opened for pots. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries also allows pots in Bon aparte Creek from waterway marker 111 to Little River Inlet, Shallotte River Inlet from marker 75 to the ocean and Eastern Channel from marker 36 to Lockwood Folly Inlet. Also opened Sunday were fcliz obcih !\l?U, Vuuuic 3a v. Ou^uiu's Bay, Bay Crrek, f'anr Ocrk, Bald Head Creek and (he portion of Cape Fear River between the Fort Fisher Ferry, the north end of Horseshoe Shoal spoil island and the western shore of she river south of Sunny Point. Another section of the Cape Fear River, roughly between Snow's Cut and Old Brunswick Town, wiil re main open to fishing pots until June 15. Pots may not be set in any marked navigation channel, in (he middle third of any other channel or in any other location where they may con stitute a hazard to navigation. MARINE SERVICE } CENTER OF L,R. / (803)249-3a37, 825 Hwy. 17, Little River, SC Sales & Dervlce of... iimyiiiv y&laside^ f70 @3 Crest Poriioons HIGH TIDE Hoiden Pier Angier Hooks 38-Found King BY DOUG RUTTER A 38-pound king mackerel landed at Holdcn Beach Fishing Pier high lighted a pretty good week of fishing <iitou> the South Biunswick islands. Mike Hilton of Louisa, Va., caught the big king around 5 p.m. Saturday, said pier manager Gil Bass. "That was a nice king, especially for this time of year." Bass said. "Other than that they've been pick in* up wiiiiing more (nan anything." Anglers also caught flounder, spots and Spanish mackerel last week at Holdcn Reach Pier "It's been a fair week. It hasn't been a total loss," Bass said. The 38-pound king was the sec ond this spring at Holdcn Beach. No kings have been reported yet from Ocean Isle Beach Fishing Pier or Sunset Bcach Fishing Pier. "This weekend the spots, croakers and whiting were biting real good," Milton Williams of Ocean Isle Bcach Pier said Monday. "It was the best weekend we've had so far." The seawater temperature has risen 4 degrees in the past week and was 73 ()c(>Tffc on MnnHay "Tlie water temperature's getting right and it should be good fishing for a white." Williams said. Fishermen landed mostly spots and hlucfish last week at Sunset Bcach Fishing Pier. .;uv ::rv :u a "We had some pretty good fishing over the weekend," John Sheffield of Sheffield's store at Ocean Isle Beach said Monday. Anglers caught dolphin, tuna and king mackerel in the Gulf Stream. Tom Gressette of Florence. S.C., landed a 31 14-pound dolphin. Size Limit Changed For Ocean Fiounder The minimum size limit for tlounder caugnt by hook-and linc in the ocean has been in creased from 13 inches to 14 inches effective May 1 . The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries also has set a daily creel limit of eight for ocean flounder taken by hook-and-line, according to an April 18 procla mation. The hook-and-line season for occan flounder wiU close ai mid night, Monday. Oct. 31. The action was taken to bring North Carolina into compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's fishery management plan for summer flounder. rMoro ccr.TsayrtB MIKE HILTON of Louisa, Va., landed thix 38-pound king mnrltvrfl Kntttrdfiy at HnUfft Beach Fishing Pier. "There's a lot of nice flounder showing up out here in she water way," Sheffield added. There was a run of spots in the waterway Friday night, and anglers have been catching blues in the surf. "For this time of year the Spanish have shown up good. Not real thick, but people arc catching their limit." Sheffield said. H olden Beach Marina "The fishing is real good right now," Gary Carr of Holden Beach Marina said Monday. "The big thing is the Spanish are in and the kings arc in." Carr said fishermen caught their limit in kings two miles from Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower. "They're catching Spanish in 20 feet of water right off the beach." he added. Fishermen also have been catch ing black sea bass offshore and yel lowfin tuna, wahoo and dolphin 60 miles outside. Tripp's Pishing Center Fishermen out of Tripp's Fishing Center at Shallottc Point caught flounder and smaii spots iast week, according to spokesperson Joyce Land. SEPT. 29-OCT- 1 Henry O' Sponsoring Open Henry O' Boats, a product of Taylor Manufacturing of Elizabeth town, will be a major sponsor of the 1994 U.S. Open King Mackerel Toumameni to he heid Senf 7<i-Oct i in Southport. Southport Marina Inc. and Jackson Beverage also will continue in their respective sponsorship roles, according to a news release frnm the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of C oinmerce. Southport Marina serves as tour nament headquarters for the event, which is a fund-raiser for the cham ber. The U.S. Open is one of the old est and most prestigious touma iiiciio on inc East Coast. Th?* tournament offering more than S 100,000 in cash prizes will begin with registration Sept. 29. The fishing competition will start Sept. 30 and continue Oct. 1 . The product known ar- Henry O' Boats was originally designed and built in Brunswick County by the McKee family. The boats are now constructed at Taylor Manufacturing in Elizabethtown. For more information on the tour nament, call the chamber of com merce at 1 -800-457-AQ64. Fishing Rodeo At Bald Head Cash and pnrr? totaling 520,000 will be on the line June 2-4 when anglers take to the waters off Cape Fear for the Third Annual Bald Head Island Fishing Rodeo. Cash and trophies will be award ed to the top three finishers overall, frizes also wiii he given tor the btUiish, tuna, dolphin ana wahoo landed cach day. The entry fee is S500 per boat through May 31 and $600 starting June 1. The fee includes three days' dockage, water and electric service, passes to tournament events and an gler kits for each crew member with T-shirt, cap and gifts. For more information, call Judy Agnerat l-WIO-234-i666. -y^yipiMnU-ua OCEAN ISLE BEACH FISHING PIER New Manager Milton Williams Pier Fishing & Supplies Grill*Pool Tables-Arcade ?sandwiches *Bait ?Dip ice Cream ?Tackle ?Candy ^Coolers ?Sunscreen *Beer s -Beach Balls *Sodas ?Rod & Reel Rentals *Snacks 7 days a week-373-s?73 $coo off season Fishing 1 3 Ticket With Ad ftOTO CONTKIBUTID THIS HOG SNAPPER landed by Dozisr Tadlock of Rowland (right) was part of last Wednesday 's catch on the Alice E.AIso pic tured is mate Lynn Hunt. Occan catches included bluefish and Spanish mackerel, while Icings, tuna, grouper and other bottom fish were caught 40 to 45 miles offshore. William Usher of Fayctteville ANTHONY DEMERY of Row land caught this king mackerel during a trip last week on the Alice E nut of Holden Beach. landed a 27-inch speckled trout on Monday. Land said. This year's Shallotte Point Volun teer Fire Department Flounder Tour nament will be June 10-11, she said. This Week's Tide Table MAY * * HiGH LOW Day Date VM. fJW. KM. TM. ITiundiy 5 5r01 5:28 11K15 lt:38 Pridr, 6 5:50 tcl) 1132 ? ? g.i.w.W. 7 *:5? 17-nn r>w Sundi/ 8 7:19 7:38 1:11 1:17 Monday 9 M9 8:16 1:53 1:56 Tjesday 10 8J7 &53 133 2J5 Wrintadey 11 9:13 9M 3:12 3:13 ADJUSTMENTS SHALLOTTE INLET? Kid 17 nun. iwgh iik, auu 32 Ik uW iiiir LOCKWOOD FOLLY - - subtract 22 mm. nigh rids, subuact 5 mut km iirif BALD HEAD ISLAND? ?ub?ract 10 min. high tide, tubcnct 7 mm. low tide. SOUTH PORT ? add 7 mill high tide, add IS min. low tide. LITTLE RIVER ?utMiaa 11 min. high tide, add 18 min. low tide. TJs AUT0 ELECTRIC ALTERNATORS STARTERS VOLTAGE REGULATORS GENERATORS REPAIR? REBUILT? 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