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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Ripper on September 07, 2012, 06:14:06 PM

Title: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 07, 2012, 06:14:06 PM: Who's going to be fishing tomorrow? I'll be out there with my GF and FC . We'll be at the Everett launch at 4:30, hopefully it won't be too crowded at that time! The fishing should be good and the weather is supposed to be nice. Feel free to post up you successes on this thread and tell us how you do. Let's see which Hunt Wa member catches the biggest fish. Also post up your boats total weight. It'll be interesting to see who I beat out and by how much! :yike: :chuckle: Let the trash talking begin!
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Cap.Silver on September 07, 2012, 06:54:46 PM: It had slipped my mind :bash:I'll let you win this year :chuckle:
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Post by: CP on September 08, 2012, 09:45:40 AM: Have fun out there. I’ll wait until Monday to fish, less hassle that way.
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Post by: CP on September 08, 2012, 09:05:34 PM: So how did it go? I see the current leader is only 11lbs. I expected better than that
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Post by: FC on September 08, 2012, 09:30:20 PM: We did good, limited the boat easily and had some crazy fish landings that I couldn't believe we managed at the time! Unfortunately our best fish (cleaned weight) was only 5.78lbs, a good fish and great eating size but no derby winner.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Fishstiq on September 09, 2012, 09:41:18 AM: We put 4 on the boat, one just over 8 lbs and the others all 5-5 1/2ish. Beautiful weather!
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Post by: Heartsblood on September 09, 2012, 10:22:33 AM: C'mon! Pictures or it never happened.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 09, 2012, 10:27:31 PM: Sorry everyone, I haven't been on in a couple of day's. I'll post up some pic's tomorrow. Like FC said, we had a good time and caught our limit's but no money fish.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: huntnphool on September 09, 2012, 10:44:27 PM: We hooked 7, landed a 5, 7, 8 and 11, and were back at the marina by 9:00am. Nothing big enough for the derby but we entered one for the mystery fish.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 10, 2012, 09:25:06 AM: That 11 lb'er would have won a nice prize. Nice bunch of fish!
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 10, 2012, 09:30:44 AM: I'd be up for any tips regarding heading out. Looking to wet lines Saturday am. Plan on working the edges of the bar, rips, and open water if I see birds feeding.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Fishstiq on September 10, 2012, 10:27:16 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on September 10, 2012, 09:30:44 AM
I'd be up for any tips regarding heading out. Looking to wet lines Saturday am. Plan on working the edges of the bar, rips, and open water if I see birds feeding.

I'd say watch your sounder. We were on them shallow early (35-45ft at 5am), but when the sun came up and it started getting warm it seemed like they went quickly to deeper water. By 930am we were pinging and catching fish around 140-155ish. Gotta fish where the fish are, right?! :tup:
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 10, 2012, 10:39:47 AM: Yep, you do. Good advice. We plan on being lines in at sun up. I'm going to run a cut plug off the stern and start the rigger shallow. I'll move them deeper sooner than usualy based on the sounder and your advice. Thanks.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: huntnphool on September 10, 2012, 12:58:29 PM: Quote from: Ripper on September 10, 2012, 09:25:06 AM
That 11 lb'er would have won a nice prize. Nice bunch of fish!
There was one weighed in that was 11 pounds cleaned when we weighed in. :o
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 11, 2012, 10:08:32 PM: Ok I finally got a couple of pic's to post.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: cohoho on September 11, 2012, 10:13:42 PM: Nice job Ripper.... :tup:
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Post by: huntnphool on September 11, 2012, 10:48:26 PM: :tup:
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Post by: johnr060 on September 12, 2012, 09:33:15 AM: Nice job guys! How much longer do you think the fishing will be good? Hoping to get out this Saturday.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 12, 2012, 09:35:19 AM: Good question.........I'll be out Sunday am working the riggers......
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: huntnphool on September 12, 2012, 10:04:18 AM: They should be there for another week or so with the lack of rain, maybe a couple weeks.

We fished two rods, one with a small dodger and "Chrome Green Mackerel" Krocodile Spoon on a 28" 20# leader, the other with a mylar green flasher, 22" leader to a "acehigh" fly with a small piece of hearing on the forward hook for scent. Both setups produced hits.

