Jim Sammons , world renown fishing and game expert, filmed his kayak fishing show on September 
7th, 8th and 9th in Oriental, NC. Sammon is a certified guide in the International Game Fish Association and owns a kayak fishing instruction and guide service. He films 12 shows annually for the World Fishing Network, Game on 3, and NBC Sports. Jim Sammons, Bobby Brewer (a local Oriental resident), and Brooks Beatty hooked up with Captain Ashley King of Keep Casting Charters, and fished for striper. The original plan was to go after the Old Drum fish that are quite popular here but de to high winds, they had to move to a more protected fishing spot on Day 1.
Day 1 was a success in that many stripers were hooked, landed and released.
Stripers are a popular game fish. They are also called Atlantic striped bass, linesider, rock, pimpfish, or rockfish. The striper has a streamlined, sislvery body marked with long dark stripes running from behind the gills to the tail. The maximum recorded weight is 125 ;pounds and common mature size is 3.9 feet. Stripers are believed to live for up to 30 years. The maximum length is 6 feet and average size is 2.2 to 3.3 feet and 10-32 pounds. There are a variety of angling methods used to catch striped bass, including trolling and surf casting, with topwater lures a good pick for surf casting.. Sammons used Zara Spook,and Sebile Splashers lures to catch stripers while fishing in the Oriental. area.
Read more about Jim’s trip via the link below:
http://gameon2.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/the-kayak-fishing-show-visits-oriental-north-carolina/
The video of Day 1 Kayak Fishing in Oriental, NC is now on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiMzK03Sfkg