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Offline popeshawnpaul

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3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« on: June 16, 2009, 05:57:17 PM »
Geno and I hit the ling spearfishing hard the last 3 days.  It was 3 fun days of spear fishing.  Started out Saturday and I shot a decent 30" ling right off the bat.  We surface and drop the ling off at the boat.  Then Geno and I dropped down to 70 feet.  We were diving a rock wall with some caves.  We got out flashlights and started checking caves.  Geno spots a huge ling in the cave.  The ling went about 45-48" and heavy.  He battled the whole way up like big ling do. 

Sunday I could only go out in the morning and Geno could only go out in the afternoon.  We decided to split up and dive separately.  I took 2 tank dives and finally located a 35" ling that went 20 lbs.  His orange head was way back in a cave and a long shot and some tugging got him out of his hole. 

Yesterday was the last day of the season.  After work we hit a dive spot and dropped down looking for ling.  We tried on a longer dive to locate some but all I could find was a smaller ling to tag.  Geno missed a big one that got away and passed on some smaller lings.  All in all it was a decent season.  Looks like I need to go to Canada if I want any more lings this year...






 

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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 06:02:24 PM »
SWEET!
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 06:03:42 PM »
Nice big fish Pope, dinner time :drool:
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 06:03:58 PM »
Thats awesome man!!! You guys killed some dandy's!!!! Congrats
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 06:07:42 PM »
nice fish, good job guys!!!!  :chuckle:
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2009, 06:11:09 PM »
Quote from: hogsniper on June 16, 2009, 06:03:58 PM
Thats awesome man!!! You guys killed some dandy's!!!! Congrats
  :yeah:
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2009, 06:11:29 PM »
Awesome, fish and chips!!
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009, 06:14:30 PM »
Hey Brother...

This is an awesome post! Im lovin' it! This is sooooo my kinda fishin'. Ive gotta get my arse certified so I can get some of that next season! Anyone that reads this post that can certify a diver PLEASE PM me! I wanna be like pope!

Great pics bro!

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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 06:15:51 PM »
I think Pope is a divemaster?
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 06:38:35 PM »
Longtat, check on Ft Lewis, at the Northwest Adventure Center they certify you for around 200.00

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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 06:51:05 PM »
You guys look like the coneheads.... :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:  Great fish... too cool...
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2009, 08:34:49 PM »
We are coneheads! Must consume mass quantities of Lingcod and beer! That was tons of fun Shawn, I enjoyed diving with you. Just ate the cheeks off of the big one, MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Delicious!
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2009, 08:44:06 PM »
Way to go Geno, that looked like fun.
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2009, 09:02:37 PM »
I'm not the guy with instructor on his dive card Longtat.   ;)  It takes more than just getting certified and going.  You gotta have some experience.  It's not easy searching caves and battling big lings at 80 feet.  Nobody climbs everest as their first mountain.  When you shoot a big 4 foot plus ling they get pissed.  They will bite and thrash you.  I've had them knock my mask off and my regulator out of my mouth.  It can be like ling wrestling at times.   :P

Lingcod and beer are two of my favorites Geno!   :brew:

I'm not done for the year.  I am going to Canada for more toothy lings in about a month.  Pictures to come...
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Re: 3 days spearfishing, 3 lingcod
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2009, 09:21:02 PM »
Count me in Shawn, I've got Ling fever! :P
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