[gentle orchestral fanfare] - ALL RIGHT, THEN.

- BRING HIM ON.

- TO YOUR RIGHT.

- LET ME GET HIM UP HERE.

I'M GONNA STICK HIM.

I CAN REACH OUT WITH THIS ONE.

AND WE WON'T EVEN WIRE HIM.

WE'LL JUST GAFF HIM AND THROW HIM IN THE BOX.

- YEAH, HE'S A LITTLE-- NICE LITTLE FISH.

- YEAH, THAT'S-- THAT WAS A NICE ONE.

THAT WAS THE ONE I SAW JUMP REAL GOOD WHEN HE HIT-- RIGHT AFTER HE FIRST HIT.

HE REALLY JUMPED GOOD, RIGHT HERE BOATSIDE.

GOOD JUMP.

ALL RIGHT, PRETTY.

OH, YEAH, COME ON, BABY.

I GOT HIM.

- THERE WE GO.

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[light instrumental music] ♪ - HELLO, WELCOME TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM IS ABOUT FISHING BUT NOT JUST FISHING, JOE.

IT'S GRASSLINE FISHING FOR DOLPHIN.

- THAT'S RIGHT; WE'RE GONNA LEAVE OUT OF OCRACOKE INLET, A DAY THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD TO HOLD BACK GOING OUT, BECAUSE THEY HAD SQUALLS OFF IN THE GULF STREAM WHERE WE WERE GOING, SO WE WAITED FOR THINGS TO CALM DOWN, SO WE ACTUALLY ARE LEAVING WITH QUITE A BIT OF DAYLIGHT.

BUT ONCE WE GOT OUT, THE SEAS HAD LAID OUT PRETTY.

I MEAN, YOU'LL SEE THE CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT, AND WE MADE GOOD TIME GETTING OUT TO WHERE THE GRASS WAS, AND A LOT OF GRASS THAT DAY TOO, SO WE HAD PLENTY OF STRUCTURE.

WE KNEW THERE HAD TO BE DOLPHIN AROUND.

WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR SOME BIG DOLPHINS, SOME GAFF OR BULL DOLPHIN, BUT NEVER FOUND ANY.

THESE FISH ARE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO ABOUT 15, 18 POUNDS, A GOOD CLASS OF DOLPHIN IF YOU WANT TO EAT THEM.

BUT WE HAD THE GREAT CONDITIONS, JUST HUGGING THAT GRASSLINE PULLING FAST-TROLLING BAITS THAT RESEMBLE FOOD THAT THESE DOLPHIN ARE KEYING ON AND JUST HAD A GREAT DAY.

- NOW, JOE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE GEAR DURING GEAR TIME, BUT DONNA'S GOT A RECIPE TODAY, AND SHE'S GIVING US A TWIST ON CORN BREAD TODAY.

- SHE SAYS CORN BREAD-- ALL CORN BREAD IS NOT ALIKE.

THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF CORN BREAD, SO WE'RE GONNA LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CORN BREAD THAN YOU PROBABLY HAVE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT, AND SHE'LL GO OVER THAT WITH US IN SIMPLE COOKING.

- WELL, TODAY IT'S ABOUT DOLPHIN, AND IT'S ABOUT CORN BREAD HERE ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

[light instrumental music] ♪ ♪ - WELL, BUDDY, WE'VE HAD A NICE RUN OUT, A BEAUTIFUL DAY, FLAT SEAS.

WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A GOOD RUN OUT OF OCRACOKE INLET HERE, AND WE'VE GOT A NICE TEMPERATURE BREAK AND A LOT OF GRASS AND BIG GRASS AREAS HERE, SO WE REALLY OUGHT TO HAVE A GOOD CHANCE.

ALSO, THERE'S A FEW BOATS WORKING THE AREA ALREADY.

SO I'M THINKING MAYBE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING'S BEEN HAPPENING OUT HERE SINCE THESE BOATS ARE KIND OF HANGING AROUND IN ALL THIS GRASS, AND THESE RIPS ARE HAPPENING, SO... - WELL, IT SURE LOOKS FISHY.

