So this was the full-day halibut and king salmon trip out of Seward I booked in my previous post...and it ended up on the Huntress, a shared 6-pack, Alaskan-style.
- Started at the area for the larger 'buts, where I was set up to jig a 32oz lead head with a white curl tail while everyone else were on cut bait. Only boated a black rockfish.
- Moved to next area for "chickens" where managed my two 'but limit with two "chickens" <= 28". Also hooked up to a dogfish (released) and another black rockfish towards my three-rockfish limit. Had switched to cut rig like everyone else since the jigging-only session of the first stop was tiring.
- Afterwards, moved closer to shore to troll for kings. Only managed landing my third black rockfish. No one got any kings, but pinks were boated, but none for me.
- Finally, a move back to the "chicken" spot since one person was still short on their two-'but limit. No love for him, though, by time we had to head back to Seward; he did earn the questionable distinction of being the "dogfish whisperer" of the trip with 7 (all released).
One of my 'buts is showing in the pic below (I was designated with the orange zip ties).
(https://i.imgur.com/p0rHuXs.jpeg)
All fishing done until the switch over to trolling was on the new-to-me 16VSX (https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,39871.0.html) and an Okuma VSB-C-663M-MH. Everything tested and worked as expected. All that's needed for the 16VSX is a new 100lb top shot, and it will be ready for the 2025 July 5-8 SOA charter. ;D
I'm curious: Was the Huntress formerly in Juneau? Do you know the name of the captain?
Quote from: Keta on June 22, 2025, 02:18:50 PMI hope the weather is better than we had on the June trip.
Hazy sunshine. Calmer conditions in the AM, rougher on the ride back to the dock.
Quote from: Keta on June 23, 2025, 03:07:55 AMDid you check out the aquarium?
The full-day of halibut and king fishing was my only objective. The family chose to do kayaking while I fished.