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Saturday Storms Mar Otherwise Good Week BY IONIA TRKST Weekend thunderstorms interrupt ed an otherwise average week of fishing, with high rains and light ning Saturday forcing anglers away from the piers and out of the water. Tripp's Fishing Center Joyce Land of Tripp's Fishing Center at Shallottc Point reported mi average week of fishing, with two inches of rain on Saturday. "The water is ux> hot for any gixxl catches," she said. Still, she reported catches of flounder, spots, croakers and speck led troul. Several boats landed their limit of king anil spanish mackerel. Billy Letler of Albemarle caught two flounders weighing S pounds, 2 ounces, and 5 pounds respectively, which he entered in the N.C. Salt water Fishing Tournament. Land said. Lefler also landed four flounder, three spottailed drum in the 7- to S pound range and a 10-pound blue fish. Pelican Pointe FISHING REPORT At Pelican Fointc Marina at Seaside. lX>ug Edwards said, "There is not much of a fishing report. There arc not very many people fishing." He recalled catches of king mackerel, spanish, copia, dolphin and grouper over the past week. Edwards said due to the rain on Saturday, boats only went out in the morning. Sheffield's "No fantastic catches," reported John Sheffield of Sheffield's at Ocean Isle Beach. He reported catches of only king and copia. "We haven't been selling too much bait." said Sheffield. "Satur day, there wasn't a lot of fishing. I hope it looks up in a day or so." Independent Seafood Sue Fury at Independent Seafood of Holden Beach reported that fish ing was good, "even though we had some yucky weather". Shark Ate Mackerel That Could Have Set A Record BY JAMIK M1LUKKN The Soulh Brunswick Islands were pounded this past weekend with violent thunderstorms. This really put a damper on offshore fishing. I really had to fee! for the CAPTAIN participants in the Carolina Beach king mackerel lAMlC'C tournament. 1 am sure they did well just to sur- JMJVIIC 9 vive. Dennis Barbour of Carolina Beach won OFFSHORE tirst prize with a 37.7 pound king. Dennis was FISHING fishing aboard his boat Silverado. Second place went to Brian Henry of Gastonia with a king REPORT weighing in at 37.65. Brian was fishing his boat, Mr. Magoo. I bet Brian was wishing his fish had eaten one more pogic because only .05 pound separated first and second place. Now that's close! ***** Back to the weather. There are several things you should do if you are caught in a lightning storm on the water. First of all, lower all anten na and cut off your electronic gear. If your boat is equipped with remov able outriggers, you should remove them. If this is not possible, you should carry along a couple pair of regular batter jumper cables. Simply lower your outrigger as close to the water level as possible and attach the jumper cable to the outrigger and allow the other end to hang in the water away from the boat. It is a good idea not to transmit on your VHF or CB radios during the storm. Often just a few steps of precaution and a cool head w ill go a long way in safety on the water. ***** The fish story this week features my friend Wayne "Kingfish" Hill. Wayne and Larry Fowler were fishing off Little River a couple of Saturdays ago when they hooked up with a noi-so-ordinary king mack erel. This "smoker" smoked the reel on two long runs that resulted in completely emptying the reel and sent Wayne and Larry in hot pursuit to run this bad boy down. They managed to get him to the boat on three different occasions. It was during the third trip to the boat that disaster struck. Shark attack! According to Wayne, this fish had a real shot a be ing the South Carolina state record. What the shark left was the king's head and midway back toward the dorsal fin. Now get this; just the po sition of the fish had to be bent so that he would fit in a 172-quart cool er. That part of the fish weighed right at 45 pounds. The fish could have easily gone over 60 pounds. Wayne, 1 know that was a tough loss, but 1 know that you will be looking for this twin brother. Good luck. ***** That's it for new. Until next time, light lines, bent rods and good fishin'. Flounder Fishing Hearings Slated Proposed rules that would affect commercial and recreational sum mer flounder fishing will be dis cussed at public hearings next week. A moratorium on new entrants into the commercial fishery, an an nual quoia, continuation of the 13 inch minimum size limit and mini mum mesh sizes for tail bags are among proposals that would impact the commercial fishery. Proposals for recreational fishing include a combination of size limits, bag limits and seasonal closures which would achieve a desired re duction in catch, according to an N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries news release. