Cod Jigging

[giggyfish]

Great thread great pictures. Keep doin what your doin Chris. I always enjoy your reports and they serve as a constant reminder that I need to be more active taking photographs this season. You just sealed the deal for my first Helen H trip too.

[SeaBiscuit]

Thanks for the porbeagle pictures Chris. What a pig!
SeaBiscuit

[wrap-check]

Is anyone bringing standup gear out there with them and targeting the beagles? Sounds like there's been alot of them out there - might be fun to spice up a cod trip.

[BIGJAHOOTIE]

did that beagle come up on cod gear??? was it weighed? looks like a state record? awsome catch

[ckonkol]

I heard it had been grabbing cods on the way up leaving lots of heads for anglers when it grabbed onto another cod and didn't let go and came boat side when it was hit with the flying gaffs. Took 6 guys on the upper deck with a hoist and 2 tail ropes to bring the monster in. I am not 100% sure if it was weighed on a scale but I think they did the length formula what ever that is. I do know the world record is like 455lbs.

[ckonkol]

My trip down to Jersey tonight for seabass got canceled so I decided to book again on the Helen H for Saturday.

[Offshore24]

Nice catch!

Keep posting the pics for us who cant get out to drool over!!


Tight Lines!

Eric

[ckonkol]

Helen H 1/26

My dad, Eben, Nick Blount and myself went up to fish the Helen H again. We got to the fishing grounds a little after sun up and it was a little different than last time out. There were no other boats around just us and a couple scallop boats. First drop Eben my dad and Nick got keepers I got a short. I started out using the little Saltiga and a 12oz lav. I used this until I got stuck on the rudder after being in a tangle and lost the jig and about 90 feet of line. So I went up to a 16oz lav. I got a keeper as did Nick my dad and Eben. Joe made many moves trying to find a body of fish that wanted to eat but the fish just didn't want to play along. I did one tenth of what I got last trip, ending up with 3 keepers and lost another 3 inches from being into the boat. Nick got 8 keepers. He was using a 14oz knife jig that was purple on one side and glow on the other matched with a single hook blue tube and for a teaser a purple tube. My dad got 2 keepers and Eben got 7 cod and one Pollock. Capt Joe tried his hardest but the fish just didn't want to play. We didn't return back to the dock until ten to 8. Also heard some rumors of a wreck trip possibly this week, I'm looking forward to that one.

[ckonkol]

Theres a good chance I might be going up to Lynn Ma on the American Classic Sunday. Their report from last week was very promising: cod up to 45pounds a few in the 20 range and most over 10lbs on jigs. Possible rumors of Captain Phil Eastman and Kilsong might be on this trip as well. Hope fishings decent.

[seavee capt]

Good luck, hopefully the weather will cooperate. Post up the pics