From the President...

Don’t Over Think It

I like to experiment with

fishing. I can be in the

middle of a good bite and

I will start switching baits

to find out what other

things can work. After

all, when is a better time

to make discoveries than

when you know you are

on the fish? I have

learned a lot by doing

this, mostly how not to

catch fish. Whenever I go

into a bait & tackle shop

I, like everyone else,

marvel at the cool and

shiny new products on

the shelf. I can’t wait to

go give these new-

fangled products a try.

Unfortunately, most of

the time the learning

curve on trying new

things can be quite wide.

For me, a big part of the

fun and challenge of fish-

FROM THE PRESIDENTS COMPUTER

GRAND STRAND SALTWATER ANGLERS ASSOCIATION

MAY 2017

THE HOOK SPONSORS

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

CALENDAR AND AN-

NOUNCEMENTTS

2

RECIPE OF THE MONTH 2

FISHING REPORT 3

CLUB PICS & SUCH 3

LEADERBOARD 4

EDITORS NOTE/ GAMES 5

Business of the Month: Thank you to Joe’s Bar and Grill and Dave’s Dockside for donating to our Floun-

der Tournament!

This month we are going to head to both of these locations, and these are some

very chill spots to hang out!

Joe’s Bar and Grill has that friendly, one of the gang flair, and Dave’s Dockside is

perfect for that date night down in the inlet!

Make plans now to join GSSAA for good eats and fellowship!

ing is applying the

knowledge I have collected

from experience and from

talking with other anglers.

It is quite satisfying to dis-

cover a new fishing spot or

have success with an impro-

vised technique. The down-

side is that I sometimes

spend hours proving what

doesn’t work.

If you are simply out to

catch fish, the best advice I

can give is not to over think

it. The old school tried and

true methods are still in use

today for one reason, they

work. For bottom fishing,

the Carolina rigs, single and

double drop rigs, and fish

finder rigs have withstood

the test of time and should

always be your go to rigs.

We don’t always have to

reinvent the wheel, I once

met an old fishermen on

Hatteras Island. He carried

a small tackle box and

when he opened it, it was

full of spoons. Every kind

of spoon. All the colors

shapes and sizes you could

imagine. Since then I have

probably caught more fish

on buck ninety nine spoons

than I have on twenty dollar

3D holographic

whatchamacallits.

I’m not saying to pigeon

hole your methods, I’m

saying exactly the opposite.

Try new things, don’t be

afraid to fish where no one

else does while using a

brand new technique or

bait. What I am saying is

that sometimes getting back

to basics can be the key to

success. So when things are

looking bad and the fishing

slow, go old school and by

all means, don’t overthink

it.

Your president, Ken

INGREDIENTS 4 cups cooked macaroni or

cavatappi 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 to 1/2 finely diced red

onion Equal amount diced red

bell pepper 1 finely diced jalapeno 1 4 oz can chopped green

chilies 1 cup frozen corn 2 to 3 cloves garlic,

chopped 1 cup cream 1 generous cup grated Pep-

per Jack cheese 2 tablespoons butter Salt Pepper

RECIPE OF THE MONTH : P IONEER WOMAN SPICY MAC AND CHEESE

D ID YOU KNOW :

THE LARGEST

SUMMER FLOUNDER

EVER CAUGHT WAS

IN MURRELL ’S INLET

IN 1982.

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Club Officers

President–

Kenny Moore

446-5777

Vice President–

Vic Woods

458-9364

Treasurer–

Anne Seay

241-5709

Secretary–

Jen Hodges

241-5713

Past President

Chick McDaniels

651-2076

Members at Large

Ed Skowysz-650-7553

Bill Cash-237-9987

Dave Williams–357-9590

John Moure 668-4640

Editor

Jen Hodges– 241-5713

jhodges001@horrycounty

schools.net

Good and Welfare

Barb Pierson– 357-6530

Darla Williams–3579570

May

11th– Club Meeting/

Speaker/ Covered dish

13th– Pier Tournament

MONTHLY PLANNER July

13th – Club Meet-

ing/ Speaker

15th– Summer

Smash Rally 6am

June

3rd– Kayak Fishing

Tourney with Mike

Eaddy

8th – Club Meeting/

Speaker/ Fish Din-

ner

Tournament Announcements!

Make sure to sign up for the Pier

Tournament on May 13th and the

Kayak Fishing Tournament hosted

by Mike Eaddy on June 3rd!

Directions:

Boil pasta until al dente.

In a large skillet, add olive oil and saute

garlic and vegetables over medium heat

for a couple of minutes. Add in canned

chilies and stir around, then turn off heat.

Drain pasta and add it to skillet. Pour on

cream, add cheese, then add salt and pep-

per to taste and stir gently.

At the end, add 2 tablespoons butter and

stir again.

Check seasonings and serve.

Serve with juicy steak, with

grilled shrimp, chicken, or on its

own. It’ll change your life for

the better.

Club Outings! 5/7/17

Joe’s Bar and Grill

430 pm

5/25/17

Dave’s Dockside

430 pm

Quote of the Month:

The fishing was good. It was the

catching that was

bad.”

If you would like to volun-

teer, or would like more

info about volunteering, to

work with a committee,

please contact Chick or

Jen.

If any information has

changed or you would like

to know more about what

you can do in the club to

get more involved –

please contact Jen Hodg-

es at 843.241.5713 or

through email.

Report taken from local

guides, Sun News, fint-

alk.com and word of mouth

Estuary Look for: Red drum, flounder, spotted seatrout, black drum, sheepshead, bluefish

Capt. Mark Dickson reports his Shallow-Minded Inshore Charters guide service has been produc-

ing good catches of a variety of species in the Little River area this week. Dickson says Capt. Ken

Salos has landed flounder, trout, red drum, flounder and even a 12-pound striper – all on artificials.

