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North Carolina Sportsman is urging boaters to contact House Speaker Hackney, Senate President Pro Tem Basnight and their local legislators and ask them to reconvene and override Governor Easley's veto of the bill to relax regulations for trailering boats in N.C. Boaters Request Legislature to Reconvene and Override Veto
August 19, 2008
To say that Tar Heel boaters were upset by Governor Easley's Veto of H 2167, is a major understatement.

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On August 17, Governor Easley vetoed the legislation that would have allowed bots up tp 9 1/2 feet wide to be towed on N.C. highways at any time. Governor Keeps Promise: Vetoes Bill to Ease Boat-towing Regulations
August 18, 2008
Raleigh - Gov. Mike Easley made good on a lingering veto threat Sunday when he rejected a bill which would have eased towing restrictions for North Carolina boaters.

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This 1,228.5 pound blue marlin is the new pending N.C. state record.  It was caught on August 15 during the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament by Trey Irvine of Westin, Fla. Pending State Record Blue Marlin Caught at Pirate's Cove Billfish Tourney
August 16, 2008
MANTEO – A pending North Carolina state record Atlantic Blue Marlin was caught Friday, August 15, during the 25th Annual Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament by Trey Irvine onboard the Mimi.

By Jerry Dilsaver

Much like the storm brewing in this picture, Yaupon Pier has been weathering a storm of loan foreclosure and insufficient purchase funds during 2008.  The NCPAF is hosting a surf fishing tournament at Oak Island on August 23 to help the town raise money to buy the pier. N.C. Public Access Foundation to Hold Surf Fishing Tournament to Benefit Yaupon Pier
August 6, 2008
The North Carolina Public Access Foundation (NCPAF), www.ncpafonline.com, has announced they will be hosting the Dog Days Surf Fishing Tournament as a fund raising event to assist the Town of Oak Island raise funds to purchase Yaupon Pier.
By Jerry Dilsaver

The inshore flounder bite at the southern N.C. coast is happening right now.  Some free time and a bucket of mullet minnows are a deadly combination. Inshore Flounder Fishing Also Pretty Hot at S.E. Coast
August 4, 2008
Even when fishing inshore waters, those days the wind is blowing 20 knots are generally not considered good fishing days, but the inshore flounder bite along the lower Cape Fear River has been so good, you find sheltered water and go anyway.
By Jerry Dilsaver

Dennis Barbour, former mayor of Carolina Beach, with a 4-pound flounder caught offshore of Pleasure Island.
 Offshore Flounder Bite Hot as Weather
August 3, 2008
CAROLINA BEACH — The flounder bite at the southeastern N.C. coast was red hot at the close of July, as sizzling as the upper-90s weather.
By Craig Holt

Sailfishing is at its peak at the southeastern N.C. coast and will remain so during August 2008.
 Mara III Captures Haneman Sailfish Event
July 27, 2008
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Captain Mel Miller and the crew of the Mara III sweated out nearly every hour and minute of the 9th Eddy Haneman Sailfish Tournament.

By Craig Holt

Under the cuurrent boat trailering regulations, this small boat and trailer are only legal with the vertical guide posts removed.  The beam of the boat is 102 inches and the guide posts add 2-3 inches on each side.  Many smaller skiffs, bay boats, bass boats, pontoon boats and center consoles have the same beam and therefore the same dilemma.  Wider Boat Trailering Legislation Ratified by House and Senate: Governor Threatens to Veto
July 18, 2008
On July 16 the Senate passed H 2167, which was passed by the House on July 17, then ratified and presented to Governor Easley that afternoon, but Governor Easley is threatening to veto the bill.

By Jerry Dilsaver

Proposed expansions of off-limits-to-anglers bombing ranges in Pamlico Sound could create fishing and navigation hardships.
Marines Try to Expand Pamlico Off-limit Areas
July 5, 2008
The U.S. Navy apparently is hoping to expand its off-limits-to-anglers bombing ranges at Pamlico Sound.

By Craig Holt

On June 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that gun ownership is an individual right. Individual Rights Score Victory in Supreme Court Second Amendment Case
June 26, 2008
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry – hailed today’s United States Supreme Court 5-4 decision written by Justice Scalia that determined authoritatively that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms.

From News Reports

The Southern Trophy Hunters Big Buck Expo will be at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex July 25-27. Southern Trophy Hunters Announces 2008 Big Buck Expo Coming to Greensboro!
June 24, 2008
Great news for sportsmen in the Greensboro, NC area. Southern Trophy Hunters will be bringing the "Big Buck Expo" to town July 25-27, 2008 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
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The S.C.-based crew of the Artemis captured the week-long Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s top prize with this 640-pound fish, landed June 9, the event’s first day. Artemis Wins 50th Big Rock
June 15, 2008
After five days of waiting, the Artemis crew won the 50th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on June 14, earning $708,400 from the event’s $1,854,575 purse.

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Joe Fuller poses with his potential world-record Edgecombe County gobbler. Edgecombe bird certified as world-record gobbler
June 2, 2008
Joe Fuller of Willow Springs (Johnston County) downed an Eastern wild turkey April 19 in Edgecombe County that is the highest-scoring gobbler in National Wild Turkey Federation records.

By Craig Holt

Travis Jackson caught this state record 4 pound, 15 ounce shellcracker on May 19 in an Edgecombe County pond. Young angler catches state-record shellcracker
June 2, 2008
RALEIGH – A last-minute decision to go fishing with his mother netted a 13-year-old from Rocky Mount a North Carolna freshwater fish state record.

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