MAYBE WE'LL PUT ONE IN THE BOAT HERE IN A MINUTE.

- YEAH, WE GOT FOUR BAITS IN THE WATER, AND WE'RE GONNA PUT NUMBER FIVE OUT, RUN A KIND OF COMBINATION OF A COUPLE ARTIFICIALS AND SOME BALLYHOOS.

AND WE'LL JUST RUN THAT ONE FLAT.

- YEAH.

YOU GOT A CLIP?

- LOOKS GOOD, THOUGH.

DO WHAT?

- YOU GOT A CLIP TO RUN IT FLAT OR JUST... - NO, WE JUST INTAKE AND PUT IT ON A RUBBER BAND.

- ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A NICE GAFFER ON, IT LOOKS LIKE.

WE'LL GET HIM HERE TO THE BOAT IN A SECOND.

JUST TURN THAT CLICKER OFF, THERE, BUDDY.

THERE WE GO.

WHERE'S YOUR BELT?

- I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'VE GOT ONE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I DO HAVE, THOUGH.

- I SAW HIM JUMP, BUDDY.

HE LOOKS GOOD.

- YEAH, HE'S A NICE ONE.

YEAH, HE'S PULLING LIKE HE'S A NICE ONE.

YUP.

ALL RIGHT, HE'S COMING TO THE BOAT, JIM.

GET YOUR GAFF.

I'LL BRING HIM UP OVER HERE ON THE LEFT SIDE, I HOPE.

- OKAY.

- HE'S JUMPING OFF THE GAFF.

I NEEDED MY SMALL GAFF.

- WE CAN HAND LINE HIM RIGHT OVER.

- YEAH, I GOT HIM, FINALLY.

- THERE WE GO, OUR FIRST FISH FOR TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

- I NEED THAT SMALL GAFF.

I HAD THE BIG ONE.

THAT'S THAT NEW LURE THAT SOMEONE TOLD ME THOSE DOLPHIN WERE TEARING UP.

- YES, SIR, NEW HARDWARE, NEW HARDWARE.

- ALL RIGHT, GET HIM IN THE BOX.

- PUT HIM BACK OUT.

- YEAH, I NEED TO GET THAT OTHER GAFF OUT, MAN.

THIS THING IS TOO BIG FOR THAT FISH.

- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

- JIM, I NOTICED WE GOT A REAL PRETTY GRASSLINE OUT HERE.

WHAT CAUSES THAT, AND WHAT CAUSES THE FISH TO BE IN HERE SO TIGHT?

- WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT AND--OH.

I JUST HAD A HIT.

- FISH ON.

- GOT A FISH ON.

THERE HE IS.

- HE GOT OFF.

- LOST HIM.

- YEP.

- YEP, IT'S-- YEAH, WE CAN PUT THAT RIGHT BACK DOWN.

NO, YOU KNOW, YOU GET UP WELL IN A CURRENT.

YOU GET A LITTLE RIP LINE, AND YOU GET THE WIND CONSISTENT FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN IT KIND OF STACKS THE WEEDS UP, AND ONCE THE WEEDS STACK UP LIKE YOU SEE OUT HERE TODAY, THEY HOLD ALL KINDS OF LIFE.

YOU CAN TAKE A SMALL NET AND DIP THAT SARGASSUM WEED UP, AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF LITTLE FILEFISH AND SMALL, LITTLE BABY DOLPHIN.

YOU'LL SEE ALL KINDS OF FISH IN THAT GRASS.

SO THE LITTLE BABY DOLPHIN, THEY'RE JUST VORACIOUS FEEDERS, AND THEY'RE IN THERE EATING EVERY LITTLE THING THEY CAN GET, AND THE BIGGER FISH ARE IN HERE FEEDING ON THOSE BABY DOLPHINS, AND IT'S JUST A-- IT'S LIKE A NATURAL MAGNET IF ANYTHING GETS HUNGRY, SO... - WELL, IT LOOKED LIKE A CLASSIC GRASSLINE FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO FISH FOR, RIGHT?

- YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE FLYING FISH JUMP.

WE'VE SEEN SOME DOLPHIN FREE JUMPING, SO WE KNOW THE FISH ARE IN THE AREA, AND SO... - FISH ON.

- THERE HE IS.

THERE HE IS.

ALL RIGHT.

GOT HIM.

- I KNEW THAT THING-- HE LIKED THAT GREEN-- - HE'S STILL TAKING A LITTLE LINE.

- GOT IT, BUDDY?

- YEAH.

- I DON'T SEE ANYTHING FALLING.

- I DON'T EITHER.

- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THAT GRASS REALLY PUTS A FIGHT UP.

- PULL IT IN HERE.

- I'LL HELP YOU.

- LET ME GET-- PUMP HIM IN HERE.

- ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, HE'S GOT GRASS IN HIS MOUTH.

- HE'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN THAT... - OH, DAMN.

HE BROKE RIGHT OFF THE GAFF.

- HANG ON.

I GOT HIM.

- HE'S TOUGH.

- HE'S GOOD.

- YEAH, HE FLOPPED RIGHT OFF THAT GAFF.

- COME ON.

- LET HIM STAY IN THE WATER.

- JUST TIRE HIM OUT A MINUTE.

HE DON'T WANT TO...

HE DON'T WANT TO HIT THE LINE.

- GET THAT BOX OPEN.

DON'T LET HIM LOOSE.

GET THAT BOX CLOSED QUICK.

HE'S GONNA START SPLASHING.

NOT A BAD LITTLE DOLPHIN.

WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF THIS GRASS.

I THINK WE HAD ABOUT TWICE AS MUCH GRASS AS WE HAD DOLPHIN, AND...AND WE HAD TWO BIG CLUMPS OF GRASS ON HIM, AND HE REALLY GAVE ME A HASSLE BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT HE HIT THAT BALLYHOO DRAGGED BEHIND WITH THAT LITTLE JERK.

LET'S PUT HIM IN THE BOX.

HE'S PRETTY.

- YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY FISH RIGHT THERE.

- GET THE LID UP.

- OH!

OH.

- [laughs] ALL RIGHT.

- DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM OVERBOARD.

- [laughs] - TRIPLE HOOKUP.

- OH, THAT'S A NICE ONE.

WHOSE IS THAT?

THAT'S THE ONE YOU GOT, KEVIN?

MAN, THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.

- HE AIN'T HOOKED TO BOTH LINES, IS HE?

- NO.

- YOU GOT HIM?

- OH, I GOT HIM.

I DON'T NEED THE GAFF.

I'M GONNA THROW HIM IN THE BOX AND HELP YOU GUYS.

GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT UP.

- CHECK THAT.

THERE'S WEEDS, THOUGH.

- COME ON, DO A FLIP.

- OKAY, ARE YOU READY FOR THE GAFF?

- YES, SIR.

WE GOT A NICE ONE, MR. JIM.

- ALL RIGHT.

- LET'S PUT THE GAFF IN HIM AND PUT HIM IN THE BOAT.

- GIVE ME A SHOT.

OKAY, IF YOU'LL MOVE FORWARD.

LET ME GET IN THIS BACK CORNER.

OH, YEAH.

HE'S A NICE ONE.

KEVIN, YOU GOT YOURS RIGHT HERE TOO, DON'T YOU?

- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, BRING HIM ON.

- HE'S LIT ALL UP, ISN'T HE?

- YUP, TRIPLEHEADER RIGHT THERE IN THAT WEED PATCH.

- WE CROSSED OVER, AND THEN IT HAPPENED.

- THIS IS THE DOLPHIN WE SAW FEEDING... - YEAH, HE WAS ALL UP THERE...

I'M GONNA LET YOU GET THE LEADER TO ME BEFORE I GRAB IT.

THEY'RE JUST STUBBORN.

THEY GOT THAT BROAD PROFILE, YOU KNOW?

THEY GET TOUGH.

NO, NO, HE'S JUMPING BACK THERE, AIN'T HE?

- ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA BRING HIM TO YOU.

YEAH, I GOT THE LINE.

YOU GAFF HIM.

LET ME HAVE THE LINE.

- HANG ON.

I NEED MY OTHER GLOVE FOR THIS ONE.

- THERE YOU GO.

HIT HIM.

- THE GAFF'S NOT LONG ENOUGH.

- THAT'S A NICE FISH, JIM.

- YUP, THAT IS, A LITTLE NICER THAN THE ONE-- THAT ONE I CAUGHT WAS ALL WEEDS.

YOURS HAS GOT SOME MUSCLES ON IT.

- OKAY.

I'LL GET THIS LINE OUT OF YOUR WAY HERE RIGHT QUICK.

- WHERE'S THE GAFF AT?

HAVE WE LOST IT?

- WE'RE KIND OF CIRCLING IT.

- IT SHOULD BE RIGHT OVER THERE.

WE'LL JUST EASE THROUGH THERE AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND IT.

A LITTLE STUBBORN, AIN'T HE, KEVIN?

- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, MAN.

- BRING HIM ON.

- TO YOUR RIGHT.

- WHEN YOU GET HIM UP HERE, I'M GONNA STICK HIM.

I CAN REACH OUT WITH THIS ONE.

WE WON'T EVEN WIRE HIM.

WE'LL JUST GAFF HIM AND THROW HIM IN THE BOX.

- YEAH, HE'S A LITTLE-- NICE LITTLE FISH.

- YEAH, THAT'S-- THAT WAS A NICE ONE.

THAT WAS THE ONE I SAW JUMP REAL GOOD WHEN HE HIT, RIGHT AFTER HE FIRST HIT.

HE REALLY JUMPED GOOD.

RIGHT HERE BOATSIDE.

GOOD JUMP.

ALL RIGHT, PRETTY.

OH, YEAH, COME ON, BABY.

- I GOT HIM.

- THERE WE GO.

THERE WE JUST-- - THAT'S A NICE FISH, KEVIN.

- THANKS, JIM.

- IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE WE GOT TODAY SO FAR.

TRYING TO GET THAT HOOK OUT OF HIS MOUTH BEFORE I THROW HIM IN THE BOX.

THERE WE GO.

HE HIT THAT BALLYHOO, DIDN'T HE?

RIGGED BEHIND THAT LITTLE CHUGGER.

PRETTY FISH.

NICE DOLPHIN.

- LAST ONE OF THE TRIPLEHEADER.

- YEP.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM-- THERE, HE'S IN THE BOX.

- THESE WEEDS ARE HOME TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT SIZED DOLPHIN.

WE'VE SEEN 3-POUNDERS TODAY, AND WE'VE SEEN 15-POUNDERS TODAY.

- YEAH.

YEAH, DOLPHIN ARE VERY UNIQUE IN THAT-- I THINK I'VE READ WHERE A 40-POUND FISH CAN BE 3 1/2 TO 4 1/2 YEARS OLD.

DOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THEY'VE DONE SOME TAGGING STUDIES, AND THEY-- THE RESEARCH IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT A WEBSITE, AND DOLPHIN GROW REALLY, REALLY FAST, AND THEY HAVE A VERY, VERY SHORT LIFESPAN.

THEY'RE JUST PROLIFIC.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST EVERYWHERE, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A TEN-FISH-PER-PERSON- PER-DAY LIMIT, WHICH IS A LOT OF FISH, I MEAN, IF YOU COME OUT AND CATCH THAT MANY FISH.

BUT YOU CAN KEEP THE LITTLE ONES BECAUSE THEY GROW SO FAST THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER.

YOU KNOW, YOU CATCH A BIG BULL DOLPHIN, HE'S PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD AT THE MOST.

THAT'S THEIR LIFESPAN.

- PROBABLY ON THE TAIL END OF HIS LIFE CYCLE, SO... - MM-HMM, SO THESE LITTLE CHICKEN DOLPHIN THAT WE'RE CATCHING ARE PROBABLY SIX MONTHS OLD OR LESS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING-- A COUPLE POUNDS.

