LINGCOD Thread - 2008 Season Only

[Rollin with Rolland]

I'll be looking to get out this weekend...Sat/Sun before it closes...*HOPEFULLY!

best of luck sam k., i would love to see a pic of a nice ling from you.....i'm sure you'll be in 9 right??

[A9]

Yes sir Rolland. Home base is on Whidbey Island...Can't run far in a small aluminum... I'll be the guy getting all the looks cuz I'm bobbing out there in a 12' red Lund...Those big fiberglass boats look at me like WTF is that kid doing...Whatever, it's a great setup for most of the time in the sound when it's calm enough...At least I'm only filling up a 6 gal tank hooked up to a 15 hp motor...I'm actually glad I don't have a bigger boat. I can run all day for a few days on a single tank. With gas nearing $5, I don't think I could justify going out on a big boat....Too expensive to fuel.

I'll likely fish Double Bluff again. I don't love Possession all that much and I always find the rockfish over at Double Bluff...They are about as good as lings in my opinion...I'm heading home from school on Friday, I'm hoping I can get my act together and spend that weekend up at Whidbey at the cabin and fish those last few days of the Ling season...

[kayak chris]

I'll be out in my 12ft yak:batman:

[Rollin with Rolland]

you should be good in the lund, it looks like a fairly calm forecast, but you never really know until your out there..

man, i love being the smallest boat out there, and you're right....some of the looks are priceless!!

i suppose you haven't got those sand bags....so you'll be looking for some weight up front???

is the Whidbey home base anywhere near Fort Casey?? that's the farthest south i've launched/fished on Whidbey.

good call on the small motor...i do the same. with my little two stoke 3 hp yamaha i can get 12-15 mpg at full throttle (10-12 with the 8hp honda), 6 gallons, now that's some miles...

[Rollin with Rolland]

I'll be out in my 12ft yak:batman:

ALRIGHT!! good to hear you'll be out kayak chris....looks like you're always part of the 12'er club...and no gas tank!! :thumleft:

will you be hitting the usual spot...??,,,,somewhere near tacoma i think???

[A9]

is the Whidbey home base anywhere near Fort Casey?? that's the farthest south i've launched/fished on Whidbey.

Nah I'm on the south end of the island. Fort Casey is a ways north.... It would be about an hour or more in my Lund if I drove up there...

[kayak chris]

I'll be out in my 12ft yak:batman:

ALRIGHT!! good to hear you'll be out kayak chris....looks like you're always part of the 12'er club...and no gas tank!! :thumleft:

will you be hitting the usual spot...??,,,,somewhere near tacoma i think???

Nope. Out of area 9. However, I am going to be dropping my yak in the water out in area 4. Pulled some nice Lings off a charter last weekend. I think it is my best shot at the "big fish"

On a side note, it was a very informative trip. It was a halibut charter. The 6 of us picked up 15 lings. We were in 350 feet of water. Two different rigs. A 2 pound rectangular chunk of lead 18 inchs below a white 5 inch scampi or B-52 squid. The second rig was a copper pipe jig. About 12 inches long, made out 3/4 inch copper filled with lead. Attached to it was one, softball sized treble hook (never really seen a treble that big before). All lings caught on ............that big ugly, corroded pipe jig with the enormous hook!?!:-k

[Jerome]

I will be out between possesion and double bluff on saturday. Its going to be crazy with people but i would like to nab 1 more keeper before season ends.

[Rollin with Rolland]

I'll be out in my 12ft yak:batman:

ALRIGHT!! good to hear you'll be out kayak chris....looks like you're always part of the 12'er club...and no gas tank!! :thumleft:

will you be hitting the usual spot...??,,,,somewhere near tacoma i think???

Nope. Out of area 9. However, I am going to be dropping my yak in the water out in area 4. Pulled some nice Lings off a charter last weekend. I think it is my best shot at the "big fish"

On a side note, it was a very informative trip. It was a halibut charter. The 6 of us picked up 15 lings. We were in 350 feet of water. Two different rigs. A 2 pound rectangular chunk of lead 18 inchs below a white 5 inch scampi or B-52 squid. The second rig was a copper pipe jig. About 12 inches long, made out 3/4 inch copper filled with lead. Attached to it was one, softball sized treble hook (never really seen a treble that big before). All lings caught on ............that big ugly, corroded pipe jig with the enormous hook!?!:-k

AREA 4 !!, in the kayak...:pale: you must know some good spots....and be one of the bravest anglers i know.

i hope you get one big enough to pull that kayak in circles kayak chris. any size to the fish on the charter??? any halibut?? i have heard of the ol' pipe jig, but have never made one up yet.....maybe i should.

