Got a very late start. Launched, and the GPS wasn't working. We figured we could just use the compass until we got it working. Well we got it working as we were heading out, but now it kept turning off. Took me 45 mins and my dad 4 or 5 dead dogs to figure out the negitave battery terminal was loose. ONLY DOGS OF THE DAY!!!!!!!! (More on that later)
I have no idea when it was, maybe around 11, but we arrived at Old Scantum only to find another boat anchored on the exact spot I was going to fish. I drifted near where I wanted to fish and we had our pick of very small cod and haddock. My dad picked up 1 keeper there on a jig. It was getting rough for a 20 footer and much windier than the almost FAC (very small swells very far apart) conditions earlier in the morning.
Then we see the other boat leaving. We decided to make a few drifts over the spot and picked up some more small to decent fish. Dad took 1 haddock about 5 pounds and I took a pollock (also about 5) on clams. Dad says it's time to leave. So I started up the motor and we make 1 more drift.
We just start to go over the most productive part of the drift when my dad reels up and starts to unrig. I always push the limits and the very last fish of the day ended up being a 10 pound pollock caught on chunk macks. About when I caught that fish, the seas started to lay down. "Dad can we stay." "The sea is not something to play with." Guess that's a no. Probably a good move.
Caught about 20 fish total between me and my dad. Not a great day, but decent considering we fished for about 3-4 hours
We were fishing a hump that seems to hold pollock year round. Last October we caught about 20 20-25 pound pollock in a day there. I got numbers for it if ya want em.
Here's the best part of it all. We caught no dogs(except for the ones my dad caught on purpose).
They were in the top 30 feet of the water column.
No dogs on the bottom.
At times we could see them swimming under the boat, they were so high up in the water column
Shoe - I wasn't filleting late into the night, but I was sorta tired
Dad with first keeper of the day, on a jig. You can see how much calmer it is in the first pic than in the rest
Shoefish - Have you heard of Lavjigs?? Much different shape then normal jigs, like Vike or Solvkroken. Guy who makes them is a member on Nor'east. Goes by Lavjigs, I think. Got a couple shorts on a 16 oz Lavjig and my dad caught the keeper haddock on a 16 oz Solvkroken. Good luck this weekend.
Took the pics....trying to find the cable for the camera. I'll try to get them up ASAP, but I'm leaving to go to Georgia tomorrow (with no computer access), so don't freak out when I don't respond
Here are a few pics showing the Lavjig vs other jigs.
I'm not sure how you work norwegian jigs, but I fish all three jigs in the pic the same. When the rod tip is lowered, the jig should just touch the bottom. Then I raise the rod tip 1-4 feet pretty fast depending on what is getting the best results that day. That is with braid. Very simple, but "If it ain't broke..." My dad gooes as high as possible with the rod because he uses mono. That brings up another good question.
How much does the jig actually move when fishing mono 200 - 300 feet under the boat?
I wish I wasn't going away because this could be a very nice thread about jigs, jigging styles, etc.
Here are the pics:
(Top to bottom)
Lavjig, Vike, some other jig I found in the jig box
Lavjig vs. Vike jig. Notice the difference in the profile of the jigs.
Thanks for posting those up. I guess I've never noticed the subtleties of the different metals- we would call all of those norwegian jigs. We work them the same way as you do. Not sure about the mono question, but I'm surprised your dad still uses mono for bumping bottom- I feel like you miss a ton of fish with mono just because you don't feel them pick it up.
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ONLY DOGS OF THE DAY!!!!!!!! (More on that later)
I drifted near where I wanted to fish and we had our pick of very small cod and haddock. My dad picked up 1 keeper there on a jig. It was getting rough for a 20 footer and much windier than the almost FAC (very small swells very far apart) conditions earlier in the morning.
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