DP 1/23
 

Launched from the boat ramp with my son at 5:45 in a dense fog and headed to a waypoint near the whistler buoy out on the point. I got a little lost in the fog after I rounded the jetty and it took me a few minutes to believe the direction that my gps was telling me to go to reach my waypoint. It is amazing how the fog can mess with your brain. Even trying to paddle in a straight line was a chore. I'd take 20 strokes and look down at my steer arrow and find that I was 30 t0 45 degrees from the proper heading.

On the way out I realized that I had forgotten my gaff, game clip and rod holders so the odds of hooking a nice fish were greatly increased. Got to the area and was able to make a nice bunch of candy bar sized macks and started some dropper loop drifts. Had lots of action on nice chunky sand bass some lings and one nice halibut.

the fog burned off by 8:00 and the water totally glassed off and it turned into a beautiful day out there.

Final count:

6 Chunky sand bass, all but 1 on bait and all released
3 lings, all on bait and all over the limit and keepable in March.
1 edible halibut on bait and kept.
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Nice warm up for Saturday's event.

That but looks thick! Impressive without a gaff or game clip as well.

Thanks for the report.

Many people don't know this but Rossman lips his halis!



Nice day for you sir.

:cheers1:

Love and hate, I love catching big tasty fish, I hate fishing in the fog! See you Saturday! Nice to hear your son is getting on the water too :D

Lipping them is too hard on the thumb. If you let them chomp down on your whole fist, they hang on long enough to get them over the side and into the rod pod. I thought he was going to punch his way out the bottom of the yak after I got him in there. You cant kill them. The kerfuffle in my rod pod went on for an hour and a half

Going to be a halibut battle!!!

Yes. Yes he does.

Sounds like a good day on the water!

Yea, I'll have to make a point of forgetting my gaft and game clip. Looks like it works wonders.

The fish in DP are counting down the days til you leave for Baja. Glad you were able to drag the boy out with you too.

haha, odds of catching some beasts are always increased when you don't have things you NEED! good stuff.

Sweet but!


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Nice flattie! Congrats.

Another beauty! :cheers1:

Nice pull...

Great looking fish. Sounds like you had a good time.