Ducks!

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The word of the day is DUCKS!!  Things have been busy busy the last 2 months… never-ending prep work and upkeep to get ready for the big season bearing down on us Saturday (it’s almost here!), the short season (a HUGE thank you to our early crowd… always a blast!), and trips out to the central flyway.  One of the highlights of our year is to start the season by heading out west to see lots of great old friends and make fantastic new ones… A part of the country where the scenery is breath taking, the duck activity unbelievable, and the people incredible.  A piece of true America…Faith, Family, and Community are forefront and the friends are priceless.  We are always so thankful to get back there and spend some time.   And now back to business….We’re geared up and ready to get to it this season!  The weather is ducky and the birds are flying… can’t wait to see everyone!

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Ducks and Fish :)

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Just a quick update… we are neck deep in duck season so pictures will be a bit scarce until the end of January 🙂  A big thank you to everyone so far and the best is yet to come!!  We can’t wait to see everyone this season!!  We did manage to sneak out for an offshore trip on Sunday… teaming up with Rigged Up and getting into the wahoo and tiles!  Great job to Martin and Chris… a bit sporty out there but well worth all the effort – Pretty Work guys!!  Thank you Charles..Awesome Trip!!!

Full Day!!

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Unreal day outside for us our short duck season started today we had a nice hunt this morning consisting of wood ducks..Then we had an afternoon fishing trip and had a great catch of bluefish and a 77 lb Cobia and pulled off another fatty.To finish the day my guys from this a.m duck hunt wanted to dove hunt and they clobbered the doves..Thanks to everybody from Asheboro to Baltimore M.D. to Wisconsin..Great day..Hunt pics to follow.

Looking back…

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Looking back to September 28 in my memory bank of photos thinking about a change of seasons I thought this would sum up the day to the date. This was going to be September 28 2011 after a front much like this one..

Offshore with the hometown boys

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Variety sums up our catch yesterday..little bit of everything.Thanks guys I had a blast..

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Offshore action!

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Got to take my little girl to the gulf stream today.We had a great catch and Abbie got to see her first white marlin and reel in plenty of mahi mahi…What a great day.. — 

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A little catch up…

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… fishing continues to be great and the weather has been perfect.. Thanks everybody!!

Photo: Everybody caught a pile of meat and threw back plenty as well.Glad for the good fishing.Saw several hundred pintail while fishing down the beach easy pea island..it's getting to be that time.

Marlin and Dolphin!

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Had the Corbo boys with us again today as well as Tony Corbos girlfriend..She’s never been fishing before today..Pretty good first fish for her catching a white marlin..We ended up with three whites and 3 nice dolphin.Thats a white and a dolphin for everyone..Clean fishing there folks.Thanks guys can’t wait for next time…

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Marlin Mania :)

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We had the rare opportunity to get to spend the day with one of our most special friends….Thank you so much Charles!!!  Karl and I don’t get much chance to actually fish with each other these days… We don’t know how to act being back in the cockpit together!  One of the best days ever 🙂  10 Whites!!!  With unbelievable weather and sea conditions and incredible company… there is nothing that would have made this day any better.  The marlin are still here… Now is the time to go if catching one of these marvelous creatures is on your list!!

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The seasons are changing…

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This is the time of year that there is so much to do and so much to appreciate!  True Carolina Blue skies show up as the humidity starts to drop and the nights cool down.  The breeze during the day has a different feel to it… change is in the air!  FISHING is phenomenal with the continuation of our epic late summer/early fall WHITE MARLIN bite and awesome nearshore fishing – the COBIA never disappeared… just dwindled a bit and are now showing back up as they start to move back out of the bay… not to mention the MACKEREL and BLUEFISH action.  Even the TUNA are around Offshore!!  With the kids back in school and the tourist numbers slowing down, the Fistful boat is not run quite so hard… she gets a day off here and there which means we get to spend more time to the west… hello tractor work!  More mowing and draining, spraying and
planting… prepping for the fast approaching waterfowl season 🙂  We had a flock of BLUEWINGS (teal) show up already to usher in September.   Time to confirm dates for the 2013 – 2014 hunting season and get in on the fall fishing action before it slows down!!  We can’t wait to see everybody!!

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