Carmel Bay 7/29

Bummer indeed, Kim.  Cool on the replacement though.

You are getting the lings on scampis?  I am 0/toomany tries this season for ling. 

Have fun on Saturday. 

I have caught  all of my lings on a white scampi, with the exception of one which I caught with a blue Damara (lead fish Jig).

I am not surew about the north vs. south theory but I have been fishing near Pt. Lobos for several years and this is the first really wormy fish I have caught.  I am curious about the travel from the stomach to the flesh theory though because there was poential evidence of that.  There were many, what looked like bloody holes about the same diameter as the worms in the flesh that could have resulted from such activity?  Does anyone know?  It was at least a few hours before I made it home and cleaned that fish.  What would you recommend with regard to gutting them ASAP on the water in a Kayak?  Just dump the guts and blood in the water and watch out for the landlord and hope all of your fingers are still there when done?   

What I do is keep the fish alive as long as possible (on a game clip in the water while keeping an eye out for furbags) and then filet them right after I land.  That way I don't have to hassle the guts at home. 

I'm leary of gutting them on the water.  I'd feel like I was chumming who-knows-what through my scuppers.   


Randy