2021 Sooke Reports
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As stated above, minimum size is 45 cm, but no max size on hatchery marked.
Here is the variation order from the Fisheries and Ocean website. No note of Max size for area 20-5.
Subarea 20-5 (portions of Beecher Bay):
That portion of Subarea 20-5 northerly of a line drawn from 48°19.554'N, 123°37.768'W to 48°19.589'N, 123°36.533'W, then following the shoreline of Frazer Island east to the RCA boundary at 48°19.700'N, 123°36.267'W, then to 48°19.633'N, 123°35.681'W; and
Effective immediately to 23:59 hours July 31, 2021, one (1) Chinook per day hatchery-marked only. The minimum size in Area 20 is 45 cm.
Variation Order: 2021-RFQ-279
Slabbedout
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Awesome thanks. I should have clarified I meant no max size.
Fisherman Rob
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Someone just posted on Facebook that oyster floats have been placed in front of Possession Point? Is this correct?
Newf
Crew Member
Anchored from 6-10am off of Pedder today in 330ft of water. We picked up a chicken at 9:30 and also had a few dogfish.. Talked to a guy on the way in that had picked up a couple of chickens as well.
Beauty of a day on the water and to top things off, after cleaning things up, I had plenty of time to watch the Habs beat the Leafs in game 7. How could a day "possibly" be any better than that.
Beauty of a day on the water and to top things off, after cleaning things up, I had plenty of time to watch the Habs beat the Leafs in game 7. How could a day "possibly" be any better than that.
liv2fish
Active Member
Ii
i tried the same late morning TIL early afternoon but couldn’t keep my bait on bottom with biggest weight allowed. Arghhh
Newf
Crew Member
When we pulled up at 10am the current was picking up pretty good. Good currents again tomorrow morning and a couple of hours mid-afternoon on.
liv2fish
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Yes I’m going to pay closer attention to current tables when planning my Hali trips. Still learning the Hali game. Congrats on getting the chicken
On the days with to fast current to keep lines on bottom I will plug into the riggers with the old school red pin Scotty release pins....I tie the green clip in to the leader end of the spreader bar...put the rod end of the spreader bar on the end of the rigger , then use a 12 inch blue rubber snubber on the bottom of the spreader bar to the 15 pound ball....keeps the bait off the bottom. When the current slows down enough I switch back to weights on the rods. Just have to have enough cable on the riggers for the depth you are fishing. Nice thing with the rigger set up is no weight or spreader bar on the rod when playing a hali.
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Saxe Point
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Interesting. Can you post a picture or diagram? I’m having a hard time visualizing it.
Saxe...where you normally tie spreader bar to rod that connection goes to weight clip on downrigger...where you normally clip on your 2 pound ball with 2 ft leader that is where the rubber snubber goes with your 15 pound ball...then on the long end where your bait hangs from tie on the green part of the old Scotty release clip...could use a piece of wire for this or heavier mono. (I think above I said the red pin, my mistake) the red pin is on your rod line. Plug it into the green clip and lower the rigger. Hali will pull the red pin...I jam it in really tight for hali.
pacemaker
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Great looking set-up, I like it a lot and can see myself trying it out very soon....
Gear'n'beer!
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hey Rollie, why bother with the spreader?
Stosh
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Darin
I often used riggers with 15# balls/snubbers and powergrip releases for hali. Allows for greater control of the bait.
Never tried spreader bars off the rigger.
Good luck
Stosh
I use the spreader because it helps prevent wraps around the cable and allows faster descents because the bait/hooks stay further away from the rigger cable...the spreader is also stiff and allows cranking down on the rod more (especially with the heavier hali rods) to take out line slack to the clip....loose less fish.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Interesting
Saxe Point
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Thanks Rollie, this is really helpful. Two more questions. Is there any reason you use a pin style release rather than the regular Scotty pinch style? Could the regular release clip work?
Second question. When you fish with this, do you troll or anchor up? Or both?
You could fish both slow troll or anchor but mostly on anchor when current keeps lifting the 2 pound ball off bottom. I have disconnected from my anchor right at slack and done a slow troll around other the boats that were anchored up waiting for the other boats to swing on their anchors before hooking back up to the anchor again. Only do that if I know there is going to be an hour or more of total slack current. I use the red pin because it doesn't slip if you need to pop it free but just my personal preference.
