Hooked Up

Thanks for the report! Sounds like a great week of fishing!

the only hooks that seem to be sharp right out of the package are the Big Weenie fly's...I've hooked myself already a few times this year and can vouch for their sharpness!

Great advice!

Didn't you lose a 300 copper earlier in the week? Nice fish to go along with the story!

I just began running "meat" this year as a buddy brought a meat-rig along and ran it. Couple of questions:

I heard a slow roll is the way to run it, what does that typically mean "speed-wise"?

What's the difference in the different types of "meat" as mentioned in an earlier post?

Looks tasty!

Thanks for the report!!!

Fished just outside the pier heads out to 55' fow w/ my dad,son,and nephew....saw guys catching fish in the channel on our way out so set up just outside the "pack" and worked north & south.....numbers were good 6/7:D, but all small kings w/2 throw backs.

What worked in the cold (42-45 degree water):

5-color core: UV Mixed Veggie SS (2/2)

Braid Diver "regular size" : 57-60' back on 3 SS Spoon (not sure of name chrome/blue/black stripe) 2/3

Wire Diver: 30'back Orange MS spoon Walker Mag Diver set on 1.5 (1/1)

Braid Diver "regular size": Green MS Flounder Pounder (1/1)

Couldn't get a nibble on FF/Plugs/or rigger rods!

I had similar results in close....6/7, but all small kings. I kept thinking I should head out deeper, but didn't

Thanks for the report!

Wow! Nice box of fish!!

Awesome! Can't wait to see a pic of that beast:thumb:

Nice fish! I bought my boat from a guy up there ~ beautiful area:thumb:

Spread is as follows:

Rigger down 25 w/ MAG Moonshine Mongolian beef

Rigger down 15 with glow spinny and glow fly

Dipsy out 75 on 1 setting with spinny fly on the spoon rigger side of the boat

Dipsy out 100 on 1 setting with glow plug on the

2 color on a board maybe 20 yds off to the side with a glow plug with a

2 color with a spoon 20 yds off to the side with a standard glow spoon

I typically run 2.2 at the ball or close to it.

I guess I am always afraid to start in too shallow of water. If the temp break is out at 75 feet is the concensus to start trolling in 40 fow and work out deeper as the morning progresses or is that too much.

Speed seems a bit slow to me ~ I've been running 2.8 - 3.2 at the ball...seems when I slow down below 2.5 so does the fishing ~~~ but I'm far from an expert;)

Putting rookies on a 300' copper is so mean....I did it twice last year. Best part is when they switch hands half way through because their arm is tired :-)

Nice report!

I know, but he's young~ even better when the king pulled the board under for 5 minutes and kept taking line:D

Yup he did....it was nice way to break him in ~~~

Fished with Zman, father-in-law and nephew (who had never fished before).

Expected a little chop, but turned into 3' rollers...plowed into them north, so we could troll with the waves south all night.

3/4 ---- 2 smaller size kings (6# & 10#) and a nice 20.50 # King:D

Set up in 95 fow, trolled south...what worked:

300' copper MJ magnum spoon 20.50# King (nephew's first fish ever!)

220' copper Mixed Veggie swing and miss

Rigger 66 down Moonshine Green Flounder Pounder 6# king

Wire diver 140' back blue SD/blue bubble fly 10# king

Fished 90'-110' fow all night.

Wow ~ what a fish! Hope to catch its twin tonight weather permitting.

Nothing wrong going 3/6 in that short of a trip! Well done:thumb:

Not bad at all, but it was kinda cool and damp..a few fleas, but nothing like I experienced in early July.

Very nice!

That's awesome! Just think if you were fishing the "umbrella" rig, or if they were both 20#'s !!!

is there a pic of that tuna anywhere? Seems like more reports of 20# + kings in July than other years...HANG ON !

I was surprised by the lack of boats that were out, although it was a bit foggy, so may have been more than I realized...not much chatter out of GH on the radio though..encouraging to mark as many fish as we did !

Fished w/Ken & Zman last night, finished 6/9...

All Kings ~ What worked:

Meat rig wire diver 150' back took 3 hits (2/3)

Rigger down 47' Lemon Ice spoon 2 hits (1/2)

Blue Bubble fly / Spin Dr back 125 1/2

Mixed Veggie braid diver back 90 1/1

Green Dolphin braid diver back 125 1/1

2 kings 6#

3 kings 12#

1 king 16#

Fished 90' - 140'

Soggy night, but marked a lot of fish, especially in the top 30' but couldn't get the high lines/boards to go.

Great catch! I appreciate the post w/pic's and details! Hopefully stable weather and the larger numbers will continue

Nice King!

I was hoping to go out last night, but kept seeing the whitecaps on the GH web cam and chickened out...looked like it layed down a bit by 7 pm....maybe I didn't miss much?...if the fish stay tight to the pier heads, this weekend will be combat fishing!