11-11-2015, 03:31 AM
[quote albinotrout]When we were pulling them out their guts were full of squid.[/quote]
It all depends on what they are eating. Some years there is a massive squid float which goes all the way up the coast. Once they hit colder surface water, they will drop in the thermocline and become food for whatever is down there to feed on them.
When I go out to one of my favorite islands, I catch Mackerel or Blue Perch on one rig move that live bait to another rig and drop down deep. Our deep is 20 to 30 fathoms. The Lings are waiting patiently and encounter a struggling bait. WHAM!!! Fish on.
The initial fish that takes your bait may be stuffed with almost anything. Then one latches on to that one. The second one is called a "Hitch Hiker". My best was a 3 Ling pull. That one is called a "Train".
You have to have a crew ready with quick gaffs when you have the Hitch Hiker or the train since only the first one has the hook and the others only hang on out of fear of losing a good meal.
Either way, the stomach contents will blow your mind sometimes.[pirate]
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It all depends on what they are eating. Some years there is a massive squid float which goes all the way up the coast. Once they hit colder surface water, they will drop in the thermocline and become food for whatever is down there to feed on them.
When I go out to one of my favorite islands, I catch Mackerel or Blue Perch on one rig move that live bait to another rig and drop down deep. Our deep is 20 to 30 fathoms. The Lings are waiting patiently and encounter a struggling bait. WHAM!!! Fish on.
The initial fish that takes your bait may be stuffed with almost anything. Then one latches on to that one. The second one is called a "Hitch Hiker". My best was a 3 Ling pull. That one is called a "Train".
You have to have a crew ready with quick gaffs when you have the Hitch Hiker or the train since only the first one has the hook and the others only hang on out of fear of losing a good meal.
Either way, the stomach contents will blow your mind sometimes.[pirate]
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