NCCHARTERFISHING-Capt.'s Jeff Cronk and MIke Taylor-Crystal Coast, Swansboro, Emerald Isle

I had the Dewey group onboard again today as we busted through the inlet just after sunrise. We spent about 20 min. loading down the livewell with threadfin herring and cigar minnows before moving over to some live bottom that's been holding Kings. When we got to the hole and dropped our lines back it didn't take long to hook up with some big fish. Only problem is these fish weren't Kings. We found a school of about a 500 or more Amberjack. These fish were so willing to eat that you were able to hook them up on a plain 7/0 hook with no bait on it just by splashing it on the surface! Don and crew battled a bunch of these brutes until we got tired of playing with them... then we moved on. We had 4 nice King Mackerel hook ups but only one stuck. We wound up boating a nice King Mackerel about 17lbs. With slick cam conditions and no bite nearshore, we changed over to jigging bucktails on some nearshore ledges. We picked up a 3lb flounder, a few big seabass, and a 15lb Cobia before heading back to the dock. Great to have you guys onboard again!
Capt. Jeff Cronk
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