Plan was to get limits of rockfish and then move to the yellow grounds.
Rockfish grounds were productive, but the quality was smaller than what I usually find here... at least for the reds.
It was fast limits though.
Green-spotted
(https://i.imgur.com/Z3GMiAq.jpeg)
Almost a Record Starry... 2lb 9oz.... IGFA world record is 2lb 14oz
(https://i.imgur.com/qOtORNe.jpeg)
Bank Perch
(https://i.imgur.com/ducOkSH.jpeg)
Copper
(https://i.imgur.com/6e41GOA.jpeg)
Reds... Not bad ones, but not the cows I'm used to..
(https://i.imgur.com/cyodt9r.jpeg)
I then get a slamming hit on my 400-gram jig with triple inline hook set up! I knew this was a big one, but I've also caught quite a few sharks out here in December so suspected this might be one of them. After a few runs, it was gone and I reeled up my jig with only 1 hook and not 3. It had to be a sharp tooth critter to bite through 500# braid...
Got my limit and ran in looking for yellows. I have some new coworkers that wanted fresh fish, so I need to make sure I am their supplier. lol
I saw one yellow caught slow trolling and heard of a few others, but otherwise it was too many boats in a small area. I decided to move and load up on whitefish and possibly get lucky on a halibut.
I was catching my whitefish, but also bass.
(https://i.imgur.com/vgCFCTQ.jpeg)
Ended up with 5 whitefish and 3 calico.
(https://i.imgur.com/9UgNKW6.jpeg)
That was it. My shoulder is torn up and I headed home to get the boat and fish cleaned up.
Damn was this a huge Starry. I was hoping it was full of food and not eggs, but I would be wrong. I did feel kind of bad.
(https://i.imgur.com/ppXXUhi.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/x6ZiGcJ.jpeg)
5 ounces away from another IGFA record. I'll have to pay a bit more attention the next time I head out.
Thanks for reading and until next tide!