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Title: puget sound chinook
Post by: gotfish? on June 07, 2011, 08:26:44 PM: Anybody doing any good yet? I'm still fish-n
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Post by: MuleySniper on June 08, 2011, 08:02:02 PM: I haven't been out yet but plan on it soon hopefully. I hear its still a little slow. Jiggers and moochers have been picking up a few in area 11 (clay banks) I heard only two fish were brought into the boathouse yesterday BUT one was a 25 lber. :drool:
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Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: gotfish? on June 10, 2011, 09:47:26 AM: ok, I'm try-n to get out this week. North end Vas. Island? maybe Gig harbor , 25 lbs would certanitly.work!
thanks for help-n to start-the-BOAT :
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Post by: YoterHunter on June 10, 2011, 06:13:04 PM: heading out in the morning to point defiance.. first trip to tacoma this year .last year first trip my buddy cought a 20 lb native . i told him its b.s. to lat it go so it can swim up river to get cought in a net. :bash:
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on June 10, 2011, 09:36:26 PM: Quote from: YoterHunter on June 10, 2011, 06:13:04 PM
heading out in the morning to point defiance.. first trip to tacoma this year .last year first trip my buddy cought a 20 lb native . i told him its b.s. to lat it go so it can swim up river to get cought in a net. :bash:

Yeah it sucks. Ive had to throw back my fair share of fat finned fish.
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Post by: gasman on June 10, 2011, 10:16:06 PM: Quote from: YoterHunter on June 10, 2011, 06:13:04 PM
heading out in the morning to point defiance.. first trip to tacoma this year .last year first trip my buddy cought a 20 lb native . i told him its b.s. to lat it go so it can swim up river to get cought in a net. :bash:

I hope you plan on bring fresh fish to teh BBQ tommorow afternoon.

I got the pig ready to go on the roaster ;)
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: gotfish? on June 26, 2011, 09:32:27 AM: One Hatch- One native- 8 pounds each both..... this morning vashon
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on June 30, 2011, 08:17:32 PM: Taking a buddy out from CO on Saturday. First trip of the year for me. Still sounds slow, but hopefully we'll hook up with a couple. Probably hit Evans or the clay banks for the tide change. After that probably troll out front of Gig Harbor.
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Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on July 03, 2011, 10:52:30 AM: Had ONE descent strike on my jig right around the tide change, other than that managed to catch a real nice sunburn. :chuckle: Never saw any other action for about thirty boats. I wasn't out for the first morning troll, so I'm not sure how those guys did.
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Post by: PolarBear on July 03, 2011, 10:55:42 AM: Talked to a guy in Wallyworld yesterday that was buying up Darts. He has been getting a few around Pt. Defiance but nothing big. He showed me a pic of a 15 pounder that he caught the other day.
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on July 03, 2011, 11:01:59 AM: Quote from: PolarBear on July 03, 2011, 10:55:42 AM
Talked to a guy in Wallyworld yesterday that was buying up Darts. He has been getting a few around Pt. Defiance but nothing big. He showed me a pic of a 15 pounder that he caught the other day.

That's all I ever use anymore. No messing with bait, constantly tying leaders or the constant doggies. Still troll with down riggers time to time, but jigging is so much more fun, especially when your rod gets hammered. The only downside is the jigs average $7 each. Dacron to a chain swivel with a 25lb 6' leader, slide the jig down the leader seems to work for me.
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Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 03, 2011, 04:38:36 PM: sportco usually sells dart knockoffs that are every bit as good as pt. wilsons, but are only 2 or 3 bucks each(at least the last time i bought them). $7 for a painted slab of lead is highway robbery.

i always add a barrel swivel between the split ring and the hook, keeps the fish from tossing it.
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: singleshot12 on July 03, 2011, 04:52:33 PM: Bigoontuna, would the barrel swivel work on a single siwash hook also? Most darts etc come with trebles, do you know if trebles are still aloud for saltwater fishing or blackmouth?
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: LITTLEBUCK on July 03, 2011, 05:42:31 PM: Trebles are no longer aloud
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 03, 2011, 07:02:13 PM: i use siwashes on all my darts, usually 3/0 or 4/0 depending on how big the jig is.
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: gasman on July 03, 2011, 07:54:25 PM: Got an invite to go fishing tommorow morning :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on August 11, 2011, 10:54:03 PM: Caught this hen on a spoon tonight right at the tide change between Vashon and Sunrise Beach. My dad had a real nice one on for a few before it shook the hook.
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(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F0811111801a.jpg&hash=e7fd8d1174bc5b5dbdb7615a88dec92a382a7ac5)
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Post by: lokidog on August 12, 2011, 06:13:07 AM: Nice!
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Post by: MADMAX on August 12, 2011, 06:32:57 AM: Last weekend PT no PT
My boat got 3 keepers 9-15lbs released one native estimated at 25lbs
Good day out
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Post by: Heartsblood on August 12, 2011, 06:52:52 AM: Nice job fellas! :tup:
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Post by: Wahoo on August 15, 2011, 12:51:41 PM: Caught this guy Friday night at Westpoint. 31 Lbs.
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Post by: lokidog on August 15, 2011, 10:01:02 PM: Nice king, seems kind of dark for Westport.
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: Wahoo on August 16, 2011, 08:14:46 AM: Westpoint not Westport. Westpoint is just south of Shilshole in Seattle.
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on August 16, 2011, 12:34:25 PM: Nice! Seems like a good number of five year old fish being caught this year. There was a 41 caught at Evans where I fish a couple weeks ago. The news paper says Dalco, but since when was the Narrows Bridge right behind Dalco? :chuckle:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F42-lb-Tacoma-Chinook-300x400.jpg&hash=ee946c24c20c680b82d8df5636e59d1fe0dda132)
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 16, 2011, 01:14:08 PM: Some good looking fish.
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Post by: Dmanmastertracker on August 16, 2011, 01:19:05 PM: Quote from: MuleySniper on August 16, 2011, 12:34:25 PM
Nice! Seems like a good number of five year old fish being caught this year. There was a 41 caught at Evans where I fish a couple weeks ago. The news paper says Dalco, but since when was the Narrows Bridge right behind Dalco? :chuckle:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi94.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl89%2FMuleySniper%2F42-lb-Tacoma-Chinook-300x400.jpg&hash=ee946c24c20c680b82d8df5636e59d1fe0dda132)

The Gig Harbor shoreline is the worst-kept secret in State history ;). Never fished there much myself but my uncle limited every day he fished that area his last season out. Tides were strong when I fished it but I marked a lot of bait and salmon.
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: MuleySniper on August 16, 2011, 03:06:53 PM: Gig Harbor's a good troll ;) Along with Dalco, Girl Scout Camp, Clay Banks, Sunrise Beach, Slag Pile :chuckle: I've faired well in all those areas. Of course I have my favorites too :chuckle:
Title: Re: puget sound chinook
Post by: lokidog on August 16, 2011, 06:12:04 PM: Quote from: Wahoo on August 16, 2011, 08:14:46 AM
Westpoint not Westport. Westpoint is just south of Shilshole in Seattle.

:chuckle:

That's what happens when I don't have my glasses on and should be in bed anyways....