[GENTLE ORCHESTRAL FANFARE] (Chris) GOT HIM!

GOT HIM!

THERE WE GO.

(Chris) LOOK AT 'EM ALL IN THERE.

LOOK AT ALL OF 'EM.

THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT 500 FISH WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BOAT THAT GETS YOU ALL FIRED UP.

IT'S GOT ME ALL FIRED UP, AND I'M JUST DRIVING THE BOAT.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN FISHING...

RIGHT NOW, ANYWAY.

I'VE BEEN FISHING FOR 30 YEARS, AND I STILL-- I JUST GET ALL FIRED UP.

I'M--I JUST CAN'T HELP IT.

[Chris clapping] IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

[both laugh] OH, MAN.

LOOK AT 'EM MOVING OFF TO THE RIGHT DOWN OVER THERE.

I SEE 'EM.

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WELCOME TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM IS GONNA BE INTERESTING, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT REDFISH AND THE SAFETY THAT'S INVOLVED WHEN WE'RE FISHING FOR 'EM, JOE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA BE ACTUALLY FISHING AN INLET TODAY, SOME SHOALING WATER, WHERE YOU HAVE THE ROUGHNESS THAT CAN BE THERE.

ALTHOUGH IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, YOU STILL--YOU'LL SEE, AS THE STORY UNFOLDS, THE WAVES COMING IN, JUST THE NATURAL ACTION OF AN INLET.

AND SO YOU GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL.

YOU GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS, YOU GOT TO BE IN A BOAT OF A DECENT SIZE, THAT YOU CAN-- CAN TAKE THOSE CONDITIONS, AND JUST BE REAL CAREFUL.

HAVE YOUR LIFE PRESERVERS CLOSE BY, BUT BOY, DID WE CATCH THE FISH.

AND YOU KNOW, WE HAD, PROBABLY AT TIMES, 300 TO 400 FISH IN FRONT OF US.

SO LOTS OF FISH, LOTS OF ACTION.

AND TALKING ABOUT FISH AND ACTION, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN GEAR TIME TODAY: HOW TO RIG.

RIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK, AND THE GUYS WILL SHARE WITH US THE LURES THAT WORKED TODAY.

THESE FISH WERE IN ALL THESE SHOALS FEEDING, SO THEY'RE IN A FEEDING MODE.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PICKING THE RIGHT LURES, MAKING THE RIGHT PRESENTATION, AND YOU'LL CATCH FISH.

AND SPEAKING OF PRESENTATION, DONNA'S GOT A PRESENTATION TODAY IN THE KITCHEN WITH SOME SHRIMP.

(Joe) THAT'S RIGHT.

A SALSA RECIPE THAT INCLUDES THE SHRIMP, AND WE'LL JUST PAY ATTENTION AND SEE WHAT SHE'S GOT FOR US.

YEAH, WE GOT A LOT TO DO.

LET'S GET TO IT.

WELCOME TODAY TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

(Captain Stu) ALL RIGHT.

LOOK AT 'EM UP TOP RIGHT THERE.

(Captain Stu) THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU LET ME KNOW WHEN HE'S CLOSE.

JUST LET ME KNOW.

I'M GONNA COME UP THERE AND GRAB 'EM WITH THE BOGA.

(Chris) I GOT HIS HEAD OUT.

WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET HIM RIGHT NOW.

JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND SWING THE ROD TIP OVER THIS WAY.

GOT 'EM.

WHOO!

YEAH!

PRETTY FISH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S GET THIS CRAB OUT OF HIS MOUTH.

THE D.O.A.

RIGHT IN THE CORNER.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE HOW MUCH THIS ONE WEIGHS HERE.

7, 7 POUNDS.

RIGHT AT THAT-- TOURNAMENT FISH RIGHT THERE.

OH, THAT'D BE PERFECT, WOULDN'T IT?

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S MY FIRST ONE.

DO YOU MIND IF I LET HIM SWIM?

MAN, YOU LET HIM SWIM.

YOU DO WHAT YOU DO.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB, CHRIS.

[laughs] I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY FISH ARE OUT THERE.

WHOO.

WELL, THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 300 OF 'EM IN THERE.