We fished one at 45 feet and the other at 55, good luck.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 12, 2012, 10:06:34 AM: thanks for the tip. I'll be keeping the radio on and scanning 16. If I get on fish I'll give a call out to switch to 68. Maybe a few of us out there can help each other find some chrome.
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Post by: huntnphool on September 12, 2012, 10:09:05 AM: We were doing figure 8's 1/2 mile to a mile north of the Edmonds ferry dock in about 250' of water.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on September 12, 2012, 10:09:24 AM: Good luck to you Sunday :tup:
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Post by: Button Nubbs on September 12, 2012, 10:44:21 AM: nice fish ripper!
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 01:40:33 PM: Fishing will be good for a few more weeks. The Everett Coho derby is the 22 and 23 of this month. That's usually the peak of the season. Agreed that area North of Edmonds is usually good. My best luck has been with UV and glow products, flashers, squid and spoons. I like 32" leaders, herring strips, lot's of scent. I'll be out tomorrow AM, and 1 day this weekend. If anyone wants to join FC and myself tomorrow, pm me. I'll be out from 8:30 to 12:30 then I have to go to work. Launching in Everett. You don't need anything, I have plenty of gear. Just make a donation to the gas tank.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 12, 2012, 01:44:41 PM: Nice. You go out and work the areas......figure out what the current trend is.....come on over tomorrow evening for a beer/boar/boar....that a beer, some bear meat, and wild hog meat.....then tell me all the secrets!
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Fishstiq on September 12, 2012, 02:18:48 PM: Quote from: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 01:40:33 PM
Fishing will be good for a few more weeks. The Everett Coho derby is the 22 and 23 of this month. That's usually the peak of the season. Agreed that area North of Edmonds is usually good. My best luck has been with UV and glow products, flashers, squid and spoons. I like 32" leaders, herring strips, lot's of scent. I'll be out tomorrow AM, and 1 day this weekend. If anyone wants to join FC and myself tomorrow, pm me. I'll be out from 8:30 to 12:30 then I have to go to work. Launching in Everett. You don't need anything, I have plenty of gear. Just make a donation to the gas tank.

Exactly what we were hitting them with. Glow squid w/herring and scent, green and silver flashers. :tup: :drool:
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Kola16 on September 12, 2012, 02:19:27 PM: Quote from: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 01:40:33 PM
Fishing will be good for a few more weeks. The Everett Coho derby is the 22 and 23 of this month. That's usually the peak of the season. Agreed that area North of Edmonds is usually good. My best luck has been with UV and glow products, flashers, squid and spoons. I like 32" leaders, herring strips, lot's of scent. I'll be out tomorrow AM, and 1 day this weekend. If anyone wants to join FC and myself tomorrow, pm me. I'll be out from 8:30 to 12:30 then I have to go to work. Launching in Everett. You don't need anything, I have plenty of gear. Just make a donation to the gas tank.

PM sent
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 12, 2012, 02:20:54 PM: Easy fellas......got an agreement with Ripper here.....don't everybody think that by telling me a green hoochie is the way to go you get bear steaks!
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 02:24:40 PM: That's right, I already told him my secret of a green and white flasher and a green spatterback squid. Don't tell anyone about this secret! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: h20hunter on September 12, 2012, 02:25:59 PM: Actually.......Ripper has promised to do a coho dance around my boat. With the blessing bestowed we will retire to the garage to admire my loading bench, talk fishing and bears, maybe women and their finer attributes.
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 02:29:19 PM: Yes those nice asstributes, er, uh attributes! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Fishstiq on September 12, 2012, 02:33:49 PM: Quote from: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 02:24:40 PM
That's right, I already told him my secret of a green and white flasher and a green spatterback squid. Don't tell anyone about this secret! :chuckle:

Oh, did I post green flasher and squid? I meant to post purple downrigger ball and a corn dog towed with dental floss behind a 6X18 inch chunk of tinfoil. Stupid autocorrect.

:yeah:

Secret's safe with me!
Title: Re: Edmonds Coho Derby
Post by: Ripper on September 12, 2012, 03:36:46 PM: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: