An Outer Banks Fishing Charter Experience

I've always thought the fishing industry needs more captains that are out there to just have a good time... Bring the kids, the family, the guys, & let's have ourself a day on the water chasin some fillets!

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experiences that create life long memories

We are out here to have some fun... more importantly to catch some fish. Bottom fishin' for the tastiest of treats to hearin' a marlin peel the drag from the reel

Capt. John of C-Legs Sportfishing

ABOUT

Capt. John Abel of C-Legs Sportfishing

I started deck handing at the age of 9 with my "Old Man" chasing everything from Walleye to King Salmon on Lakes Erie and Ontario, completing that chapter with my enlistment into the U.S. Coast Guard right after high school. During my time as a puddle pirate, I enjoyed and learned in fisheries stretching from the coast of Liberia, Africa, commercial fishing Chesapeake Bay and all over Alaska, where I started my first operation on Kodiak Island in 2013. In my heart I always wanted to return to the Outer Banks to what I did and still consider the most amazing offshore fishery in North America and possibly the world. I was able to smooth talk my way into a billet "job" in 2019 at a unit in Chesapeake and return to Oregon Inlet as my retirement tour. I started C-Legs Sportfishing in 2020 while I completed my USCG Career and took C-Legs full time for a short while before deciding to split my time between Kodiak, Alaska and the Outer Banks. While Kodiak is my home now, there's no denying this place is special and there's no fishery that compares when it comes to big game adrenaline fishing. I love what I do, I love taking people out on these amazing adventures, being part of someone's "Once in a Lifetime" memory is what makes waking up at 3am worth it. I'm told I have a big personality, I disagree, I prefer to think I have multiple :)

The Guarantee…

This is it, what do I guarantee you? I guarantee you I’ll do everything I can to make sure your day on the water is a SAFE and ENJOYABLE experience. Mother Nature can be a fickle lady, sometimes she will make you work her with every trick in the book before she gives it up.

C-Legs Sportfishing:

Operating out of Manteo, North Carolina, C-Legs is a short run to Oregon Inlet, the opening to one of, if not the most bad@$$ fishing gateway in North America. From there it’s a short run to the most awesome offshore fishing grounds in the country. No where else can you access the number of pelagic species we have here at these short runs, year-round. Oregon Inlet is home to the most productive Yellowfin fishery in the country, year-round, add to that the seasons for Giant Bluefin Tuna, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Sailfish and you have a recipe that no other port in the country can compete with. Nearshore fishing is incredible, monster red drum, cobia, flounder, speckled trout, here we have it all, there’s just too many to county or list here for the nearshore game. While we love all of it, the offshore game is where we love to be, the excitement of never knowing exactly what will crash into the spread next, while we mainly target the meat species, will it be a 20lb yellowfin or a 200lb bigeye, there’s no telling.

We're Fishin 4 Fun

On this Boat... We have a Helluva Time

A fishin dream. Beauty at it's finest. Some may call it "waking up in the morning with no regrets" when you go fishin with us. World-class Blue Marlin, Bluefin, and Yellowfin Tuna port, to nearshore Cobia, Amberjack, Kingfish, as well as Seabass and Redfish, there’s something for everyone.

I, Capt John, will have all the ins & outs ready for our trip. Shimano, Okuma, and Penn rods & reels, kitted out with electric reels for deep riggin & fishin.

about the boat

Yo' Daddy

Built right here in Eastern North Carolina, Yo' Daddy is a 32-foot Carolina Classic known for two things: serving as a serious offshore sportfishing vessel with one HELLUVA ride, and packing just enough to keep mama happy. Her 22,000-pound weight and 20-degree deadrise keep that sexy bottom in the water instead of bouncing off of it, pushed by twin 425 hp Cummins diesels—the most reliable name in the market—for a 25-knot cruising speed that makes short work of the run to the grounds. Fully loaded with gear for throwing poppers at giant bluefin, bottom fishing setups for dragging tilefish and AJ's out of the deep and the full arsenal of trolling gear.

about the boat

Yo' Daddy

Built right here in Eastern North Carolina, Yo' Daddy is a 32-foot Carolina Classic known for two things: serving as a serious offshore sportfishing vessel with one HELLUVA ride, and packing just enough to keep mama happy. Her 22,000-pound weight and 20-degree deadrise keep that sexy bottom in the water instead of bouncing off of it, pushed by twin 425 hp Cummins diesels—the most reliable name in the market—for a 25-knot cruising speed that makes short work of the run to the grounds. Fully loaded with gear for throwing poppers at giant bluefin, bottom fishing setups for dragging tilefish and AJ's out of the deep and the full arsenal of trolling gear.

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Heaven has Fishing? Right?

It's hard to not smile after a day on the water doin what we love. Outer Banks, North Carolina & the surrounding waters is a place we have called home & successfully fished 1,000s of hours.