CyberAngler

1-26-05 I met up with Dave, Chuck, Terry, and Deago, the crew from the Southport Wal-Mart this morning at 7:00 AM heading out for a day of bottom fishing. The weather man had led us to believe we would have warm temperatures and moderate winds, WRONG!!!!!.. We had cold conditions with rain and a stiff to strong SW to W wind. The fish were there, you couldn't drift and stay on the bottom even with 12 ounces of weight. We tried to anchor and the current was ripping so strong the anchor would crawl and you could not stay on the fish! We did manage to get a few black bass before calling it quits at 11:00 AM. But let me tell you this, if you have EVER wanted to catch SHARKS, now is the time to go. We were actually catching them 2 at a time on double drop bottom rigs!!! They averaged around 8 to 10 lbs. and didn't take long till they were thought of as a nucience. These bad boys will wear you out quickly when you catch them this fast!! The sea conditions got real nasty real quick. Thank goodness since they were predicting west winds, I decided to head west this morning so we would have a following sea to ride home in. That worked out really good. Hey, it wasn't the best day of fishing or weather, but, we all had a good time, caught enough for some fresh fish dinners, what else could you ask for!!! Till next time FISH ON!!! CAPT. BUTCH FOSTER, YEAH RIGHT SPORTFISHING CHARTERS, SOUTHPORT, N C (910) 845-2004. www.yeahrightcharters.com