ling fishing

Ok gonna give lings one more try tues... these are two of the baits ill be using, besides any live bait i can jig up... lookin for and tips or concerns to help me fish them effectively and hopefully bag my first legal or even oversized ling cause im tired of catchin under sized ones... also lookin for location info or where its been good fishin in the sound... curl tail is on a 6oz jig and 8in b2 spuid is tied up with 50# line has 4 glow corkies in body and 9/0 hooks sinker is 8oz...

bigger bait bigger fish.  I was looking for holes and ledges on the bottom and sent the jig down in the hole. Make sure you jig slow or you will get it stuck hard.   Try tipping your jig with real squid too.

Im not sure about location in the sound. Never fished there.  Good luck!

I usually don't use squid unless I am fishing 100+ feet of water, which you don't get to do much of in the sound The white grub and jighead is a known producer. This is going to sound different, but if you are not catching fish on it, try to just swim it (no jigging). I am not kidding just swim it.

And I will be at Edmonds tomorrow

You don't need bigger.  6" catches big Lings too, but bigger will keep the rockfish off. 

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You don't need bigger.  6" catches big Lings too, but bigger will keep the rockfish off. 

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see and thats my problem is the rockies ya know...

Running your gear on a dropper set up will keep it off the bottom and away from rockfish.

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I always rig the grub with the tail curling up on the same side as the hook, the opposite of your photo above. Does anyone have an opinion on this?  Does it even matter?

I always rig the grub with the tail curling up on the same side as the hook, the opposite of your photo above. Does anyone have an opinion on this?  Does it even matter?

The tail have an easier time to get caught on the hook if you have it on the same side

BIG HAMMERS

Dino Abulencia
HOW-NWest

BIG HAMMERS

Dino Abulencia
HOW-NWest

Where are they sold?

www.swimbait.com

I usually fish with 4 oz. jig heads some guy's go lighter.  I will go to 6 oz. if there is a fast drift.
Try some Bekeley gulp.

BIG HAMMERS

Dino Abulencia
HOW-NWest

Where are they sold?

I get mine from Melton Tackle

Dino Abulencia
HOW-NWest

Not sure what their selection is like yet, but Hoggs in Hillsboro show as the only retail store in Oregon for Big Hammer.  I prob will check it out this weekend.

97123 Hoggs's-Jo/Mar Hardcore Tackle 362 SW Oak Street Hillsboro OR 971-246-0768

I use the big hammer and hogy 9-10" swim baits with my own made 6oz. 8/0 hook jig head.
Also a variety hex bars and jigging lures with a single hook on them.