# 57080: Subject: Buxton Point, North Carolina

Submitted by Gerry, BFHP

• Fished on 5/4/2008
• Report received: 5/5/2008

Water Temperature: 70
Water Clarity: 2-3 ft
Seas: 2-3 ft
Weather: Light south wind
Fishing_for: Drum
Boat: .
captain: .

Report:
I got down here about 2:30 yesterday afternoon and headed out for the Point right after I got the car unpacked. Things were pretty quiet when I got there with maybe 20 fishermen wetting a line and a lot of onlookers. The water seemed to be about 70 and the wind was out of the south at about 8 mph.

On the first cast I hooked into a 10 lb blue within a minute. And that pretty much set the pace for the rest of the evening (although it probably cost me a big drum.) All told I caught 8 big blues ranging from about 6 lbs to maybe 12, and two puppy drum. The blues were pretty tough on my equipment and I lost multiple rigs. On my last cast of the evening I hooked into a big drum that I never got under control --- after about two minutes of it just making run after run the leader parted near the just above the rig. I think that was due to the repeated stress of the blue fish. Always like to think I'm pretty good about checking the leader for fraying but I guess I need to do better.

Other fishermen did much better then me. I saw numerous bluefish and quite a few big drum taken. Also a lot of sandshark.

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Gerry is the creator and editor of the Bass Fishing Home Page. He frequently fishs the Virginia's Occoquan Resevoir and Potomac River.