5/17 Wrightsville Beach Kings and Amberjack

Monday, May 24, 2010

Jack and Capt. Arlen and myself headed out this morning in search of king mackeral and topwater amberjacks and after catching a livewell full of pogeys we headed to the spot.  It didn’t take long to get our first king mackeral bite on the down rigger.  For the next hour every pass was a hook up and before long we had our limit in the boat.  Now it was time for some real fun, topwater amberjacks.  Amberjacks are incredibly strong and stubborn but they are a blast to catch on topwater lures.  We pulled over the wreck and pitch out a handful of live baits and here they came.  Arlen cast a big popper out, 2 pops and he was on.  These fish make a huge explosion on the poppers and just seeing that is exciting enough and you haven’t even fought the fish yet.  We ended up the day with about a dozen amberjacks on topwater and a limit of kings.  Fishing opportunities here at Wrightsville Beach and endless so come on down and give it a try!