Fishing on July 15th

[Topsail Angler]

Today started VERY early. Met Wellcraft Dave and a couple of his buddies at WB ramp at 4:30 - yes that would be of the AM variety. We headed out in high hopes the weather man was wrong and the wind and seas would lay down.... Wetherman got it right this time - had 5 foot seas with waves 4-5 seconds apart with some 6 and 7 footers thrown in for good measure. Then the wind shifted and picked up - putting lots of white caps on the waves and making it like a big washing machine. After running out 15 miles and trolling for over an hour, we said enough is enough and came in and had a nice breakfast.

Hey Lefty - no sticks today but we did catch some nice grass/weeds.

Thanks Dave for the ride and for the retrieve of my hat!

Went back out mid-afternoon with my wife and fished in the sound. I got into a load of puppy drum - all in the 24-26 inch range and all caught in a 30 minute period one hour before low tide. I was using 4" Gulp! jerk baits on 1/4 ounce red jig heads.
Below is a picture of the one we kept.