John Ingram
Well-Known Member
That be the hog I'm looking for..... nice fish
That be the hog I'm looking for..... nice fish
That be the hog I'm looking for..... nice fish
Now THOSE are tyees!Last one (and only) tyee was a 33 pound hog caught off five finger island in Nanaimo. Took two netting attempts but finally got her in the boat. Nice to catch a tyee but I'll probably be releasing the next one I catch.
Caught a few 40's years ago and a few 30's in Port Renfrew. 1st fish this year was really nice. I told my friend and boat hand that if "that isn't 25 lbs I'll kiss your butt". Being the Capitain is all that saved me from this an embarrassing event brought on by me and my 19 pounder.I think there are a few guys on this forum that think tyee means 30 inches and have been saying they got 35's and 40's lol. My biggest to date is still a 27 right off the bell in late August. Every "25 pounder" I caught this year turned out to be 19-20 after using a real scale. But like everyone else I lost a dozen 40 pounders RIGHT AT THE BOAT!
Pretty sure that was 3 years ago.Nice one. What year was that?
Pretty sure that was 3 years ago.
Just realized OP was asking for this years fish. Biggest for me this year has been a 27 pounder we let go to make babys.....15-18 pounds gets the bonk! Better eating by far.
I had a 37 pound fish get into my gear at Otter Point on August 3rd. It was a friends fish and luckily I was able to lift all my gear, get another boat that was going to troll between us to do a quick u turn and not run over the line...then keep the line tight until the friend was ready to take up any slack that me letting go of the line was going to create. Watched him finish it off and saw a nice big tail break water just ahead of it being scooped into the net. The next time we passed he had weighed it and confirmed 37 pounds. Biggest I know of this summer.
I think there are a few guys on this forum that think tyee means 30 inches and have been saying they got 35's and 40's lol. My biggest to date is still a 27 right off the bell in late August. Every "25 pounder" I caught this year turned out to be 19-20 after using a real scale. But like everyone else I lost a dozen 40 pounders RIGHT AT THE BOAT!
I looked at that fairly close this year when lots of barely tyees were being called 45 and 50! Found several known examples of larger fish that were weighed in past and measured and it seems over about 45, that formula is seriously hit and miss - I mean /800 works ok for some, but considering its just as easy to be out 12-13lbs, whats the point?I agree there is lots of shotty guessing, keep a tape on board , length and girth will give a better representation of the size of the fish , 41 inches plus you’re in the territory
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OK Rockfish....this one is on you! Lol