Eating well this year

[lokidog]

So, last year I did not get a single legal ling, this year is starting out better.  First pic is last week's ling, 28 inches and 8-9 pounds.  Saturday we only got a half limit of shrimp due to bad timing.

[Becky]

  nice one!

[lokidog]

These are from today.  Hooked a small fish (greenling) and while reeling it up, a ling hit it.  I fought him to the surface where, at about 12 feet below the boat, I watched him let go of the smaller fish, I dropped my rod tip and he picked the greenling up again so I tried to let him eat it down.  As I started to pull again, he spit the greenling out and dove into the darkness.  I quickly dropped the greenling back down into the depths where he, or another one?, grabbed it again.  I slowly reeled it to the surface where we managed to net it before he let go once more.  Score, two for one.   

We then pulled the shrimp pots and got 287, a tiny bit short of our four limits.  Unfortunately we had a deadline so could not drop the pots again on this gorgeous Wednesday afternoon.

This ling is 29 1/2 inches and 11 pounds.

[gasman]

That is an awesome day of fishing...... You, LOKIDOG, you........lol

[MarkyMark]

AWESOME!

[Mfowl]

Nice haul! That'll eat just fine!

[Jason]

Looks like you have one heck of a dinner coming up! 

[ICEMAN]

Wow, cannot beat that! What a taste of Washington you have there!

You are making us all real jealous Loki and weathergirl!

[rasbo]

saWEEEET,

[Boss .300 winmag]

I'll be out for dinner tomorrow night, just need to get my 10' Livingston going tomorrow. 

[pd]

That's it.  I am leaving this island, and moving to Decatur.  Move over, Padner.  I want some of them fish!

[lokidog]

I'll be out for dinner tomorrow night, just need to get my 10' Livingston going tomorrow. 

That's great, though you'll have to deal with the small craft advisory tomorrow through Friday.
 

That's it.  I am leaving this island, and moving to Decatur.  Move over, Padner.  I want some of them fish!

No problem, though you are only allowed to move here if you have kids between the ages of 4 and 13.   

Thanks everyone.  I had a Turkish friend and his stepdaughter along today.  It was both of their first times to go shrimping and the little girl got to reel in the first fish of the day, a short ling.  She was pretty happy as it was her first fish ever.  I'll post up a pic when I get it.  I made him work for his supper though as we had to pull the pots by hand since my puller died opening day.      

[Fishstiq]

You are the only person I know who is excited to bring home/eat ling cod puke!  Wish I was out there with ya man!

[lokidog]

You are the only person I know who is excited to bring home/eat ling cod puke! 

Huh?  I'm not eating it's puke....  Oh wait, I think you are referring to the greenling?  He never had it in his belly, not puke.     Plus, they are in my top 5 favorite ocean fish.

[_TONY_]

Nice uglies!

Heading out early Sat morning for my first ling/shrimp trip of the season!