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

Sat. morning I had the pleasure of fishing with some return clients aboard. The McGuire group really wanted to catch some Redfish, Trout, or Flounder today. The tropical storm along with a weeks worth of NE winds really had the tide in the woods around Swansboro. During low tide we were experiencing a normal high tide and high tide had all the grass covered. We moved deep into the backwaters in search of some schooling redfish. Shortly into our search we located some redfish along some flooded grass just exploding on fingermullet and shrimp. We eased up and began with a couple of explosions on a Rapala Skitter Walk which produced a 2 lb speckled trout. Then, Larry and 7yr old Jake began tossing live shrimp under popping corks to the location and were rewarded with puppydrum up to 24in. almost every other cast for an hour. We also picked up two black drum here. After the tide turned and the school moved on... We returned to scouting for some Speckled Trout. We made several stops and then found an area that just looked right. We put the power pole down and took our time working live bait along a current break. We began getting trout strikes and spent about an hour and a half to land 7 Specs from 1 to 2.5lbs along with a few bluefish, sea-mullet, and hogfish.

Later in the afternoon, with Jimmy L., his wife Dianne, and their son aboard, we scoured the area for some trout. The bite was good for a short while and we had a bunch of hook-ups managing to land 7 of them along with a few sheepshead, bluefish, and flounder. What a beautiful day today was... and fish'n was great despite the recent tropical storm.

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Capt. Jeff Cronk

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Mike and I fished the third and final tournament of Redfish Action's Redfish Series hosted out of Calico Jack's Marina on Harker's Island. It's been a great Series, well organized, and enjoyable. Mike and I went into this final event in second place for the Title of Series Champs. Although the weather was crazy with 20 to 25 mph winds, Mike and I felt we would have a slight advantage over many of the other teams as we were fishing out of a larger, much more solid boat, our Ranger 2400 Bay Boat. This boat allowed us to get to areas that most smaller flats boats would'nt be able to do because of the rough ride. At one point we were fishing in the surf with 5ft swells on the beach. If we took a wave over the side, the water would run right out our scupper holes in the floor and we could continue fishing. Our first school of fish just wasn't making a good showing as we only landed three fish from it. Next, we worked the surf and landed a few more than we did in the previous spot. Later, we came back inside and scoured some flats and located a school of reds that allowed us to powerpole down on them... and we proceeded to wear'em out! Mike and I landed about 40 reds out of this school and culled through dozens of 25 to 28in. fish releasing many 26 to 26.5in fish. It was a tournament dream day, especially with the weather and knowing we needed a 1st or 2nd place with to have a chance at the Title of Series Champs. The team that was in the lead for the title is a tough team to beat, especially by the three positions we needed to accomplish that. We got to the scales about 3:45pm and weighed in a 26 1/8in 7.13lb red and a 27in 6.6lb red which took first place on this tough weather day. We also earned the title as Series Champs which came with a little more cash and a couple of big trophies! Mike and I would like to thank the following sponsors for their support throughout this 2008 season. Because of their assistance, Mike and I, "team nccharterfishing," were able to place in the top 5 in every event we fished this season from NC waters to GA waters. We also managed to capture the Title of Series Champs for the most accumulated points througout each series including the IFA Redfish Series (www.redfishtour.com), the CCFA Swansboro Redfish Series (www.crystalcoastfishing.net), and the Redfish Action Series (www.redfishaction.com)
Thanks to:


Carlolina Fishing TV (http://www.carolinafishingtv.com/)










Ranger Boats and Ron Enslen (http://www.rangerboats.com/)








Collin's Inc. and Les Collins (http://www.collinsboating.com/)






Crystal Coast Graphics and Chris Ulmer (http://www.crystalcoastgraphics.com/)


Berkley and Dan Vinent (http://www.purefishing.com/)




Dudley's Marina and John Willard (http://www.dudleysmarina.com/)



SeaLake Maps and Jack Salzer (http://www.thegoodspots.com/)






Carolina Furniture Co. and Dion Lynn (http://www.carolinafurnitureco.com/)








AB Surf Shop (http://www.blogger.com/www.absurfshop.com

Hello Everyone! Just a reminder about the Crystal Coast Fishing Association's 3rd Tournament of the 2008 Redfish Series this coming Weekend. This Sat. Sept. 13th is the third event. With thousands of dollars in prizes, the race to see who qualifies for the Series Championship event, and a chance for all who participate to get on TV... this weekend is looking great! The Captain's Meeting will be Friday evening, 5 to 7pm at the Hammock's Beach State Park facility in Swansboro. Find a partner and come out and fish the event. Lot's of Fun and Cash to give away. If you don't plan on fishing, come out and see the weigh in on Sat. from 2pm till 4pm at Hammock's Beach State Park. Please come and show your support for the CCFA and your favorite teams. This event will be televised later this month on Fox 8 through Carolina Fishing TV. Ranger Boats and Collins Inc. has stepped onboard and will be providing Ranger Boats for each of the top 5 teams to use during the Series Championship Event later in October during the Swansboro Mullet Festival.

-Capt. Jeff Cronk