[OptiMystic]

Taking the family down to the beach for a week late June. I will take my yak for a little BTB or sound side fishing, and have some surf gear. If anyone wants to meet up to fish, paddle or shoot the breeze let me know.

One thing I need to line up is a trip out to CALO. Last year the weather turned iffy, the ferries didn't run and the kids were bummed. We did get out to Shackleford. This year I want to make sure I get them out there. Suggestions for shuttle companies would be appreciated. Last year we were in Beaufort, drove out to Harkers to find they wouldn't run and then used the ferry company on the waterfront in Beaufort to get out to Shackleford.

I will also need to take at least one of my kids shrimping. Last year we just did it off the dock at the boat ramp since we were sound side. Not sure what the closest good place would be from EI. We have a small cast net.

Anyway, feedback, suggestions, offers to meet up or whatever are appreciated...

 

[brickphil]

I got you covered on all things mentioned......

Would be glad to make a trip out to CALO! I'll have a wife and 2 kids one 9 yo boy and one 13 yo girl, let me know if this should get to be a serious plan!

Shrimping and squiding (not a real word) are easily done as well!

 

[OptiMystic]

I got you covered on all things mentioned......

Would be glad to make a trip out to CALO! I'll have a wife and 2 kids one 9 yo boy and one 13 yo girl, let me know if this should get to be a serious plan!

Shrimping and squiding (not a real word) are easily done as well!

I have a wife and 4 teens - 18 yo and 13 yo triplets (who will turn 14 during that week). Not sure if they will all want to go, if that would even be practical for you. I would insist on buying some fuel and supplying some drinks and snacks.

EDIT TO ADD - Ryan is very interested in the catchin' kraken idea...

 

[brickphil]

I have a wife and 4 teens - 18 yo and 13 yo triplets (who will turn 14 during that week). Not sure if they will all want to go, if that would even be practical for you. I would insist on buying some fuel and supplying some drinks and snacks.

EDIT TO ADD - Ryan is very interested in the catchin' kraken idea...

Well then! Sounds as if we have a plan!!

The "Kraken" plan will only happen if he comes over the night before...

 

[rollcast]

I would be interested in tagging along on this adventure. I have a 22 foot CC that we could fit some people in. I would probably bringing along my wife and 12 y/o son.

I have been to CALO, but never piloted my own boat there, so I'm up for learning the ends and outs of getting there.

 

[OptiMystic]

Sounds like we may have a few pre to early teens. I will definitely touch base with both of you as we get closer.

 

[Island Man]

I dont usually plan that far ahead but Im game for a trip out to CALO also have 21ft boat. Sounds like a convoy is gettin started

 

[NCStateFisher]

ill be down that whole week too

da fishes are in trubbbleee

 

[rollcast]

I dont usually plan that far ahead but Im game for a trip out to CALO also have 21ft boat. Sounds like a convoy is gettin started

"10-4 Rubber Ducky..."

Showing my age with that one! Anyone remember the song?

 

[OptiMystic]

"10-4 Rubber Ducky..."

Showing my age with that one! Anyone remember the song?

I do not remember a Kenworth pulling logs; I am far too young...

The odd thing is how universal the appeal of the song was at the time. Even the rock station would play it, sandwiched between KISS and Bad Company.

 

[OptiMystic]

let me know if this should get to be a serious plan!

Probably pretty clear it is; I have ponied up the 50% deposit so I am pretty much committed. The hinge on my wallet is much looser for the family.

 

[kmizelle]

It looks like I need to take a couple of days that week and bring the boat down. I don't want to feel like I'm the only person on the forum not fishing that week!

 

[OptiMystic]

I got a Sunday to Sunday rental, so the 2 Sundays are the only "absolutely won't work" days for me. 6/23-28 are wide open right now, though the triplets birthday is the 25th and we may have some land based plan that day. But I really want to get them out to CALO. Last year, we could have done it the first day I was there (I had to show up a day or two late) but I wanted to unwind a bit, sure we would have another chance. Guess what happened?

 

[rollcast]

This is awesome! I've been wanting to haul the boat down! Anybody up for doing some fishing another day? Again, I've got room on my boat. I would love to chase some inshore species!

 

[rollcast]

Even the rock station would play it, sandwiched between KISS and Bad Company.

Hah! So true! Ahhhh the Seventies! I can remember sitting in my friend's room listening to the 45 rpm and staring at his Star Wars and Farrah Fawcett posters.

 

[OptiMystic]

I will definitely be fishing one way or another most days for at least some part of the day; probably all day on a couple. When surf fishing, I am up for running baits out.

 

[brickphil]

Dang of we keep going we'll have a whole convoy out to lookout! This sounds like it'll be a fun day!

 

[brickphil]

This is what I meant to come over the night before! Saylor found out these things have beaks that latch on pretty good about 2 seconds after this shot! lol

Kraken bite

 

[OptiMystic]

So are they purely for bait or calimari on the hoof?

So stoked! I have a couple of quick trips to salt planned in the interim, but this will be the big one for me this year.

 

[brickphil]

We didn't keep any of the one's we caught. One night we got 3 in the same cast net. But you want to see kids go crazy......catch a squid and put em in a bucket of water! They love it! It's really neat to see the squid to change its color right before your eyes.