The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
MARYLAND MAN
FINDS FUN AND
HEALTH IN DARE
Fishing at Oregon Inlet Great
For Taking Mans Mind
OFF His Troubles
Ry JIM WOMMACK

JOlU HlG Aldu INV U4OO0 pAO0SeAN
and stomach ulcers. He presented
me with a huge bottle of tonic and
box of pills and told me to go
home and start taking 'em. | went
to my house, sat down in my den,
glanced over in the corner at my
fishing gear and told my wife !
would be gone about five days. /
came to Mays Head for five days Of
wonderful fishing and have yet
to touch those medicines"
We went fishing with the man
who said that today. Albert L
Disharoon of Salisbury, Md.
And take it from US, Disharoon
is by no means a sick man today.
He had a mighty healthy pull on a
trolling rod as he landed his part
of 40 fighting bluefish about noon
time today.
We met this genuine sportsman
at $50 O'Clock this morning where
the fishing feet ties up over at
Roanoke Sound. Loaded down with
fishing gear, he was already JOSH
ing Skipper Onie Tillett as he
boarded the 47-foot party boat,
the Jerry Jr.
Disharoon had the boat to him
self because he is fisherman and
there ARE times when mixed par
ties don't fish too well. After he
carefully surveyed our genuine
fishing interest, he was a most
gracious "host."
1t wasn't long before Omie, who
is one of the youngest shippers
around these parts at % years of
age, had the Jerry, Jr. clipping
right along out Of Oregon Inlet.
"Yessir, l surely think that the
fishing sports right around here
are the very best on the Atlantic
coastIine," Disharoon said as he
threw an empty tobacco can over
board. 81 have been coming down
here for II years, on trips lasting
from three to seven days. At least,
Pm surf fisherman, and in 1889,
landed q drum in the surf here at
Oregon Inlet that weighed in from
% to AZ pounds. understand this
is quite a record for a surf catch
around here.
"And don't let anyone tell you
drum of that size is too large tC
make tasty eating-why just
steak them up, put some goot
sauce on 'em by golly, that's rea
eating"
About that time, there was
terrible splash alongside the boat
and two huge porpoise emerged
playing or fighting. Either way
they were darned near in the boa
with US.
"You know, most folks who gC
fishing go only to catch fish," saiC
our philosophical host, "but there
are so many other things to enjo!
on fishing trip. Notice how thos'
gulls zoom by our boat-why i
they were man made airplanes
they'd probably wreck 10 time
an hour
Now there you have a rea
sportsman.
Into this most delightful chatte
came a sudden tug on the feathe
Jig bluefish line we had off tn
stern. Then the action started, a
we began Keeling him in and Dish
aroon started converting his drum
rig into a bluefsh outfit. He ha
been trolling a Pfieuger No.
spoon but now replaced it with on
of the feather jigs.
! For about 25 minutes this slash
: ing action took place with tn
three of us having our hands flu.
: pulling in bluefish of pound and
half caliber. The scene of this spol
was near the LIST wreck at wha
: used to be New Inlet.
f Talk about a young man bein
: busy, that Omie was steering tn
o boat in circling fashion Throughout
the school of blues and at the sam
time Keeling in occasional strikers
The blues tapered off before Ion
: and we sat back again looking fo
t the tell tale sign of birds overhea
feeding on bait fish the blue
e would be mutilating.
p "Some folks object to the rathe
wild tangy taste of blue" OF
. host went on, "but / have the rem
edy for that. Just slice up SON
Irish potatoes, fry the slices wit
the fish and then discard the later
q That takes the strong taste away
I We would be willing to folio
s Albert Disharoon's advice on an,
f thing pertaining to fishing.
fact, we have a date to go su
l. fishing with him tomorrow and Il
n i odds are with US that we'll
some good.
= If we don't catch-just think
5 all the swell conversation We
in for!
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