Outboard Motors And Out Drive Water Pumps
Posted by Mark Mayo on 2.21.20 in Blast from the Past
Outboard motors and out drive water pumps. I have seen so many time people starting their boat motors at the boat ramp before launching to make sure everything is working properly. (BIG MISTAKE!) Your outboard and out drive has a rubber impella inside a stainless steel housing. We all know friction creates heat. When you […]
Spook Fish Out Of A Fishing Hole
Posted by Mark Mayo on 2.18.20 in Blast from the Past
Spook Fish Out Of A Fishing Hole, when fishing in shallow water it is very easy to spook fish out of a fishing hole. It is important to approach your spot quietly and slowly. Have your anchor ready and don’t throw it overboard. Let it down gently. Even dropping or slamming a cooler lid will […]
We caught reds, trout, flounder, snook, pompano and ladyfish
Posted by Mark Mayo on 2.13.20 in Blast from the Past
Well, we are half way through the boat show and fishing school season and that much closer to spring fishing. Water temperatures are in the low 50’s and that is good for this time of year. I am hoping for an early spring. I was fortunate to spend 8 wonderful days fishing in Florida last […]
One trip with four reds and a nice flounder
Posted by Mark Mayo on 2.11.20 in Blast from the Past
The fishing for me has been pretty slow lately. I have been managing to get out on the water a few days the past couple of weeks. We are catching a few small reds with an occasional larger fish mixed in. The best day produced seven reds. I also had one trip with four reds […]
Safety Tips For Your Fishing Trip
Posted by Mark Mayo on 2.6.20 in Blast from the Past
Safety Tips For Your Fishing Trip: Last week I wrote about exploring the river for new fishing spots. There are a few very important safety tips I need to tell you about. The first one is logs. When the river makes extremely high tides, large logs will float off the banks, so keep a very […]
Carolina Beach inshore fishing casting practice
Posted by Mark Mayo on 2.3.20 in Blast from the Past
Carolina Beach inshore fishing casting, if your casting ability is not very good and you would like to improve it, it is very easy and fun to practice in your yard. Just set up a bucket or some sort of target and practice casting towards the target. Being able to cast to a strategic spot […]
Cape Fear River Fishing Holes
Posted by Mark Mayo on 1.28.20 in Blast from the Past
Cape Fear River Fishing Holes, there are still some fish to catch in the Cape Fear River like stripped bass, red drum, catfish and speckled trout. There are a lot of good fishing spots in the river. The best way to learn about the river is just to go out there. Take it slow and […]
Carolina Beach Sunset Banshee on the water
Posted by Mark Mayo on 1.27.20 in Blast from the Past
Carolina Beach Sunset on the water, the inshore fishing has produced lots of small redfish for me the past couple of days. On 1/26 I had Eric and Seth from Wilkes county on a cold and rainy day fishing in the Banshee. These guys were real troopers and toughed it out on a seven hour […]
Carolina Beach Winter Preparation of your fishing gear
Posted by Mark Mayo on 1.25.20 in Blast from the Past
Carolina Beach winter preparation, for those fishermen that have hung it up for this season, be sure to lightly rinse off rods and reels. After they dry, lightly mist reels, especially all pivot points with C.R.C. or WD40. Also rinse off your cast nets and dip nets. Put all your fishing gear in a good […]
Winter fishing has arrived with speckled trout
Posted by Mark Mayo on 1.24.20 in Blast from the Past
The fishing has been good and thankfully I have been busy. I want to thank all of my repeat clients for coming down in the fall and over the Holidays to enjoying the great fall/winter fishing. Winter fishing has arrived with speckled trout, striped bass, and red drum. Most of the fish have been caught […]