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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Tony 270WSM on January 17, 2010, 05:27:47 PM

Title: Edmonds lingcod
Post by: Tony 270WSM on January 17, 2010, 05:27:47 PM: Friend of a friend dives in the Sound and says there are a lot of big lings around Edmonds, such as this...
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi39.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe194%2Fanthonyfield%2Fedmondslingcod.jpg&hash=172a7db02278d9fcbe954ae921dbbe1ee96ba336)
Title: Re: Edmonds lingcod
Post by: Tony 270WSM on January 17, 2010, 05:30:24 PM: Ugly sucker
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi39.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe194%2Fanthonyfield%2Fedmondsuglyling.jpg&hash=8a7a4756b6173cd205e7ecf7cd82cbee6b6ee10e)
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Post by: rasbo on January 17, 2010, 06:31:13 PM: ugly and good eating :drool: really neat pics
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 17, 2010, 07:21:26 PM: Yep. All the years of closed fishing, the tire reef and the nearby dive park have really helped the bottomfish in that area.
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Post by: alanger on January 17, 2010, 09:21:37 PM: thats HUGE! :yike:
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Post by: wrangler on January 17, 2010, 09:31:32 PM: i concur. iv caught 3, one right near the breakwater on the south side of the marina and 2 up by the ferry docks that were all around 60in. one female actually came up and swallowed a small male as i was just getting it to the boat, she was never hooked and didn't spit him out till we got her in the net. too bad we had let em all go... huge damn things.
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Post by: Alchase on January 18, 2010, 12:54:39 PM: Probably females sitting on their nests
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Post by: RileyTDF on January 20, 2010, 12:53:24 AM: I love the pictures man!! I scuba dive and man seeing a huge ling is pretty sweet! i just wish i had the underwater housing for my camera lol
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 20, 2010, 01:01:08 AM: :EAT:
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Post by: weathergirl on January 21, 2010, 07:34:33 PM: Out of the water is good too...looking forward to May 1st around here...
Title: Re: Edmonds lingcod
Post by: h20hunter on February 01, 2010, 10:57:31 AM: I've caught/speared many near the Possesion Ferry and surrounding area. Try using whole sanddaps and hang on!