Neuse River Old Drum
Labor Day weekend I took a shot and picked up some fresh mullet. I drove for two hours to locate a launch site that I had only seen on Google maps. Lucky for me it was open. The Jackson Cuda was loaded for action. Two Shimano Trevala rods loaded with Penn Battle 5000's. As I paddled out onto the shoal every boat around was looking at me like, "where did this guy come from?". I got setup on the shoal where there were large groups of shad (aka menhaden) were working the area. With two rods out it did not take long for the pinfish to find my baits. I spent the next two hours baiting back and forth. As the sun started to fall I knew it was not my day to hook into one of these big boys and being out here on a kayak after dark was not a safe bet with so many weekend boaters on the water. We cannot always have a productive trip and some will only tell you about the good trips. I proved one thing to myself, that I could paddle to the shoal and fish for these just like I do when I have my boat. Till next time stay safe. The next report should be from the NCKFA Oak Island Classic. Come and join me there.