I will be out between possesion and double bluff on saturday. Its going to be crazy with people but i would like to nab 1 more keeper before season ends.

we better see pics Jerome!!!

[kayak chris]

ALRIGHT!! good to hear you'll be out kayak chris....looks like you're always part of the 12'er club...and no gas tank!! :thumleft:

will you be hitting the usual spot...??,,,,somewhere near tacoma i think???

Nope. Out of area 9. However, I am going to be dropping my yak in the water out in area 4. Pulled some nice Lings off a charter last weekend. I think it is my best shot at the "big fish"

On a side note, it was a very informative trip. It was a halibut charter. The 6 of us picked up 15 lings. We were in 350 feet of water. Two different rigs. A 2 pound rectangular chunk of lead 18 inchs below a white 5 inch scampi or B-52 squid. The second rig was a copper pipe jig. About 12 inches long, made out 3/4 inch copper filled with lead. Attached to it was one, softball sized treble hook (never really seen a treble that big before). All lings caught on ............that big ugly, corroded pipe jig with the enormous hook!?!:-k

AREA 4 !!, in the kayak...:pale: you must know some good spots....and be one of the bravest anglers i know.

i hope you get one big enough to pull that kayak in circles kayak chris. any size to the fish on the charter??? any halibut?? i have heard of the ol' pipe jig, but have never made one up yet.....maybe i should.

I will be out between possesion and double bluff on saturday. Its going to be crazy with people but i would like to nab 1 more keeper before season ends.

we better see pics Jerome!!!

Biggest ling- A skinny 49 incher. Biggest halibut.

Why Kayak fish areas 1, 2, 3, 4?

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/ ... ak-Fishing

Pretty safe in all actuality. In addition, nothing beats a big fish sleigh ride.

Check out the home page halibut on this site: http://www.kayaksportfishing.com/

[Jerome]

I still havent posted pics of the 37 incher caught out of sams home field. We also nabbed two good rockfish and a greenling.

[Rollin with Rolland]

I still havent posted pics of the 37 incher caught out of sams home field. We also nabbed two good rockfish and a greenling.

yeah right......suuure you caught a 37"er..... :jocolor:

[Jerome]

Well i guess i have to prove Roland wrong. Here is the picture.

[Rollin with Rolland]

now that's what i'm talking about.....beautiful fish Jerome. we need someone to break 37" in 4 days...i'm packing the boat up right now...gonna be out early tomorrow....

[Rollin with Rolland]

Mother Nature is not cooperating for me...to windy. tried both yesterday and today, and when you hit 3'ers (wind waves) in a small craft, time to turn around. didn't even get to wet a line. not looking good for the rest of the weekend either in 7....i may have to get a charter!!

[Jerome]

Not breaking 37inches this year. Made my last trip out this morning. We were off the water by 10am with our two rockfish, two lings, and a cabby. Lings were 26 and 28. Cabby had its tail bitten off at some point in the past. Hope someone can beat 37.

[Rollin with Rolland]

not looking to good for me either Jerome.....i got a report posting soon about today. i'll be out tomorrow morning at about 5:00 am...gonna get the lunker I lost today....


hey, at last you finished up a great season with some fish in the boat...i'm praying to the fish gods tonight!!

[kayak chris]

Well it looks like the King Ling crown gets split between Rollin with Roland & Jerome! All Hail!:cheers:

[Jerome]

I almost have to step down from that seat due to rolands fish has more girth. Both are 37 inches but his is a fatty. Mine came in at 19 pounds. What did yours way Roland?

[Rollin with Rolland]

I almost have to step down from that seat due to rolands fish has more girth. Both are 37 inches but his is a fatty. Mine came in at 19 pounds. What did yours way Roland?

no, my biggest ling was actually pretty skinny, it had nothin in its gut. i never did weigh it jerome....

That's alright, we can have a tie. I just think it's fun to have a LITTLE competition, nothing to serious. Next year everyone can be gunning for the BOTH of us....

Did you ever end up getting the yak out kayak chris??? i checked a couple of the links out, man looks like some crazy stuff!!