[NCPIERMAN]

WELL AFTER CHECKIN THE CREEK OUT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND SEEING BAIT AROUND IN THE SIDE CHANNELS I DECIDED TODAY TO GO GIVE MY BAD HABIT A CURE.

CAUGHT A FEW GOOD SIZE FINGER MULLETS AND WENT TO A GOOD OLE HOLE THAT HAS ALWAYS HELD DRUM THRU OUT THE YEAR AND HAS ALL BUT ONCE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS LET ME DOWN,THE TIDE WAS GOING OUT WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE AND THE WIND WAS ROUGH.

WATER WAS ALL MUDDIED UP AND I FIGURED WHAT THE HECK IF I CAN CATCH A FEW NULLET ILL TRY TO SEE IF HONEY IS HOME,GOT WHAT I WAS AFTER AND HEADED TO THE HOLE,SET UP 2 RODS WITH A CAROLINA RIG AND FRESH SWIMMING MULLET AND TOSSED THEM OUT,WAS GETTING READY TO START TOSSIN A CHUG BUG WHEN I SEE THE FIRST ROD BOUNCE THEN BEND OVER ALMOST TOUCHING THE WATER FROM ITS HOLDER

REACHED THE ROD AND PULLED..................YEP YOU GUESSED IT I MISSED THE FISH,YA CANT PULL A CIRCLE HOOK

STARTED TO RE-BAIT WHEN THE OTHER ROD SLAMS DOWN AND STARTS TO TAKE SOME DRAG,NOT MUCH BUT ENOUGH TO GET MY FIX

FINALLY AFTER 10 MINUTES THIS NICE FAT FOOTBALL RED IS IN THE BOAT FOR A PIC AND RELEASE............

REBAIT THE LINE AGAIN AND TOSS IT BACK OUT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE OTHER ROD HEADS SOUTH AT A SPEEDING PACE BENDING THE ROD DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE WATER..........GRAB IT AND START FIGHTING THIS MAD FISH,BETTER ONE THAN THE FIRST ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ GOES MY DRAG AS IT BEGS FOR MERCY I GAIN A FEW YARDS AND LOOSE 2 TIMES BACK TO THE FISH,HARD FIGHTING GREAT PULLING MEAN NASTY RED FINALLY ITS IN THE NET AND IS 25 1\2 INCHES LONG....................

WIND IS GETTING WORST SO I PULL ALONG SIDE AN ISLAND AND CAST DOWN TOWARDS THE OPEN POOL IM FISHING AND IT DOESNT TAKE LONG FOR THE TAP PULL TAP PULL OF A TELL TAIL FLOUNDER

COULD IT BE THE FIRST SLAM OF THE YEAR WORKING IT'S WAY TO ME? YA NEVER KNOW TILL ITS ALL DONE AND SAID

THIS FLOUNDER WASNT A GREAT BIG ONE BUT IT DID PUT UP A GREAT SHOW FLYING OUT OF THE WATER LIKE A DEMONIZED STINGRAY BUT AT LAST I WOULD WIN THIS BATTLE TOO AND NET THIS 16 INCH MEAN MACHINE

AFTER THIS FISH I WAS ALL BUT DONE FISHING BUT THE WIND AND THE LOW TIDE HAD OTHER PLANS AND I CALLED IT A DAY SO I COULD GET HOME AND TAKE CARE OF MY WINTER LONG ADDICTION NEEDING SOME FRESH DRUM AND FLOUNDER.

WELL THATS ALL FOR NOW JUST THOUGHT ID CHECK IN AND GIVE YA'LL SOMETHING TO DREAM ABOUT

TIGHT LINES AND SCREAMIN DRAGS TO YOU ALL MOST OF ALL BE SAFE OUT THERE

 

[fishyfishy]

Great day on the water and some fine eating to boot!

 

[puppydrum48]

Nice fish you have there. sounds like some fun today.

 

[Topsail Angler]

Excellent! Glad you caught 'em up - very nice drum and not a bad size flounder this point in the season.

