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Title: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: bankwalker on April 30, 2012, 03:44:27 PM: Who's fishing tomorrow?

I'll be making the trip over to Seattle to fish around pier 86. This is my favorite season of the year.

I know there is a lot of people who would like to figure this fishery out. Or bank fishing for lingcod in general. I have a very extensive knowledge on the subject and if anyone wants to meet up Tuesday evening or Wednesday throughout the day i will gladly give you a rundown on fishing lings from the bank.
This is a pretty good opportunity to learn from the best. My numbers from the bank are what boat fisherman dream of :chuckle: had to toot my own horn

Pm me for my #
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: Shed Stud on April 30, 2012, 04:03:02 PM: Can't leave for the salt untill Friday morning. :bash: :bash: Ling and shrimp beware!
:EAT: :fishin:
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: h20hunter on April 30, 2012, 04:22:24 PM: I'm thinking Sunday is my day.....am tides look fishable.
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 30, 2012, 04:25:22 PM: I am hoping sunday or monday to chase them for the fisrt time if I can find a bear :drool:
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: pjb3 on April 30, 2012, 04:37:08 PM: I gotta wait for the weekend but should be HOT!!!!!!!
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: bankwalker on April 30, 2012, 04:48:57 PM: Damn barometer drop today will make fishing tough tomorrow that's forsure.
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: Sneaky on May 01, 2012, 08:38:40 PM: Interested to hear how you did today bankwalker!
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Post by: pjb3 on May 01, 2012, 09:23:21 PM: :yeah:
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: Cap.Silver on May 01, 2012, 10:18:30 PM: Not too many people interested ,I'm in ....I'will be working either on Queen Anne or Magnolia ....are we talking about the are around the cement plant ??? We tried that last year ,had a bunch of crabs (I think ) trying our bait....
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: bankwalker on May 01, 2012, 10:58:12 PM: Well today was the toughest day I've experienced in a very long time. Ended up going 1 for 2, landing one 25 1/2" and losing one in the mid 30" range. Missed a few other hits throwing a secret jig
And my buddy landed one in the mid 20" range

Wind pounded the shore most of the day making fishing less then ideal. Then add low barometer. I knew fishing would be tough but i can't miss opening day of my favorite fishery.

I wouldn't expect fishing to be any better till mid friday.
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: lokidog on May 01, 2012, 11:06:38 PM: Not sure if it was just a better location at the time, but the biting picked up for me when the wind shifted from West to South around 10:30 today. Still no lings though.
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: bankwalker on May 02, 2012, 12:03:59 AM: I didn't make it to seattle till high tide change. Picked the 25 incher up right after slack tide. And the second hookup came when the winds died down around 6pm.
The various other hits i got was after the wind shifted and started blowing from the north.

My buddy fished from 8am all incoming tide and no one he talked to hit fish. We were the only guys to hook up all day from everyone we talked to.

but we also fish every day if the season and know exactly where the fish hold in the rocks. It's Kinda like cheating :chuckle:
now i just need to learn westport better sense its my new local lingcod spot.
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: Sneaky on May 02, 2012, 06:39:27 AM: Yesterday was a tough day to fish for sure! Our boat ended 2/3 in area 10 with a few fish missed. When you could stay on the rocks the fish were hungry though
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Post by: doyourtime89 on May 02, 2012, 09:15:21 AM: Hey Bankwalker, how long does it normally say good fishing for lings from shore. Through out the season or does it kind of slow down after a little while???
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: bankwalker on May 02, 2012, 10:56:09 AM: It usually stays good throughout the whole season. The last couple years the beginning of the season has been fairly slow due to colder weather preventing good kelp growth. And bait staying out away from the shore.
Title: Re: seattle/puget sound lingcod tomorrow! offering my knowledge
Post by: Holg3107 on May 03, 2012, 12:32:31 PM: Hey Bankwalker, I'm interested next time your around. I live in Ballard and would love to know more about fishing for lings from shore in the area and would be more than happy to trade some bass fishing knowledge for some lingcod knowledge. Shoot me a PM and we can figure something out.
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Post by: huntnphool on May 03, 2012, 12:37:05 PM: We landed 3 yesterday, 28", 30" and a 40" :yike:
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Post by: Holg3107 on May 03, 2012, 04:13:31 PM: Thats awesome Phool!!!!! Werre you going from the bank or boat? I would love to go after some lings. Let me know if you have a seat open or are looking for some company next time. Did you get any pics from yesterday?
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Post by: huntnphool on May 03, 2012, 04:29:02 PM: Here is one of them. I'll let you know if there are any open seats. ;)