Any False Albacore off NC yet? Whitefish, Oak Island, NC
Oct 7, 2021 19:39:40 #
CoreG0nUS75
Loc: SE NC
Any reports of False Albacore around Cape Lookout or further south on the north side of Cape Fear? Got my fly rods ready, my boat has been serviced and we have guys and gals in the Cape Fear Flyfishers chomping at the bit to go fishing for Fat Alberts.
Oct 7, 2021 21:30:02 #
CoreG0nUS75 wrote:
Any reports of False Albacore around Cape Lookout or further south on the north side of Cape Fear? Got my fly rods ready, my boat has been serviced and we have guys and gals in the Cape Fear Flyfishers chomping at the bit to go fishing for Fat Alberts.
With fly rods?
Oct 7, 2021 21:50:31 #
Sinker Rig wrote:
With fly rods?
Why not ? That's why they make 8, 10 and 12 wt rods. Seriously they are a challenge and that's why they do it. Just need a good reel with a ceramic dish drag.
Oct 7, 2021 22:04:51 #
Flytier wrote:
Why not ? That's why they make 8, 10 and 12 wt rods. Seriously they are a challenge and that's why they do it. Just need a good reel with a ceramic dish drag.
OK......I would love to see someone tame a 15lb FA on a fly rod in say 3 minutes, those suckers are the living version of a torpedo
Oct 8, 2021 00:13:32 #
fALSE? Are they remote controlled? Plastic? Not real? I don't know anything about them but False fish makes one wonder what your talking about......as in like Willis was always asked.
Oct 8, 2021 10:48:15 #
CoreG0nUS75
Loc: SE NC
Fly rods are great for throwing the “match the hatch” flies similar to the size bait the fish are eating. In addition, you don’t have to reel in all the line to re-cast when you don’t get a strike. Cape Lookout is the world’s epicenter for going after False Albacore with fly rods. I haven’t checked but I bet there are some good YouTube videos showing how much fun it is. We use heavier rods and line than is used in mountain streams in large part to help cast in the wind. It’s a lot of fun and very productive.
Oct 8, 2021 10:50:01 #
Jeremy wrote:
fALSE? Are they remote controlled? Plastic? Not real? I don't know anything about them but False fish makes one wonder what your talking about......as in like Willis was always asked.
False Albacore is a member of the Tuna family often referred to as "little tunney" and often mistakenly called Bonita which is a member of the Mackerel family, they are not the same fish
Oct 8, 2021 10:52:19 #
CoreG0nUS75 wrote:
Fly rods are great for throwing the “match the hat... (show quote)
I bet it is fun.....good luck man
Oct 8, 2021 11:06:40 #
CoreG0nUS75
Loc: SE NC
A 15 pounder in 3 minutes would be pretty hard to do. That would be like using a surf rod to catch bluegills. What’s the fun in that? False Albacore on a fly rod is a good match, however.
Oct 8, 2021 15:22:29 #
Little tunnys are the finest thing on a fly rod though we do have a few months left before they show up in good numbers
Oct 18, 2021 22:04:09 #
I find them around the lobster wreck and the Naeco Wreck. 45 miles south out of Bogue inlet. I only caught yellowfin though
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