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Title: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 10, 2010, 04:53:09 PM: I know how to fish and have my own gear. The only problem is I don't have a boat. :bash: I caught a 42 lb'er 27th place last year, $160.00 fish. I'm looking for someone with an open seat for the Derby this year. I will help with gas and will clean all the fish.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 10, 2010, 05:08:35 PM: I'm trying really hard to get ready for the derby myself, I hear they have really been catching the fish lately and I'm not ready :( I should be ready by then though but don't know yet if I'll have an open seat, One thing you can be sure of is that you won't have to clean any fish if you went with me !!! :bash:

Not really we did really good in 05 with 3rd (89lb) and like 26th (53lb) or something which was nice to finally go fishing for free for once LOL !!!

Hope the weather is good, I'm hoping to get down to the west end and I hate crossing that Elwah bar when its nasty !!!
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 10, 2010, 05:31:19 PM: I marked the spot with my GPS last year, it's about 3 miles out. We caught a 48 lb'er the next weekend after the derby there last year. :dunno:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 10, 2010, 05:52:12 PM: I don't even have a GPS this year, I sold it with my other boat a few years ago so I just have to guess this year LOL !!! :o
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: pjb3 on May 10, 2010, 08:20:17 PM: I have a boat and willing to travel to you, when is the derby? Maybe a joint venture?
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 10, 2010, 10:28:34 PM: Quote from: pjb3 on May 10, 2010, 08:20:17 PM
I have a boat and willing to travel to you, when is the derby? Maybe a joint venture?

May 29th and 30th Daylight till 2:00pm both days !! Maybe I'll run into you guys !!
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 11, 2010, 05:19:34 AM: The tides sucks that week end :bash:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 11, 2010, 06:36:49 AM: Looks like the kicker is going to get a real work out buckin tide !
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: Blsum on May 11, 2010, 11:22:06 PM: Isn't that memorial day weekend? Man I would love to fish in the derby. But I'm with you Ben, no boat. Hmmm. Just thought of something. The brother and sister in law are getting stationed in Guam. They are going to be storing there boat in P.A. for us to use at the cabin. Since they will be bringing the boat up that weekend maybe I can talk them in to fishing the derby. When do you have to buy your ticket's by?
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 12, 2010, 05:58:54 AM: Last year was the first Derby for me, I bought my ticket the day before the the derby. I hooked up with a guy going out by himself in his boat. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: rougheye on May 12, 2010, 02:47:49 PM: Just curious what your setup looks like . I dont fish in Wa . anymore , just AK . Whats the best bait for you guys ?
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 13, 2010, 03:37:43 AM: Spreader bar, leader w/2 hooks and bait.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: jimmyt on May 13, 2010, 12:32:32 PM: how big of a boat do you think you would need to fish in this area
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: washingtonmuley on May 13, 2010, 12:36:23 PM: Jimmy,
I see guys out here with 15' boats all the time. I would prefer at least an 18' boat and pay attention to the wind.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: rainshadow1 on May 13, 2010, 12:39:59 PM: I've seen guys out there in 12ft Lunds! Millpond day and I still thought they were stupid! I'd say 17 ft with 14" of freeboard in about minimum... and watch the weather extremely carefully.

I've spent lots of time out there in 50 ft steel commercial boats, and when it blew up I wished I was someplace else! (It can come up in a matter of 30 minutes too.)
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 29, 2010, 05:51:38 PM: 4 to 6 ft wind waves today. 8 ft tides. 3 buts in the boat all under 15 ibs. 68 lb on top and 34 on bottom. hopefully we will nail it tomorrow. ;)
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 29, 2010, 06:06:09 PM: Was out as well and got a 30# halibut just shy of the board, ended up 5 miles east of the spit and it was a real bugger getting back to the boat launch through that rough assed Crap ! Made it back battered but not defeated ! Hit er again tomorrow !
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: Blsum on May 29, 2010, 10:52:02 PM: Good luck tomorrow boys. I was sitting up here looking out at ya. Thinking man I wish I was out there fishing but, man I'm glad I'm not out in that crap. Looks like the weather will be nice for you. Post some pictures of the fish your getting would ya. If you couldn't tell I couldn't talk anyone in to going. :bash:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 30, 2010, 03:39:31 AM: It's 3:30 am. I feel like I'm still on the boat. :o The forecast looks good today. 1ft or less wind waves. :IBCOOL: It will be combat Halibut fishing today, only the die-hards were out yesterday. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: rasbo on May 30, 2010, 04:13:21 AM: Quote from: PA BEN on May 30, 2010, 03:39:31 AM
It's 3:30 am. I feel like I'm still on the boat. :o The forecast looks good today. 1ft or less wind waves. :IBCOOL: It will be combat Halibut fishing today, only the die-hards were out yesterday. :chuckle:

good luck
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: cohoho on May 30, 2010, 09:57:43 AM: Way to go Robo- Get a couple more and move up on that wall..... Must be those sinkers.. lol
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 30, 2010, 03:19:41 PM: It was a DOG FISH DAY :bash: No butt's on our boat. I heard one in the 80's took first. The dog fish were so bad we had two come up, one on each hook. :bash:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: cohoho on May 30, 2010, 07:22:54 PM: That is too bad, was hoping to hear you guys slam them and get some funds from the prize board...
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 30, 2010, 08:44:15 PM: Yeah, nothing on the board for us, I was reeling up a halibut that would have been on the board for sure but my buddy had a doggie on and it got wrapped around my line and eventually just broke my line, he felt really bad but whatever that's my luck !
I did catch one 25# for the bbq so alls well that ends well and we had fun, oh I caught a skate as well POS ! :bash:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 30, 2010, 08:47:10 PM: Quote from: cohoho on May 30, 2010, 09:57:43 AM
Way to go Robo- Get a couple more and move up on that wall..... Must be those sinkers.. lol

Went out to the rockpile and lost all the 32oz ones in no time as the tide was rippin out there 3.5mph that was a workout !
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 31, 2010, 08:18:20 AM: We started at Coyote Bank, Lost my gear w/200 ft of line. Then lost another 200 ft, using 48 oz's. Had to realty watch your pole and just touch the bottom w/pole in hand out there. We moved in between there and 31-36, then finished at the 31-36. Dog fish the whole way. :bash: Fun times.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 31, 2010, 09:28:41 AM: Quote from: PA BEN on May 31, 2010, 08:18:20 AM
We started at Coyote Bank, Lost my gear w/200 ft of line. Then lost another 200 ft, using 48 oz's. Had to realty watch your pole and just touch the bottom w/pole in hand out there. We moved in between there and 31-36, then finished at the 31-36. Dog fish the whole way. :bash: Fun times.

I call that 31-36 bank the Bermuda triangle, since nothing nice ever happens to me out there in fact everything bad happens so I avoid that place like the plague !
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 31, 2010, 10:07:51 AM: Ya, we should have stayed with Fresh Water Bay and the Elwha. :bash:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 31, 2010, 11:52:24 AM: Quote from: PA BEN on May 31, 2010, 10:07:51 AM
Ya, we should have stayed with Fresh Water Bay and the Elwha. :bash:

We got ours right out front, I heard most came from close in the shore not the banks though !
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: benhuntin on May 31, 2010, 11:58:46 AM: we fished green point on sat and whiskey creek on sun and only got one around 20lbs. :cryriver:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 31, 2010, 12:01:58 PM: Quote from: benhuntin on May 31, 2010, 11:58:46 AM
we fished green point on sat and whiskey creek on sun and only got one around 20lbs. :cryriver:

Wasn't whiskey creek out of bounds ? :spank_butt:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: benhuntin on May 31, 2010, 12:03:07 PM: No low point was the boundry and we were way inside that. It was last year I heard
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: MooseStock on May 31, 2010, 12:51:29 PM: We fished Freshwater hard both days and came up with a 37 on saturday (that was 24 at end of day) and an 18 about 1:45 yesterday. We have been doing great at Freshwater all year but just one bite each day of the derby. It was frustrating because the derby was real win-able or at least place-able with any kind of reasonable fish and we just couldn't get in front of one. We knew from the past unless it was a blowout the 37 would never last as you usually have to get one at least in the lower 40's to make the ladder. It was by FAR the greatest Halibut fishing for #'s of fish caught in the area this year and I have been fishing there for years. I just hope the "quota" deal doesn't shorten the season any more then it is next year because so many lbs of Halibut came in this year. Looking forward to next year........Les
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 31, 2010, 01:35:35 PM: Quote from: benhuntin on May 31, 2010, 12:03:07 PM
No low point was the boundry and we were way inside that. It was last year I heard

:bash: :bash: Whiskey creek is one of my favorites and I thought it was out of bounds like every other year or I would have been there :bash:

oh well doesn't sound like it was worth the run down there !!!

Sorry bout the ass whoopin !! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: kkirkma3 on June 03, 2010, 08:24:18 PM: Quote from: cohoho on May 30, 2010, 07:22:54 PM
That is too bad, was hoping to hear you guys slam them and get some funds from the prize board...

Well I didn't fare too bad :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: benhuntin on June 03, 2010, 08:40:52 PM: What did it pay? Or did you have a ticket? Nice fish either way
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: kkirkma3 on June 03, 2010, 09:34:39 PM: That would be the winner
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: benhuntin on June 03, 2010, 09:37:53 PM: that was the winner or that would have been the winner. If it was the winner that is sweet
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: kkirkma3 on June 03, 2010, 09:54:57 PM: *It was the winner, all 88 pounds of it.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: benhuntin on June 03, 2010, 09:58:11 PM: Best $40 investment you will ever make :tup: :tup: