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I am so ready, plan on building up my u tube site with some great vids on upcoming fisheries and hopefully a few draws this fall. 

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2019, 04:16:05 AM »
Those shrimp look cool!

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2019, 05:33:27 AM »
do you already have a buildup?
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2019, 06:06:59 AM »
I'm ready I went yesterday after work for lingcod and rockfish. Easy limits for 3 people in 2 hours I was home with everything cleaned by 7:30.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2019, 06:30:02 AM »
Nice  :tup:
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2019, 07:59:07 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2019, 08:05:08 AM »
Unfortunately I will miss the PS shrimp season this year but on the plus side its because I will be halibut fishing on Vancouver Island. I will have to make up for shrimping in the Strait.
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2019, 08:06:16 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2019, 08:11:21 AM »
I want to go shrimping but have baseball during the openers. Hoping to get out for halibut Thursday though.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2019, 08:28:06 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

If you can get up to Neah Bay Thursday-Saturday, I’ll take you out. Just me and my dad going and his health has gone down hill. He has pulmonary fibrosis and breathing is tough. He wants to go again so I’m taking him. Could use the extra hand launching and landing fish. 19 foot Arima. If we can get out, we always get our fish. Let me know ASAP. So far weather is looking good for next week.

We have all the gear you will need.
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2019, 08:29:43 AM »
I don't fill much freezer space with shrimp given the few hours it is open, but we will certainly be out.  It's a great way to kickoff the boating season.  Tides look great this year, should be good.

Hali on the other season seems to be a big hope and a prayer that one lucky fish decided to drag his feet on migrating out of the sound.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2019, 09:03:25 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

If you can get up to Neah Bay Thursday-Saturday, I’ll take you out. Just me and my dad going and his health has gone down hill. He has pulmonary fibrosis and breathing is tough. He wants to go again so I’m taking him. Could use the extra hand launching and landing fish. 19 foot Arima. If we can get out, we always get our fish. Let me know ASAP. So far weather is looking good for next week.

We have all the gear you will need.

If Karl passes, I might be available if your just looking for anyone. Never caught a halibut before.


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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2019, 09:15:14 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

If you can get up to Neah Bay Thursday-Saturday, I’ll take you out. Just me and my dad going and his health has gone down hill. He has pulmonary fibrosis and breathing is tough. He wants to go again so I’m taking him. Could use the extra hand launching and landing fish. 19 foot Arima. If we can get out, we always get our fish. Let me know ASAP. So far weather is looking good for next week.

We have all the gear you will need.

If Karl passes, I might be available if your just looking for anyone. Never caught a halibut before.

Tie an anvil onto your line, toss it over the side and then reel it back in.  That will give you 95% of the sensation.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2019, 09:18:07 AM »
Just make sure you toss the anvil in 600 feet of water.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2019, 09:39:05 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

If you can get up to Neah Bay Thursday-Saturday, I’ll take you out. Just me and my dad going and his health has gone down hill. He has pulmonary fibrosis and breathing is tough. He wants to go again so I’m taking him. Could use the extra hand launching and landing fish. 19 foot Arima. If we can get out, we always get our fish. Let me know ASAP. So far weather is looking good for next week.

We have all the gear you will need.
killer offer sir and I very much appreciate it but I'm screwed for full weekend trips until the wife is off crutches and soccer season gets over for my son.  Seriously killer offer though thank you.
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2019, 11:52:54 AM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

If you can get up to Neah Bay Thursday-Saturday, I’ll take you out. Just me and my dad going and his health has gone down hill. He has pulmonary fibrosis and breathing is tough. He wants to go again so I’m taking him. Could use the extra hand launching and landing fish. 19 foot Arima. If we can get out, we always get our fish. Let me know ASAP. So far weather is looking good for next week.

We have all the gear you will need.

If Karl passes, I might be available if your just looking for anyone. Never caught a halibut before.

