Last time I fished the mud, Everyone was there. 1989/1990 I think. Bite of the century. I was on a 58 Monterey called the AyeRoller back then. We fished Morehead 2 years ago on a 31 Contender...made me buy one. Gale force winds, waves crashing over the motors, 27 degrees...unreal. $4900 fish. I couldn't go this year-same old BS. We did release a fish +-200# out of Hatteras in 6-8s. Thought we would hedge our bet to get a bigger one because the bite was going off, but we were wrong. Love that stuff.