Holland PM 7/31 1 for 3

[Billy Philly]

We would have had a lot more fish if we had found the right water on time!

We set up in 80FOW and slid out to where all the other boats were in 120 FOW or deeper. We weren’t marking anything, so we slid back in to 60-70FOW and it was game ON! Tons of bait and fish marks! One hit and miss on a 7clr lead, then we doubled up on a rigger down 45, and a 275cu. One got off, but we landed the 275cu after it tangled two other lines. Nice 17.2lb king though. The bite turned off around 9:30 but we kept marking lots of bait and fish in that 60 range. 
 

What worked:

60-70 FOW trolling North at 2.7SOG

Mag UV Glow Bloody Booger on a 7clr lead

Mag UV Glow Agent Orange on rigger down 45

Standard UV Glow Bloody Nose on 275cu

[littleboat]

Real nice fish! Congrats!

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[2MD]

Thanks for the report. Beautiful fish!

[SeaFoam]

Nice fish!

I was out solo last night as well.  Went 2-2. Fished mostly just inside the group in 120-135 FOW.  Trolled in toward the end of my night into 80 FOW and pulled lines at 9:30. I wish I would have made it in to your depth! 
 

6:45 pm: 13 lb king, rigger down 68 ft. Mag MS Green Jeans.  
 

9:00 pm: 6 lb Steelhead, 300 WS, Mag MS Happy Meal. 
 

What didn’t work: high diver at various depths, meat rigs, lead cores. 
 

Beautiful night with calm waters and just an occasional light rain. 
 

 

[SeaFoam]

[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

Nice work with the evening bite.  I should have gone out instead of doing boat maintenance.  Excited to see some bigger kings coming back in to the area.

[littleboat]

Some nice fish there John!

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