The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-22


,n from sa'y ysntuIing iolth during tie past week for the ss sso sSa IN i psI.s:
No IN nc surf fraermen were able to auems NJ th .;n > nsn.ns rodeo
% %h pa several yer outstanding entriesf during the early part Of the week.
ua wind took oxer yesterday making it possible for boats sa.a t to . e carry
~ % the gulf,
CIV and ocr fishermen had a field day Friday and Saturday viii,
~hoo] Of rrcakers-runnine from one 70 two mountaineering into
is contest ends l5os sept aa+s 50; -. The hi, final Judging win be announced
included in the weeks winners of Sept. 1920 were:
s,iped Bass-31 inches, 10 pounds and 10 oucces. w. T. Chatham.
arlington, Black River. rod rest by 'skeet' James.
Bue-three and three-fourths pounds, Floyd Cox, s, Frying Pan
. ms tickets to Atlantic View Fishing Pier.
cstdsh-1s inches, two and onehaf pounds, F. M. shieks; Luna
Nor to silver dollars, Sencba.
croaker-12 and onehaf inches. L. H. Knight, Jr, Atlantic View
Dior dry cleaning, Barrel Cleaners.
Black Drum-27. and three-quarter inches, II pounds and two
ounces, Quarantine =. Station .no n Southport sp"r nyl2 hose, seneba; Also a
% largest fish caught by a woman during the week.
Fpounder-2 % and ons,four inches. nine and one-hat pounds, Mrs.
~ Huduburg hotel, Holly Ridge.
srsnish Mackerel-nve and one-half pounds, J. A. Whitley,
c,smboro, New River Inlet, gait hook, sencba.
. msn M W. Eahey, Grandview. Mo, Atlantic view Pier, 100 yards
@ss ssncba.
pompano-1s inches-three pounds and five ounces, II. B. Will
shsphssd-ls incl five :, pounds IDS, and q, two ounces sasss. Richard cha 6 e;
s aM's Beach, Brunswick County. -
spt-18 inches, "A and one half ounces, Hugh W. Primrose, caught
s Wrghtsvine Sound, rod rest, sencba.
7rnt-24 and one half inches, four pounds and IA ounces, Mrs.
1p NJ Hall, Pine Grove, Masonboro Inlet, nylon hose, seneba.
Channel BassA2 inches. % pounds and four ounces, W. L. Coma
dis Charlotte, caught of kure pier, FortO-Stove' Art Metai Ar-
dmcec company, 81. Louis, Mo.
Your writer is or a vacation and to fill in tn. balance Of Thu. hodge
1.-THE fishing rodeo. Take 1t away bill. - @NN f>
By BILL SHARPE
Thousands of fishing fans-men, women, children-are beating
HE ocean,, wetting lines in the sounds, and dragging an unpalatable
mpkandfeather through the inets of this territory this month. Rea-
son. Coastal fishing has hit a new high a city folks discover that
anybody can be a successful saltwater fisherman, and that it's a lot
Of fun. Back of the current activity along this coast also are the
facts that the autumnalr run of fish is on, plus the annual fishing rodeo
easo Hs,. by nearby ~ 1sa san. t,; 1900 . ). in t prize; s.u is thu the e bait Offered h:. . :
definite food value for householders. M 49,.
Nice thing about coastal fishing is the variety it offers. In
aMs sin the sound, from large party boats, or by surtcastlng o n the
%s Species, fr hanging e from saiHi.h 20 down to the verisst cat. Weekly
prizes aeg given also, and it costs nothing to try.
and the best season usually starts September 1 lasting through
November 18th, with the main detectives channel bass. saiiish, bonito,
anbegack, dolphin, and barracuda. Specimens In III o. these ciass-
fauons already have won weekly prizes, and fish by the ton are be-
coast. Most of them find their way. too, to the nations food larder.
Fish not taken back home by sportsmen are taken to nearby fish
houses and sold.
Growth of the sport fishing industry is illustrated by the large
increase in crowds checked in at fishing piers and the additions to
only a few years ago that the first parties went offshore to the
Gulf Stream which comes within II miles of the North Carolina coast,
and for a long time most fishermen were local enthusiasts.
Now there are party boats at Southport, Carolina and Wrightsvine
Beaches. Morehead City, Beaufort, swansboro. Manteo, and other
sound fishing. Average cost of a Gulf Stream fishing party runs
bed aboard tn the boat: Some parties catch enough blues, cero (mack-
sp or weakfish (sea trout to pay the cost OF trip, especially curing
in quantities.
rcentage of persons booking party boats along the coast
for the first time the pleasures of deep-sea fishing. And party boat
captains say their bookings indicate the idea is spreading swiftly
among distant inlanders.
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