victoriaboater
Active Member
Thanks for the advice!
Just one side for now. Some guys think the wire calls the fish in LOL
Fished yesterday with the old man, Springs were co-operating alot more then the past few days getting into 5 and landing 2 a 19 red female and letting go a 12 pounder aswell. We lost 3 more one broke off and two long lines.
Here is the red we got at 100ft on a purple haze squirt and purple haze flasher.
Today we got out again a little later then yesterday as I was in buying my new electric downrigger. Ive had numerous people tell me to switch back over to wire rigger line. So Today was the first time in over 7 years ive run a rigger with wire. The results were good. Arrived in the trap and dropped the lines. First passover the reef. Double header instantly. Let a nice 12 pound spring go and let a nice wild coho about 9 pounds go aswell. Got the lines set and turned back for another tack and well what do you know another double. This time it was a small 6 pound spring and another 12 pound feeder spring. Both let go to swim again. Things got slow and I started to wonder if the wire was scaring all the fish.
Trolled home past the head and into the bay. Current just ripping and the kicker throttle matted out doing 6.5 knots avoinding kelp piles in the rip tide from Hell. My Dad yells "You Popped, you popped". First thing going thru my head is sh*& I hooked a bull kelp. I walk back grab the rod and hold on because the run this bull kelp took blew my mind. Over half the spool emptied on my MR3 in one go. Holy crap. This aint no kelp I got a spring.
After my longest battle of the year(25+ mins) We boated this 27 pound beauty. 106ft on the rigger spatter back hootchie.
Here are a few more taken over the past few days
Cheers, KK