rockcod and lingcod opener where ya going?

maybe HMB or maybe Linda Mar....I'm leaning towards LM cause the salmon maybe in by then. A rockfish/salmon combo is the ticket 

I just have to make sure I don't have a salmon on board - together with rockfish cause DFG might raise a flag

 Rock Hopper
what time u going up Ft. Ross maybe i can follow u up there

Collins lake family Camping

maybe HMB or maybe Linda Mar....I'm leaning towards LM cause the salmon maybe in by then. A rockfish/salmon combo is the ticket 

I just have to make sure I don't have a salmon on board - together with rockfish cause DFG might raise a flag

You certainly do not want to have any rods with barbed hooks rigged if you have a salmon on board.....That sounds like an expensive ticket.

If your gonna do a combo trip, you best fish rockfish with barbless circle hooks.

I may not have a yak for the opener though.....  I already got a couple of replies to my Craigslist ad for "Ripple".


MolBasser

I have successfully caught lings and rockfish with barbless circle hooks.  It was an experiment when I was more into fishing than catching.

You have two options with the rockfish/salmon combo...

1.) fish for salmon first and then fish for rockfish with barbless hooks (probably circle hooks if you're using bait (anchovies) for the rockfish.

2.) fish for rockfish first and then switch to barbless hooks for salmon but don't get fishing in waters deeper than 180' with rockfish on board.

I believe that most people do the first option.

Brian

Collins lake family Camping

Hey Mike, I'll be up there camping with the family also. We'll be there from the 1st through the 9th.

I would have thought Brian's #2 order would work best.  Maybe my logic is flawed - I am newer at this than many of you.

I'll be rockfishing near bottom...  So, no salmon caught while rockfishing.  Load up on a bag of rockfish... then move offshore to fish for salmon with barbless hooks.  If DFG stops by the yak when i am 4 miles out going for salmon with a bag of RF on board, the rigs will all be barbless then... no harm no foul.

Not sure why you'd try for salmon first, for however long until you might catch one, then if so, be limited to barbless hooks after switching over to rockfish....  Sure it can be done, but why force oneself into it?

There must be a good reason that I am missing.     

I thnk it will be davenport for me, unless I go down south and join Chef for a more exotic go-out......

Molbasser- I have a Drifter you can use for the opener til your 13 comes in.  Call me.

Allen

Right on Allen, if I need it I will call you.

Thanks.

MolBasser

Hey craig care to carpool

I would have thought Brian's #2 order would work best.  Maybe my logic is flawed - I am newer at this than many of you.

I'll be rockfishing near bottom...  So, no salmon caught while rockfishing.  Load up on a bag of rockfish... then move offshore to fish for salmon with barbless hooks.  If DFG stops by the yak when i am 4 miles out going for salmon with a bag of RF on board, the rigs will all be barbless then... no harm no foul.

Not sure why you'd try for salmon first, for however long until you might catch one, then if so, be limited to barbless hooks after switching over to rockfish....  Sure it can be done, but why force oneself into it?

There must be a good reason that I am missing.     

I'm no expert either, but your best shot at salmon seems to be starting early and covering lots of ground.  By doing this early and getting it out of the way, you can then target RF at reef on the way back in.  Also salmon tend to be deeper than the 120' RF limit.

If the salmon come to LM like they did in 2004, you will have the perfect opportunity to test your method.   

For those that missed the memo, the rockfish depth limit this year is 180', so enjoy the extra 10 fathoms of depth.

As for DFG stopping someone with a bag full of rockfish 3 miles out trying for salmon... they can (and most likely will) give you a citation even if you're using barbless hooks.  So be careful.

Hey Troy - I usually meet Bob in Windsor between 5:00 and 5:30AM. Then it's another 1hr 20min drive to Fort Ross. If you can make it up here by then you're more than welcome to follow us up to Da Fort.

cool rock hopper where can i meet  u in Windsor I will be on time
also what kind of lure,s do i need i have never fish that area before