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Things are starting to pick up on the Slaw. I went 2/3 this weekend dragging chartreuse brined green labels. Finally got the chinook skunk gone.
The first one came in front of the CG station about 10:30am on Saturday. Marked one fish on the screen in the deep hole and 10 seconds later my rod buried.
Quite the epic fight. There were about a dozen crab pots in there and the fish was going right through them. I powered up the motor and was able to guide it out into the open water. A couple of long and deep runs and it was in the boat. 20# hen full of eggs.
That afternoon I lost a BIG one under the 101 bridge. I was tolling right under it when he hammered it. We had a strong incoming tide and it was everything we could do the keep the boat away from the bridge and work him. Had him to the boat twice but I wasn't able to net him and the wife was running the boat. Finally lost him.
Yesterday morning I picked up the 14# upstream of the barge fishing the outgoing at over 3mph. Seemed way too fast. I was messing with another rod when my sucked all the way to the water. I thought I was snagged until I got it out of the rod holder.
It was a great weekend after finally being able to catch fish on herring.
Thanks everyone for all of your advice and encouragement!!!!
The first one came in front of the CG station about 10:30am on Saturday. Marked one fish on the screen in the deep hole and 10 seconds later my rod buried.
Quite the epic fight. There were about a dozen crab pots in there and the fish was going right through them. I powered up the motor and was able to guide it out into the open water. A couple of long and deep runs and it was in the boat. 20# hen full of eggs.
That afternoon I lost a BIG one under the 101 bridge. I was tolling right under it when he hammered it. We had a strong incoming tide and it was everything we could do the keep the boat away from the bridge and work him. Had him to the boat twice but I wasn't able to net him and the wife was running the boat. Finally lost him.
Yesterday morning I picked up the 14# upstream of the barge fishing the outgoing at over 3mph. Seemed way too fast. I was messing with another rod when my sucked all the way to the water. I thought I was snagged until I got it out of the rod holder.
It was a great weekend after finally being able to catch fish on herring.
Thanks everyone for all of your advice and encouragement!!!!
