Trivia question: I noticed you mentioned in the beginning of the video that the market prefers the smaller sized fish, does anyone know why that is? Answer: it’s because king mackerel go to be canned and the cannery gear is built to accommodate the smaller ones.
@@nolanminor6761I used to be a charter boat mate out of Hatteras & Oregon Inlet. We used to commercial king mackerel fish in the winter. The fish buyers told me that these fish predominantly went to be canned which was why the smaller ones fetched a higher price than the big ones. By the way, I like your videos, keep up the good work.
Looks like the hand lining is a bit of a pain with the line twist added in. It’s a similar technique used for salmon and trout in the great lakes except for the length of leader after the diving weight. I’m sure he has the technique perfected and the fishing was steady. It must cost a small fortune to run those motors for endless hours. I wonder if people realize how expensive fishing is today. I just paid $38 dollars for two steaks which i’d much rather have bought some fish with that money if I could get it.
those spoons are just a pain in the butt to keep from twisting the line. You can tune them but I think between catching fish and dehooking them, line twist is just part of the territory.
commercial fishing is rarely glamorous but beats the office... love the videos
has the market gotten any better? or are the mackerel's still not worth very much?
Trivia question: I noticed you mentioned in the beginning of the video that the market prefers the smaller sized fish, does anyone know why that is? Answer: it’s because king mackerel go to be canned and the cannery gear is built to accommodate the smaller ones.
makes sense!
@@nolanminor6761I used to be a charter boat mate out of Hatteras & Oregon Inlet. We used to commercial king mackerel fish in the winter. The fish buyers told me that these fish predominantly went to be canned which was why the smaller ones fetched a higher price than the big ones. By the way, I like your videos, keep up the good work.
Where are you out of?
Looks like the hand lining is a bit of a pain with the line twist added in. It’s a similar technique used for salmon and trout in the great lakes except for the length of leader after the diving weight.
I’m sure he has the technique perfected and the fishing was steady. It must cost a small fortune to run those motors for endless hours.
I wonder if people realize how expensive fishing is today. I just paid $38 dollars for two steaks which i’d much rather have bought some fish with that money if I could get it.
those spoons are just a pain in the butt to keep from twisting the line. You can tune them but I think between catching fish and dehooking them, line twist is just part of the territory.
My grandma can leader a fish faster than that