Post by: Mfowl on April 28, 2014, 09:00:32 PM
Post by: gasman on April 29, 2014, 05:47:08 AM
This will be my first year shrimping and ling cod fishing on my own. Got the boat and gear ready to go :tup:
Post by: HntnFsh on April 29, 2014, 06:24:41 AM
Post by: C-Money on April 29, 2014, 06:25:41 AM
I am, I am........ :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
This will be my first year shrimping and ling cod fishing on my own. Got the boat and gear ready to go :tup:
Good luck!! Gasman, are you going out after Halibut?
Post by: ELKBURGER on April 29, 2014, 07:34:24 AM
Headed to Brinnon Friday. I'm in the same boat. I have an 1800' coil of leaded line I need to cut down for my pots. Fire up the puller, and mount it on the boat. Get last years bait out to thaw and make more. Get fresh gas. Maybe tonight! Nothing like waiting for the last minute. :dunno:I cant this saturday but hopefully the following. See you up there I hope!
Post by: HntnFsh on April 29, 2014, 07:52:52 AM
Headed to Brinnon Friday. I'm in the same boat. I have an 1800' coil of leaded line I need to cut down for my pots. Fire up the puller, and mount it on the boat. Get last years bait out to thaw and make more. Get fresh gas. Maybe tonight! Nothing like waiting for the last minute. :dunno:I cant this saturday but hopefully the following. See you up there I hope!
I'll be there! Just trying to get my thinker working. Were you up there with Richard Z last year or the year before?
Post by: gasman on April 29, 2014, 08:34:53 AM
I am, I am........ :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
This will be my first year shrimping and ling cod fishing on my own. Got the boat and gear ready to go :tup:
Good luck!! Gasman, are you going out after Halibut?
God I sure hope so. :dunno:
I have got fishing on the brain. Can't think of nothing else but Lingcod, shrimp and hali and how am I going to fit them all in the next few weeks
Post by: scottcrb on April 29, 2014, 08:44:53 AM
Post by: RB on April 29, 2014, 09:12:23 AM
Post by: Fishstiq on April 29, 2014, 09:19:30 AM
Good luck to all that are going, be safe!
Post by: MP123 on April 29, 2014, 11:54:31 AM
Post by: ELKBURGER on April 29, 2014, 12:01:39 PM
I was up there with Chad and met you. I also spoke with you at the hoof rot meeting.Headed to Brinnon Friday. I'm in the same boat. I have an 1800' coil of leaded line I need to cut down for my pots. Fire up the puller, and mount it on the boat. Get last years bait out to thaw and make more. Get fresh gas. Maybe tonight! Nothing like waiting for the last minute. :dunno:I cant this saturday but hopefully the following. See you up there I hope!
I'll be there! Just trying to get my thinker working. Were you up there with Richard Z last year or the year before?
Post by: Smossy on April 29, 2014, 12:04:44 PM
Post by: Smossy on April 29, 2014, 12:06:21 PM
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on April 29, 2014, 12:17:17 PM
You dont need weighted rope if you use clip on weights as you send it down.
If your going to pull by hand good luck! Its hard as hell and you will lose shrimp if you dont keep it moving at a good constant pull.
Post by: Smossy on April 29, 2014, 12:34:22 PM
Pots, 300 to 400 feet o line for each pot, bait and bait boxes, yellow bouy's and a puller.Lol dannnnggggg, maybe nevermind haha. Well have to see if we can find some pulling gear for less then 500$
You dont need weighted rope if you use clip on weights as you send it down.
If your going to pull by hand good luck! Its hard as hell and you will lose shrimp if you dont keep it moving at a good constant pull.
Post by: Mfowl on April 29, 2014, 12:41:51 PM
Pots, 300 to 400 feet o line for each pot, bait and bait boxes, yellow bouy's and a puller.Lol dannnnggggg, maybe nevermind haha. Well have to see if we can find some pulling gear for less then 500$
You dont need weighted rope if you use clip on weights as you send it down.
If your going to pull by hand good luck! Its hard as hell and you will lose shrimp if you dont keep it moving at a good constant pull.
Hurry up and shop Craig'slist. There's been some full setups on there lately. You might just find a good deal! Good luck! Its a blast!
Post by: sirmissalot on April 29, 2014, 12:43:35 PM
Post by: snowpack on April 29, 2014, 01:03:28 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on April 29, 2014, 01:06:09 PM
If you have sturdy pots, you can use an anchor retrieval ball to haul the pots up. You can make a retrieval system easy enough. It might be more trouble than worth if shrimping a place like Hood Canal....bumper boats.
Yeah that would not work in most places I've shrimped, I could see a wreck happening and a mess of tangled lines.
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on April 29, 2014, 01:08:45 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on April 29, 2014, 07:24:08 PM
I was up there with Chad and met you. I also spoke with you at the hoof rot meeting.Headed to Brinnon Friday. I'm in the same boat. I have an 1800' coil of leaded line I need to cut down for my pots. Fire up the puller, and mount it on the boat. Get last years bait out to thaw and make more. Get fresh gas. Maybe tonight! Nothing like waiting for the last minute. :dunno:I cant this saturday but hopefully the following. See you up there I hope!
I'll be there! Just trying to get my thinker working. Were you up there with Richard Z last year or the year before?
