This is the first time we have decided to honor the whole family. Tony, Charles Jr and John Hay.  Each one is a king mackerel pier fisherman and a member of SEKMC.  In the month of April Tony treated the entire club to some delicious babyback ribs and barbeque chicken with his secret sauce.  YUMMY.  And his son, Charles Hay aka JUNIOR caught the first king on April 20th on Kure Beach Pier, a 16 lb 3 oz King.  The first king EVER on Kure Beach Pier in April. Tony and his Family has grow up in Creedmoor, NC and has been coming to Pleasure Island and Kure Beach Pier for years. He is an avid King Mackerel Fisherman and has taught his two sons, Charles Jr and John to follow in his footsteps. Tony is a very soft spoken man who is willing to give of himself for the sport that he loves. Whether it is running all over the place looking for bait and sharing it with others, or working hard on the pier to fill the bait tank or buckets. Tony is also there following in the footsteps of his teachers, Bill Jones and Leon Washington in helping others learn the sport. He also is willing to listen to others in their techniques on how they fish for kings. He currently is SEKMC's Pier Rep for Kure Beach Pier and was VERY generous in donating to the club this year the Babyback Ribs and Chicken, His cooker and His time to make the club picnic a BIG SUCCESS. And his RIBS was also a BIG HIT, just ask Taryn Weavil who has hired Tony to cook for her wedding. His son Charles "Junior" Hay landed the first king EVER caught on Kure Beach Pier in April and is currently in the lead on the club's year long tournament. Junior like his dad loves fishing and helping others land the big one. He showed his human side on the first kng, by being like a little boy with his first one: WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO to the gaffer not realizing that the king was already gaffed and coming over the rail. He laughed like the rest of us at the comedy of the situation AFTER shaking the hands of the folks that helped him land it. Junior is also a member of the club and a real go getter on helping others enjoy our sport. His other son John is fairly new to the sport but like his Dad and brother is a fast learner landing a nice king last year and we are certain that he will continue his streak on landing the big one. All in All Tony, Charles "Junior" and John are a real credit to our sport and we all look forward to their next visit to the beaches of North Carolina Congratulations and THANK YOU HAY FAMILY