RMAN4443
8 years ago

Don't think so...
Everyone brought back 10 fish...

I've got pics of Opel and Drafter with their 2 favorite... But I don't know if anyone took pics of their pile of fish.

victor809 wrote:


Sounds like a fish story to me...….pics or it didn't happen 🤥
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opelmanta1900
8 years ago
The pics you have of me (with Al and William photo bombing) shows a pile of fish at my feet and someone else's pile behind me...
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delta1
8 years ago
Abrignac, Drafter, MACS and Opel all caught more than the allotted personal limit...they all gave their extra fish to other people on the boat (some of whom were too seasick to fish) who didn't catch the limit of 10 fish...at the end of the day, our group filled the "extras" bag that is used for over-flow fish, to reach the catch limit for the number of people on the boat, which includes the captain and crew...

remarkably, we hit the limit after only about three hours of fishing and got back 4.5 hours early...
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opelmanta1900
8 years ago
Victor went over limit as well... when i counted through our "extra" bag up front ended up with 30 fish in it after we filled rustys limit... i won't lie, I was too nervous to take it to Charlie, so i took it to lauren instead... thankfully, the deck hands and captain all have limits to fill as well i believe, so we were covered...
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dstieger
8 years ago

Abrignac, Drafter, MACS and Opel all caught more than the allotted personal limit...they all gave their extra fish to other people on the boat (some of whom were too seasick to fish) who didn't catch the limit of 10 fish...at the end of the day, our group filled the "extras" bag that is used for over-flow fish, to reach the catch limit for the number of people on the boat, which includes the captain and crew...

remarkably, we hit the limit after only about three hours of fishing and got back 4.5 hours early...

delta1 wrote:



That's the thing about charters that soured me on them. I love the fishing part. First time a boat headed back early, I was pizzed. Any more, I only go on boats that agree to stay out and fish - whether its for something else, or C&R to fill out the hours I've paid for.
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victor809
8 years ago
Weather wasn't that stellar... Boat wasn't exactly a relaxing boat... We're all in clothes covered in fish .... A number of people had been hurling over the side for a lot of the trip....

Yeah... If there's no more fishing to be done, then you get the fishing boat back to harbor.
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victor809
8 years ago
Don't get me wrong... If there was a deck of lawn chairs, running water to wash off, and a hold full of ice to store the fish so you're not tripping over them everywhere you walk, I'd be ok with staying out longer.... But that boat was set up for fishing and only fishing.
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opelmanta1900
8 years ago

That's the thing about charters that soured me on them. I love the fishing part. First time a boat headed back early, I was pizzed. Any more, I only go on boats that agree to stay out and fish - whether its for something else, or C&R to fill out the hours I've paid for.

dstieger wrote:


As Victor mentioned, weather definitely factored in...

There is an outfit out here - virgs landing - that At one point was known for getting people limits of tiny fish close to harbor and then heading back in early ... that was crap...

When you catch your limit early with brad, you caught your best and biggest limit possible...

And the big thing, these fish - with the exception of the ling cod - have swim bladders... being caught 300 ft down and then dragged to the surface means death... so no meaningful catch and release is possible...

If it was possible to only target ling cod and not catch other rock cod it might be a different game, but that's not really feasible...
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dstieger
8 years ago
Gotcha....I guess fizzing doesn't work on fish from 300 feet down....my charter experience hasn't included deep-sea- only bays and Great Lakes
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delta1
8 years ago
ocean was really getting rougher...captain moved us closer to shore to avoid oncoming whitecaps...even so, we were getting tossed around...still have bruises on my hips and forearms from banging against the rail...honestly, I was happy to head back after I caught my limit and heard everybody else did too (and more)...
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MACS
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8 years ago
I swear I caught more than 20 fish. I had my bag over-full (13), which Charlie corrected when we dumped them out. He took the 3 smallest (probably all 2-3 pounds) and put them in the "overflow" pile. Anthony and I were both pulling fish up and handing them off to fill other bags.

I did snap a picture of my catch when we dumped it on the table... I'll try to post it up, but it's on my phone.
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Abrignac
2 years ago
Saw this a few minutes ago. Damn I’ve lost a lot of weight since that picture was taken. I think I weighed 258 when this was taken. Down to 201 about a week ago. Went from a size 42 waist to a 36. But, the 36’s are starting to fall off. Gonna skip the 34’s and wait until I can get in a pair of 32’s before I buy another batch of jeans.
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