- THANK GOODNESS FOR US, THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THEIR FEEDING EXISTS.

- WELL, THEY GROW SO FAST.

THAT'S WHY THEY EAT SO-- I MEAN, THEY JUST EAT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S JUST HOW THEY ARE, SO...

BUT IT MAKES THEM A FUN, RECREATIONAL FISH.

THEY'RE VERY DEPENDABLE AND A LOT OF FUN TO CATCH, VERY COLORFUL.

THEY JUMP A LOT, YOU KNOW, JUST A GREAT FISH TO BRING KIDS OUT AND FISH WITH-- - NOT TO MENTION, DELICIOUS TO EAT.

- YEAH, THEY ARE DELICIOUS TO EAT, AND YOU CAN COOK THEM JUST ABOUT ANY WAY YOU WANT.

- ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A NICE LITTLE SMALL DOLPHIN COMING TO THE BOAT HERE.

- YEAH.

- MAYBE HE'LL BRING HIS BROTHERS WITH HIM.

HE GONNA--HE'S TRYING HIS BEST TO TANGLE US.

- YOU NEED A GAFF, OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA NEED A-- - OH--OH, WE CAN-- I CAN PROBABLY JUST THROW HIM, PULL HIM IN OVER THE...

I'M ABOUT READY.

ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH, WE DON'T NEED THE GAFF FOR HIM.

YOU GOT HIM.

- NICE ONE IN THE BOAT.

- HE'S A LITTLE ONE, NOT TOO BAD.

- NO.

- KEVIN, LET ME BORROW YOUR PLIERS AGAIN THERE, BUDDY.

- A LITTLE EXCITEMENT THERE.

JOE, TELL ME ABOUT THE GRASSLINE, WHY THE FISH GO THERE.

- WELL, MAINLY, YOU'RE OUT IN THE GULF STREAM.

YOU'RE--THERE'S NO STRUCTURE OTHER THAN THIS GRASS, AND DOLPHIN HAVE A GREAT PROPENSITY OF TARGETING STRUCTURE TO HANG OUT ON.

YOU CAN COME OUT-- WE'VE BEEN OUT OFFSHORE BEFORE AND COME UP ON A PIECE OF PLYWOOD, AND THERE MAY BE 25 OR 30 DOLPHIN STACKED UP UNDER THAT STRUCTURE.

THERE'S NO STRUCTURE ON THE OCEAN ON THE SURFACE, SO THE GRASS OFFERS A STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS FOOD, HOLDS BAITFISH, AND SO THE DOLPHIN KNOW THIS, AND SO THAT'S WHY, WHEN YOU GET OUT, LOOK FOR STRUCTURE.

LOOK FOR ANYTHING THAT'S FLOATING, AND A LOT OF TIMES IN THE SUMMERTIME, THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND DOLPHIN AND...DIFFERENT SIZES.

THAT DAY, AGAIN, WE WERE LOOKING FOR A BIG GAFFER-SIZE FISH BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY, BUT WE HAD PLENTY OF ACTION ON THE OTHER AND JUST HAD A GREAT DAY.

- WELL, YOU TALK ABOUT PLENTY OF ACTION.

LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR GEAR.

LET'S GO TO GEAR TIME.

- JIM, WE HAD A GREAT DAY FISHING OFF OCRACOKE, WENT OUT AND FOUND SOME GRASSLINES, CAUGHT A FEW DOLPHIN.

THE WEATHER WAS AWESOME.

YOU CAN'T GET ONE-FOOT DAYS OUT OF OCRACOKE VERY OFTEN.

HAD A COUPLE STORMS WE HAD TO DODGE AROUND, LOOK AT ON THE RADAR, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, A PERFECT DAY.

- YEAH, IT REALLY WAS A PRETTY DAY.

