Jim Ansell

HELLO! Oh wow, that's down the coast a ways! Love it down that way too. My old man just bought a place down on Ocracoke Island. GREAT fishing out around there!

I'm in NC as well... over on the coast. I went this afternoon and caught 10 Largemouth and a pretty big Bluegill on a 7" Silver Rebel Floating Minnow, in around 5-10 feet of water! All the bass were between 1lb to around 2lbs. They were hit'n topwater!! Had to work it real slow but they were loving it. I'd give it a yank and pause for about 4-5 seconds. They're really sluggish and just barely breaking surface on their strikes. I was VERY surprised they were hitting topwater bait in shallower water, though. By most accounts that's unheard of this time of year around here. A lot of fun. Could be the area I'm in as well. A lot of tidal ponds and whatnot around here. When the water is high they'll swim in there and when the water goes back out a lot end up trapped until the tide comes back in.

If you can get down this way, Knotts Island has some decent fishing... Not too far from you... just across NC line... tons of honey holes... most of the island is a wildlife refuge. I've been tearin' em up with Johnson's Beetle Spins and 6" Berkley Power Worms (black w/chartreuse tail)... Largemouth and Crappie... caught the biggest crappie I've ever seen a few days ago...