| Rarely has there been a more perfect day
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| | that crossed the ocean from England
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| for catching bluefish! Dark, rain laden
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| | complete with a grizzled first mate
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| clouds and a cold drizzle that left you
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| | explaining their voyage across the
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| chilled to the bone made the day one to
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| | Atlantic 400 years ago. The boat was
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| remember. It was the third of June and
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| | small! I mean little! I like the water
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| the third day of our vacation. It was
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| | and boat riding, but I don't believe I
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| also a beautiful day for catching
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| | have the guts to attempt an ocean voyage
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| bluefish! My family and I were bundled
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| | in something a little larger than a
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| up as if it were January. It was hot
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| | bathtub! We visited other tourist sites
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| down in Alabama when we left, but now it
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| | while attempting to stay warm.By the
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| was cold. This didn't seem to bother the
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| | afternoon of the third day, the wind had
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| fishermen though. The fishing pier was
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| | decreased to a gentle little breeze of
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| crowded with vacationers from all over
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| | about 20 miles per hour. This was calm
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| the eastern seaboard; lined up on either
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| | enough to head for the beach and surf
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| side of the Nag's Head Fishing
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| | casting. After an hour of having our
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| Pier.Ignoring the cold spray from the
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| | bait thrown back at us by the wind, we
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| surf as it beat against the pier, dozens
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| | packed up our tackle and drove a mile to
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| of men, women and kids wearing coats and
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| | the Nag's Head Fishing Pier! We weren't
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| rain gear were casting artificial lures
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| | the only ones glad to get away from sight
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| into the water 12 feet below. Every few
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| | seeing with the wives. The pier
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| minutes a new school of fish would attack
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| | stretched out quite far into the ocean, a
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| the lures that were being cast into dark
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| | lot farther than we had been able to cast
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| choppy waters. Fishing rods could be seen
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| | from the beach.Stopping at the bait and
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| bent double with a fish on the end of the
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| | tackle store to buy our out of state
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| line. We were in Nag's Head, on the outer
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| | fishing licenses and some bait shrimp, we
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| banks of beautiful North Carolina and the
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| | began walking to the end of the deck
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| blue fish were running in schools up and
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| | where we had seen three fishermen
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| down the coast.Our vacation last year was
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| | leaving. Luckily the space was still
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| to the outer banks, where we rented a
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| | empty when we got there. Looking around
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| large beach house for the first week in
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| | to see what other folks were using as
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| June. Yes, it was quite expensive, but
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| | bait, it was surprising to see that most
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| split up between six families, it became
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| | were using the same thing.I asked one
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| fairly reasonable. Being from the south,
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| | fisherman who had just landed a bluefish
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| we expected the weather to cooperate as
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| | about the bait he was using and he told
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| it does most of the time at home. This
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| | me we could buy them at the bait store at
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| was not the case though in Nags Head. A
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| | the end of the pier. The lure he was
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| cold front moved in the day we got there
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| | using was about the size of an unfiltered
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| and didn't leave until we left for home.
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| | cigarette. If you can picture a
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| In Alabama we have some strong winds, but
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| | cigarette with black spots and a red head
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| not like those skipping over the Atlantic
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| | with treble hooks front and back, you
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| Ocean to nail us to the walls on the
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| | know what a 'thing-a-ma-jig' looks like.
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| outer banks of North Carolina.The first
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| | A strange name, but they really caught
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| two days of our vacation we took
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| | fish!During a lull in the action we used
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| advantage of the winds and visited
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| | the shrimp we had bought to bottom fish.
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| tourist attractions like the good
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| | We didn't catch any fish, but we caught a
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| husbands and fathers we were. We didn't
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| | lot of skates which are in the sting ray
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| have much choice. It was too difficult
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| | family. Folks around us said this sandy
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| to try to fish. If you threw a fishing
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| | colored animal wouldn't hurt you, but the
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| lure toward the water, the wind would
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| | way they were snapping at me when I tried
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| throw it back in your face, treble hooks
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| | to remove the hook made me think
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| and all! I like to fish, but not that
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| | otherwise. The Bluefish began to run
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| much!We fishermen consigned ourselves to
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| | again, so we left the skates to someone
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| following the wives around the island. We
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| | else.We went back to the pier each
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| saw all five of the lighthouses on the
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| | morning and each remaining evening of our
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| outer banks, including the famous black
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| | vacation, catching fish each time. The
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| and white striped one on Kitty Hawk,
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| | weather didn't get a lot better. Nag's
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| where the Wright Brothers made their
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| | head is a nice place to visit. Someday
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| historic airplane flight. It was easy to
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| | I'll go back when the sun is shining.Bob
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| see how those dunes would be an excellent
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| | Alexander is the author and owner of this
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| place from which to launch. You could
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| | article.
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| almost see yourself helping push the
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| | He is well experienced in outdoor
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| airplane into the wind.Of ancient ships
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| | cooking, fishing and leisure living.
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| we saw a replica of a 16th century ship
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