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Headed out tomorrow, who wants to come?
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Didn't make up to Franklin Point, went a mile or so past Davenport. My net is busted so I lost 4 keeper ling cod at the surface. Bummer.
Got a 26" ling in the boat. Had 24" ling and 2 rockies on the kayak stringer (I let them bleed out back there after bonking the), repositioned, forgot about the stringer, lost all 3. The rockies floated, we got them back, the ling was nowhere to be seen. Sigh.
We ended up with one ling, 11 rockies. The small canary we kept because the hook went through the eye (normally we descend those, we sent probably 10 small ones down to grow bigger). [edit] The ling came up about 30 feet and then *peeled* line off the reel, I have never had a fish run that hard including much bigger salmon.
Crazy flat out there. Came in at 32-43mph. I'd say an average of about 34mph. Engine trimmed all the way in, that's how I like it, Dylan was asleep in the cuddy cabin and he, I, and the kicker were all on the starboard side, so trimtab used to level the boat.
The last pic is the cleaned/vacuum sealed fish, all 16.87 pounds of it. Not bad.
Got a 26" ling in the boat. Had 24" ling and 2 rockies on the kayak stringer (I let them bleed out back there after bonking the), repositioned, forgot about the stringer, lost all 3. The rockies floated, we got them back, the ling was nowhere to be seen. Sigh.
We ended up with one ling, 11 rockies. The small canary we kept because the hook went through the eye (normally we descend those, we sent probably 10 small ones down to grow bigger). [edit] The ling came up about 30 feet and then *peeled* line off the reel, I have never had a fish run that hard including much bigger salmon.
Crazy flat out there. Came in at 32-43mph. I'd say an average of about 34mph. Engine trimmed all the way in, that's how I like it, Dylan was asleep in the cuddy cabin and he, I, and the kicker were all on the starboard side, so trimtab used to level the boat.
The last pic is the cleaned/vacuum sealed fish, all 16.87 pounds of it. Not bad.
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I gotta say that it has been a steep learning curve with that 228, I'm a n00b, first boat where I'm in charge. But the more I run that boat, the more I love it. I came back in fast with my kid asleep in the cabin. It was pretty flat so I played with the trim, I know some here think this is wrong but I run that boat with the engine trimmed all the way forward pretty much 100% of the time. There was one time where it was like glass flat and I trimmed it back and got it up to 45mph. The Monterey Bay is very rarely that flat, 3' @ 11s is crazy flat, but it is still some swells. That 228 loves the bow down, gives that SV2 hull a chance to show off.
I frickin love my boat, so happy I went Grady-White. It's a great boat when you learn how to drive her.
And I have to say that while I've had my issues with my dealer in Campbell, CA, lately they have stepped up. My steering was wonky, they bled it and fixed it, my keys were wrong, they got me keys that worked, I had a fish box that the lid wouldn't stay up, they got me a new lifter. All for no charge. Go them.
Oh, and on finding fish around here, a friend was frustrated with me when I said I couldn't do it (he's the guy that took me fishing), he said find some structure and fish. If you use google maps and go to satellite view, it shows the ocean floor. Super easy to find structure and yes, he is right, fish the structure and you will get rockies and lings. And you can do the same thing to find sand and fish halibut.
I've still got a lot to learn but I'm past the point where I was terrified to go out. I'll learn, you guys teach me, my local forum teaches me, maybe one day I'll get to teach someone like me. All I know is I love that boat and I love putting fish in the box.
I frickin love my boat, so happy I went Grady-White. It's a great boat when you learn how to drive her.
And I have to say that while I've had my issues with my dealer in Campbell, CA, lately they have stepped up. My steering was wonky, they bled it and fixed it, my keys were wrong, they got me keys that worked, I had a fish box that the lid wouldn't stay up, they got me a new lifter. All for no charge. Go them.
Oh, and on finding fish around here, a friend was frustrated with me when I said I couldn't do it (he's the guy that took me fishing), he said find some structure and fish. If you use google maps and go to satellite view, it shows the ocean floor. Super easy to find structure and yes, he is right, fish the structure and you will get rockies and lings. And you can do the same thing to find sand and fish halibut.
I've still got a lot to learn but I'm past the point where I was terrified to go out. I'll learn, you guys teach me, my local forum teaches me, maybe one day I'll get to teach someone like me. All I know is I love that boat and I love putting fish in the box.
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I've gotten so much help from this website, if you will drive to harbor in your car, take COVID seriously, wear a mask on the boat (yeah, I know they suck, but they work), then hell yes, lets go fish!
It's all about timing, it's crappy out there now, next Monday/Tuesday (so a week away), look like 3' @ 11s again. That's pretty much as nice as it gets.
Seeing as how it's a 40 hour drive and I have to cross a closed border to do it, it may be awhile before I can take you up on the invite. That being said, I will definitely let you know if I'm ever in the area.