Andrew P
Well-Known Member
I just wanted to say thanks to the whole crew who put on the great event. You even got the weather right!
My neighbour and I went out Saturday morning and picked up a spring and halibut each out of Oak Bay. The salmon were 8.5 and 10lb and the hali was 11 and ....6.5 lb trolled up on salmon gear!
Sunday we went out to Oak Bay for one last try and pushed our luck getting out on the water late and then not getting off early enough. We trolled up another halibut(first time I have ever had a hali while trolling and we got both this weekend). We missed the weigh in by 15 minutes....but the fish was the prize in itself, being a beautiful 19 pound hatchery chinook. As apposed to dodging boats in the crowd, we decided to chase bait balls and birds in shallow and it paid off. Both the salmon and halibut were found in 65' of water and 50' down on anchovie.
Thanks for the great event and the stacker tackle box that I won should have my gear a whole lot more organized.
My neighbour and I went out Saturday morning and picked up a spring and halibut each out of Oak Bay. The salmon were 8.5 and 10lb and the hali was 11 and ....6.5 lb trolled up on salmon gear!
Sunday we went out to Oak Bay for one last try and pushed our luck getting out on the water late and then not getting off early enough. We trolled up another halibut(first time I have ever had a hali while trolling and we got both this weekend). We missed the weigh in by 15 minutes....but the fish was the prize in itself, being a beautiful 19 pound hatchery chinook. As apposed to dodging boats in the crowd, we decided to chase bait balls and birds in shallow and it paid off. Both the salmon and halibut were found in 65' of water and 50' down on anchovie.
Thanks for the great event and the stacker tackle box that I won should have my gear a whole lot more organized.