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Jim Sabella (Plan9)
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Username: Plan9
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Registered: 7-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 07, 2008 - 12:41 pm: | |
Some of my earliest memories are of fish and fishing.
I count myself lucky to have been born on an island where you could not get further than 12 miles from saltwater. My grandparents had a house within sight of the Great South Bay and my summers were spent fishing, clamming, on its waters (mostly fishing). I would wake up every morning early before the rest of the house and walk down to the water and fish as long as I could. Topsail Beach Fishing CaptianMy grandfather would make periodic trips throughout the day to bring me food, drinks, and make sure that I was still around. Today I know that I have the “fever” and it still burns as hot as it did in my childhood.
As I grew my methods and skills also grew. From those early days of snapper blues, flounder, and weakfish I moved up to the pelagic species. I went for sharks, and tuna, spending the time fishing in tournaments and commercially fishing for giant bluefin tuna. After spending the days on the blue water I would spend nights surfcasting for striped bass and bluefish, trading a warm bed for the cold cab of my pick-up. At this time I was working in a tackle shop and saltwater fly fishing was becoming popular and it overtook me. I stopped chasing the big boys and got down to catching fish on the fly. It was a great time and roundabout brought me to my present career.
In 1997 I came down to Wrightsville Beach for the first time and while fly casting from the beach I caught a few Spanish mackerel and decided that this area would be my home. Two years later I was here and a year after that I was working for another captain, the following year I began to run my own boat. It has been a great adventure that gets better every day. I hope that you can come along with me and share my love for the sea, catch a few fish, and get a glimpse of what makes some people want to follow the water. I look forward to guiding you to a fun filled day on the water
Captain Jim Sabella
PLAN 9 Fishing Charters
Hampstead, N.C. |
Butch Foster (Captainbutch)
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Username: Captainbutch
Post Number: 15
Registered: 7-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 7:01 pm: | |
SATURDAY 11-26-05: We have been talking lately about the "window of opportunity" well today it was opened just enough for us and one of my long time friends, Dale Foster and his wife, Ella, from Lexington,NC to squeeze through. Headed toward the horseshoe and found the water there too cold, around 63*. Moved on to the SSE until we reached water around 100 ft. and a temperature of 68 -70 degrees. Here we found a few king mackeral and a few bottomfish. The fishing would have most likely been a little better farther offshore, but, the seas were built up enough that we decided to stick it out here. We were fishing in a stiff NNE wind and a good 5 to 6 ft. sea. But you see, Dale and I go back more years than either one of us want to admit, and from years past fishing and hunting trips, I knew he was up to the task at hand!!! Ella, his wife, hangs in there right by his side!!!! I wouldn't have called it the best weather for fishing, but anytime two old fishing friends get together, you don't let the little things ruin a good day of fishing!!!! Hang in there, one day we will have a calm day to go fishing !!! Ella, I was honored to be able to put you on your first king mackeral, and it was a good sized one to start with. Now, as for Dale, we were getting ready to call it a day, that's when it happened!! A fish hit the "light line" we had out. We don't know what it was and we never will. You see, Dale fought this fish for nearly an hour, a decision was made to tighten the drag and try to get it up because for nearly an hour had passed and by now it was getting dark and soon I was not going to be able to see the line and be able to keep the boat in position to keep the fish along side, and in the type seas we were fishing in, that was a very important part of getting this fish in. Dale had the fish at boat side many times but could not get it up!!! So the drag was increased, and it looked as though we may become victorious, then yes it happened, the rod flew up and we figured the line had broken but instead, the 4x strong treble hooks were straightened out and the hooks pulled loose. We will never know what it was, but we will always know it was the biggest thing we had on the hook in a while!!! Look at it this way, it will just be bigger the next time you have the chance to go one on one with him again, and he's still out there, waiting for the next battle, and next time, he might not be as lucky as this time!!!Capt. Chris and I really enjoyed seeing y'all again!! We had a good time, it brought back some old memories, and they were good ones!!! Keep in touch and till next time, FISH ON!!! Capt. Butch Foster, Capt. Chris Foster, and "Private Bodie" the fish dog, says HI!!!!. YEAH RIGHT CHARTERS, Southport,NC. (910)845-2004. www.yeahrightcharters.com |
Jimijon
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 20, 2001 - 2:47 pm: | |
Subject: Fishing report
Are the fish biting |
jhs
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2001 - 10:05 pm: | |
Subject: fishing
going to N Myrtle B wan to know were to fish and what they are catching and what the best charters are thanks |
ilmj73
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2000 - 5:19 am: | |
Subject: I want to fish
I just want to know if the fish are biting |
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