 

[NCPIERMAN]

THANKS ONE AND ALL,YES THE FLOUNDER WAS A GOOD ONE AND AN EVEN BETTER TASTEING ONE AT THAT LOL,I NORMALL DONT KEEP THEM THIS EARLY BUT I HAD AN AWFULL CRAVING FOR DRUM AND FLOUNDER NOT NO MORE BEEN CATCHING ALOT OF TINY FLOUNER IN THE CATS NET SO HOPEFULLY THE SEASON WILL BE A GOOD ONE IF NOT THIS YEAR NEXT.

 

[Scott Hobbs]

10-4 Tim, good deal on the drum man.....gotta love when they hit, no doubt what is on the line and it ain't play time....

Glad you finally got out and had enough water in the creek to float ya around and enough for the drum to come on in.

I do believe I know whick Honey hole you was at, but I'll not tell.

Dennis do you see what Tim has done, now he has started something.

Now all you need is Ned to pull a few in like that and he'll be set.

tight lines <*)))))>{

 

[tcfisherman]

Tim, It's bad enough that you have to show us up with those pretty reds, and then to top it off you had to throw in a flat fish, then you had to get darn right nasty, and show us what was for dinner, Tim thats just wrong, LOL LOL great job man .....Chris

 

[sundrop]

Nice Eats!!!!!!!

 

[BassAngler1]

Good times, thanks for the good reading.

 

[straps57]

Great report!!

 

[Druminator]

Pierman's back in action!

 

[NCPIERMAN]

SCOTT,
IF THIS IS A SIGN OF WHATS TO COME SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM GETTING NED ON SOME GOOD FISH.

CHRIS,
MY MOMMA ALWAYS TOLD ME TO BE NICE AND SHARE THE WEALTH LOL SO I SHARED ALL ASPECTS OF MY TRIP AND MY DINNER

DRIMINATOR,
YUP IM BACK IN ACTION AND ITS GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR FROM THE LOOKS OF IT

JUST FOR THE RECORD WHEN YA FISH WITH ME WE NORMALLY HAVE A SLIGHT GET TOGETHER AND COOK UP THE CATCH IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
BAKED FRYED AND DEEP FRYED

 

[R4ED]

Man if this is true I love to fish, and I love to eat them to.......Great combo.......when can I come down?...Ed

SCOTT,
IF THIS IS A SIGN OF WHATS TO COME SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM GETTING NED ON SOME GOOD FISH.

CHRIS,
MY MOMMA ALWAYS TOLD ME TO BE NICE AND SHARE THE WEALTH LOL SO I SHARED ALL ASPECTS OF MY TRIP AND MY DINNER

DRIMINATOR,
YUP IM BACK IN ACTION AND ITS GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR FROM THE LOOKS OF IT

JUST FOR THE RECORD WHEN YA FISH WITH ME WE NORMALLY HAVE A SLIGHT GET TOGETHER AND COOK UP THE CATCH IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
BAKED FRYED AND DEEP FRYED

 

[NCPIERMAN]

ED,
ANY TIME YA LIKE ILL EVEN TAKE YA OUT AND HELP YA CATCH EM UP,NOTHIN BETTER THAN FISHIN WITH FRIENDS AND EATING THE SPOILS OF THE DAY

 

[Topsail Angler]

AND EATING THE SPOILS OF THE DAY

I think he meant prize catch...LOL - leave the spoils to the crabs.

 

[olsaltydog]

Nice catch pierman, so is that above the bridge are below.

 

[Scott Hobbs]

10-4........call me when the grease is getting hot, I;ll bring an appetite. We have no quarmes eating his prize slot red that he catches, kill em and grill em.

tight lines <*)))))>{

 

[NCPIERMAN]

BELOW THE BRIDGE AND TOPSAIL ANGLER SPOILS IS A YANKEE TERM FOR CATCH OF THE DAY LOL

 

[Topsail Angler]

TOPSAIL ANGLER SPOILS IS A YANKEE TERM FOR CATCH OF THE DAY LOL

Spoils....oh Yum Yum.... How did I miss that one..... LMBO

I'll eat spoils like the ones in your picture anytime pierman! Just giving you a hard time.

 

[Scott Hobbs]

Yea........can't spoil me

tight lines <*)))))>{