Brian Reiber
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My favorites were always the black or the dark purple.
Swimbaits and Lingcod
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Aces
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The giant halibut like the black ones
kaelc
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You guys jigging with them drifting? I got one jigging at anchor, but I’ve used a white tail and white hootchies on spreader bars with bait successfully. I have a black squid jig that had some lings hit it but no keepers yet and no Hali hits.
A guide friend of mine just used a white Berkeley power grub on a tandem hook set up on a spreader bar for Halibut when we were up North.
we had no problem catching our limits in short order.
A-a-Ron
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Funny that’s exactly how I fish lings. (Minus the “rest” on bottom when the current’s ripping) About 15-20 seconds between bottom drops.
And my go to swim bait is Gibbs power paddle 4oz Herring Aid Color. But I bought them all out of stock…. Lol.
Fisher_dude
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I watched a video of a guy jigging a swim bait while he was free diving in California. Had it on a small rod. He entices a ling out of its hole and it follows the jig up while he’s shaking it. It takes a couple swipes but never fully commits until he free spools and drop the jig and it hammers
It. I’ll go see if I can find it in my history. Pretty cool vid.
It. I’ll go see if I can find it in my history. Pretty cool vid.
Fisher_dude
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it’s at the 16 min mark. Previous stuff is some rock cod, greenling and cabezon.
bcbassfishing
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My girlfriend just rolls her eyes when she sees another box from Harbour Chandler show up. lol
donnie d
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If you marry her that eye roll evolves into something else. Speaking from experience…
cohochinook
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Where'd you get it?
jlaffin
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I got it from this US website. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Mend-It_Softbait_Glue/descpage-MIG.html
A relative brought it over the border for me. I think you can get it in Canada. I bought the 1oz. bottle and it seems like plenty. A little goes a long way with repairs.
SpringVelocity
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I just picked up the root beer color at PNT on way down island. I move over to jig heads with grubs and swim tails. Way cheaper.
hippaisland
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Motor mooch them! Assuming you’ve got a fairly maneuverable boat I find it works very well. 8-10oz weight on a slider with a 5-6’ leader of heavy mono. If I’m working a 30’ deep reef I drop right on top, hit bottom, and in and out of gear covering a bit of ground. I try and keep the lines around 20-30 degree angle and let them do their thing. @Rain City can attest! Also known in the southern gulf islands as the Ling King.
Rain City
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Ah, that's BC wide bud. LOL
Sentinel
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I have soaked many a curly tail grub and twin tail scampi on home poured lead head jigs over the years. Two things are pretty much a given, you are going to lose gear at some point if you are fishing the right habitat and some bodies are going to get trashed by these toothy leviathans. This year I tried some new swim baits made by Zman called diezel minnowz in the 7”variety. They are made with a compound they call elaztech and in my testing it does hold up much better than other available plastic baits. They are super stretchy and supple but absorb a lot of punishment. I have yet to have one ruined by fish. They also slide right on my same home made lead head jigs. I am not sure you will find a vendor up there for them but here is a link where I get them here in the states. Best of all, they catch lingcod like nobodies business!
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Z-Man DieZel MinnowZ 7 inch Paddle Tail Swimbait 3 pack
Features: The Z-Man DieZel MinnowZ Paddle Tail Swimbait are 7 inch large paddle tail swimbaits. 10X Tough ElaZtech® construction for extreme durability, even when ripping it through grass and other surface cover! Lifelike swimming actions at all retrieve speeds. Molded-in hook slot and...
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Fisher_dude
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I’ve been looking for some of those. How is the stretch?
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