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

Harry C. and his son, Griffin met me at the dock around 5:30am this morning and we set out to check out the nearshore bite. Griffin really wanted a chance at some Bigen's. Well, we were very fortunate today. From the time we dropped our lines in the water at 6:30am until we headed back to the dock around 11:30 we had steady strikes every 5 to 10 minutes. Griffin worked those rods and fought these big Spanish like a seasoned pro! They put 19 Spanish from 3 to 6lbs in the Cooler, released a few kings, and just before we headed back, Griffin hooked up a Big King on very light spin tackle. He battled this brute carefully for about 20 minutes and then the fish made a last 100yd run at which time a Barracuda clipped the last 15in off. The portion we kept was still about 24lbs. Great job today on your biggest Spanish and King to date Griffin!
-Capt. Jeff Cronk
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