karatemac67
New Member
Hopefully someone can help me. I am just trying to get some fish on the line so my son can get the thrill of fishing as opposed to hours of no action. I have been fishing off of West Van either from the Cap to the pink apartment or pink apartment out closer to Point Atkinson. I have not been out really early or too late in the evening (only a 14' Duroboat no lights) but I have been before during and after mid-morning to mid afternoon high and low tides. I usually try a hootchie (green spatterback) behind a purple haze flasher and go near the bottom (80' range) on the other rod I go around 50' with a 4.0 Coyote spoon neon green with an inline flasher (purple haze) or I have also put the inline flasher off of the ball 5' of 65# test leader and the spoon 10' off of the clip and about 3' up the from the ball. I have started trolling a little faster around 3 MPH (SOG). Also use a smelly jelly as well. How often should I change up my presentation and depth. Should I try closer in to the shallows where the water is only about 25'. Was out on Monday and all that we had hit the line was a about a 12" flounder. Seems whenever I'm out not too many other people are boating fish either. But I should at least get a hit after 6 hours! My son is losing interest fast. Any suggestions appreciated and I am going to try the Pacific Angler course at the end of September.