DO YOU WANT TO GO CATCH ANOTHER ONE?

YEAH, LET'S GO.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

(Chris) WHY DON'T YOU GO ONE?

IT'S YOUR TURN.

WE'RE GONNA KIND OF TAKE TURNS HERE, 'CAUSE WE GOT A LITTLE SWELL BEHIND US.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT THAN ON THE BEACH.

WE WERE RUNNING THAT BEACH, AND THEN WE WERE COMING TO THIS BEACH.

WE'RE JUST JUMPING THE SHOALS TODAY, AND THE SHOALS, OFTEN LIKE THIS TOO?

YEAH, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WE FOUND 'EM-- THEY'RE ON A BIG OLE SANDBAR JUST OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INLET.

SO WE GOT TO WATCH THESE WAVES COMING UP BEHIND US.

SO IT'S REALLY ONE OF THESE THINGS WHERE-- GAH, LOOK AT ALL OF 'EM.

THEY'RE SWIMMING TOWARDS US RIGHT THERE.

SO I'M GONNA KEEP AN EYE ON THESE WAVES HERE, AND YOU JUST-- I'LL BUMP YOU IN THERE AND... YOU BUMP ME IN THERE, I'LL MAKE A CAST, AND THEN JUST PUT IT IN REVERSE AND BACK US OUT, AND I'LL FIGHT 'EM.

OH, LOOK AT 'EM.

THAT'S GOOD RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S GOOD.

YOU'RE FINE?

THAT'S GOOD.

NO, THEY'RE RIGHT OVER HERE, UNDERNEATH THAT WAVE BREAKING RIGHT THERE.

DON'T LET 'EM-- THAT--THAT WAY RIGHT THERE.

OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

OH, YEAH.

[laughs briefly] PRESSURE'S ON ME DOUBLE.

WHEN THAT WHITE WATER COMES IN, IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE 'EM.

YEAH, IT DOES.

AH!

THIS IS PERFECT RIGHT HERE NOW.

WHOA.

IT'S A NICE FISH.

THAT SCHOOL IS JUST MILLING-- MILLING OUT THERE, AND MILLING RIGHT BACK AROUND.

THEY'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF THAT SHOAL HERE IN FRONT OF US.

I'M GONNA HOP DOWN HERE.

YOU NEED TO ME TO BOGA THAT FISH FOR YOU?

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

(Captain Stu) OH, YEAH, LOOK AT THAT PRETTY THING.

(Chris) AN OLD TURQUOISE TAIL ON HIM.

(Captain Stu) I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP HIS HEAD UP IF I CAN.

THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE YOU GO.

THAT'S 20-POUND LEADER ON THERE, SO IF YOU GOT TO LET GO OF IT, JUST LET GO OF IT, OKAY?

OPEN YOUR MOUTH, BUDDY.

OH!

MISSED HIM.

THERE WE GO.

YEAAAH.

ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, LOOK AT THIS.

THREE SPOTS ON THAT SIDE.

THERE'S ONE ON THAT SIDE.

LOOK AT THESE PARASITES ON HIM.

LOOK AT THAT, THAT THING.

HMM.

IT'S A PRETTY FISH.

GOD, HE'S GOT THREE ON THAT SIDE.

WHAT IS HE?

HOW BIG IS HE?

HE'S RIGHT AT SLOT, 27 INCHES PROBABLY.

27 INCHES?

GOT THOSE PLIERS?

YEAH, RIGHT HERE.

PUT THAT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A LITTLE SNATCH.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M JUST GONNA LAY THIS DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE HONORS THERE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE IT.

WELL DONE.

LOOK AT THAT PRETTY THING, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT, BIG BOY, GO BACK AND GET 30 POUNDS FOR ME.

THIS IS THE BEST PART RIGHT HERE.

COME ON NOW.

THERE YOU GO.

LOOK AT IT.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

RIGHT ON, MAN.

GOOD JOB.

STU, OBVIOUSLY, HAVING THE CLARITY OF THIS WATER, SINCE WE'RE SIGHT CASTING THESE FISH, IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT IS THERE A CERTAIN TIME OF YEAR THAT IT'S BETTER FOR THIS FISH?

I REALLY THINK THE-- YOU KNOW, LATER INTO THE WINTER, LATER INTO THE FALL, ALL THROUGH THE WINTER AND THE EARLY SPRING-- I MEAN, THEY DO THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH JANUARY, REALLY.

THEY GET UP ON THESE SHOALS, AND AS LONG AS THE WATER'S CLEAR AND YOU CAN SEE 'EM, THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO COME.

AND USUALLY, THAT'S IN THE LATE FALL, WINTER, AND EARLY SPRING IS, YOU KNOW-- SO THAT COLDER WATER ALWAYS A LITTLE CLEARER.

IT IS, AND I'VE EVEN CAUGHT 'EM IN WATER AS COLD AS 46 DEGREES, BUT YOU KNOW, TODAY, OF COURSE, IT'S 65 DEGREES.

PRETTY WARM NOVEMBER DAY.

YEAH, IT REALLY IS.

BUT THIS IS ABOUT PERFECT RIGHT HERE: NICE CLEAR CLEAN WATER, GOOD SUNSHINE, BLUEBIRD SKIES.

YOU REALLY KIND OF NEED YOUR-- YOU NEED EVERYTHING TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT RIGHT, AND THIS IS A RIGHT DAY FOR IT, THAT'S FOR SURE.

THERE THEY ARE, RIGHT ON THAT WAVE.

YEAH!

OH, GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT IN 'EM.

JUST WIGGLE IT.

COME ON, BIG BOY.

THERE YOU GO.

[Chris grunts] YEAH.

[straining] OOH, THERE HE IS.

[Captain Stu laughs] ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I GOT THE BOAT; YOU JUST CATCH THE FISH.

I GOT THE BOAT.

I JUST HAD IT RIGHT IN THERE, AND THEN JUST LET IT SIT THERE AND... LOOK AT ALL THEM SCOTERS FLYING BY.

JUST--JUST TWITCHED IT.

JUST TWITCHED IT.

MMM!

ALL RIGHT.

LET ME KNOW WHEN HE GETS CLOSE.

HE'S RIGHT THERE.

HE'S OUT OF THE SCHOOL NOW.

I GOT HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA JUST KEEP US NOSE INTO IT.

THE SCHOOL IS UNDER US NOW.

LOOK AT 'EM.

THERE'S 300 FISH 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE BOAT.

PRETTY FISH RIGHT THERE.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY.

HE'S GETTING THERE.

HE'S RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE I COME.

YOU READY?

YEAH.

I'M GONNA TRY TO-- GIVE ME A SECOND.

I'LL TURN HIS HEAD, AND WE'LL BE THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE HE IS.

(Captain Stu) LET ME GRAB THE BOGA.

OH, YEAH.

PRETTY FISH.

OHH.

GOT HIM.

OH, COME ON NOW.

GOT HIM.

YEAH.

THE D.O.A.

DID IT AGAIN.

WORKING.

PERFECT.

ISN'T AMAZING HOW YOU CAN CATCH FIVE OR SIX OF 'EM, THEY'RE ALL THE EXACT SAME SIZE AND JUST SWIMMING WITH ALL THEIR BUDDIES.

GOD, HE'S LONG AND SKINNY.

LOOK HOW LONG HE IS.

YEAH.

HE'S A LITTLE MORE COPPER THAN THE OTHER ONES HERE.

YOU READY?

I'LL LET YOU LET THAT ONE GO.

YOU CAUGHT HIM, YOU LET HIM GO.

LET HIM GET BACK WITH HIS BUDDIES HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M RIGHT IN 'EM.

HEY!

(both) THERE HE IS.

GOT HIM ON.

GOT HIM ON, RIGHT THERE.

I'M JUST GONNA BACK US UP JUST A LITTLE BIT AGAIN.

NICE!

RIGHT IN-- THAT'S--GAH!

[laughs] OH, YEAH.

I LOVE IT.

NICE, YOU GET HIM; I'M GONNA BACK OFF THE WAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA HOP DOWN.

THAT WAS PRETTY WORK.

YEAH, THEY WERE.

I THINK I GOT US BACK OFF THAT BAR A LITTLE BIT.

WE OUGHT TO BE JUST PERFECT.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAD TO GO TO THE LONG ROD ON THIS ONE.

NOTHING BETTER THAN SEEING YOU CATCH A FISH 'CAUSE THAT MEANS I'M NEXT.

[laughs] BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY AT THE HELM IN THESE WAVES AND JUST TRY TO BE SAFE.

IT'S REALLY A GOOD THING TO DO ONE PERSON AT A TIME, ONE PERSON ON THE THROTTLE, ONE PERSON ON THE ROD AND REEL.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY BECAUSE-- SAFETY FIRST.

THERE'S PLENTY OF FISH, AND A PRETTY DAY LIKE THIS, I DON'T--I DON'T NEED TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT ONLY TAKES ONE WAVE FOR EVERYTHING TO GO WRONG.

I THINK HE'S ABOUT READY.

I'M READY.

I'M GONNA SET UP, AND I'M GONNA BRING THE ROD TIP TO YOU.

(Chris) LOOK AT THAT BIG OLE CLOVER JELLYFISH.

(Captain Stu) GAH, LOOK AT THAT JELLYFISH.

ALL RIGHT.

LOOK HOW PRETTY HE IS.

(Captain Stu) ALL RIGHT.

LOOK AT THAT PRETTY THING.

D.O.A.

AGAIN.

IT'S WORKING.

FIRST CAST, EVERY TIME.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME POP THIS OUT OF HIM REAL QUICK.

OKAY.

OH, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE HOOK.

COME ON, BIG FELLA, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

OKAY, READY?

YEP.

COME ON NOW.

THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

GAH, SO PRETTY.

SO HEALTHY, TOO, YOU KNOW?

THEY ARE, MAN.

GAH.

LOOK HOW LONG THAT FISH IS.

I MEAN, THAT'S-- LOOK AT THAT.

I'M 6'2", AND HE'S ALMOST THE LENGTH OF MY LEG.

WHOO.

HE'S GOT TO BE ONE OF THOSE UPPER SLOT MAYBE-- MAYBE 28-INCH FISH.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

ALL RIGHT, BIG FELLA.

COME ON, GIVE ME A LITTLE TUG THERE.

THERE YOU GO.

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S THE PRETTIEST SIGHT OF ALL RIGHT THERE.

AHH.

GAH, LOOK AT ALL--RIGHT OFF THE FRONT OF THE BOAT.

YOU GOT HIM?

ALL RIGHT!

OHHH, I GOT IT.

OH, HE CRESTED.

AH, THAT WAS PRETTY-- THERE YOU GO.

GOOD JOB.

THAT'S A BETTER-- THAT'S A GOOD FISH RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE WE GO.

DID YOU SEE THAT?

I WAS JUST DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID: DEAD-STICKING 'EM.

I FELT HIM PICK IT UP AND JUST GAVE HIM ONE SECOND TO EAT IT.

JUST DEAD-STICK IT AND-- LOOK TEN FEET OFF THE FRONT OF THE BOAT.

OH, MY GOD.

[laughs] LOOK AT--LOOK AT THOSE FISH.

LOOK AT 'EM.

LOOK AT ALL THOSE DRUM.

OH, THERE HE IS.

I LOVE IT.

I CAN SEE HIM, AND HE'S SWIMMING-- LOOK AT ALL THESE BIG OLE FISH.

[laughs] I JUST SAW HIM.

HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

HE WAS TRYING TO SWIM THE OTHER WAY WITH HIS BUDDIES.

YOU CAN SEE 'EM CLEAR AS DAY.

OH, MY GOODNESS, THIS IS AWESOME.

LET ME KNOW WHEN HE GETS CLOSE, AND I'LL COME UP THERE.

YEAH, HE'S 30 FEET IN FRONT OF THE BOAT.

HE'S GETTING TIRED.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M JUST GONNA KEEP US NOSE INTO IT.

I THINK HE MIGHT BE FOUL-HOOKED OR WRAPPED UP.

HE'S SWIMMING KIND OF SIDEWAYS THERE.

HE MIGHT BE WRAPPED.

OH, YEAH, THERE IT IS GOES, CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIS FIN.

