I've been really experimenting on my Rockfish/Lingcod jigging. Picked up a St Croix Mojo jig rod for heavy jigs and a Trevala S rod for light tackle slow pitch and I had a decent day with the new sticks.
No monster Lings to show off, (a caught a couple short ones) but the slow pitch thing was killing the better size rockfish. They usually run in the 1-3lb range average but with a red & gold Squish jig, every fish was 2-3lbs and I latched into a 6lb personal best for that species.
Yea, I know it's not a glam sport fish like Yellowtail or Dorado but for the West Coast version of snapper, that species, it's a slug.
(https://i.imgur.com/JeaHGi5.jpg)
Nice !
I love eating coppers! Nothing wrong with a sink full of fish.
The Man
Quote from: the rockfish ninja on October 15, 2019, 11:47:18 PM
...... a Trevala S rod for light tackle slow pitch
Yea, I know it's not a glam sport fish like Yellowtail or Dorado but for the West Coast version of snapper, that species, it's a slug.
(https://i.imgur.com/JeaHGi5.jpg)
nice fish, they might not be glam fish for the pics but they are really fun on light tackle and even better on the frying pan
That is a huge Copper for sure !! We have lots of them here in BC but not many close to that size ........................ nice fish and as mentioned ...Great Eats !
Cheers:
Todd
great job, Tony!
Nice copper! They may not be "glamorous", but those coppers get GRUMPY when they get bigger! Pretty dang good eats too!
Mike