Black Drum Primer

October 6 through the 12th is the Black Drum Fishing Tournament. As an informative warm-up to this event Brian Brumbaugh, Mike Griffin and John Crespin held two sessions at the Sunset Beach Fishing Pier last Saturday.

Each of the hour-long sessions was attended by a dozen Sea Trail Fishing Club members. Topics covered included the terminal tackle that works the best, presentation, preferred baits of black drum, and the best locations to find fish. The pros and cons were discussed by the groups and many questions were addressed by this elite group of Club anglers.

The Sea Trail Fishing Club thanks members Gary and Teresa Massey for hosting this event!

Making a Difference in the Life of Children

Saturday September 21 was you Club’s first “Take a Kid Fishing” Event at your Sunset Beach Fishing Pier (https://sunsetbeachpier.com/).

Eleven Scouts and four chaperones from Scout Troop 201 (based at Seaside United Methodist Church, Sunset Beach, NC) joined your Club Members for a eventful day of fishing and comradery.

Thanks to your Club Members Dean Stefan, Charles Graham, Gary Smith, Gary & Teresa Massey, Buddy Wilder, Alan Trojan & Steve Heins for either being present on the Pier with the Scouts or providing gear/bait. A special thanks to Gary & Teresa for opening up their Pier Business to these Scouts to enjoy a day of fishing at no charge.

Surf Fishing with Bob

Hey Angler’s

Here’s a great opportunity!  Our fishing club is in a unique location: we have greater inner-coastal, in-shore and off-shore fishing opportunities.  Add to that the excellent fishing piers and beaches!  There is no reason not to take advantage of all these choices.

Recently, Bob White, a member of both Sea Trail Fishing Club and Seacoast Anglers has held clinics on “The Joys of Surf Fishing” [my label!]. He has offered to continue to invite both novices and seasoned anglers to surf fishing events during September.  As the waters along the coast cool down, the ‘bite’ will get hotter. So plan to come down to the shore with Bob for a great time of fishing and camaraderie with others!

Bob will lead surf fishing events on September 5 and September 18. Expected start times will be around 8 AM.

To join in on this event email Bob at cuelathe@aol.com and leave your phone number in case of rain dates or changes in times.

Storage Solution for your Soft Plastic Lures!

If you’re like me, you have a lot of soft plastics. I buy them in plastic packages that do not reseal very well, resulting in a storage problem, plus lures don’t keep well. Over time the bags degrade. Well Salt Strong has a solution, so before you start reaching for those flimsy plastic sandwich bags, check out this soft plastic storage tip from Coach Tony to both protect and organize your lures!