knotabassturd
10/2/2012 5:29:00 PMIMO seal. They can stay under and run quite a ways. Nice cluster of fish from the salt! Maybe not quite 12 on the pig but not too far off IMO and they all look darn nice!
knotabassturd
10/2/2012 5:33:00 PMHmm, going over those pics again you may be right that looks pretty close to 12 :-) Either way a real nice cluster of fish. B runs? Would be great for anglers to have the initial general lighter weights this season be followed up with some piggier "B"s...
BentRod
10/2/2012 5:45:00 PMWow, nice day on the water Mike! Crazy about the spool. Wonder what it was. Probably a seal, but who knows. :0
RiverChromeGS
10/2/2012 6:31:00 PMby the way if the fish felt average at first, SEAL 100%! DAmn bastards!
Joseph1499
10/2/2012 7:06:00 PMGreat job. Had a very similar day fishing yesterday in a similar spot. The only difference was the water. No bounce at all. Went 5 for 7 with a 3-4lb blackmouth released. Largest of the Coho was 6.5lbs. Still hitting the cookie cutters. Did have one very large take down with some big head shakes and then one big tug and the fish was gone. Someone trolling in the opposite direction indicated that a seal won the battle. I have caught 90% of all my fish on green flashers or purple haze flashers with primarily green splatter back and glow hootchies. Have limited in my boat on 9 out of 11 trips.
Mike Carey
10/2/2012 7:40:00 PMthe fish weighed 9 pounds on a scale I had at home. We fisherman always exagerate. :-)
Regarding the flashers, I did go with the smaller size D/T the depth, I wanted to limit drag. DId not seem to make a difference.
Regarding the flashers, I did go with the smaller size D/T the depth, I wanted to limit drag. DId not seem to make a difference.
MotoBoat
10/2/2012 7:47:00 PMThat sounds like a classic seal or sea lion fish grab Mike. I have not had a seal/sea lion grab a salmon.........knock on a graphite rod..LOL! But have been followed by so many the last few day's. There little dog like heads pop up everywhere I look, while trolling. And last week, two sea lions showed up on top of the big floating buoy. That sits in 85ft of water, just West of the Northern exit/entrance out of the Shilshole ramp/marina.
Anyway, when a seal or sea lion takes the Salmon. They "MUST" surface at some point to BREATH, and eat the fish. Your only hope is to chase the beast. Keep your line as vertical as possible, then circle. When the animal surfaces, you hope they let loose of your fish. Also, when the wind is as you experienced. Running the big motor is a option, and gives you way more control. Places more body weight, forward instead of aft. Keeping the bow deeper in the water for better tracking/less steering corrections. It helps to know at what speed your big motor idles while in gear. Mine 85 horse, two smoke. Does 2.2mph at 800 rpm. So for coho, it takes a bump on the throttle, say 1100 or 1200rpm to reach 3.2-3.6mph. Going to eat more fuel, but the pleasant factor makes the wind almost enjoyable. Still have to net in the slop (rough water) though. Nice day of Coho catching. What size were the other fish? They look to be of respectable size too. Hard to tell in pictures.
Anyway, when a seal or sea lion takes the Salmon. They "MUST" surface at some point to BREATH, and eat the fish. Your only hope is to chase the beast. Keep your line as vertical as possible, then circle. When the animal surfaces, you hope they let loose of your fish. Also, when the wind is as you experienced. Running the big motor is a option, and gives you way more control. Places more body weight, forward instead of aft. Keeping the bow deeper in the water for better tracking/less steering corrections. It helps to know at what speed your big motor idles while in gear. Mine 85 horse, two smoke. Does 2.2mph at 800 rpm. So for coho, it takes a bump on the throttle, say 1100 or 1200rpm to reach 3.2-3.6mph. Going to eat more fuel, but the pleasant factor makes the wind almost enjoyable. Still have to net in the slop (rough water) though. Nice day of Coho catching. What size were the other fish? They look to be of respectable size too. Hard to tell in pictures.
MotoBoat
10/2/2012 7:55:00 PMI thought, based on the picture. That the fish weight was heavier than the 9.5lb I caught today. But each picture, the fish looked a different weight. Pictures, so deceiving. Based on the 12lb guesstimate, I thought the other fish, lined up at the ramp were 8 or so lbs. Fine job out there Joanne. mike gets no credit for today's catch. It all goes to Jo!...........LOL!!! She did all the work. "Yea, that's the ticket".
Mike Carey
10/2/2012 9:18:00 PMYa, JoAnn did catch the two big fish. I'd say mine were 6-7. Its all about being the guide, right? I did briefly consider running the big motor. I like being an arm's length away from the rods though.
The Quadfather
10/2/2012 9:23:00 PMAny GPS that says, "Quad" on it, works for me! Your neighbors must love you.
Idstud
10/2/2012 9:40:00 PMGreat report glad the fish were in the mood to bite. This ship you pictured its the USS Ford in case you wanted to know. I would have to agree with seal but most the time they want to show you the fish you lost and surface.
Red beard
10/2/2012 10:38:00 PMI've seen a seal get caught out in hood canal off our boat, we broke it off on purpose but still nuts! This actually sounds more like a purpose of whale, nice catch today!
Matt
10/3/2012 8:30:00 AMSeal or sea lion, definitely. Sounds more like a sea lion since you couldn't turn it at all.
bbordeau
10/3/2012 11:24:00 AMAwesome Day Mike!!! Its so true about throwing it all down there in terms of info - even a slow day for someone may help someone else avoid wasting gas. This forum has helped me in countless ways to improve my fishing so I'm really happy to see others benefit from my experience. Along the lines of the spool, two weeks ago in mid channel off Shipwreck, we hooked into a real fighter. I had visions of something in the 15 lb range. Turned out, it was a white dodger - we were in 400 ft of water. Strange things happening!
Good luck out there everyone!
Brian
Good luck out there everyone!
Brian
BARCHASER10
10/3/2012 2:03:00 PMWere you near Picnic Pt. just south of the Shipwreck? There is a big old nasty bull Sea Lion that has been hanging out there since August. He bit the tail off of one of my silvers last week. I've seen him take fish from other boats twice.
oneshot
10/3/2012 3:01:00 PMnice fish catching!
i hope some of those big ones are headed into my rivers!! oh and they bite! :)
i hope some of those big ones are headed into my rivers!! oh and they bite! :)
