Playin Hooky Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Whitehall 8/16 AM Fished N out of the channel. Slow start to the morning. Surface temps mid to low 60s break was around 35 down in 60-100 fow 44-47 degrees. Fished 60-110 fow. Only 1 hit and miss on a rigger 35 down from 0600 to 0700. Then a 5.5# king on a stinger hammered silver/orange end set as a fixed slider 30 down in 100 fow N troll. Another shaker on same slider shortly thereafter. Then a long wait until around 0900 when a fish bombed the wire diver with blue/white spinnie & blue dolphin fly out 140 on 3--a 24# KING! (Largest fish I've personally boxed on board my boat.) 95 is fow E troll. 10 minutes later a screamer on a 6 color with std SS blue dolphin. Cleared a side and did 4 circles around that fish but couldn't get him to the boat. Eventually popped off and the hook had a scale on it--likely foul-hooked a nice king. Next action at around noon when a 15+# king hammered a stingray mixed veggies on the rigger at 50 down 88 fow E troll. That big hen stayed low and swam under the boat going forward, wrapped a cable and dipsy line and we managed to unbraid that potential fiasco and land her! A couple hits and misses on the 5 color with std Stinger green dolphin, took a 4# king on 200 copper mag stingray Coyote, caught an 8# king missed a pair on the rigger sliders--all around 100 fow S troll.Then the same wire diver went again in 90 fow E troll--21# king! A couple other "here and gones" on the 5 color and rigger sliders--very frustrating with the small fish slapping at lures and not hooking up. Finally a 18# king on the 200 copper/mag Coyote.8/someteen-ish with 4 or five drive-bys. Landed all the big fish for a nice box in total after a slow start. Full moon may have slowed the twilight bite but big kings were hungry later in the morning. We stuck it out and were rewarded with 2 of the best fish in several years!Thanks to all who've posted here-- the info is helpful to us "out-of-towners"! Good luck and hope to get over there again neaxt week.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEYES Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congrats on your big fish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLF Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Nice job Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailer Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Nice job on some big fish Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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