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Spring fishing has mostly been blackfin and small yellowfin up on the rocks. Yesterday we saw a few more wahoo in the mix... wee-hoo's mostly We're all on standby here waiting for the first blast of big gaffer dolphin. If any forum members plan to fish here perhaps I can help. I'm not looking...

Any captains considering fishing Hatteras that might want to add some "local knowledge" while fishing offshore. I've lived in Hatteras for 10+ years and make 50-75 trips a year offshore. I mostly fish gaffer dolphin, wahoo, and billfish. Far from a mister know it all, I just enjoy a nice day...

It has been a while since Bad Betty has left the slip. pretty weather & fewer charters to run/mate provided the opportunity the last week or two. yesterday captain charlie and i ventured out on 5 knots of wind and calm seas. With Betty running 25 knots we got to blue water before the ballyhoo...

The Bad Betty is for Sale. She's not fancy but she's solid and reliable. 1987 Mod-V Hull. Lenco Trim Tabs. New Morse controls on house & aft station 2008 Yamaha 150hp 4stroke w/ 1350 hours (original owner) All services done by Certified Yamaha pros in Wanchese or Hatteras Not fancy Electronics...

The trolling bite is not hot yet, but its trying to get better. We trolled up to the east on saturday. beautiful day & nice edge but no fish. Scattered grass 40-50 fathoms made fishing the hot water pretty tough. Shagged grass all day. Worked inside late in the day & found a nice edge holding...

Brand New Still in box Never been strung. Single speed $450 OBO.

pretty scrappy fishing. hot water way offshore & a fair amount of current in it. we headed south & boxed a nice wahoo setting out. not much action for the rest of the day save a few false albacores. finally got a blackfin right before we picked up. nice day, slick calm seas. starting to get...

I was so pleased to see our great elected officials told us we "non-essentials" could go back to work. Instead I went fishing. The wahoo bite out of hatteras continues to be very strong. 5 knots of breeze and slick seas we ran Betty 20 miles to the southern from Hatteras and set out in...

Fishing with the pros can be a lot of fun and make you a better fisherman. The white marlin bite out of Oregon Inlet has been off the hook for the last few weeks. You can fish it small boat but you might try a charter to see what's going on. We chartered out of OIFC yesterday and had a great...

This winter I may change out the original windows in my 25 Parker. They don't leak but I'd love to get a little better ventilation in my house during the hot summer. I've seen the names Winn & Diamond Sea Glaze on a few threads on this site. Has anyone done this work that could recount their...

Summertime's here and its hot. The fishing's been pretty good. Our spring gaffer season is pretty much over. we did see lots of nice quality fish. there are still a few big ones around but fewer and further between. A few bailer schools have been found. Fortunately the wahoo have shown up. And...

the fishing has been good to very good at hatteras. the weather has been GREAT at hatteras!! Did I really write that?? I've fished 6 of the last 7 days offshore & even managed to take Bad Betty out for a couple of spins in the deep. We were not denied in our maiden trip of 2013 landing nice...

the gaffer light is ON! this past week the dorado fishing lit up out in the deep (250 fathoms for us). i fished a private boat yesterday and we had 25 quality fish in the first couple of hours. on the troll, no bailing rods. nice sized fish, a few bulls hitting 20lbs or better. all the fish...

I would like to purchase a set of gunnel mount outriggers for my 1987 Sou'wester. Currently I have the small Lees (1.25" & 15' poles if i remember correctly) I would like to get at least 1.75" base and 18' poles perhaps larger. Used would be wonderful. If anyone is interested in the old ones...

it's been a couple months since my last post. the bite continues pretty good from hatteras mostly wahoo some other critters mixed in. it will be winter soon and kings and bluefin but we managed a few days of summer this week before the blow it was all shorts & flip flops on the bad betty as...

Lately all my fishing has been as mate on charter boats. I'm fishing a lot, just not on my boat. Bad Betty's been tied up in the slip. Lonely Girl. The day before yesterday my phone rang at 7 am. I was sleeping just fine. A buddy of mine called & told me to get my butt out of bed & go fishing...

I've got a 5 year old motor on my rig. Fished her yesterday. Runs great. It still has over 1 year on the warranty. 775 hours on it. All maintenance performed by authorized mechanics. I may re-power at the end of this year. wondering what the motor might be worth on the used market.

gaffers- nice ones - lots of 'em. fished 3 days last week all as mate on charter boats day 1 billfishing charter fished the deep looking for a blue marlin. lots of current & not many bites. didn't raise a billfish. just not our day. we did get enough mahi so we all had plenty of fish tacos...

The Controls on my 87 Sou'Wester are about done. Cables are fine, they just have 25 years of life on them. I have an old set of Morse 2 sticks both in the house & on the rear station. Can anyone point me to a reasonably priced replacement. Nothing fancy required.

First trip offshore this year in the Bad Betty. Ran to the hot water north of the RockPile. 73 degrees water and pretty blue. 40 fathoms or so around the 100. A beautiful rip to the western and grass piled up on the edge. Gannets flying, whales breaching, turtles swimming, even saw a manta ray...