Great video as always Eric!!! Awesome job of taking care of the turtle, I’m with you they are cool creatures and I’m glad our state takes such good care of them
Awesome trip dude!! Nice work on those nice pompano and that good sized trout!! Great job with the turtle as well, it’s bound to happen at some point from the surf or the pier. Got to see a nest boil and the little ones make their way to the water last fall.
That’s really cool. I haven’t seen that before, nor ever seen a big turtle nesting on the beach. But yeah, epic day that will be tough to beat… can’t wait to do it again.
Beautiful fish all around. That was cool with the turtle. The blues hold a special place for me. When I was a kid we'd shoot over to Topsail to surf fish and hit docks on the sound. Blues were the first species I ever caught. Keep the videos coming!
I appreciate it buddy. What a special day and it will never be topped as far as memories go. Thats really cool about Topsail. I bet it was a cool fishery back then before all of the pressure.
@@ericwilliamsfishing back then it was awesome. It was like Mayberry. No crowds even in summer and plenty of good fishing. We'd leave the farm after morning chores and be back with fresh fish for supper. Good times. I'll keep watching you fish until we can get back there ourselves!
Hello Eric! Just recently moved to the Raleigh area and was wondering if u could point me to a few beaches on the coast that r good fishing! Tight lines 🤘
Cape lookout is the best right now but it all can be good depending on conditions. Try Hatteras, Ocracoke, Beaufort area, Emerald Isle, Oak Island. Any of them.
Do you recommend Circle Hooks and Double drop rigs overall? I’ll be in Oak Island for a week and have never mess around with the surf much. I planned to run two rods while the kids play. Looks like fresh shrimp, and those Pompano rigs are the ticket
I think circle hooks are way more important than anything else for rigging. Circle hooks allow you to be more casual about it, whereas any other type of hook will require a hook set in order to catch a fish. I’m exclusively a circle hook guy and often have a fish on when I’m doing other things and not paying complete attention. Fresh shrimp is just as important.
That’s awesome and something I’m excited for this summer. I use to make my own rigs but it’s way easier just to spend the $5. I’ve been buying my rigs this year.
Nice fishing! What beach are you at? Thinking of going to MB in the coming weeks.. would like to know if pompanos are biting before heading there, and not waste the trip. Would appreciate and feedback. Thanks! Subbed!
We had a storm come through and jacked everything up. I don't know of anyone thats able to do much fishing right now because its been blowing 20. I live in Wilmington NC.
Awesome video as always. I’ve only been to Wrightsville Beach and it’s always crowded so it’s hard to surf fish. Would you mind sharing what beach this is and what time of day?
I don’t like to blast my spots because I’ve worked hard to find areas that I can fish when the time is right. I do feel your pain though and wish you the best with the when and where. Nothing personal with this response - just know how hard I’ve made it on myself already by uploading videos.
Earned a ton of respect from me…anybody hating on sea turtles is no friend of mine! Love that you cleaned him/her up from the barnacles as well 😂🤙🏻🙏🏻🍻
I imagine him telling his friends about his wild ride at the beach. 😂
What an awesome day. Big speck from the surf was really cool.
That made my month right there. Haha.
Awesome pomp’s and day altogether, one for the books. I’ll definitely be trying that bead rig next time I get a chance. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah. It seems like they were equally hitting colors too. I appreciate the support!
Great work, thanks for bringing us to the beach with you
Thanks for watching!
What a great day of fishing!! Just got me fired up for my trip out there next month! Awesome video! Tight lines! 🎣
I appreciate it! I really don't think I am going to beat this for many years... Good luck when you get back out!
Great video as always Eric!!! Awesome job of taking care of the turtle, I’m with you they are cool creatures and I’m glad our state takes such good care of them
Thank you for watching, as always! I consider it a gift to get to see them.
Kudos for taking care of the turtle brother! Great video!
Thank you for watching. I appreciate it.
Awesome trip dude!! Nice work on those nice pompano and that good sized trout!! Great job with the turtle as well, it’s bound to happen at some point from the surf or the pier. Got to see a nest boil and the little ones make their way to the water last fall.
That’s really cool. I haven’t seen that before, nor ever seen a big turtle nesting on the beach.
But yeah, epic day that will be tough to beat… can’t wait to do it again.
I am almost crying at the speck you gave back!!
That was my best from the surf so I had to give back to the ocean, who gave to me.
What a day! Congrats
Thanks buddy. I’ll never forget this one.