“There have been more and more flounder, more and more keeper flounder,” said Dickson. “We’re

still seeing a bunch of trout and some nice reds (red drum).” Salos has been using vudu shrimp and

paddle-tail grubs to catch his fish in areas such as the ICW and Tubbs Inlet. Flounder are the targeted

species in Murrells Inlet, where the Grand Strand Saltwater Anglers’ Flounder Tournament was held

this past Saturday.

“There have been reds caught in the inlet, some lingering trout, but everybody’s going for flounder,”

said Jessica Perry of Perry’s Bait and Tackle. “Catches have been all over the board, but they’re defi-

nitely better in overall size and numbers.”

Inshore Look For: flounder, whiting, croaker, sheepshead, bluefish

King mackerel showed up in a big way this week with boats bringing in numerous fish caught on

bottom spots in depths of 35-40 feet and beyond. But perhaps the biggest splash was made on the

beach, specifically at the Cherry Grove Pier on Thursday. Ronnie Goodwin of Cherry Grove Pier

reports 14-year-old angler Jax Solley of Boone, N.C., landed a 32-pound, 14-ounce king that hit a

bluefish at mid-afternoon Thursday.

Solley’s fishwas one of three kings that were caught in a stretch of less than two hours. Jules Jaget of

North Myrtle Beach landed a king that weighed in at 14-pounds, 12-ounces, and Andrea Garcia, also

of North Myrtle Beach, caught a king in the 15-pound range that wasn’t weighed. Goodwin noted the

water was clear with a moderate south wind during the flurry, and the water temperature was 72 de-

grees.

Spanish mackerel continue to be caught from the piers, with a bigger grade of fish being found around near-shore bottom spots such as Paradise Reef (three miles east of Murrells Inlet) and Jim Caudle Reef (three miles south of Little River). There are plenty of bluefish, including some big ones, to be found in all areas. The piers are also producing whiting, croaker and flounder. Pompano made a showing at the Apache Pier this week

Offshore Look For: Wahoo, blackfin tuna, grouper, vermilion snap-per, black sea bass, amberjack, vermilion snapper, triggerfish, porgy, triggerfish

“The mahi (dolphin) are really starting to show up, wahoo are starting to fade away and tuna are still

around,” said Capt. Danny Carey of Careyon Charters in Murrells Inlet.

“The warmest (water) temperature is 78-79 degrees, but I’m looking for 80 degrees and weedlines.

The weedlines are out there. We have been catching some dolphin in 77-78 degree water. It’s shap-

ing up for a good spring mahi season.” Bottom fishing trips have been superb, with vermilion snap-

per, black sea bass, triggerfish, grunts and porgy topping the catches.

The annual Shallow-Water Grouper Spawning Season Closure is almost over, ending on April 30.

Red snapper cannot be harvested and must be released in the South

Atlantic region.

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I’ll keep you in suspense for a little while longer; that is, until the club meeting coming up this month. For what, you ask? Well, let’s just say Anne has some record-breaking an-nouncements for us…. In all seriousness– thank you to everyone that partici-pated in the Flounder Tourna-ment; on the committee, fish-ing it, helping the day of– this was a very enjoyable day. The tournament ran very smoothly, and all of the anglers that I spoke to enjoyed themselves and had a wonderful time (even though those flounder were playing hide and seek a little to well)! Ed and Chick and Bill– great job with the tourna-ment this year. Ran so smooth!! Bill F.– man, you were a powerhouse throughout that whole weekend! Thank you for all of your hard work! Anne– killer job with the baskets again this year– they looked MONTHLY FYI Peeing in the ocean doesn’t really change the salinity content. You’re safe.

Black Sea Bass Vic Woods 3lb 2 oz/ 17 in 12/31/16 Spotted Seatrout Eric Rosch 24 in 12/18/16 Red Drum Vic Woods 1 lb 6 oz/ 16 in 1/21/17 Black Drum Vic Woods 2 lb/ 16 in 1/21/17 Flounder Ed Librick 3.56 lb/ 21 in 4/13/17 Croaker Ed Librick .99 lb/ 13 in 4/13/17

2017 Leaderboard Species Angler Weight/Length Date

fantastic! Dave, thank you for

taking such beautiful pictures

and cleaning up the parking

lot the next day! Lou– way to

get so many donations again

this year! Herb– keepin’ us hy-

drated and so much more!

Darla, Dave, Rayburn, Ed, Ken–

moving the Captain’s meeting

right along with sales and reg-

istrations– great job! Herman

and Ron, two new members,

jumped right in and helped a

lot through all the meetings

and tournament weekend!

Joe , Rich, John and Phil– tour-

nament day would’ve been a

mess without you! Way to

pitch in! Vic– you slayed it on

the mic all day, and we

knocked prizes out smoother

than ever! Frank– thanks for

keeping us on track at the

Flounder Tourney meetings and showing your support all weekend at the events! I’m sure I missed someone, and I apologize– this was surely a team effort and a huge undertaking but we did it, ya’ll! Another successful Flounder Tournament in the books. If you saw or thought of anything you’d like to see changed or happen for next year, let us know! Better yet, join up next year for the committee, it’s a lot of fun with great people! Thanks to all those who procured gifts, talked it up, offered to help, lent a hand, etc! Great working with you all again this year! -Jen GSSAA Secretary

Members of GSSAA

working the Flounder

Tournament and the Cap-

tain’s meeting.