The problem was, Still said, many of the products available to do the job were made with poor finishes that flaked off after a few fish strikes, along with cheap hooks and split rings that bent or rusted quickly. Spanish mackerel and false albacore will bite anything shiny when they are visibly feeding close to shore. Tim Still of Havelock shows off a nice-sized Spanish mackerel - a real treat when caught on the beach. Still made untold numbers of trips to the coast from Charlotte and developed a real love for casting to schooling fish from the beach. Then a career change landed him in Charlotte, where he worked for Wachovia, now Wells Fargo. “After baseball ended, I was a sports writer at the Sun Journal in New Bern, then at the Daily Reflector in Greenville,” he recalled. For a while the sports world continued to keep him busy. But like most of us, he had to come back to Earth and get a job. He was also good enough to pursue a career as a baseball player for several years. “In high school, I played football, baseball and indoor track I played college baseball at Wingate University,” he said, referring to the private “Once a year we would go to Virginia to fish for spot and croaker,” he explained.Īs he got older, Still developed into a good athlete, good enough to play three sports in high school and to play college baseball. Mainly, Still enjoyed pond and river fishing for panfish as a kid, but the saltwater was always there, an annual event. Learn more and watch digital shorts and climate portraits. PBS North Carolina’s State of Change initiative examines the impact of climate change on coastal and inland communities across the state and how communities and individuals have responded with innovative solutions. Recent Articles Community Conversation: Plans for ‘next Florence’ emerge Florence’s scars heal slowly as change becomes more visible Changes from Hurricane Florence Down East still visible Pilot projects may prove vital in Currituck Sound restoration.Nutrients in the water: Too much of a good thing.NC Navigation and Federal Infrastructure Spending.End of the Road: Development on Remote Currituck Banks.Environmental-Economic Connections in the Albemarle Region.Plowed Under: Digging Into the Farm Act.Newman rescue October is NC Oyster Month: Celebrate a coastal treasure Recent Articles Fall fishing - sweater weather - the best time to get back Oyster grower employs new tool to better meet demand A special time to remember the 1896 E.S.Recent Headlines NC State’s sourdough research unlocks microbial mysteries Pace of cyclone strengthening has doubled since 1971 Researchers find how hogfish ‘see’ themselves change color Study shows extreme disasters accelerate aging in primates.Recent Headlines Tim Still’s no beach bum his brand of lures is catching on Frank Stick finds success, designs signature Banks cottage A future tied to tourism: Stick presses for national park Scuttled Confederate ship had served both sides in Civil War.Recent Headlines Outer Banks tourism rebounded after COVID, now slowing Topsail Beach officials demand conservation guarantee Navy base’s wretched reminders not just petroleum in soils ‘Catastrophic crisis’: Imported shrimp flood US market New state funding may ease DEQ staff vacancies challenges.
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