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Man agement Council will hold hearings Tuesday, July 30, at lli Elizabethan Inn in Manteo and Wednesday, July 31, at Carteret Community College in Morehcad City. Both hearings start at 7 p.m. Carmichael Wins Marlin Tournament Gary Carmichael of Southport was among the winners in the South port Marina Blue Marlin Tournament held Friday and Saturday. Fishing aboard Cool Change, Car michael won S500 for a 20-pound dolphin, said spokesperson Pam Lombardi. Other S5(X) winners wer<- Nor man Farrow of Wilmington with a 38.5-pound tuna and Bill England of Wilmington with a 30.5-pound wahoo. Fred Walker of Yaupon Bcach caught and released a blue marlin during the lournament. He was fish ing on ihc Miss Kris. Ms. Lombardi said six boats entered the inaugural tournament. The marina plans to hold the event again next year and offer more prize money. Congratulations to Bald Head Island and the new club house facilities. We're proud to have been a part of your growth. f Asphalt Plant-2 miles north of Shallotte on Hwy 17 ? Ocean fishermen caught spanish and king 16 to 18 miles out and 8 to l> miles out, she said. Also, anglers landed lounder and brim in the wa terway. Hidden Beach Pier At Holden Beach Fishing Pier. Gil Bass said fishing has picked up. He said the weekend's rough seas, rain and wind "cooled things off and brought the fish closer in to shore. He reported catches of spots, whiting, croakers and flounder. Ocean Isle Beach I'ier Curtis Williamson at Ocean Isle Beach Pier reported a good week of fishing until Saturday. "On Saturday, the water was muddy and the storm cleared every body out. We got 3 1/2 to 4 inches of rain," he said. "Since then, we ain't been doing much. I'm looking for a gcxxl week though." Anglers landed spanish. blues, flounder and trout last week, he said Sunset Beach Pier At Sunset Beach Fishing Pier, Fid Kayler reported catches bf spots, trout and whiting. "On Saturday, niu much of any thing was caught, bccausc it storm ed so bad," he said. "They were catching spots pretty gtnxt until the lightning ran everyone off the pier." This Week's Tide Table l>av Dale Thursday 25 Ifhiay 26 Saturday 27 Sunday 28 Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31 JULY HIGH A.M. P.M. 7:42 8:17 8:22 8:54 9:01 9:29 9:37 10:02 10:12 10:30 10:49 11:0b 11:29 11:41 LOW A.M. P.M. 1:47 1:45 2:29 2:26 3.<X> 3:05 3:43 3:43 4:20 4:22 4:5-1 4:59 5:29 5:44 ADJUSTMENTS SHALLOTrU INLET? add 17 min high Udc. add 32 mm. low tide I.OCKWOOD POLLY? subtract 22 mm. high lidc, subtract 8 min. low lidc. BALD 1IK AD ISLAND? subtract 10 mm. high tide, subtract 7 min. low lidc. SOUTH PORT ? add 7 nun. high lidc, add 15 mtn. low lidc. LITTLE RIVKR? add 7 min high lidc, add 7 min. low tide. m Vick Lands Wahoo PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Tom Vick of Fayetteville caught this 34-pound wahoo during a recent fishing trip aboard the Super Salty I. The fish was caught 45 miles offshore. Fisherman Blames Company After Boat Sinks At Dock A Boiling Spring Lakes fisher man whose boal sank while docket! at Southport has filed a lawsuit in Brunswick County Suj)erior Court against the boal manufacturer. William A. Sanford, who owns a house ai Boiling Spring Lakes, and Sanford Spori Fishing Inc., of Hopewell, Va., claims the boat com pany, Albemarle Boats Inc., of Ed cnion, designed, manufactured and assembled the boat so it contained no safeguards to prevent sinkage. In ihc lawsuit filed July 12 by WrighLsville Beach attorney Henry L. Anderson Jr., Sanford is asking for in cxccss of $10, (XX) in damages and interest. He wants a jury to hear the case. The complaint states that San ford's 27-foot boat did not contain an "anii-siphoning loop" and that its "thru-hull fillings were lower than required" by industry standards. it claims Albemarle Boats negli gently tested, designed and inspect ed the boat and, as a result, the boal sank while docked at Southport. The incident occurred on "navi gable waters" and in the course of "traditional maritime activity," the lawsuit states. The boat sustained damages in excess of SlO.tXX), ii claims. It also accuses ihe manufacturer of breach ing an implied warranty thai the boat was seaworthy. The complaint further contends thai Albemarle Boats was aware that ihe boal would be put to sea and used for its intended purposes and that Sanford had relied on the company's skill and judgment to furnish suitable goods. BUILDING MATERIALS & HARDWARE ? LUMBER ?PRESSURE TREATED WOOD ?SEA-WOOD & BULKHEAD MATERIALS ?<? Quality Materials And Friendly Service. ..Come See Our Complete Building Line & Compare Prices. Open Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. -5 p.m., Saturday 7:30 p.m.-1 2 noon J.M. PARKER & SONS, INC. Junction Hwys. 211 & 17 At Supply Call 754-4331/4332 C1991 The BWUNSWtCK BEACON I . \ * 5 > \ 1 ??.rv; ? Wf USA STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG RUTTER Trout Catcher Hilly Green of Raleigh honked this four-pound speckled trout last Wednesday fishing at the east end of // olden Beach. He also land ed a three-pound drum last week. Hilly is the 10-year-old grandson of O.C. and Helen Tuck of Supply. Auxiliary Offers Boat Safety Class Shallotlc Flotilla 10-08 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offer ing a safe boating class for skippers, crew members anil passengers alike. All Waters Closed To Shellfishermen All Brunswick County waters re mained closed to the harvest of shellfish Tuesday following heavy rainfall over the weekend. Waters from Southport to the South Carolina suite line were closed Monday morning, according to an N.C. Division ol Marine Fisheries proclamation. The temporary closure was due to heavy rainfall and runoff, which can carry bacterial pollution into streams and rivers. 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