I MEAN, THE OCEAN WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAD TO DODGE A FEW STORMS, BUT THAT WASN'T TOO BAD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE FISHING THOSE WEEDLINES, AND THE WIND'S BEEN BLOWING FOR, REALLY, ALL WEEK ALMOST OUT OF THE SAME DIRECTION, SO WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD WEEDLINES FORMED UP, AND THAT MAKES IT EASY TO DOLPHIN FISH, BECAUSE IF YOU FIND THOSE WEEDLINES, YOU FIND THE DOLPHIN.

- WELL, AS SOON AS WE FOUND THE WEEDLINES, WE FOUND SOME FREE-JUMPING DOLPHIN, WHICH I'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND SOME DOLPHIN FEEDING ON THE SURFACE, SO ANTICIPATIONS WERE HIGH.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT WE WERE USING?

- ALL RIGHT, WELL, MOSTLY WE'RE USING RIGGED BALLYHOO NOW.

I HAD HEARD THIS-- WE DRUG THIS LURE.

IT'S CALLED A YELLOWFIN ALUMINUM PLUG, AND IT'S SORT OF LIKE AN OLD CEDAR PLUG, BUT IT'S GOT SOME REALLY EFFECTIVE-LOOKING EYES, AND THOSE DOLPHIN REALLY TORE THAT THING UP.

SO WE DRUG-- WE USED THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT MOSTLY, WE WERE USING RIGGED BALLYHOO AND, YOU KNOW, JUST A STANDARD RIGGED BALLYHOO RIG WITH A SKIRT ON IT.

SOME OF THEM WE WERE FISHING WITH CHIN WEIGHTS.

THAT HELPS KEEP THEM UPRIGHT A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND SWIMMING PROPERLY, AND, YOU KNOW, A PRETTY STANDARD RIG.

THERE'S ONE LIKE WE USE AND ALSO USE SOME WITH-- WITH THE SEA WITCHES UP FRONT.

JUST A LITTLE DRESSING, GIVE IT A LITTLE MOTION, A LITTLE BIT BETTER MOTION.

AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE SMALL, THE MEDIUM, THE BALLYHOO IS WHAT WE WERE USING, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT WITH A DOLPHIN, BECAUSE A DOLPHIN--GENERALLY, IF YOU'RE USING A BIG BALLYHOO, NOT ONLY DOES IT COST A LOT MORE, BUT THEY ALSO GET CHOPPED OFF.

THEY'LL SHORT-STRIKE THEM, BECAUSE THESE FISH AREN'T AS BIG AS SOMETHING THAT CAN EAT A BIG HORSE BALLYHOO.

- NOW, THIS IS A MEDIUM BALLYHOO.

- MM-HMM.

- OKAY.

- YUP, AND WE WERE USING WHAT I'D CONSIDER TO BE PRETTY AVERAGE TACKLE FOR OFFSHORE IN NORTH CAROLINA-- I MEAN, NOT HEAVY TACKLE.

WE'RE NOT OUT THERE MARLIN FISHING.

WE'RE NOT IN THE MARLIN WATER, SO WE'RE USING THE 50-POUND TACKLE MOSTLY.

I THINK WE WERE FISHING 130 AND HAD A COUPLE FISH ON THE LIGHT TACKLE.

IT'S KIND OF ALWAYS THE CASE.

WHATEVER THE LIGHTEST THING YOU HAVE OUT BEHIND THE BOAT YOU'RE GONNA CATCH SOMETHING ON, BUT THE 52-SPEED REELS IS WHAT WE'RE USING.

THESE ARE OKUMAS, BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE FISH WITH PINS.

WE HAD A COUPLE SENATORS THAT WE WERE USING.

BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, PRETTY NORMAL 50-POUND OUTFIT.

IN CASE YOU DID GET THAT BIG TUNA OR THAT HEAVY WAHOO COMING IN THERE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON THOSE WEEDLINES TOO, YOU WANT THE TACKLE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE BIGGER FISH, AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAUGHT A COUPLE 10- TO 15-POUND DOLPHIN AND A COUPLE SMALL ONES, BUT EVEN THEN, YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL, AND...GREAT DAY.

I ENJOYED IT.

- ME TOO.

IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DAY.

- YOU KNOW, I'M READY TO GO AGAIN.