Nice, Eric! That’s a day and a half right there, three solid surf pomps here is always a great day!
I don’t know if I’ll ever beat it… haha. I guess I have a lofty goal now.
Beautiful fish all around. That was cool with the turtle. The blues hold a special place for me. When I was a kid we'd shoot over to Topsail to surf fish and hit docks on the sound. Blues were the first species I ever caught. Keep the videos coming!
I appreciate it buddy. What a special day and it will never be topped as far as memories go. Thats really cool about Topsail. I bet it was a cool fishery back then before all of the pressure.
@@ericwilliamsfishing back then it was awesome. It was like Mayberry. No crowds even in summer and plenty of good fishing. We'd leave the farm after morning chores and be back with fresh fish for supper. Good times. I'll keep watching you fish until we can get back there ourselves!
Dude what an epic day!
Thanks buddy. It really was and will be hard to beat.
Nice I’m coming over on the 29th to masonboro inlet net Wednesday, you going out
No clue brotha. I don’t decide to fish until the day before or morning of. Good luck!
@@ericwilliamsfishing yea did great we left with about 26 spanish caught all them half mile pass the Jetties between the 2 bouys
Hey Eric, love the videos. What kind of sand spikes are you using.
I’m not sure what they are called but Island Tackle in Carolina Beach has them. I really like them.
You crushed it. 👊
Thanks for the support buddy.
Nice, picked up a nice citation pomp a week and a half ago down there.....my first of the year as well. Nice work, good video.
Thats awesome man. I did think I would hit that 3lb mark but my eyes deceived me. Haha. Glad you got you a good one!
Sick man!
Thanks brotha!
Hello Eric! Just recently moved to the Raleigh area and was wondering if u could point me to a few beaches on the coast that r good fishing! Tight lines 🤘
Cape lookout is the best right now but it all can be good depending on conditions. Try Hatteras, Ocracoke, Beaufort area, Emerald Isle, Oak Island. Any of them.
Do you recommend Circle Hooks and Double drop rigs overall? I’ll be in Oak Island for a week and have never mess around with the surf much. I planned to run two rods while the kids play.
Looks like fresh shrimp, and those Pompano rigs are the ticket
I think circle hooks are way more important than anything else for rigging. Circle hooks allow you to be more casual about it, whereas any other type of hook will require a hook set in order to catch a fish. I’m exclusively a circle hook guy and often have a fish on when I’m doing other things and not paying complete attention. Fresh shrimp is just as important.
@@ericwilliamsfishing Very helpful, thank you!
I was there last weekend and didn’t get anything 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️!!! 🧨🧨🧨
This week has been horrible for me too buddy. Haha.
We had good luck Saturday at emerald isle with monster Spanish off end of pier.
Do you make those bottom rigs?
That’s awesome and something I’m excited for this summer.
I use to make my own rigs but it’s way easier just to spend the $5. I’ve been buying my rigs this year.
Have you ever done any fishing from Holden
No sir. That’s a little too far for me.
Nice fishing!
What beach are you at?
Thinking of going to MB in the coming weeks.. would like to know if pompanos are biting before heading there, and not waste the trip.
Would appreciate and feedback.
Thanks! Subbed!
We had a storm come through and jacked everything up. I don't know of anyone thats able to do much fishing right now because its been blowing 20. I live in Wilmington NC.
Heading to Kure next week, planning to try some surf fishing while the kids swim.. this recorded recently?
You should catch fish. Yeah. This was this week.
@@ericwilliamsfishing Right on. Thanks bud.
We did catch some drum and sheepshead! Good bites at the tide changes (we were out there during high tides, mostly) Great fun!
Great day for sure. Should have done a catch and cook with those pompanos.
You are right. I just didn’t have it in me last night to cook. Haha. I was worm slam out once I finished cleaning them.
Was this south of Ft Fisher? Great videos!!
Thank you! Don’t want to spot burn, we don’t have that many good areas around here.
@@ericwilliamsfishing I understand!
Awesome video as always. I’ve only been to Wrightsville Beach and it’s always crowded so it’s hard to surf fish. Would you mind sharing what beach this is and what time of day?
I don’t like to blast my spots because I’ve worked hard to find areas that I can fish when the time is right. I do feel your pain though and wish you the best with the when and where. Nothing personal with this response - just know how hard I’ve made it on myself already by uploading videos.
No worries, I understand.
any tutorial links on how to tie that rig with the beads?
I don’t have one. I could use one though. Haha. $5 a piece is killing me.