Multi-Species Saltwater Fishing The Bouge Inlet Pier! (Emerald Isle, NC) 2 New Lifers Caught!

Welcome to Emerald Isle! Fishing the Bogue Inlet Pier was tough at first, but as the sun began to set the fishing started to heat up. We began by throwing around the sabiki rig for small baitfish species before gearing up the cut bait to see if any predators were on the prowl! Be sure to check out all the cation in the video above!
Gear used:
Rods: St.Croix Triumph 6'6 Medium Heavy, St.Croix Avid Inshore 7'6" Medium Heavy
Reels: Penn Fierce II 4000, Penn Spinfisher 4500
Line: Stren 12lb monofilament, Power Pro 30lb maxcuatro
Sabiki: P-line fluorocarbon sz 10

[@chasecarlson4900]

Dropper loop rigs are amazing for the micros; it’s basically like a single hook version of a sabiki rig. Love using mosquito hooks(I find them mostly at bass pro) for the rig in sizes 14 through 8

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

Fun fact, I actually didn’t know how to tie a dropper loop rig until I took the time to learn it in preparation for this trip! Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get the tiny hooks onto the loops with 12lb mono being a little too thick. I thought about attaching them to the loops with snap swivels, but I didn’t have enough of them. I will be more prepared next time!

[@Dalesorensen43]

That little shark was awesome

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

They’re cool looking for sure!

[@andrewmarkowitz6836]

How the hell did you get such good weather? I just went there on the 13th and it was like 4-5 foot waves the whole time

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

I’m not sure myself! I thought the conditions were pretty bad when we were there. Super windy and red flag conditions 4 out of the 6 days we were down for. We left on the 12th and you could tell a big storm was coming.