Tues. Linda Mar

Anyone interested in hitting linda mar in the A.M. .  I think If Do it I will Launch between 6:30 and 7:00.  experienced help would be appreciated.

Jason

if i am not working i will be there, don't know if i qualify as experienced help though.

craig

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Hope to see you there!

Jason

Jason -I'll be there - 5AM  

I might be there too, but it will be later.... closer to 8am.

Alright I will be there at 5 am.

If you guys were to use a sinker release what size lead would you use?
Jason

Not that I am experienced or anything but I have used from 1/2# all the way to 3oz on my release. Anything over 1/2# gets to be a pain to paddle with (for me at least)

I told work I need two days off. They told me my team can't function without me. My response, I can't function without fishing.

What's the fancy setup for linda mar?

-Brian

Brian - here's what I use:

I only troll when the conditions are good - (most likely very early in the morning)

I use a pink lady diver with flashers and a rainbow colored apex.
http://www.luhrjensen.com/prod_lure_select.cfm?Stock=5550&CategoryID=12&ProductNo=5550-000-0091

http://www.luhrjensen.com/prod_detail.cfm?ProductNo=3700-000-0150&CategoryID=20&SizeID=0

http://www.boatersworld.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=758414&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10051

I had 3 break-offs  in Linda Mar last year - so I will be beefing up my line to 20 # when trolling this time around. And since you will have a lot of line behind you (when trolling)- I suggest paddling a few more strokes once a salmon hits your lure to get a proper hookset. IF you pick up your rod too soon and try setting the hook yourself - you'll likely loose the fish ( I learned the hard way and lost fish this way)

I still prefer mooching - like my teacher (Stuart)    once said...."mooching is like playing cat and mouse"....
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Love the fish. Respect the fish.
Re-create for him the sense that he is eating from the hand of God....
......then quickly set your hook!

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If you bat alright out there I'll probably take a stab at it over the weekend after fort ross.

So I need a big ole apex, a dodger and a diver. Sounds easy enough.  What about rotary salmon killers?

-Brian

watermelon apex!  

In response to the weight for trolling. Usually folks say 10% of the line test for monofilament diameter.  So, if you're using 20lb mono-- then roughly a 2lb weight.

I use PowerPro-- so I get 8lb diameter-- which means i end up using about 10-12 ozs.  That's perfectly reasonable, anything heavier than about 1 # and it gets too cumbersome to deal with.

Good Luck to everyone tomorrow.  I'm planning my first trip to Linda Mar on Sunday and will be looking forward to stories about your trip.  Hope I won't be saying "shoulda be here on Tuesday"

Thanks,
Pete

I won't be able to make it Tuesday morning, but I will try for Wednesday afternoon.
Good luck, guys....Go get'em!