2009 Ling Cod Season

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by big fish lite line » Mon May 04, 2009 2:11 pm

Where light reaches bottom, flakes WORK


I believe you

I just thought it was funny how you guys were saying you prefer your worm to have a different color flake. In my opinion lingcod really could care less.
Where light doesn't reach bottom, vibe + smell + Glow (color) works. All depends on the situation. Nice work on opener again ll, I gotta post a keeper by friday for sure!! bounce
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thanks, good luck out their:cheers:
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by fishing collector » Mon May 04, 2009 2:44 pm

bubba800 wrote:ahhahaha i think i saw you fishing collector i was the one with the alienish green jig :) ended up snagging it waste of a dollar :( o wells i left when i got nasty might hit it tomorrow i believe it was Jose telling bout root beer haha i gotta stock up on some of that get myself a linger :D
I saw Jose down at the end of the dock....He wasn't doing to good, Just one bite and no fish up until the time I left. I passed the wheelchair guy when he was coming up the dock as I was walking out. I think I'll wait for the salmon to start before I get to serious down there. I might rig up for some of those little perch. They reminded me of fishing off the bridge at Ouyhut near Ocean Shores for Anchovies. They are great fried in butter! Hope to see you down there, Steve

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Mike Carey » Fri May 08, 2009 10:51 am

Here's Aaron and my Neah Bay Ling Cod trip in beautiful HD video. Check it out!

HD Video on my Blog page, Neah Bay Ling Cod HD Video

The big fish weighed 30 pounds at the dock!
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Pradeep » Fri May 08, 2009 11:19 am

Mike,
Awesome fish! Wow, was that a beauty!!

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Rollin with Rolland » Fri May 08, 2009 1:43 pm

nice work aaron and mike, both beautiful fish. Now, If I could only get a keeper...You never did say the length on that one mike...:bounce:

Went today, nice weather after noon, but no lings....#-o

I really want to throw up my video also, just can't seem to find the right editing software to bleep out the bad parts..!!!
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Mike Carey » Fri May 08, 2009 3:27 pm

long. :cheers:

funny, we never did measure it. For some reason it never crossed my mind to check. Funny... I guess just knowing it was BIG was good enough for me.
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by swedefish4life1 » Fri May 08, 2009 4:40 pm

Good job Mikie!!! and Aaron:viking: =d> Please dont take the 20 something inches Lings that take forever to Grow!:cyclopsan

The one Girl you got Mikie was 30lbs all day long I can smell the BBQ burning!!!:chef:

Aaron more pressure on those puppies and sitting down to fight a fish#-o lol

Great job guys and thanks for sharing your adventure for all to see and feel!:-$ :cheers:
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Big Smooth » Fri May 08, 2009 5:01 pm

Nice video Mike and Aaron. I really enjoyed it, however my wife still says I'm not fishing this sunday.

I can't think of anything better than a lingcod trip for mothers day:eye:
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Aaron » Fri May 08, 2009 6:16 pm

swedefish4life1 wrote:Aaron more pressure on those puppies and sitting down to fight a fish#-o lol
You have no idea Swede... there was a lot more going on than meets the eye.. it was either sit down and catch the fish, or turn around and head back to the hospital... :-#
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by swedefish4life1 » Fri May 08, 2009 6:37 pm

yOU hOOKED yOUR eAR rING?????:cyclopsan #-o lmao!!!!:viking: =d>

fISH on!:-$
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by wintersteelhead » Sun May 10, 2009 3:54 am

i finally have the pic from our opener
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by swedefish4life1 » Sun May 10, 2009 8:42 am

Are those sea bass:-# :-" lol fish on!!!

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by bubba800 » Sun May 10, 2009 10:08 am

loool heey nice fish but i thought it was 1 ling per person loool
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by wintersteelhead » Sun May 10, 2009 12:49 pm

There was actually 4 of us. 4 lings from 27-31 inches and a 15# Halibut. Sea bass.....I think not!!!! The picture for them will come next week. I leave for Neah Bay tommorrow morning!!!!!!! I will be posting pics for Swede when I get back the following monday

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by big fish lite line » Sun May 10, 2009 1:44 pm

nice work wintersteelhead!

I'd take a halibut and 4 lings any day

good luck out at neah bay that place can be really awesome if the weather cooperates. if not it can be really puky.

mind me asking were you were fishing?
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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by big fish lite line » Sun May 10, 2009 2:15 pm

I went out for a few hour this morning we got a 27in and a 28in

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Matt » Sun May 10, 2009 5:55 pm

The weekend in review:

A beautiful morning at the rocks.... not too many fish though:
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Decent sized copper:
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Even better! (pushing 6#):
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Double!
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Fishon!......
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AND its a pig!
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End of the weekend:
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Great weekend, tons of action and a HUGE pod of Orcas completely surrounded us today, porpoising 10-20 feet from the boat at times, WILD! Fun stuff, enjoy.

Tight lines all.

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by wintersteelhead » Sun May 10, 2009 5:58 pm

I was laughin my ass off when i saw you had censored the background. Nice catch. I'm impressed you catch lings that deep in the Islands. I'm a 25-90' kinda guy. Guess i'll have to explore some new tactics. Thus, what this web site is all about, the sharing of info and tecniques. Thanks for the info and reports liteline.

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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Matt » Sun May 10, 2009 6:07 pm

All of our fish came from 70' - 150' on rootbeer colored swimbaits. Mostly small fish around lummi rocks, got a few real nice ones at Peapod and also down near the south end of Lummi offshore on a steep bank we stumbled upon.....


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RE:2009 Ling Cod Season

Post by Rollin with Rolland » Sun May 10, 2009 6:22 pm

Dang...Nice fish boys! I'm sittin hear cryin'. Only two days out, and nothing to speak of. Flippin work and weather, not working in my favor this year. Still plenty of time though...:-$

I might have to not check this thread for a week or so, until I can get on some keepers. Painful.....:-({|=

good work again....looks like some people are eatin fresh ling...:-"
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