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That’s awesome man! There’s still a few big ones swimming around!

I’ve been looking at Sportco and can’t find it. Here’s a link to get it on Amazon: amzn.to/49c17TO

If it’s a 9-1 opener you can’t drop the first pot until 9am…

Nope! Yeah I’ve heard it’s been pretty good! Gonna fish it next week. Gotta love those chinook encounters in June out there!

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@@PNWBestLife thank you!

Thanks! Where do your draw the line for South Sound?

@@PNWBestLife South of narrows bridge

Nope! Gotta to get my son from college. Good luck shrimping!

That was around 180 ft

@PNWBestLife wow that's deeper than anyone I've heard of jigging at around there. Nice fish. Trying out a few 130g puget pounders this weekend

Thanks! Jigging is so much fun! I did it some yesterday too, but we only picked up flounders

@@PNWBestLife see any kings landed out there? Going out Saturday

I saw 2 caught…very slow yesterday

Thanks! I show a picture of it and talk about this topic midway through the video

Jump on and comment or ask a question, let’s keep it shrimpy 😎

Yup! Full footage on my livestream

Haha nice! We don’t eat them but I could see it.

Fixed it, thanks!

😂 true!

Thank you! 🙏

Take a look at these as an online option: amzn.to/4aweIX0

😂 that’s so funny! They call it misery point for a reason!

the pleasure harbor boat ramp took us 3hours to get our boat out of the water on Saturday.

Yeah that boat ramp is a complete cluster. We grabbed our limits and got back as fast as we could cause we watched it on Friday and it was a total mess.

Just sat at the boat ramp for a couple hours before launch, and watched the mayhem. Free entertainment. Then got our 6 limits and got out the water

Awesome! Shrimping was good!

Yessir!

You’re very welcome! Thanks for the encouragement!

Thanks you! 🙏

Hood canal!

Can you share what part? I was there as well and wasn't as lucky. (DABOB Bay)

Near Pleasant Harbor. They were being caught all over though. Even near me some weren’t catching. You had to be doing the right stuff with your bait.

Wow, hadn’t thought of it like that!

Thanks!!!

Yes!!! 🙌

Dude MA10 and 11 was brutal yesterday!

@PNWBestLife Yea that wind was bad at the end we got soaked!

Thanks Rizzo! I will be hitting the opener on the 16th and Hood Canal on 17-18!

Yeah, gotta have a boat or a friend!

Yes! Anything to increase confidence! You gotta get out when the coho salmon are running though, can be incredible when they hit it!

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Yup!

Awesome!

​@@PNWBestLifeis a 1.5lbs grappling hook anchor good enough to try to keep pots from sliding on slopes if my traps are also weighted?

That depends on the severity of the slope and the currents at the time. If you are targeting gradual slopes during the right amount of current it shoild be good enough.

​​@@PNWBestLife are the 3 steel ring door basket style traps considered fast or slow fishing style traps? The kind you pull bottom of basket closed and wrap cord around top to keep it closed

​@@PNWBestLife spray painted my main line with blue spray paint 20' feet from end trap so I know where to put anchor and another 20 feet up is a second blue mark for the second trap. That way I've always got them in the right place when setting

Thanks for watching! Have you read my article on Marine Weather Safety? Maybe we can try to plan a trip one day or at least feel free to chat with me on trip planning advice

@@PNWBestLife Oh yeah, your site is bookmarked and I reference it for a lot. I've read that article more than once. I'd love a chance to hit the water with you (or someone that knows the bar at Westport) to show me what they are looking for, avoiding, dangers, etc. Really appreciate you, Kyle.

For sure! Hit me up on email: kyle@pnwbestlife.com or IG DM and I would love to figure out a time that works.

I don’t share river names out of respect for those who fish it unless it’s a well known spot

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Thank you!

Always a good time!

Thank you 🙏 will do!

I’m not familiar with the rod you mentioned, but the line ratings sound right. I use a 10’6 Okuma MH I think it’s rated 15-30. Good reel as well. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! 🙏

Love it man! We are so blessed to be able to experience all that the PNW has to offer!

It’s tons of fun! 🤩

I usually do that. But there is no open season on the river right now, which is why I waited to post it.

Thank you sir!

Haha yes!

Interesting! Thanks for the feedback. I spend a fair amount of time on the music so it would be a win/win if people felt that way…

Honestly you can’t go wrong with the soft practices or a shrimp fly of some sort. These fish aren’t that picky.

@@PNWBestLife but last year in the summer I was getting my limes with soft plastic fish but. In April I’m not getting any bite you think it how I jiggle it

We just limited last time we were out there. No need to do anything but drop it down to their faces. I’m convinced that if you’re marking fish on the screen that you think are rockfish but not biting…those aren’t rockfish. Move to a new school and you will get bit.

@@PNWBestLife what if your not on a boat I’m fishing form the pier on float 8 what do you recommend form their

Then I think it’s more of a question of are the fish there or not vs getting them to bite! Though if you are really desperate, get some sand shrimp and put one under a bobber and anything will bite it, so you can see what you’re working with.

I think this is somewhat true! I do think that if you can get a solid initial hookup and you have a breakaway flasher that trips, fish lost with slack line is greatly reduced. But your margin for error is greatly reduced on a single action reel for sure!

Awesome! Don’t worry a second about the slack. It will just sit on the floor and wait for you to pull it up!

@@PNWBestLife thanks dude! That’s what I was hoping to hear. I was unsure if the current would drag the buoy and rope out too far. the last thing I want to do is tangle someone’s gear. Gonna give Bainbridge a shot on the 16th! Thanks again!

So you do have to worry about buoy distance from your pot based on wind and current, but so does everyone else. And that’s true whether you are dripping in 250 or 150 ft. I show in that video how to plan your pot drop based on that, but I wouldn’t worry about downsizing your amount of rope per pot. Also, Bainbrodge near Eagle Harbor in 2023 was really slim pickings!

@@PNWBestLife got it! Yes, I’ve watched that section a few times and I’m going to be cautious and keep all that in mind. It was surprising at first how the pots should line up but it’s all clicking now. Thank you so much!!

@@PNWBestLife also thanks for the heads up about location. Any other suggestions for area 9-10?

Yessir! Thanks for this comment! We try hard to provide real info on the process not just glory shots of the end result! Let’s chat some more if you want more help being successful next time you go out!

That’s what I’ve got and did on the Columbia River