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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: jeepster on January 27, 2012, 02:12:33 AM

Title: smelt jiggin
Post by: jeepster on January 27, 2012, 02:12:33 AM: anybody do any smelt jiggin? i know the snow melt and recent rain has pushed most of the fish away from the mainland, but, ive got the itch to sit on a dock in a folding chair, a cheap radio and a 6 pack, and a fishing rod for a few hours ...

i havent been out to cornet bay but i hear oak harbor is doing well?
Title: Re: smelt jiggin
Post by: Fishnclifff on January 27, 2012, 07:08:59 PM: Used to go to Coronet bay all the time.
Everett harbor too. Now i live too far away.
Used to keep 4 or 5 dozen for bait, fry the rest. Traded the herring we caught for smelt.
Used to have a derby for the kids. Different amount for how many they caught on 1 feather jig.
Got spendy once they figured it out.
Title: Re: smelt jiggin
Post by: h20hunter on January 27, 2012, 07:18:59 PM: Dude.....im thinking some cheap beer and a sabiki rig sound pretty good.
Title: Re: smelt jiggin
Post by: mallard79 on January 27, 2012, 08:08:49 PM: I will be keeping track of this one. We use to go to La Conner every year.....it hasn't been good the last few years when we have gone up. We run a good size red corky sliding above the sabiki rigs to help keep them vertical if we decided to cast away from the docks and they acted as a strike indicator for the kids. Always a blast when you hit it right. Dipping them on the Cowlitz was great fun as well!
Title: Re: smelt jiggin
Post by: jeepster on January 28, 2012, 12:02:36 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on January 27, 2012, 07:18:59 PM
Dude.....im thinking some cheap beer and a sabiki rig sound pretty good.

hell yeah man
Title: Re: smelt jiggin
Post by: sled on February 11, 2012, 12:17:42 PM: Anyone been out? Went by everett marina the other day and there was nobody there.
Title: Re: smelt jiggin
Post by: ne14abeer on February 11, 2012, 09:58:16 PM: I spent 5 hours last week fishing Cornet Bay. Didn't get a darn thing. There were three others fishing and they didn't get anything, either.