06/14/2026
Well guys a quick big rock recap. We started off with ladies day. Had June and her normal crew. We hooked a nice blue one on a d**k pole prob 350 or a little better and after a 40 min fight the fish changed directions on us quick. I feel like it came across the main line as we broke it off......our angler did excellent it just didnt work out. We ended up catching a wgite and the girls had fun......1st day of the regular tournament we caught a blue and a white. We missed a small blue the 2nd day saw a white our 3rd day and our last day we turned loose a blue one with 3 minutes to spare. There were some really nice fish killed but overall fishing was a little on the slow side. Happy we got the bites we did but always want more. I am very happy for the winners. This year there were some very deserving winners. My friend Cameron Guthrie took first with an unbelievable fish. I mated for Cameron for 4 years my first 4 years fishing full time(not just summers). Hes an unbelievable fisherman and mentor and i couldnt think of a more deserving person. Both captains of the Fenderbender and Haphazard were Oregon Inlet mates and have invested a lot into their careers......theyve put in a lot of hard work and it has paid off. It is great to see driven hard working people succeed......also Rob Orr that runs the Free Ranger out of Ocracoke hung not 1 but 2 impressive fish. An unbelievable accomplishment in my eyes. Another dedicated individual exceptional at his craft. Im a big believer in hard work and I tell my older son often no matter what it is in life you get out of it what you put into it and Im happy to see deserving people succeed. Oil change day tomorrow and hopefully get to fish tuesday.......pics are from our blue marlin monday from a very talented photohrapher that rode with us. Capt Nate