- ME TOO.

CAN WE GO TODAY?

- YEAH, LET'S GO.

- [laughs] - WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN USE THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION.

NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHARTER A TRIP AND GO FISHING FOR DOLPHIN, CALL THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL HAVE FISHERMAN'S LUCK AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.

AND SPEAKING OF A GOOD DAY, DONNA, SHE'S IN THE KITCHEN, AND SHE'S GOT A RECIPE NOT JUST FOR CORN BREAD, BUT SHE'S GOT SOME NEW IDEAS ABOUT CORN BREAD AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

- HI, TODAY WE'RE MAKING CORN BREAD IN THE KITCHEN, AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH CORN BREAD.

I'M GONNA BE MAKING A SWEET CORN BREAD, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I LIKE, BUT SOME PEOPLE WOULD NEVER EAT A SWEET CORN BREAD.

SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT MORE SAVORY.

SO THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH CORN BREAD.

IT'S VERY VERSATILE.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD, AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH THIS ONE RECIPE.

THEN I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS OF BAKING CORN BREAD IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF ELEMENTS AND ALSO GIFT-GIVING WITH CORN BREAD.

SO WE'RE GONNA-- WE HAVE OUR BUTTER, WHICH IS MELTED.

WE'RE GONNA ADD OUR MILK.

WE'RE GONNA ADD SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK TO THIS, SO YOU KNOW IT'S GONNA BE NICE AND SWEET AND YUMMY.

IF ANY OF YOU-- SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK IS MILK THAT HAS BEEN COOKED DOWN, AND IT'S VERY THICK AND SUGARY.

IT'S FABULOUS.

WE'RE GOING TO ADD THREE EGGS TO THIS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD BISCUIT MIX AND YELLOW CORN BREAD-- YELLOW CORN MEAL.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE THIS A MIX WITH OUR WHISK TO INCORPORATE ALL OUR WET INGREDIENTS.

AND USUALLY, YOU'LL INCORPORATE ALL YOUR DRY INGREDIENTS AND THEN POUR IN YOUR WET INGREDIENTS, BUT WE'RE GONNA KIND OF DO OURS BACKWARDS HERE TODAY TO SAVE ON OUR BOWLS.

SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO: WE'RE GONNA TAKE 1 CUP OF BISCUIT MIX, SO IT HAS YOUR LEAVENING ALREADY IN IT.

IT'S GOT YOUR FLOUR AND YOUR FAT IN IT ALREADY.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE A CUP OF YELLOW CORN MEAL AND PUT THAT TOGETHER AND THEN GIVE THIS A STIR.

YOU CAN ALSO ADD TO THIS IF YOU WANT SOME FRUIT, SOME DRIED FRUIT, SOME DRIED CRANBERRIES, DRIED CHERRIES.

YOU CAN ALSO ADD CORN TO THIS IF YOU LIKE AS WELL.

SO YOU CAN ADD DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS IN HERE TO GIVE IT SOME DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND FLAVORS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA MIX THIS UNTIL IT'S ALL INCORPORATED.

THEN WE'RE GONNA POUR IT INTO OUR PAN, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT YOU CAN COOK YOUR CORN BREAD IN, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER HERE AND TALK ABOUT THAT.

I LIKE TO COOK MINE IN A CAST-IRON SKILLET JUST BECAUSE I HAVE THEM.

THEY'RE ALREADY SEASONED.

THEY'RE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S, AND THEY'RE GREAT.

WHAT I DO IS, USUALLY, WHEN I'M MAKING MY CORN BREAD, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT MY SKILLET INTO THE OVEN SO IT GETS NICE AND HOT, PULL IT OUT.

I'LL COAT IT WITH MY SPRAY AND THEN PUT MY CORN BREAD IN IT, AND IT WILL GIVE IT A NICE CRUNCHY COATING.

YOU'LL HEAR IT KIND OF SEAR ONTO THE PAN, AND IT WILL GIVE YOU THAT NICE CRUST ON YOUR CORN BREAD.

YOU CAN ALSO USE A BAKING DISH.

YOU CAN USE JUST A PLAIN GLASS BAKING DISH, WHICH I USE AS WELL SOMETIMES, WHICH IS GREAT TOO.

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE THEM INTO MUFFINS, WHICH ARE GREAT AS WELL.

SO THERE'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT VARIETY OF THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CORN BREAD TO MAKE IT UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT TO YOUR LIKING.

SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE MADE HERE TODAY.

THIS IS THE CORN BREAD THAT WE WERE MIXING UP.

IT'S A SWEET CORN BREAD.

IT'S THICK.

IT'S MORE OF A CAKEY TYPE OF CORN BREAD, WHICH I THINK IS FABULOUS.

IT'S GREAT WITH APPLE BUTTER ON IT.

AND THEN I MADE ALSO A PUMPKIN CORN BREAD, WHICH USED FRESH OR CANNED PUMPKIN IN IT, AND IT HAD PUMPKIN SPICE IN IT, SO IT'S MORE OF A DESSERTY TYPE OF CORN BREAD.

YOU CAN ALSO SERVE IT WITH SOME WHIPPED CINNAMON BUTTER, SO YOU JUST TAKE YOUR CINNAMON-- YOUR BUTTER, WHIP IT IN WITH YOUR HAND MIXER, AND PUT IN SOME CINNAMON.

FABULOUS.

AND ALSO, YOU CAN DO IT AS A GIFT.

THIS IS KIND OF NICE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOTTEN MAYBE, LIKE, DIFFERENT BROWNIE MIXES OR COOKIE MIXES, BUT THIS HAS THE FLOUR ON THE BOTTOM.

IT HAS BLUE CORN MEAL, THEN YELLOW, THEN SOME DRIED BLUEBERRIES AND THEN SOME DRIED PINEAPPLE, AND YOU CAN GIVE THIS AS A GIFT WITH A NICE KITCHEN TOWEL AND MAYBE A PAN TO GO WITH IT AND THEN THE RECIPE, AND YOU JUST ADD YOUR WET INGREDIENTS TO IT, AND IT'S A GREAT GIFT TO GIVE SOMEONE.

SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CORN BREAD, AND I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE RECIPES AND TIPS IF YOU WOULD LIKE, SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT TIME HERE ON SIMPLE COOKING.

- THANKS, DONNA.

GREAT RECIPE FOR CORN BREAD WITH A FEW TWISTS THERE.

AND, JOE, IT JUST GOES TO SHOW, THERE'S MORE TO CORN BREAD THAN THE CORNER PIECE AND THE CRUST.

- OBVIOUSLY, SHE GAVE US A LITTLE-- A LITTLE LESSON ON CORN BREAD TODAY, AND, AGAIN, IT GOES WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISHES, AND SO I GUESS THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT CORN BREAD, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE.

- AND I DO LOVE IT.

TELL ME ABOUT THE DOLPHIN, THOUGH.

LET'S TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

- YEAH, THE DOLPHIN IS A PRETTY UNIQUE FISH.

THEY'RE REAL FAST GROWERS.

THEY'RE FOUND UP AND DOWN THE COAST.

WE HAVE THEM TYPICALLY IN MAY, STARTING IN MAY WHEN THE BIGGER DOLPHIN OF THE SEASON SHOW UP, THE GAFFER DOLPHIN, AND WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOME GAFFERS BUT NEVER FOUND THEM THAT DAY.

AND A GAFFER-SIZE DOLPHIN IS A FISH SOMEWHERE IN THAT 25-POUND RANGE ON UP, SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO REALLY USE A GAFF.

NOW, YOU USE A GAFF ON ANY SIZE DOLPHIN, REALLY, BESIDE THE BOAT, GETTING THEM IN, BUT THE BIG ONES YOU REALLY NEED TO CONTROL.

- AND YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND IT OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.

- THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, MOST OF THE CHARTERS BOATS, THAT'S WHAT THEY TARGET.

- ALL RIGHT, FOR JOE ALBEA, I'M JOHN MOORE.

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