OBX Fishing and Wheeling

Tard or not.. I can tell you he fillet'd out just as nice.

 

I want to catch me some food down there...but I got no clue how to cut it and skin it and such!

 

Lotta the larger rocks such as yours and bluefish have that look early in the year; in time they will fill out as they fill up on bunker and mullet...

***T-Heel Fan> google "filleting Fish", plenty of info, you'll find it's easy w/ a little practice...go to fishmilitia.com and click on drumdum's war room, lotta good peeps and info on there, based in Frisco. Make sure you ice down yer catch, and keep an eye on yer stuff in parking lots etc; unfortunately a lotta stuff has been lifted(gear/coolers) the past few of years along the lower Banks from vehicles/porches etc, especially at night, so do take precautions...

 

Anymore info guys??

 

Another word of advice is that the Russian chicks that work at the supermarkets are hot as hell!

Something about a girl with an accent... Gets me everytime.

Other then that the only place we ate out at the whole time there was that "Route 12" place in Corolla. Seafood there was great!

 

Sweet, I will have to check it out when my gf is a the beach!!!

 

just got back from Corolla. it was awesome. i went offshore though about 10 miles and we were catching huge Amberjack. when the tide goes out on the beach it leaves these huge puddle of saltwater on the beach. i saw people driving thier trucks through them. seems to me like a bad idea to drive trough deep puddles of saltwater.

 

Yeah prolly not recommended... I washed mine down pretty good when I got home just from driving through the sand on the beach and all.

 

I always hose/wipe down my reels/rods daily if possible, and before returning home, I'll spray the vehicle off (especially underneath) at a car wash; if there more than a week, more often. I use a sprinkler underneath the truck when I get home, moving it periodically from front to back. NOT a good idea to puddle slosh at low tide, although I've had to in the past on an incoming tide because I tried to fish up until the last possible second. A small camp trailer broom or long handled brush is great for knocking sand off yer feet upon entering yer truck, and since we stay out from before sun up to after dark for the most part, a small trash can lined porta potty/bucket and a tarp or insta-blind for privacy is great if one needs to drop a deuce, etc.

 

I'll be in OBX from 7Aug - 14Aug. Anyone interested in going out fishing? I can't see myself spending $1600 for a charter boat all by myself.

 

Like they said before...air down your tires to around 20-25 psi. Me and my family go every year to the OBX and go fishing out at the point at Buxton and the first year we went we got stuck in a Tahoe with A/T on it. We aired down and can go almost anywhere out there in 2wd. Going again this year the first week in August when the spanish and blues are running and I'm taking my new tacoma out for a test drive on the beach. If your looking for flounder go to the bottom of hattaras island on the sound side. Otherwise go to the point if your down that way at all.

 

Oh yea! Can't beat it! 6 AM every morning the week we're there!

 

mmm I love doughnuts

 

Yea you said doughnut shop

 

Used to be a HI point angler....Birds what?

 

Should I even take air out of my tires before driving on the beach or should I just go on out there and if I get stuck then deflate to 20 or 25 psi. I got some large rugged tires that I think will be great for the sound! At the point can I drive out?? And where are some places I can drive out and fish on the sound...seems like I remember seeing a lot of people with their trucks driving there!

 

I always just go ahead and deflate the tires before I go on the beach and fill them back up at Red Drum right after I get off the point. Its free air. You will see it as you turn to go to the point. And yes you can drive out on the point just watch the tide and don't get to close to the water. I have seen a few trucks almost get washed away because they parked too close to the water when the tide came in. If you want to go fishing on the sound, there is a great place at the bottom of Hattaras Island. If you go pas the ferry landing and just keep going to the end or make I think the last right hand turn, you can fish in the sound. Its a great spot for flounder and some blues.

 

Do you have any directions to the point for me?? I will be staying in Rodanthe and I am unsure how to get to the point and get to a spot where I can drive out and fish!

 

Also pictures of the point would be cool!

 

I'm gonna be up the the week after next 3rd-10th on vacation. If anyone is gonna be up there and wants to go fishing lemme know. I'm gonna bring my rod and stuff. I'm gonna be staying up in corolla in whalehead.