I THINK HE JUST FREED HIMSELF UP THERE.

HE DID.

THAT LITTLE GUY.

I'M COMING UP.

THERE HE IS RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

PRETTY FISH.

MOUTH OPEN JUST FOR THE BOGA.

GOT HIM.

TWIST UP IN THERE.

THERE WE GO.

THAT IS A PRETTY-- THAT'S A NICE ONE RIGHT THERE.

HE'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

HE IS.

WHOO.

THERE WE GO.

GOT IT.

THAT'S A NICE ONE RIGHT THERE.

HE'S PROBABLY EIGHT POUNDS.

YEAH, LOOK AT THAT.

RIGHT AT EIGHT.

YEAH.

[laughs] YOU GOTTA LOVE IT WHEN YOU GOT 500 OF 'EM IN FRONT OF YOU.

LOOK AT THAT.

OH, HE'S A PRETTY FISH.

HE IS A PRETTY FISH.

THAT IS A CHUNK OF DRUM RIGHT THERE.

THINK HE'S THE BIGGER ONE WE'VE CAUGHT TODAY.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE YET.

LOOK HOW HEALTHY HE LOOKS.

MMM.

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE RUBBING HIM, BUT HE'S SO NICE, YOU JUST WANT TO TOUCH HIM.

HE'S GOING RIGHT BACK.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD JOB.

[grunts] GOOD WORK, CHRIS.

I GOT THE BOAT.

YOU JUST DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

I GOT THE BOAT.

YOU KNOW IT'S A GOOD SIGN WHEN YOUR RIBS HURT THE NEXT MORNING 'CAUSE YOU BEEN LEANING OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT A COUPLE TOO MANY TIMES.

THERE HE GOES.

ALL RIGHT.

GOT HIM!

GOT HIM!

THERE WE GO.

LOOK AT 'EM ALL IN THERE.

LOOK AT ALL OF 'EM.

THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT 500 FISH WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BOAT THAT GETS YOU ALL FIRED UP.

IT'S GOT ME ALL FIRED UP, AND I'M JUST DRIVING THE BOAT.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN FISHING...

RIGHT NOW, ANYWAY.

I'VE BEEN FISHING FOR 30 YEARS, AND I STILL-- I JUST GET ALL FIRED UP.

I'M--I JUST CAN'T HELP IT.

[Chris clapping] IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

[both laugh] OH, MAN.

LOOK AT HIM TRYING TO TURN HIS FACE RIGHT AGAINST ME.

OOH.

HE'S A STRONG ONE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THIS IS ONE DAY I'M GLAD I GOT BRAID ON HERE.

GET THAT EXTRA DISTANCES IN YOUR CASTS, AND CAN REALLY PUT THE MUSCLE ON 'EM IF YOU NEED TO.

THEY HIT IT AGAIN.

IT WAS JUST SITTING ALMOST JUST STILL AND JUST TWITCHING IT RIGHT-- LOOK AT THAT.

I JUST HAD HIM RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOAT TOO.

OH, YEAH.

IT'S ANOTHER NICE FISH.

PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN POUNDS, EIGHT POUNDS.

I STILL SEE 'EM RIGHT OVER THERE.

THEY'RE RIGHT OUT THERE.

WELL, GOOD, LET ME GET THIS ONE, AND THEN I CAN GO GET ONE.

OKAY.

AND I WAS DOING THE SAME THING: JUST DEAD-STICKING IT.

OH, THAT'S A NICE ONE.

THAT IS A NICE ONE RIGHT THERE NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

[laughs] NICE WORK, BUDDY.

LOOK AT THAT.

OKAY, LET ME GRAB THESE PLIERS AND LET'S GET HIM UNHOOKED.

LET'S SEE HERE.

OH, YEAH.

SHOULD BE RIGHT IN THE CORNER, RIGHT WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

YOU READY?

YEP.

THERE WE GO.

PUT THAT OUT THERE.

YOU WANT THIS ONE?

YEAH, I'LL DROP HIM BACK IN THERE.

THAT GIRTH-Y THING RIGHT THERE, BUDDY.

WHOO!

PERFECT.

I LOVE IT.

LOOK AT THAT PRETTY FISH.