Yep, I remember talking to you at the hoof rot meeting. But wasnt sure who you were with at Brinnon even though I knew I talked to you up there. Its all clicking now!
Post by: Mfowl on May 02, 2014, 08:09:53 PM
Post by: gasman on May 02, 2014, 08:19:39 PM
Post by: Mfowl on May 02, 2014, 08:38:34 PM
I am SOOOOOO stoked for tomorrow, first time shrimping for me :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:
Enjoy! It won't be the last!
Post by: wheels on May 03, 2014, 12:11:21 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 03, 2014, 01:17:09 AM
Post by: 6.5swede on May 03, 2014, 02:25:03 PM
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Post by: HntnFsh on May 03, 2014, 04:07:51 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on May 03, 2014, 04:11:16 PM
Post by: Mfowl on May 03, 2014, 04:36:47 PM
Post by: gasman on May 03, 2014, 04:42:17 PM
Some dumb A$$ dropped his pots at 6:30 while the rest of us waited :yike: :yike: :yike: Thank god the GW showed up, went boat to boat to find out who it was and wrote them a BIG ticket :tup:
Anyways,here is what I learned.
1) my boom was a failure, need to rework a few things on it, then it will be OK at best.
2( takes a team of 3 people to pull a shrimp pot from the massive depths by hand :'(
3) I now understand what people are talking about when they suggest adding MORE buoyancy to the line.
4) If your the fist in the bunch to pull a pot, the GW will be right there to check you out :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Dont know if I will be out on Wed, not unless I can get a team together to help pull pots, but I will defiantly be getting a electric pot puller before next season.
All ready asked the wife and she said "HELL NO", were saving our money for vacation next month :dunno:
We came home with 19, yes 19 prawns :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 03, 2014, 05:12:54 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on May 03, 2014, 05:45:39 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 03, 2014, 05:51:03 PM
Today someone had the genius idea of attaching pintail decoys to their buoys. They definitely stood out!
Post by: scottcrb on May 03, 2014, 06:11:56 PM
Definitely sporty weather out there for the start! Took us about three hours for eight limits. Seems our spot gets more and more crowded every year, but the shrimp keep filling up the pots!3 hours for 8 limits is pretty good. Nice work.
Post by: bowtech721 on May 03, 2014, 09:05:42 PM
Post by: mainer78 on May 03, 2014, 09:41:53 PM
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 06, 2014, 03:02:27 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on May 06, 2014, 03:27:22 PM
Post by: RB on May 06, 2014, 03:56:49 PM
Post by: Mfowl on May 06, 2014, 05:04:27 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 07, 2014, 12:09:31 PM
Fewer people, great weather, same shrimp. We finished at 9am with six limits.
Post by: Mfowl on May 07, 2014, 05:09:54 PM
Post by: lokidog on May 07, 2014, 10:02:13 PM
First time shrimping for a couple of part-time neighbors.
Will be back out Saturday.
Post by: Fishstiq on May 07, 2014, 10:03:39 PM
Almost limited (4 people) today off Lopez with one set, had to get my boy back to school for lunch. :rolleyes: Pulled pots by hand again as my puller that worked Saturday morning did not work Saturday afternoon or today, grrrr.
First time shrimping for a couple of part-time neighbors.
Will be back out Saturday.
Is that a Brutis puller?
Post by: lokidog on May 07, 2014, 10:09:31 PM
Almost limited (4 people) today off Lopez with one set, had to get my boy back to school for lunch. :rolleyes: Pulled pots by hand again as my puller that worked Saturday morning did not work Saturday afternoon or today, grrrr.
First time shrimping for a couple of part-time neighbors.
Will be back out Saturday.
Is that a Brutis puller?
Ace Line Hauler They sent me a new motor last year, which worked well for the season. I rewired the downrigger plug on the boat with a 30 amp circuit breaker (as it says to do), tested it Saturday when we left the dock and no go when we went to pull our first pot. It seems to be shorting out inside as I have power at the plug but get 81 ohms of resistance when I hook the ohmeter up to it. :dunno: :(
Post by: Fishstiq on May 07, 2014, 10:24:29 PM
Almost limited (4 people) today off Lopez with one set, had to get my boy back to school for lunch. :rolleyes: Pulled pots by hand again as my puller that worked Saturday morning did not work Saturday afternoon or today, grrrr.
First time shrimping for a couple of part-time neighbors.
Will be back out Saturday.
Is that a Brutis puller?
Ace Line Hauler They sent me a new motor last year, which worked well for the season. I rewired the downrigger plug on the boat with a 30 amp circuit breaker (as it says to do), tested it Saturday when we left the dock and no go when we went to pull our first pot. It seems to be shorting out inside as I have power at the plug but get 81 ohms of resistance when I hook the ohmeter up to it. :dunno: :(
I thought the Ace's were sealed up pretty well, a short inside seems unlikely given their construction but I'd agree that's what the evidence points to. Is it possible that when a load is applied it causes a surge, or that the body of the puller moves enough to cause a short inside somewhere?
Post by: mkcj on May 07, 2014, 11:14:59 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on May 08, 2014, 05:28:55 AM
Post by: C-Money on May 08, 2014, 08:03:08 AM