puget sound lingcod

[blacktailcrzy]

i want to know peoples rod and reel set ups knowing well iit differs from the ocean set up i use a 10,6 medium rod 15-25 and i use twenty pound test and some times it might be hard to set the hook but the fight is must more enjoyable then a meet rod and it makes jigging a lot easier

[lokidog]

Master brand, 8', 10-20 line rating (not sure why this matters), 1/2 to 3 oz rated med heavy spinning rod ($18 at Big 5    ), this rod will handle 8 oz if needed, we have switched to 50lb braid since you can often pull the lure off a snag before the line breaks or you pull up a 12 pound rock (did that once).  Use Cabelas saltwater spinning reels.

The problem I see with the longer rods is wen you really need to pull hard, they seem to have too much flex for my tastes. 

I use this same rod for ocean bottom fishing and even trolling a dive plane for salmon.

[pjb3]

BTW, it does suck when people are late or cancel all together....

Is that because I was late or someone else on Sat morn?

[lokidog]

BTW, it does suck when people are late or cancel all together....

Is that because I was late or someone else on Sat morn?

No, you didn't cross my mind on that.  Remember, I was supposed to have a buddy along to share gas, Saturday shrimping as well.  Oh well, his loss.

Going to try to get out Wed. for shrimp and lings... tides/currents are looking great for midday.

[lokidog]

Headed in to Anacortes for groceries and gas this late afternoon.  Wind and tides were good so I decided to try a rock that I have caught rockfish and one small ling on in the last couple years.  First drop, hit bottom and strike, but missed.  Nothing ssecond drop.  Third drop, hit bottom and snagged...  oh oh, snag is moving....  Woohoo!  Nice ten pounder.

Eating a lot of ling this spring!   

[gasman]

I'm jealous 

[Skyvalhunter]

My hope is that the lings and rocks come back to the days of old before they allowed commercial fishermen in the to drag the bottom!!

[lokidog]

My hope is that the lings and rocks come back to the days of old before they allowed commercial fishermen in the to drag the bottom!!

Luckily they seem to grow/mature a lot faster than the rockfish.  I (my boat) have caught more short twenty something lings this year than in the past four or five.

[longknife]

My hope is that the lings and rocks come back to the days of old before they allowed commercial fishermen in the to drag the bottom!!

Luckily they seem to grow/mature a lot faster than the rockfish.  I (my boat) have caught more short twenty something lings this year than in the past four or five.

  seems i am fighting for keepers, but soo many in the 18-20" range = lots of knowlege!
Way to givem' hell Lokidog!!

[lokidog]

Oh man, we are eating a lot of lingcod.      Only 100  shrimp for two of us and lost a pot, I think someone cut it off.  But got to add to the ling reserve.  Two of us caught 12 lings plus a bunch of rockfish.  Only landed one keeper though, another was 25", and of course I lost two that were bigger than the ones landed.   

[gasman]

Rub it in Loki, rub it in 

[lokidog]

Rub it in Loki, rub it in 

I know, I know....  shame on me! 

 

      Just kidding, it is nice to be in the fish for a change though.  Last year my boy and I each got one ling, and that was it.

[Cap.Silver]

You could do without the words ,the emoticons speak for themselves 

[longknife]

Got to get some pics up, Lokidog is catching all of them...LOL
Fridays catch (Has anyone ever seen that T-shirt before?)


Thursdays catch

[TeacherMan]

Headed in to Anacortes for groceries and gas this late afternoon.  Wind and tides were good so I decided to try a rock that I have caught rockfish and one small ling on in the last couple years.  First drop, hit bottom and strike, but missed.  Nothing ssecond drop.  Third drop, hit bottom and snagged...  oh oh, snag is moving....  Woohoo!  Nice ten pounder.

Eating a lot of ling this spring!   

Do you run your own boat in from Orcas to Anacortes? How long a run is that? What size boat? Glad to see you catching the ling! Great eating!!!