ANOTHER ONE.

LOOK AT THAT.

I MEAN, THAT'S A LONG FISH.

I LOVE IT.

I LOVE IT, MAN.

PRETTY DAY.

YEAH, IT IS.

IT'S ALWAYS PRETTY WHEN YOU'RE CATCHING REDS.

JOE, WE CAUGHT SOME FISH, BUT BRIEFLY, TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECTS.

RIGHT.

AND THE GUYS ALLUDED TO IT WHILE THEY WERE OUT THERE.

YOU JUST NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONDITIONS AROUND YOU.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT UP CATCHING FISH, YOU--THAT BECOMES OBLIVIOUS TO YOU AND...

BUT YOU REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE LIFE PRESERVERS CLOSE BY AND KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

JUST DON'T RUN OUT THERE ON ANY DAY.

PICK YOUR DAYS.

AND--AND THE FISH ARE NOT ALWAYS THERE.

WE JUST HAPPENED TO-- WE LOOKED DOWN THE BEACHES FOR 'EM AND DIDN'T FIND 'EM, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY WERE.

BUT THEY WERE ON THE SHOALS FEEDING, AND WE MADE THE BEST OF IT AND CAUGHT A LOT OF FISH.

WELL, WE DID CATCH A LOT OF FISH.

LET'S FIND OUT HOW WE DID THAT.

LET'S GO TO GEAR TIME.

STU, MAN, WHAT A GREAT DAY OF CATCHING REDFISH IN THE OCEAN.

HAD A LITTLE TOUGH TIME THERE EARLIER: RAN THE BEACH, REALLY LOOKING FOR 'EM UP TIGHT ON THE BEACH AND SAW A COUPLE FISH BUT NOT A HUGE SCHOOL, BUT REALLY GOT INTO THAT BIG SCHOOL RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE KIND OF ON THAT SHOAL-Y WATERS JUST OUTSIDE THE INLET, SO IT WAS A GOOD TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT, THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN FINDING THEM ON THE BEACH.

AND WE RAN IT, AND THE WATER CLARITY IS GREAT.

WE HAD THE RIGHT SUN AND EVERYTHING SO WE COULD SEE 'EM.

AND IT'S REAL IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE CONDITIONS RIGHT FOR THIS.

YOU NEED SMALL SURF, CLEAR WATER, AND YOU NEED-- I LIKE RISING TIDE FOR THIS KIND OF THING.

AND WE GOT OVER THOSE SHOALS, AND WE WERE DRIVING BY, AND YOU LOOKED OVER AND WERE LIKE, "THERE THEY ARE."

YOU KNOW?

YOU COULD SEE 'EM REALLY CLEAR ON THAT BACK SIDE OF THE WAVE.

BUT IT WAS INTERESTING TO USE TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF RODS HERE.

I MEAN, YOURS--YOU WERE USING THE LIGHTER STUFF.

I WAS USING--THIS ONE IS JUST A LITTLE QUANTUM CABO 20 WITH A QUANTUM CABO ROD IN AN 8- TO 14-POUND CLASS.

AND THIS ONE HERE I WAS USING WITH A 1/4 OUNCE HEAD, BECAUSE WE'RE IN REALLY SHALLOW WATER.

BUT WHEN THEY WERE CLOSER TO US, WE COULD THROW THIS ONE.

WITH JUST--WITH A LITTLE D.O.A.

FORK-TAIL BAIT ON THERE.

BUT WHEN WE WERE FURTHER AWAY, YOUR ROD SEEMED TO WORK A LOT BETTER.

A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

THEY WERE MILLING OUT FURTHER INTO THAT SHOAL.

WE COULDN'T GET THE BOAT IN THERE BUT-- THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES JUST GETTING THAT BAIT OUT THERE AND JUST LETTING IT SIT THERE AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TWITCH AND THEY'D GET RIGHT ON IT.

IT WAS--IT'S AMAZING.

THAT SEEMED TO BE THE BEST THING, WAS TO GET IT IN FRONT OF THE PACK OF FISH, LET IT SIT THERE, AND JUST KIND OF WIGGLE IT AND JUST WIGGLE THAT BAIT ON THE BOTTOM.

