LINGCOD Thread - 2008 Season Only

[kayak chris]

Ultimately, it comes down to education. Education of ourselves, our friends, our children. It is the only way that we can make the act of poaching so socially unexceptable that it stirs feelings of guilt. So often it becomes "so what? or "will one fish really matter." I think these are the answers of the uneducated. I am well aware that there will always be those that just don't care. But I like to believe that the majority of people will do the right thing if they know why.

[Rollin with Rolland]

great thread kutthroatkilla...sorry to chime in a little late, but just got back about three hours ago from a couple days at sea. glad to see people are at least catching fish....but a large stock of "inch under's" is disturbing....i've never fished the sound, but with all that pressure, i'm sure plenty of people keep sub-legal fish....what a shame. i sure hope it's a hefty fine, something to really deter people..... on a brighter note...north san juans is kicking major butt for me so far this year!! i'm trying to post a report right now, but the darn server keeps timing out on me...i want to wait until the report posts before i give away the "goods" here...glad to see those reports guys!!

BTW, right on kayak chris, education,education,education....

[fishnislife]

So does this mean Kutt is the Ling King :king: so far this year?




Nice job out there man.



fishnislife

[ripper]

Great job with the pic's Kutt. I was out there with ya in that nasty water. I didn't cath anything, but I had a nice one follow my bait up to the boat. I posted two reports in the salt water section, if anyone has any advice for me, I'd appreciate it. The only lings I've ever caught were at Neah Bay. I've heard that it takes a different tactic to catch these local fish. Good Luck

[Rollin with Rolland]

[quote="fishnislife"]So does this mean Kutt is the Ling King :king: so far this year?




Nice job out there man.



fishnislife[/quote
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i may be able to make a run at it still with my PB.....

i'm surprised to hear it was so rough down south...two footers at most the last two days up here.

[kutthroatkilla]

So does this mean Kutt is the Ling King :king: so far this year?

Nice job out there man.

fishnislife

i may be able to make a run at it still with my PB.....
i'm surprised to hear it was so rough down south...two footers at most the last two days up here.

Nope, Rollin with Rolland is the new King :king: :king:. Look at the SALTWATER REPORTS. Two fish at 37" (they look even longer). Man Rollin with Roland, those are some nice lings. You got yourself some fish & chips and fresh ling for a week or two! Great job out there and way to go...up load them pics in this thread. You're the man and the king! :king:

KTK

[kutthroatkilla]

i'm surprised to hear it was so rough down south...two footers at most the last two days up here.

And yes...it was windy and choppy on Possession...3 to 4 footers at best. Not ideal...still a good amount of boats jigging and coming up with nada. The Juans are where you wanna be right now. Love the reports! KTK

[Mike Carey]

Mike,
I believe he did post a report. I'm just curious, is it not ok to post a report and a forum thread about it? I'm not trying to spark a flame, just curious because it's always been a gray area and I'm trying to clear it up so I don't do the wrong thing....

This summer I'm intending to do some writeups/reports via the forum about salmon fishing this summer. They are going to be basically picture essays that also have a report in them, and I will submit a report as well, but am I cool to also do the forum writeup/report as well?

NO flame worries. I missed the saltwater reported posted (Aaron approved that one) and in any case just wanted to put a clear disclaimer, which Kutt did. YOu're fine with your plan. As stated, we just don't want to start getting reports in the Forum but not the report pages. Aaron put a lot of effort into the report code and it will pay off big time as the years go by - if it keeps gettign used.

BTW, if you write up nice articles like you are describing, I would like to get them posted as a TackleBox Tales series. Again, those articles go into the Site-Wide searchable database and will be available for as long as the site is online. Quite a catelog of information on Washington fishing!

[kutthroatkilla]

BTW, if you write up nice articles like you are describing, I would like to get them posted as a TackleBox Tales series. Again, those articles go into the Site-Wide searchable database and will be available for as long as the site is online. Quite a catelog of information on Washington fishing!

Nice feature Mike. I might have to do a write-up on Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish cutthroat trout fishing and perhaps one on lingcod (working with Rollin with Rolland on that one) to send into you. The cutthroat one is much needed. Keep up the good work! KTK

[Mike Carey]

BTW, if you write up nice articles like you are describing, I would like to get them posted as a TackleBox Tales series. Again, those articles go into the Site-Wide searchable database and will be available for as long as the site is online. Quite a catelog of information on Washington fishing!

Nice feature Mike. I might have to do a write-up on Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish cutthroat trout fishing and perhaps one on lingcod (working with Rollin with Rolland on that one) to send into you. The cutthroat one is much needed. Keep up the good work! KTK

Please do!

BTW, with the new site and "My Site" feature the picture issue will be partially solved.

[A9]

BTW, if you write up nice articles like you are describing, I would like to get them posted as a TackleBox Tales series. Again, those articles go into the Site-Wide searchable database and will be available for as long as the site is online. Quite a catelog of information on Washington fishing!

Got it. I figure since this site doesn't have much in the way of saltwater stuff, or at least as much as the lake stuff, I could do my part to help the site out by putting in a good writeup. I know it is a freshwater LAKES site, hence the name Washingtonlakes.com, but many of us also like to wander out into the salt, so I figure I could help out by doing some articles about the salmon/saltwater stuff...

[Jerome]

Roland hit it off with a bang. Nice work, thats how you start off the short season. I wish i wasnt tied up for a few days, those pics make me want to hit it hard again.

[Rollin with Rolland]

thanks Jerome...it was a blast. just a quick couple more pics from earlier today....then i have to get my shrimp gear together for tommorow!!

[kevinb]

Good pics. all:cheers:

[kayak chris]

Yea, currently Kutt is the King Ling. Not for long though.:rambo:

[kutthroatkilla]

Yea, currently Kutt is the King Ling. Not for long though.:rambo:

Wait...Rollin with Roland is the LING KING :king: !!!? Right?!!! He caught two lings that were 37" each! Now that is much better than my two fish that were 30." Maybe we should differentiate between LING KING :king: in Area 7 vs. LING KING :king: in Area 9. If it were Area 9, yes I might be LING KING :king: , but not in Area 7. Roland is the current LING KING :king: Can't wait for Kayak Chris to lace into a biguns in MA9 that goes like 39.5" -- I know you have it in you Kayak Chris! ....KTK :king:

[kutthroatkilla]

thanks Jerome...it was a blast. just a quick couple more pics from earlier today....

Nice fish Rolland! That fish is SWEET! Dark colored and quite LARGE. You did very well on the Opener! Best report yet I've run across and I've talked to 20 some people who went out for them! Good job and keep up the good work buddy! You might hook a halibut too if you make that same drift over that same hole. My experience is this: usually when you find two or three lings, there will be 20 or 30 lings in that general area...go back to that same area and work it hard again and move .25 mi either way of it and N, E, S, W, etc. and you'll find they don't move all that much and will take just about anything down there. They even hit old batteries with hooks on them! Nice job again!

KTK

[kayak chris]

I stand corrected! All hail Ling King Roland.......For the moment:rambo:

[kutthroatkilla]

I stand corrected! All hail Ling King Roland.......For the moment:rambo:

For the time being...lol...I'm going to try on Monday for a 40" -- we will see! It's going to be hard to top that one if we're stuck in MA9...but it can be done...it'll be fun! KTK

[cant sleep]

pretty soon KK will be in school?? Ha!! KK how many days will it be till your looking out the window listening to lectures.. you have fish blood running through your brain..... thats a good thing!! fish on KK nice picks...