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A few highlights from the last week:

Billon and Dirty J were in command while I went to San Diego with Dave Marciano and Paul Hebert  to raise money for Captain Rollo’s Kids Fishing Program. Fishing was a little slow, but I met some first class people on the trip and am proud to be able to help raise money to get tens of thousands of kids out fishing. Www.rollokids.org

Fishing has been holding up around here, sharks are still around, but it’s getting a little easier to avoid them if you try. Dolphin have been scatce, but we did find a limit the day before yesterday, hopefully a good sign for the next few weeks. Last July, kite fishing south of the Point was some of the best fishing we have had in years, and the fish are starting to get active in the same area this year. Give me a call of check out Oregon-inlet.com for availability

We have had some outstanding fishing for the last month and today was no exception. We found close to a limit of dolphin, caught one out of two Blue Marlin, a 95# bigeye, and an 85# yellowfin!

If you are ready for some great fishing, book a charter from Oregon Inlet in June. The past couple of weeks have been outstanding for yellowfin tuna and Mahi. ​

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Sometimes things don’t exactly work out how you expect them. I noticed a slight vibration the other day, and planned on hauling up to check it out on our next blow day. As luck would have it, the vibration was caused by a crack in my rudder that decided to let go in the ocean on Monday.   The rudder broke at the bottom of the post and folded to a 90° angle that would hit the prop when I tried to turn right. After jumping overboard to assess the situation, I saw that as long as I didn’t turn too hard to the right, I would have enough steerage to make it back home under my own power. Pulling in to the Fishing Center presented a major challenge, but luckily we made it there without tearing anything else up. I got the boat over to Spencer Yachts, and in less than 24 hours, I was back overboard with a new rudder and my spare wheel installed.  I got many other accessories for my boat from wholesalers in the industry.

There are not very many places in the world where you can have a rudder fabricated and installed in a day. Thank you Peabody, Cliff, and the rest of Spencer Yachts for the great service, I only missed one charter and got back on the water the next day!