THEY'D PICK IT RIGHT UP OFF THE BOTTOM, YOU KNOW?

IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN IT WORKS OUT RIGHT.

AND IT WORKED OUT GREAT, SO HAD A GREAT DAY AND YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUT THERE AND DOING IT AGAIN.

YEAH, WE DEFINITELY WILL.

AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS-- ONE THING WE HAD TO HAVE TODAY WAS THE RIGHT CONDITIONS.

YOU HAD TO HAVE A GOOD PAIR OF SUNGLASSES.

I'M USING A PAIR OF SMITH PASSAGE SUNGLASSES.

AND YOU HAD TO HAVE A GOOD PAIR OF POLARIZED GLASSES, 'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THE FISH.

IF NOT, YOU'RE JUST CASTING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

YEAH, THAT WAS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU COULD SEE 'EM, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE BAIT RIGHT ON 'EM, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T GET A BITE, BUT WE HAD PLENTY OF BITES.

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 500 FISH IN THAT SCHOOL.

IT'S AMAZING.

I COULD JUST SIT OUT THERE AND LOOK AT 'EM.

OH, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

REALLY ENJOYED IT.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND DO IT AGAIN.

WE WILL.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

WELL, WE CERTAINLY HOPE YOU CAN USE THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION.

WELL, LET'S CATCH UP WITH DONNA.

SHE'S IN THE KITCHEN WITH A RECIPE WITH SHRIMP AND SALSA.

HELLO, TODAY IN THE KITCHEN WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME SPICY SHRIMP, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA MAKE A GREAT AVOCADO AND ORANGE SALSA TO GO ON TOP.

IT'S GONNA GO TOGETHER QUICK AND EASY SO YOU CAN BE IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN BUT STILL HAVE A GREAT, COLORFUL DINNER.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD, AND I HAVE MY PAN HEATING UP WITH SOME OIL IN IT.

WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT A LITTLE BIT OF OIL, MAYBE, LIKE, THREE TABLESPOONS, JUST ENOUGH TO COAT THE BOTTOM.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR SPICY BREADER, AND WE'RE GONNA PUT THIS ON SOME WAXED PAPER.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA JUST TAKE OUR SHRIMP THAT'S PEELED AND DEVEINED.

AND YOU CAN USE THE LARGE SHRIMP OR THE SMALL SHRIMP, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU HAVE.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA COAT THIS WITH OUR BREADER.

AND THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA PLACE IT IN OUR PAN AND PANFRY THESE.

THEY WON'T TAKE VERY LONG.

YOU JUST WANT TO COOK THEM TILL THE SHRIMP ARE OPAQUE OR TILL THEY'RE JUST LIGHTLY PINK AND FLUFFY--PLUMPY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE AND JUST DROP THEM THERE IN OUR OIL.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE GONNA FRY UP REALLY QUICK, SO WE'RE GONNA-- WHILE THESE ARE FRYING UP, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MAKE OUR SALSA, WHICH GOES TOGETHER QUICK AND EASY TOO.

YOU CAN TELL I'M A MESSY COOK, HUH?

SO THERE WE GO.

SO THAT'S-- THEY'RE GONNA PANFRY UP.

AND THOSE LOOK GREAT, AND THEY SMELL SO GOOD.

THAT SPICER BREADER JUST ADDS ALL THESE GREAT SPICES TO IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, AND YOU'RE READY TO GO.

AND IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM QUITE AS SPICY, YOU CAN ADD IN A LITTLE BIT OF THE PLAIN SEAFOOD BREADER, JUST TO KIND OF CUT DOWN ON YOUR SPICE.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUR BOWL, AND I ALREADY HAVE MY AVOCADOS, WHICH ARE ALREADY CHUNKED UP.

AND I WOULD BUY SOME THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT FIRM, MAYBE NOT SO RIPE.

AND BUY EXTRAS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY'RE DARK INSIDE, AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WITH AN AVOCADO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.

SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE A FEW EXTRAS ON HAND IN CASE YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY SOME OF THEM LOOK.

THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD IN-- SO THIS IS ABOUT ONE AVOCADO THAT WE'VE CHUNKED.

