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In the interests of not high-jacking someone else's thread. Just thought I'd tell nidfc what we've been doing the last few days. He [nldfc] needs to get out here and have at it!

Just bought ten new reels and some great rods. Plus, with the sockeye run we're up to 90lbs of fish in three days, to be both hot and cold smoked.

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Looking good in the fish department got to get myself a trip over for next season :thumbup:

Those reels look like the dogs danglies as well - did you get a good deal on them ?

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DFO are closing the sockeye run tomorrow. Hopefully the big 20lbs to 40lbs bastards start to turn up next week. Yes, got a great deal, saved in total about $1500 off the MSRP, so well chuffed. :thumbup:

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We have our fall cod fishery open at the end of this month for a week - will have to make do with that for just now :D

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Approx, 50lbs, caught today in English Bay, Vancouver. Not by me though. :(

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Very nice :thumbup:

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Here some other pictures. And this is our amp. It rocks man! :thumbup:

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nice pictures oink mate, good looking reels that sounds like a great deal.:)

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Hows the fishing going this season ??
Expecting my 1st box of snow crab any day now with any luck

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So you stun the fish with 1Kw of sound and then pick them out of the water?

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Nah, he lowers speakers into the water, cranks up the Saline Dijon so the fish hurl themselves out of the water to get away.;)

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Fishing is great but the catching sucks. I actually had to go an do some work last week so I didn't get out till yesterday morning. Lots of bait around but hardly any fish. They'll come eventually. :fingerscrossed:
We've had to entertain ourselves with pawning and crabbing which while instantly gratifying doesn't quite have the same thrill of the hunt. Got about 800 spot pawns though, which is about two five gallon buckets full. :thumbup:

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:thumbsup:

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oink, nice to hear you got out fishing yesterday, 800 spot prawns great,
l must say that is one hell of a fishery you have got around vancouver always
some thing to catch all year round, do you still have to measure them just
like the crabs you catch.:)

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Not that I'm aware of. There is a 200 a day limit per licence so you need to take a few mates with you if you want to load up. If they are tiny or females with eggs we throw them back. Apparently, up at the top one of the fiords called Indian Arm, the prawns can be up to 10" in length.

Also, if we the have time, we might bomb over to VI (its about 25 mile trip) and fish the reefs for lingcod. They're ugly buggers but very tasty when battered and deep fried.

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still 200 a day each is never bad, 10 inch prawns thats what you call king prawns.
l was wondering if you went over to VI, do you fish around the gulf islands.
l was watching youtube l think maybe it was just the commercial guys who
have to measure them.
enjoy your fishing,
:)

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Southern gulf islands. Can't arsed to go up further than Gabriola Island.

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thats done it, l have got to have a look at this area, we are visiting vancouver island
august, september this year nanaimo areas.:)

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I got my 1st crab delivery of the year yesterday , I ate that much I am almost sick of it ;)


http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w30/nldfc/crab.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w30/nldfc/2crab.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w30/nldfc/3crab.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w30/nldfc/4crab.jpg

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That looks like a nice haul, I counted 18 and a nice size too. I see your crab steamer is identical to mine, $70 at crappy tyre? Just remember not to leave the crab bodies in a leaky plastic bag in your back of your car for three days, otherwise you have to drive with your head out of the window for the next month. :(

Do your kids like to eat the crab?


As for us, crabbing is now really starting to pick up. I think it might be time to have a crab fest on the dock. :thumbup:

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Yip - The $70 crappy tire one it is - I find the bloody timer a pain in the arse though - need to look at bypassing that

My eldest used to love crab and lobster when she was around 4 , she could shovel it back quicker than i could shell the legs - Nowadays I cant even get her to try it

The shells and crap that go along with it all are now in a garbage skip along way away from the house :)

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very nice catch of crabs, sounds like another fishermans heaven just like oink has
good stuff.:)

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I feel a bit of a fraud now - I didnt actually catch them , just got a friend who has a license that is nice enough to drop me off some anytime I am looking :blink:

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Nothing of the sort. The big job is cleaning them and you've done splendid job with that. Do you use a knife? I clean mine on the dock now after the incident with the leakage in the car. I just smash them on the edge of the fish cleaning table and then rip their shoulders apart.

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http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/publica...e-eng.htm#Crab

You naughty boy! I hope you keep to the rules on transportation.

i see lingcod is closed in areas 12 to 19 until 30 April 2012.

This is a good read if you know nothing about the regs in the area you intend fishing - like me! Is it worth the trip over for the few fish they are likely to let you keep post 30 Apr ?

But seriously, do the fishermen tend to stick to the rules, the fines look pretty heavy.

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I eat them on the dock so thats not an issue. Really they want to you not to clean the crab at sea so they can check your catch. And yes as far as I know everyone sticks to the rules religiously. Everyone wants to protect the fishery. I've been stopped by DFO on the water a few times and been asked to produce my license and have them inspect my gear and catch. I'm always in compliance. :thumbup:

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it's a winner for everyone if that is the case. i see when I get over I have to pay the higher licence fee for the 1st year, I suppose I really should be checking the employment sector for part time job at least.;) How much fuel are you using to get to and from van to fish the islands? Must cost a fair bit.

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I read that bit too! It is a good site to be familier with if you fish, not worth the hastle if they regularly check folk.fletch

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With current petrol prices around $120 round trip with some trolling around. Of course once over there if you start bombing around it can be more.

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nldfc.
l agree completly with oink your not a fraud at all far from it.
if you did not catch them so be it l bet they tasted nice though.:thumbsup:
do you fish at all.
no better feeling than fish on:)

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You can easily spend that on other hobbies, seems pretty good value really. I take it you leave your boat in the water most of the year, what are the berthing charges near you?

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Tommy Lee use to go fishing with pammy, I think he hooked one or two.;)

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I leave the boat in the water all year as it rarely freezes. Moorage works out about $450 per month but I've hear its going up another $50 in June. :thumbdown:

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l bet he did.
l see you are looking to live on vancouver island, you have the best of both worlds
there saltwater and freshwater fishing just right.:thumbsup:

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That is expensive, how much for them to put in, pull out daily? i know you might have problems with your appt and parking the boat. is it an option? That is what I would want to do, take the boat home each time and wash it down.

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Here's to that day, cheers!

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If you lived in a place with a drive you could trailer it and it doesn't cost anything but the parking for the time you're on the water. But that's a pain in the arse unless you have a small boat or a very large truck. And it not an option for where I live. Plus, I like the convenience just be able to wander down be on the water in ten minutes.

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I see your point, though it is £6k of point, ouch!

No tractors putting them in and out for you then? I wonder if a diesel defender will put a 18-20ft boat in and out? Any clues anyone?

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I'm not sure about VI, I'm only talking about the marinas around the city. We have travel lifts but they are around $150 to pick up and another $150 to put down. I can't see why a Land Rover wouldn't be able to do it for a small boat like that if the ramp is not too steep. Make sure you wash your truck off as it'll no doubt have to go into the saltwater.

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here in saskatchewan the majority of the fisherman use trucks for there 16-20 ft boats
1tonne- 3/4 tonne and sometimes 1/2 tonne. ford , ram, dodge etc.