Anyone fishing the Taiilers Cup in Charleston, SC this year? I hear it's a heck of a shindig and I'm thinking I'm going to make a go of it. I'd love to chat with someone who fishes Charleston to get a better lay of the land (sketchy ramps to avoid, places to stay, etc.). If anyone is willing to let me pick their brain a bit, please reach out! I'll gladly compensate you with liquid payment at Revelry Brewing at the Tailers Ball.
I’ll be there! I live in Charleston and do not mind giving you some basic advise. The Tailer’s Ball is the Friday night before the Cup and is where the real party is.
Thinking of fishing it as well since like you I have heard it’s a good time. Also a good excuse to leave the spinning tackle at home for a full day. I am local to Charleston as well if you still need any input.
This will be my third year attending. It is an absolute blast. I live in central FL and fish the Gulf so it is totally different than what i'm used to, but still have a great time and have caught fish
I look forward to it each year; this will be my fourth year fishing it. I'd be happy to give any advice that I can, although the advice from @MTByrd is probably worth more
The Tailers Ball the night before is an absolute blast, and the "weigh in" (after party) is always a lot of fun too. Would love to meet some of y'all as well. I think it's so awesome that people show up from other places to make a weekend of it.
As of now, we've got three teams from Jax heading up to the event. Really looking forward to kicking around Charleston for a few days. We'll have to all get together at the ball Friday night to put faces with names.
Me an my son (18) will be fishing it again this year, local to Charleston so we dont miss it , we fish it out of kayaks but willing to share some info if anyone needs it, it is a blast
Would love to do this one but we will be soaking bait in the Creekslam tourney in McClellanville. Just an FYI, there are 3 tournaments going on this weekend (that I'm aware of) so our waterways are going to probably be very busy! Remember to be on your game at the landings as Charleston hospitality isn't so hospitable when ramp rage kicks in... I think I could just sit in a lawn chair sometimes and be more entertained than watching the game on Saturday. Good luck everyone!
My windy, dark sky, and weather underground apps all agree! In the predicted 14 knot winds, I'd hit myself in the head, snag my shirt, knock out some teeth, and rip my own lips! However, it is the weather, and is subject to change every 5 minutes. Good luck guys!
Weather is a great equalizer between teams. Good luck to the competitors. Sounds like a fun event.
I'm fishing the Seatrout Shootout in FL Big Bend on Saturday. Our forecast is improving, thankfully. A little cold snap would sure be welcome, with a nice steady shower on Sunday to break this drought.
@Lmhanagr -- "no such thing as bad weather, only soft people"
I don't mind the wind honestly, I just hate fishing the first day of a front blowing through. I don't know if it actually makes a difference or not, but I feel like it shuts the fish down some.
If you are staked out near a drain that the front is dumping tide you’ll usually have a feeding frenzy on your hands. Push throughs between islands, wind blown tide coming around a point, windblown shoreline where bait gets stacked.
Dredge a weighted fly in these areas.
Soooo... How did it go? Anyone catch one? Every tournament in CHS should have been rescheduled today. I know at least one brand new Havoc sunk in Bulls Bay taking on waves. Hope everyone else was safe, or stayed home.
Zero for us today. It was my first time fishing Charleston so we spent the morning running around looking for fishy water that had some protection from the wind. No luck. It was white capping in the channel when we got back to the ramp. Pretty nasty day for technical poling skiffs. Cool event though, I’ll be back next year.
Wind protected areas don’t always have more fish. Might be easier to see and cast but windblown shorelines and openings between islands are universally more productive generally speaking.
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