BP rented the boat for the day to give the boys a break on the slope and a chance to fill their freezers before the summer ends. Our goal was to sit for some big halibut, then fill the boat with some average size butts afterwards and if time permitting, drift for a few big ling cod. We did just that. The first area we fished was a rock pile in the ripping current where we were bound to haul in a few big ones with our chum. The bite was hot right off the bat. Our first two fish weighed in around 75 and 40lbs. We soaked for 3 hours and were lucky enough to catch another three nice fish. The tide slowed down and it was time to make a move. We beat feet off shore to limit the boat with some small halibut and were successful at filling the boat by 2pm. Shortly after we hung the halibut gear and took out our jigging rods; attached were 16 and 24 oz twin tails of assorted colors. We made way to some rocky flats where we did 15 drifts picking up 13 keeper lings all over 36''. We probably threw 8-10 smaller lings back because they were just under the legal limit length of 3'. Fishing was fast paced with tons of action, the guys were thrilled to be drifting for ling cod. Most of them had only caught lings in the past while fishing for halibut with bait, so jigging for them was definitely an awesome experience.
Always fun fishing with you guys, looking forward to putting some more in the box on the 5th. Thanks again and see you all soon. FISH ON!!!
BP rented the boat for the day to give the boys a break on the slope and a chance to fill their freezers before the summer ends. Our goal was to sit for some big halibut, then fill the boat with some average size butts afterwards and if time permitting, drift for a few big ling cod. We did just that. The first area we fished was a rock pile in the ripping current where we were bound to haul in a few big ones with our chum. The bite was hot right off the bat. Our first two fish weighed in around 75 and 40lbs. We soaked for 3 hours and were lucky enough to catch another three nice fish. The tide slowed down and it was time to make a move. We beat feet off shore to limit the boat with some small halibut and were successful at filling the boat by 2pm. Shortly after we hung the halibut gear and took out our jigging rods; attached were 16 and 24 oz twin tails of assorted colors. We made way to some rocky flats where we did 15 drifts picking up 13 keeper lings all over 36''. We probably threw 8-10 smaller lings back because they were just under the legal limit length of 3'. Fishing was fast paced with tons of action, the guys were thrilled to be drifting for ling cod. Most of them had only caught lings in the past while fishing for halibut with bait, so jigging for them was definitely an awesome experience.
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