Tie an anvil onto your line, toss it over the side and then reel it back in.  That will give you 95% of the sensation.
Drill a hole through the center of a sheet of plywood, run your rope through it and tie to the anvil.  Drop in 500-1000' and pull it back up!
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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2019, 11:58:00 AM »
Halibut fishing (at least in WA) really isn't a ton of fun.  It's a long run, the fish are really deep, and you only get to kill one.  We have lots of other fisheries that are more fun IMO.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2019, 12:26:36 PM »
One of my favorite fisheries for pure fun is flounder.  They attack your bait and put up a gnarly fight on real light tackle.  Plus, you can get 500 bites in a day.  They don't stack up very fast though, so the freezer rating of the fishery isn't good.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2019, 03:38:46 PM »
Halibut fishing (at least in WA) really isn't a ton of fun.  It's a long run, the fish are really deep, and you only get to kill one.  We have lots of other fisheries that are more fun IMO.

I just need to check the species off the list :)

One of my favorite fisheries for pure fun is flounder.  They attack your bait and put up a gnarly fight on real light tackle.  Plus, you can get 500 bites in a day.  They don't stack up very fast though, so the freezer rating of the fishery isn't good.

I'm looking forward to this fishery. I just wish they were a bit bigger.

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Halibut have a ton of meat and no pin bones.  They also are easy to get to bite if you are near them so they do have their pluses.

Every once in a while you need to shoot one which is pretty fun.

People that don’t like fish will eat them too.


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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2019, 09:59:15 PM »
Man I wish I lived closer to the salt.......and had a boat :chuckle:

If you can get up to Neah Bay Thursday-Saturday, I’ll take you out. Just me and my dad going and his health has gone down hill. He has pulmonary fibrosis and breathing is tough. He wants to go again so I’m taking him. Could use the extra hand launching and landing fish. 19 foot Arima. If we can get out, we always get our fish. Let me know ASAP. So far weather is looking good for next week.

We have all the gear you will need.

If Karl passes, I might be available if your just looking for anyone. Never caught a halibut before.


Dr. Told my dad today he can’t go. My plans have changed. I’m jumping on a friends boat and going out with them. Otherwise I’d be happy to take you out.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2019, 07:42:48 AM »
This guy was a sheet of plywood until he got to the top.....then WW3 broke out. 

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #22 on: April 30, 2019, 12:12:20 PM »
We had a good day on Sunday out of Westport. Put 12 nice lings and 42 black bass in the freezers

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #23 on: April 30, 2019, 02:57:15 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2019, 03:56:15 PM »
Spring Hockey has put a stop to halibut fishing for me. Wouldn't trade it for anything, love to watch my boy play. He works hard to make the team, so I'll get him to where he needs to go. I do miss the good fishing trips this time of year!!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #25 on: May 11, 2019, 08:13:36 PM »
We had a good day on Sunday out of Westport. Put 12 nice lings and 42 black bass in the freezers
We went out of Westport last Tuesday. It was pretty choppy out there. The boat had a limit by noon. Good times.
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Halibut have a ton of meat and no pin bones.  They also are easy to get to bite if you are near them so they do have their pluses.

Every once in a while you need to shoot one which is pretty fun.

People that don’t like fish will eat them too.


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 :yeah:

Have had people that swear they don't like fish eat Halibut chowder thinking it was chicken!

Caught a 100 pound Halibut a mile off shore in a sixteen foot fiberglass boat, and shot it, twice, to get it in the boat!  :chuckle:

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #27 on: May 11, 2019, 08:59:37 PM »
I am catching kings.  Think I am up to number 7 or 8 so far on the punch card.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #28 on: May 12, 2019, 09:26:51 AM »
Love this time of year for filling the freezer. The lady and I put around 40-50 spring chinook in the freezer each year. Used to fish halibut often when I was a kid. Always thought the bottmfishing after was a lot more fun then halibut and never thought halibut was as good eating as about any other fish.

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Re: who is getting pumped for the upcoming "fill the freezer fisheries"
« Reply #29 on: May 13, 2019, 08:54:33 PM »
I am so ready, plan on building up my u tube site with some great vids on upcoming fisheries and hopefully a few draws this fall.


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