Opening day of Ling!

[Samson]

Ding Ding Ding!!!! Its opening day of ling in Puget Sound!! Let the slaying begin!

[seawolf]

Yeah, too bad there's a size slot. I'm not intending to be a downer, but I'd like to have the freedom to shoot Godzilla if I see him.

[no excuses]

Nope season is open year round, whats this slot limit you talking about

[steepNdeep]

Well... let's see some pics for the less fortunate land locked lads...

[pablo]

Here you go..

[Samson]

Originally Posted by steepNdeep

Well... let's see some pics for the less fortunate land locked lads...

Ill post some tomorrow... unfortunatly... they have imposed a slot limit this year here in the sound...26"-36"... and your only allowed one per day and we only have 2 weeks.... we have been going out nearly every day to get some fish in the freezer before it closes.....

All of our fish have been in the 28" range.... not very impressive...

On a good note... we are seeing dozens of large lings everyday.... it kills to not be able to harvest one... but it does the heart good to see the populations doing so well.

[steepNdeep]

Thanks Pablo, ya prick! Here's one for you (a little tougher to find than a ling...

[Samson]

Originally Posted by steepNdeep

Thanks Pablo, ya prick! Here's one for you (a little tougher to find than a ling...

[North Star]

Originally Posted by steepNdeep

Thanks Pablo, ya prick! Here's one for you (a little tougher to find than a ling...

Umm... Are those gun barrels pointed right at your head?? Looks that way!

[steepNdeep]

Originally Posted by North Star

Umm... Are those gun barrels pointed right at your head?? Looks that way!

Not even close (but you aren't the first to make that comment). If you take into account the trajectory of the barrel, it would miss him by several feet if a raven landed on the trigger. I am very deliberate in my actions with weapons (other than knives) around.

[North Star]

Great. I figured that was probably the case as he was behind the animal and the gun was in the front of the animal. FABULOUS elk, by the way. Looks 400 class to me. Congratulations on the animal of a lifetime.

[Navanax]

OK, here's what a big (45") female looks like head on. Last thing you see if you are a rockfish.

[steepNdeep]

Nav - Great pic!! Got a side view? How do you tell it's a female? What do you figure it weighed?

Thanks Northstar. It was my bro's first elk hunt... I scouted all summer for him & we got it after ~10 hunts that fall. He's spoiled for life...

[North Star]

Steep - Ha! Isn't that funny the way the kids and newbe's get the huge one's? Got my biggest buck when I was 14, never seen a bigger one since, my two boys each got big 4x4's when they were 13 - it has all been down hill from there.

I think it is a conspiracy to get new guys hooked and keep them hunting the rest of their lives! Sounds like you did your brother a good turn - hope he REALLY appreciates it.

[Navanax]

steep,

Not a side view of that one, but here's another big female. This one is in a marine park in the Seattle area, is in that same range , maybe 42-43". This picture is from early December, and she is very pregnant. That's why the belly is so huge; filled with eggs.


The chart here: http://www.fisharc.com/derbies/20-20...h_Weight_Chart

puts a 43" fish in the 30-35 pound range.

Hard to tell sex underwater except by size. In Puget Sound every fish over 38-39" is female. The males stop growing. Out of the water you can tell sex as the males have a little fleshy deal right by their vent, but it's a bit disgusting...

Probably more than you wanted to know.