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Quote from: Andy1976 on September 23, 2018, 05:56:57 PM
Quote from: traildad on September 23, 2018, 01:30:38 PM
I couldn’t have asked for nicer conditions. Not windy, the drift was slight and the day got sunny and warmed up in time for a fantastic potluck. Most of the time I’ve fished at Ocean Cove it has been for Simply Fishing so I haven’t had a chance to explore the area with a fish finder. Bryan, Adrian and I tried to find a good spot based on the maps we’d looked at the night before. All we found were little fish. The copper colored jig worked the best for me. I caught my first ocean salmon with it. I hooked up in 100 fow in front of Stillwater Cove. Then my line started going sideways and I could tell it was coming to the surface. I’ve never had a rockfish head for the surface so I was thinking maybe a salmon. Since I can’t convince anyone that the regs say it’s legal to keep since I wasn’t fishing for salmon, I released it. I’m going to have to give salmon fishing a try next year. I didn’t get any lings so I released all the fish I caught. Everybody seemed to have a great time at the potluck, and from the sound of it quite a few people were having a great time at the after party also. I was lucky enough to win the mushroom trip with Dylan. I’m looking forward to that. Thanks to Dylan and all the sponsors for supporting the cause. Also thanks to Ruben and family and the volunteers that put on another fantastic event.

I made the copper jig. Nice to hear it worked well. Thanks

It worked very well hopefully the winner and the others that cought big fish on it will post up. Simply amazing...

Thanks TW I was going to do scrambled egg another favorite but had a feeling I should do copper instead.

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Fishing Tournaments and Events / Re: Simply Fishing 2018

« on: September 23, 2018, 05:56:57 PM »

Quote from: traildad on September 23, 2018, 01:30:38 PM

I couldn’t have asked for nicer conditions. Not windy, the drift was slight and the day got sunny and warmed up in time for a fantastic potluck. Most of the time I’ve fished at Ocean Cove it has been for Simply Fishing so I haven’t had a chance to explore the area with a fish finder. Bryan, Adrian and I tried to find a good spot based on the maps we’d looked at the night before. All we found were little fish. The copper colored jig worked the best for me. I caught my first ocean salmon with it. I hooked up in 100 fow in front of Stillwater Cove. Then my line started going sideways and I could tell it was coming to the surface. I’ve never had a rockfish head for the surface so I was thinking maybe a salmon. Since I can’t convince anyone that the regs say it’s legal to keep since I wasn’t fishing for salmon, I released it. I’m going to have to give salmon fishing a try next year. I didn’t get any lings so I released all the fish I caught. Everybody seemed to have a great time at the potluck, and from the sound of it quite a few people were having a great time at the after party also. I was lucky enough to win the mushroom trip with Dylan. I’m looking forward to that. Thanks to Dylan and all the sponsors for supporting the cause. Also thanks to Ruben and family and the volunteers that put on another fantastic event.

I made the copper jig. Nice to hear it worked well. Thanks

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Slow pitch rockfishing

« on: March 16, 2018, 07:59:06 AM »

Quote from: traildad on March 14, 2018, 01:00:36 PM

Quote from: hightide on March 14, 2018, 12:12:27 PM
Too much work for RFs doing the slow pitch/jig stuff.
I'm going to try it because it's supposed to be less work. One crank or less on the reel instead of lifting the pole to move the lure. That sounds easier to me.

It's much easier. The rod does the fighting for you and they're super light.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Slow pitch rockfishing

« on: March 10, 2018, 05:24:36 PM »

Quote from: traildad on March 10, 2018, 03:30:14 PM

Quote from: Andy1976 on March 10, 2018, 02:52:49 PM
Quote from: traildad on March 09, 2018, 06:11:03 PM
Quote from: Andy1976 on March 08, 2018, 11:20:21 PM
It's a ton of fun. I started last year. I'm didtributing slow pitch rods and reels by truscend. Pretty amazing how light and powerful they are. I'll never go back.
Sounds interesting. I found info on the web. How do you rig up the hooks on your jigs? The picture I saw had two hooks at each end.

I really like the two assist hooks at the bottom. I used that on my 4oz octopus and personal slow pitch jigs i did for myself. Like the one's shimano uses on their slow pitch flat fall jig. I only used the one mackerel jig in 6oz for the last 3 or 4 trips. The fish hit the jig when rod straightens itself. Caught 100 percent of the fish at the top of the pitch.

So you go with hooks only on one end? I was thinking about maybe a treble at each end.

That's a great idea if you want to buy a million jigs lol. The two assist hooks at the bottom work amazingly.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Slow pitch rockfishing

« on: March 10, 2018, 02:58:11 PM »

I still use a few different techniques. Mainly I jig, fish my octopus, and use a tube bait. I'll never go back to using normal rods and reels for rick fish. Slow pitch is ultra light and ultra powreful. That equals fun. I hooked a 10 lb ling by the tail last year on a slow pitch set-up. The rod isn't bigger than my trout gear. It really handled that fish with ease. It also takes a while to realize how powerful the rods are because they're deceiving. I would go with a 2 to 6 oz setup first.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Slow pitch rockfishing

« on: March 10, 2018, 02:52:49 PM »

Quote from: traildad on March 09, 2018, 06:11:03 PM

Quote from: Andy1976 on March 08, 2018, 11:20:21 PM
It's a ton of fun. I started last year. I'm didtributing slow pitch rods and reels by truscend. Pretty amazing how light and powerful they are. I'll never go back.
Sounds interesting. I found info on the web. How do you rig up the hooks on your jigs? The picture I saw had two hooks at each end.

I really like the two assist hooks at the bottom. I used that on my 4oz octopus and personal slow pitch jigs i did for myself. Like the one's shimano uses on their slow pitch flat fall jig. I only used the one mackerel jig in 6oz for the last 3 or 4 trips. The fish hit the jig when rod straightens itself. Caught 100 percent of the fish at the top of the pitch.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Slow pitch rockfishing

« on: March 08, 2018, 11:20:21 PM »

It's a ton of fun. I started last year. I'm didtributing slow pitch rods and reels by truscend. Pretty amazing how light and powerful they are. I'll never go back.

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