THEN I HAVE SOME SCALLIONS, INCLUDING THE GREEN, WHICH I LIKE.

THEN YOU CAN USE FRESH ORANGES IF YOU WANT-- FRESH NAVEL ORANGES-- OR YOU CAN USE MANDARIN ORANGES WHICH COME IN A CAN.

YOU CAN KEEP THEM ON YOUR PANTRY SHELF.

I LOVE THEM, BECAUSE YOU GET THIS GREAT JUICE.

BUY IT WITH THE-- IN THE LIGHT JUICE.

AND THEY'RE EASY TO USE, AND THEY'RE READY TO GO, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS FLAVORFUL.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LIME JUICE TO THIS.

AND YOU CAN ADD SOME SALT AND PEPPER IF YOU LIKE.

AND WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL SALSA.

AND THE ORANGE JUICE WILL HELP COAT THE AVOCADO SO-- AND THE LIME JUICE-- SO THAT IT WON'T TURN BROWN.

SO LET'S CHECK ON OUR SHRIMP HERE.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD: NICE AND BROWN AND CRUNCHY.

AND THAT IS ALMOST READY.

AND WE'RE GONNA SERVE THIS SHRIMP OVER SOME YELLOW RICE.

OR YOU CAN USE BROWN RICE.

OR IF YOU HAVE PASTA, YOU CAN DO THAT.

OR YOU CAN JUST SERVE IT OVER A SALAD IF YOU WANT.

OVER A BED OF GREENS WITH THE SALSA WOULD BE YUMMY TOO.

SO WE HAVE THOSE; THOSE ARE ABOUT DONE.

AND THEN I HAVE A FINISHED PLATE RIGHT HERE.

I'VE SERVED MINE IN A PIE PLATE JUST FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

I HAVE MY SHRIMP PILED UP, AND THEN I'M GONNA PUT ON MY BEAUTIFUL SALSA.

AND IT IS JUST GOING TO BE SUCH GREAT COLOR GOING ON HERE THAT I THINK YOUR FAMILY AND YOURSELF WILL BE SO IMPRESSED.

AND I LOVE THE TASTE OF FRESH AVOCADOS, AND THE ORANGE IS JUST SO GREAT.

SO LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OVER HERE.

AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE READY TO SERVE.

SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHRIMP WITH THE AVOCADO AND ORANGE SAL--SALSA.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT TIME HERE ON SIMPLE COOKING.

THANK YOU, DONNA.

SHE DOES HAVE SOME AMAZING RECIPES.

JOE, LET'S GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE FISH, AN ABUNDANCE OF FISH THAT DAY.

YEAH, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO HAVE THAT MANY RED DRUM IN FRONT OF YOU.

THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, I SAID EARLIER, 300 TO 400, MAYBE EVEN 500 SLOT-SIZED DRUM IN A FEEDING MODE, WHICH EVERY FISHERMAN WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT SITUATION IN FRONT OF THEM.

AGAIN, WE HAD STARTED THE MORNING LOOKING DOWN THE BEACHES.

STUART HAD CAUGHT FISH ALONG THE BEACHES ALL WEEK PRIOR, AND THAT'S WHERE WE LOOKED AT THE START OF THE DAY AND COULDN'T FIND ANY.

BUT THEY WERE ALL CONGREGATED RIGHT HERE IN RICH INLET ON THE SHOALS.

AND AGAIN, NOT TO OVEREMPHASIZE IT, BUT TO EMPHASIZE IT, YOU DO NEED TO BE SAFE, BECAUSE IT IS AN AREA THAT'S EVER CHANGING.

WHEN THE TIDE STARTS MOVING, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CHANGE.

AND THAT DAY WAS REALLY PRETTY, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME--A COUPLE OF ROLLERS THAT WOULD COME IN THAT WOULD GET YOUR ATTENTION.

SO BE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR LIFE PRESERVERS OUT.

BUT IF YOU EVER CAN EXPERIENCE THAT, YOU NEED TO TRY IT, 'CAUSE IT'S LOADS OF FUN.

AND WE DID CATCH SOME FISH.

WE SURE DID.

FOR JOE ALBEA, I'M JOHN MOORE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

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