Today was just one of those magical days.  I had a trip scheduled this morning, but we both surf, and agreed that Friday would work better.  The waves were really good this morning, so I woke up early and cruised down to Rodanthe to log a little time in the ocean.

Met up with my first charter at noon. I had an 8 year old and two 4 year olds and the Dads.   I asked them if they wanted to catch a lot of little fish or a few big fish. Of course, they were screaming BIG FISH!!!! So we headed to the drum grounds….

Well, we had 2 on in the first 5 minutes.  Lucky for us, we caught alot of big fish!  We had a limit of nice drum in under an hour with a few missed opportunities thrown in there.  Great start.  We headed on to the next spot – but not before a great show from the dolphin.

We setup at the bottom fishing hole and start cranking on the pin fish.   It wasn’t long before I heard the drag burnin’ off again.  Turns out Ryan had a small pig fish on and a 19″ speckled trout decided to eat it.   We managed to get the trout in the boat and in the box, BONUS!   We also managed a little striper on a bottom rig too.   Closed out the day with some hermit crabbing and playing in the water.  Thanks guys – really enjoyed it!

This afternoon I had Jerry , Jack, and Dave onboard for some more drum pullage. First spot was kind of a bust with only 1 in the box.  Made a move and game on – one after another for a couple hours.   Called it a day a little early.  Another great day for Salt Minded Fishing Charters! Two trips tomorrow so stay tuned and thanks for checking.