Spent the last week at Oak Island. Didn't catch a ton of fish but enough to make it interesting. Caught a little bit of everything. (Sharks, sea mullet, croakers, blues, trout, pompano, ladyfish, pinfish, and rays). Caught this one Old man and the Sea style Friday morning. None of my family was out there and nobody walked by on the beach the whole time I was fighting this thing. One of the best battles i have had on rod and reel. Ran back to the house after i was finally able to get him out to get some pictures taken. It was 65 inch nose to tail and 31 inches across. Also, i am pretty sure i saw a manatee and then found a about a 4 foot gator out on the beach Saturday morning before i left.