I finally got my Hobie Revolution all salty this past weekend! I have been fishing fresh water lakes and rivers for the past 15 years. The group I went with (Fresh N Salty) had a little event going on for biggest Ling Cod. The prize was fishing gear and custom lures. We were at Albion River Cove Campground which is a great place to camp and fish. There are lots of crab in their too, depending on the season.
It must have been "Beginner's Luck" because I won with the biggest Ling Cod for the day!!! It measured 33.5" long. I also caught one of the biggest Vermillion (rock fish) of the trip at 22.5" long :-) I had another fish on my line that felt heavier/bigger than the one that one it for me. It was pulling line out quick, so I tightened the drag and started hauling it up! I had a line counter reel, so I saw that it was about 20' to the surface, after hooking up with it at around 100'. At around 10' more to go, the line went slack!!! I was like NOOOOOOO!
It had come off, but my lure was still on the end of my line.
Anyways, a great fish story I will never forget.
Great food, friends and stories had by all for the weekend. It was fun going up and down on those 9 foot swells :-) I was nervous at first, but when my mind settled down and I concentrated on fishing, it was a blast!!! The bait I used was my Dad's favorite. It work out for me that weekend. Tons of fish caught and so many various ways to cook them was shared by all! Ceviche, fried, baked, steamed and so on!!!

I finally got my Hobie Revolution all salty this past weekend! I have been fishing fresh water lakes and rivers for the past 15 years. The group I went with (Fresh N Salty) had a little event going on for biggest Ling Cod. The prize was fishing gear and custom lures. We were at Albion River Cove Campground which is a great place to camp and fish. There are lots of crab in their too, depending on the season.
It must have been "Beginner's Luck" because I won with the biggest Ling Cod for the day!!! It measured 33.5" long. I also caught one of the biggest Vermillion (rock fish) of the trip at 22.5" long :-) I had another fish on my line that felt heavier/bigger than the one that one it for me. It was pulling line out quick, so I tightened the drag and started hauling it up! I had a line counter reel, so I saw that it was about 20' to the surface, after hooking up with it at around 100'. At around 10' more to go, the line went slack!!! I was like NOOOOOOO!
It had come off, but my lure was still on the end of my line.
Anyways, a great fish story I will never forget.
Great food, friends and stories had by all for the weekend. It was fun going up and down on those 9 foot swells :-) I was nervous at first, but when my mind settled down and I concentrated on fishing, it was a blast!!! The bait I used was my Dad's favorite. It work out for me that weekend. Tons of fish caught and so many various ways to cook them was shared by all! Ceviche, fried, baked, steamed and so on!!!

Hey Ed, nice pics and a great time had. Congrats on the big fish of the day.
Now that you have fished the ocean, let me know if you want to try to go out someday and see if we can catch some out there somewhere. Doesn't have to be all the way up there. Lots of places closer. I'd be up for tryin it anyway.