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Post by: cbond3318 on May 20, 2014, 02:03:51 PM
Be sure to cut out the cheeks!
MMMMMMM :yeah: :drool: Ling Cheeks!
Post by: Button Nubbs on May 21, 2014, 03:52:55 PM
Nice! Where have you been the last few months? Planning to put your jigs that I have to good use this summer..
Just been dealing with some crap life has tossed at me. I decided I needed fewer distractions for a while. I hope those jigs work out for ya. Stay in touch, we need to get out. June 1 is right around the corner...
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Post by: Button Nubbs on May 21, 2014, 07:42:02 PM
Where was that from, the ocean or the sound?Out of lapush
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Post by: RadSav on May 22, 2014, 01:49:27 AM
You want to put her back. She is the one that makes more for you to catch. :tup:
We would request our clients release the reef breeders since fecundity (the number of eggs per mature female) increases with both size and age. Most would look at us like we were crazy! After watching them swim in the live tank and getting a lot of pictures I'd say 80% or so would decide to release. Helped a little that we offered a free trip for two for anyone releasing a ling over 40#.
The smaller lings have firmer meat, better grain, and hold moisture better so the big ones aren't as good to eat. Though when you are talking ling, good and bad is always a relative thing, it's all good! ;) Can never give anyone too much grief for keeping one. But it's never a bad idea to let the big reef builders swim free after lots of pictures!
Nice fish Button Nubbs! I sure miss that fishery. Second only to albacore for fun IMO :tup:
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Post by: Bullkllr on May 22, 2014, 02:38:31 PM
I took it down because I saw the direction the thread was going and I didn't want to turn it into a pissing match, but guess what... I haven't really been on here in a few months and realized one of the reasons why again. To be honest I had no idea the big ones were the spawners, and now I do feel a little bad for killing it. I haven't done much salt or ANY deep offshore fishing so I don't have much e pierence. I'm all for conservation and in the future I will let the big females go. I have absolutely no problem with that. Pictures are as good as anything for me. One thing I will say, that ling population does not seem to be struggling, it was literally drop, bounce once or twice, ling on. The same can't be said for wild steelhead as the population is struggling state wide, but that's a debate for another time and place...:tup: You are a conscientious sportsman.
Post by: lokidog on May 22, 2014, 02:43:12 PM
That was a nice fish.
Post by: RadSav on May 22, 2014, 03:04:26 PM
Fortunately, with the big reef breeders and the lingcods rate of growth they are coming back reasonably well. Wish the same could be said for the Yelloweye. With the average Y.Eye they were taking exceeding 25 years old it may be another 50 years before it restores to the levels we enjoyed before the commercial slaughter.
Some of the charter guys would sit on those Y.Eye reefs all day when limits were 25 per client. But, the other skippers would usually light them up for it and try to limit the effect. Most realized the damage it was doing and would move to ling rich or black rock rich areas after just a few Y.Eye for the photos. Most anglers understood. And once educated felt pleased with a mixed bag.
That was a beautiful fish. Sorry you felt the need to take the photos down. Again, that was not the intent.
Post by: huntnphool on May 22, 2014, 03:11:40 PM
Post by: Button Nubbs on May 22, 2014, 03:21:16 PM
Sad to see you take down the picture. Bashing wasn't my intent. Just trying to pass along some food for thought. Glad to hear the population there is thriving. The cattle boats didn't ruin that fishery down in Depoe Bay and Newport nearly as bad as the commercial dory fishing. We always had great numbers until the shut down the commercial salmon fishing. With livelihoods on the line most of the dory fleet north of us came down and started commercial fishing the bottom fish. Didn't take long before that was wiped out!
Fortunately, with the big reef breeders and the lingcods rate of growth they are coming back reasonably well. Wish the same could be said for the Yelloweye. With the average Y.Eye they were taking exceeding 25 years old it may be another 50 years before it restores to the levels we enjoyed before the commercial slaughter.
Some of the charter guys would sit on those Y.Eye reefs all day when limits were 25 per client. But, the other skippers would usually light them up for it and try to limit the effect. Most realized the damage it was doing and would move to ling rich or black rock rich areas after just a few Y.Eye for the photos. Most anglers understood. And once educated felt pleased with a mixed bag.
That was a beautiful fish. Sorry you felt the need to take the photos down. Again, that was not the intent.
No worries rad. I didn't take your post as bashing. We've chatted before and I feel we share a mutual respect for the slimy things. :tup: I just knew someone would go there. That's why I took it down.
Post by: h20hunter on May 22, 2014, 03:29:57 PM
Post by: pjb3 on May 22, 2014, 06:35:04 PM
I have done it with Halibut
Post by: RadSav on May 22, 2014, 08:43:52 PM
Good advice RADSAV but I'm sure most people could not return a BIG fish, I know its hard
I have done it with Halibut
Out of the 50 or 60 caught exceeding 40# each year there were always a few that chose to keep it. I'm sure there would have been more if we had not given the free trips. I would say, more than any other reason, anglers who kept them did so to let their kids get a hands on story. Exciting the future fishermen of tomorrow with monsters from the deep today is as good an excuse to keep one as I can figure. It was always the customers choice. And as mentioned, after watching them swim around in the live tank for a while the majority agreed it was the right thing to do. Even if it was a dang hard choice for most!
People usually do make the right decisions if someone is willing to explain the situation and give them some time to make their choice. Trying to force that decision immediately after such an adrenalin rush would have been some cruel and unusual punishment, I think :chuckle: