Deep Sea Fishing

[Happy Panther]

Thing of beauty!

Yeah even the captain was pretty impressed with the big boy hanging.

 

Every person on the boat got a catch.

[bigjohn]

Hit or miss this time of year since the water is so hot.  Best mahi time is spring and early summer, heading out to the break (50-60 miles).  This time of year the mahi are scattered, and it's not prime wahoo season yet.

 

Go April-May for good numbers of big mahi with a chance of a wahoo, or September thoughout winter for the best chance at wahoo. BIG wahoo caught in the winter out at the stream along with a pretty good blackfin tuna fisher these days.

 

Right now you can fish in that 20-30 mile range and if you run up on a good weed line or some floating debris it may hold mahi, although they will probably be small ones (but you may be able to bail 15-30 of the little rascals--that's fun on light spinning gear).

[stirs]

weather more cooperative in the spring rather than the fall also

[thefuzz]

Bad time to go out right now.

 

Water is too hot, and we have had too much rain.

 

Wait until Sept.

[Ja Rhule]

I'm going September 7.

[Anybodyhome]

Probably won't have much luck early September... 

[Darth Biscuit]

I have lived in Wilmington all my life and never been... don't really miss it.  The ocean is for fish not me.

[Ja Rhule]

This is a great thread. I think I will put together fishing trip early may. I know a great captain with custom built 55 foot fishing vessel. He does professional fishing for a living. He fishes marlin, sailfish, swardfish and etc. $320 per person if anyone interested.

[stirs]

I used to enjoy it.  Went a half dozen times or so, then wanted to head to the gulf stream for the "big uns".

 

We left in mid September on a fairly crisp day and never made it but about 5 miles out.  Our boat turned into the SS Minnow with coolers flying all over the boat.  Incredibly high waves and the motor coming out of the water every now and then.  No fishing was to be done and everyone was throwing up ( a first for me ).  Turns out, the captain knew it was gonna be rough but got our 50% deposit and we cried uncle after about 4-5 hours.  Guess that is how they make a living though.  Can't make it to the Gulf?  Just take the deposit and go out a few miles and call it a day.

 

Have not been back

 

 

[Ja Rhule]

I used to enjoy it. Went a half dozen times or so, then wanted to head to the gulf stream for the "big uns".

We left in mid September on a fairly crisp day and never made it but about 5 miles out. Our boat turned into the SS Minnow with coolers flying all over the boat. Incredibly high waves and the motor coming out of the water every now and then. No fishing was to be done and everyone was throwing up ( a first for me ). Turns out, the captain knew it was gonna be rough but got our 50% deposit and we cried uncle after about 4-5 hours. Guess that is how they make a living though. Can't make it to the Gulf? Just take the deposit and go out a few miles and call it a day.

Have not been back

U should give it another try. I usually check ocean weather a week before my trip. If they tell me to expect 10-15 foot waves I call captain and reschedule my trip. When we went in St Marteen we were going through 20 foot waves, I was puking everywhere. Was not a good idea to get hammered the night before and eat French breakfast like a champ.

[stirs]

We had a group that scheduled a day off and did call.  The captain said it might be a bit choppy, but nothing like what we experienced. He sort of acted like he could not tell how it might be.  Even the morning we left, it was never told to us that we could not make it out to the gulf.  We had to hold onto the poles and wedge the coolers with our legs to keep them from banging into the sides of the boat.  Captain was driving "into the waves" and going to the head to throw up was quite difficult as you were banging each wall. Like hitting a moving target.

 

Might try it again sometime, but have fell in love more with trout fishing since then, haha

[PandaPancake]

Ahh, yes the middle of the Atlantic. This seems like the most logical place to go fishing

Sent from my XT1080 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

[Ja Rhule]

We had a group that scheduled a day off and did call.  The captain said it might be a bit choppy, but nothing like what we experienced. He sort of acted like he could not tell how it might be.  Even the morning we left, it was never told to us that we could not make it out to the gulf.  We had to hold onto the poles and wedge the coolers with our legs to keep them from banging into the sides of the boat.  Captain was driving "into the waves" and going to the head to throw up was quite difficult as you were banging each wall. Like hitting a moving target.

 

Might try it again sometime, but have fell in love more with trout fishing since then, haha

 

I've gone fishing last June 60 miles out and we had an amazing time.  Took us 2 hours to get there but it was well worth it.  Barracudas kept eating our fish after we catch it.  My friend jumped in the water to cool off and start swimming with maybe 5-7 barracudas around him.  Bad thing tho... we only did bottom fishing... bad mistake. 

[bigjohn]

I've had my 24 footer out 60 miles on a slick calm day.  Most good charter captains won't take you out when it's too rough. They want the repeat business and word of mouth advertising.

 

My favorite is to go troll early then do some bottom fishing on the way back in.