5/13/24 Report

[Bryan Young]

I was hoping you guys were going to swing by San Jose on you way back. Next time.

[Keta]

I was hoping you guys were going to swing by San Jose on you way back. Next time.

If I was driving I would have Bryan, Mike and Rick had 6 and 7 more hours to go to get home.

[Crab Pot]

I was going to clone this version and paint it in glow white for my August 4 day.

[Keta]

In my opinion lots of glow is not natural and plain jane Eddy Bombs support this.  a few small dots might be ok.

[pjstevko]

If you can find a through wired sinker you won't need the safety leash to the treble hook.

[Keta]

Or just go with one or two assist hooks on top.

[pjstevko]

Or just go with one or two assist hooks on top.

Thats the rigging most Captains I've fished with prefer.

They don't like trebles swinging around if the fish is hooked by the assist hooks.

[Crab Pot]

If you can find a through wired sinker you won't need the safety leash to the treble hook.

I'd hate to lose the fish of a lifetime by trusting the factory wire.

Be it a assist hook or treble, it's cheap insurance to leash it.

In my opinion.

Top assist hooks obviously work too!

Thanks for posting the pic Lee,

Steve

[Keta]

Or just go with one or two assist hooks on top.

Thats the rigging most Captains I've fished with prefer.

They don't like trebles swinging around if the fish is hooked by the assist hooks.

Yup, for some reason the deckhands do not like large hooks in their body parts.


When I was a deckhand on Oregon charter boats I hated diving plugs due to having to remove a hook or two from my hands.  Even a smallish albacore inhaled plugs so hooking was never a issue.  A BFT will  swallow a 16-24 ounce eddy bomb.

[pjstevko]

If you can find a through wired sinker you won't need the safety leash to the treble hook.

I'd hate to lose the fish of a lifetime by trusting the factory wire.

Be it a assist hook or treble, it's cheap insurance to leash it.

In my opinion.

Top assist hooks obviously work too!

Thanks for posting the pic Lee,

Steve

You don't have to trust the factory wire if you attach the assist hooks to a Ultra split ring to the solid ring on your bite leader....

[Crab Pot]

You don't have to trust the factory wire if you attach the assist hooks to a Ultra split ring to the solid ring on your bite leader....

PJ

I was referring to directly snap ringing a hook to the weights bottom wire loop.

Steve

[Keta]

Through wired weights eliminate that it you must have hooks on the bottom.

[jgp12000]

That cow will make alot of Sashimi ,Bet that was
Quite a battle Lee !

[Keta]

About 30 minutes on 80# gear.