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wildman 
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 Topic: SPOTS REPORTSPosted: 21 September 2012 at 6:13pm |
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About time for the Spots to start running, so let's get the reports started!
 Love me some Spots cause they make MAMA happy
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Posted: 21 September 2012 at 8:35pm |
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I can't wait to chomp down on some crispy spot tails!!
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Posted: 01 October 2012 at 11:24am |
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Went down to BIP last Wed. to catch some Spots. None caught! Did catch some Spaniards and small Pompano, with the help of some close friends. Tried to gig flounder Wed. night, but, moon had water up in the grass and caused a film on to surface. Dragged bottom and still could not see
 Did manage to get one about 18". Hope to get back down this week, weather permitting. Spot Yachts not at EI bridge, so figured no need to try there. Any reports appreciated. Beaufort bridge?
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Posted: 01 October 2012 at 5:12pm |
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Have caught a few around harkers Island bridge over the past couple of weeks but not in any numbers. used a small gill net to catch them. have heard rumors that there might not be very many spots this year since there were not very many in Virginia and thats where most of our spots come from. Still a little early but will know within the next week or so if there are going to be any in any amount.
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pigs get fat but hogs get slaughtered
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Posted: 01 October 2012 at 9:44pm |
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We picked up a dozen or so last Tuesday around Beaufort. Very brief bite. Dozen hogfish and couple sea mullet to boot. Fishbites bloodworms done just as good shrimp. Shrimp did muster up a Grey though. Oh, a few croakers, nice size ones to. Biggest I've seen in NC in a while.
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Carolina Skiff,here fishy-fishy
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wildman
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Posted: 07 October 2012 at 4:50pm |
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Have not heard any Spot reports until yesterday. Seems there was a good run at BIP. Talked myself out of going down Friday because of the weekend crowds and traffic. Should have known this weather change would have pushed the Sots south
 Anyone catching any at Beaufort bridge or EI bridge yet? Vacation ends today Good luck ya'll! Leave a few for seed
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Posted: 21 October 2012 at 8:05pm |
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Not getting reports on any Spot action at the Beaufort Bridge, EI bridge, or Turn basin on Spot runs. Where dey at?
Going down Tues and Wed and sure would love to catch Mama a cooler full for the freezer! Let's get these reports coming! I can't be the only one who loves to catch the "Lowly Spot" Tight lines, ya'll!
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Posted: 21 October 2012 at 8:46pm |
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They may not be biting (just an assumption from the posts read), but the boats were thick through Gallants Channel in Beaufort yesterday afternoon. Didn't see any being caught, but all those folks couldn't have been there just enjoying the nice weather.
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wildman
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Posted: 22 October 2012 at 9:57am |
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You are probably right about those folks at the bridge, but, sometimes there is a crowd of wishful thinkers
 Thanks for the report, though! I am going down and if I catch some fine, if not, I got to breathe some salt air! Always cools my fever a little.
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Posted: 23 October 2012 at 7:38am |
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My wife's cousin picked up 26 nice spots at the Beaufort bridge on Saturday. He said it was enough action to keep things interesting.
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Posted: 23 October 2012 at 9:28pm |
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Fished 7 hrs around Beaufort in the usual spot locations. Only caught 4, using Fishbites. Saw a few caught by some others at west end of Turning Basin but no one doing a lot.
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I'm only going fishing 'cause the kids wanna go.....yeah
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Posted: 24 October 2012 at 9:56pm |
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Right now...anchoring and soaking bait is not good enough. Drifting and soaking bait is not good enough. Use your bottom machine and find em! I moved off to the channel in front of the Marine Lab and outside the inlet to the carrot island lagoon on Friday....looked for the blue 'nubs' on the bottom on my Garmin....and dropped the hook...game on. Caught twenty six in an hour or so. Last two years been the same way...if you catch a few at the bridge, move up to the channel and start "hunting em"...works for me. Last year I filled my 110 qt cooler in two hours while watching the anchored boats catch nothing. The spots are in small schools, find em, drop on em, catch a few, then maneuver to get on em again. That's my strategy, works for me. As the next couple of weeks progress, the schools will get larger.
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Posted: 29 October 2012 at 6:49pm |
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You go Eric
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Posted: 29 October 2012 at 7:12pm |
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Friday they were catching them just west of the port where the channel from more head intersects with the inter coastal
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too many sea foxes
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wildman
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Posted: 31 October 2012 at 1:55pm |
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Did make it down last Tues. and Wed. Caught some spots on BIP Tues. Went out gigging that nite. Got 6. The biggest one was 7#4oz. Rest were 3-5#. Also got some Blue crabs and Conches which Mama loves.
Went back to the pier Wed. and caught some more Spots. They were all small ones. No yellowbellies, yet. Tues. nite, unloading the boat, my axle broke loose when the u-bolts broke due to rust Marine fisheries dude and another fisherman helped me tie it back so I could get out of the ramp. Dave's marine fixed me up next morming, so all ended well Thinking of going down tomorrow to the pier. Hope the weather is not too rough. Ya'll leave a few for seed!
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