FHFC BEACON ARTICLE FOR AUGUST 2008

 

                 It’s time to begin planning our next big shindig for the year. Yes I’m referring to our 3^rd annual Pig Pickin’ and Auction with our favorite Huckster, Elmer Stenzel. The date will be October 1^st and our meeting that night will be at Red Sail Park. Everyone is invited to attend including spouses, significant others and guests. The importance of the evening’s festivities is to raise money for next year’s BBBS Take-a-Kid Fishing Day. Everyone in the past has enjoyed the revelry of the evening and the delicious food and beverages. The cost this year will be $6.00 per person. Much more about this evening will be announced by our Chairperson, Wayne Massetti at our next meeting on Wednesday, August 6^th when our speaker will be Cap’t Gary Dubiel from Spec Fever Charter Service in Oriental. Cap’t Gary specializes in fishing Giant Red Drum in the lower Neuse and Pamlico Sound. His inspiring talk will whet our appetites for our 2^nd annual “Red Drum Challenge” which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13^th and Sunday, Sept. 14^th at Whittaker Point Marina. Co-Chairs Ron Zielinski and Jerry Manfredi are putting it together with the East Carolina Fishing Club whom we bested in our first tournament held last year at this same venue. Hear all about it at the 8/6 meeting. Also we will be showing our BBBS DVD and our Ocracoke DVD, both produced by Gus Villanova, at our next get together. You won’t want to miss it.

               Our speaker in July was noted bottom fishing expert, Cap’t. Ray Massengill who explained the important nuances of bouncing sinkers off a live bottom in 80 to 120 feet of water. Ray insists that good sized Grouper, Red Snapper etc all can be had within 20 miles of the inlet.

                Remember that Striped Bass fishing is now closed in all central and southern waters in our State until October 1^st. when new regulations go into effect governing this fishery. We want to welcome new member Robert Smith to our midst.  George Maravelas won the evening’s 50-50 raffle.

Bob Bruggeworth

 

“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.  Doug Larsen.