PCF Fishes (1 Viewer)

ok the noodling picture is a joke but here is a real one from i when i caught some rockfish and won a pool. I was like 11.

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Sometimes the guys with get together and rent a house on the coast to fish and hang out. We go to Port Aransas, Corpus Christi and Rodkport.

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Recently we have been doing more nearshore and offshore fishing
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Also the more you fish a body of water, the better you become at finding the good spots. Finally hitting up some good catfish and hybrid bass spots
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Do lobsters count? It’s been a while, but so much fun. It’s a friend’s boat but nothing better than hanging out with a six-pack and pulling up traps. It’s like a scratch ticket, never know what’s going to be in the pots!
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Holy F! I remember I went trolling for Musky once with my uncle. I was probably 12 or 13. We get in the boat and dude brought a baseball bat. I was like uhhhhh... apparently it's a thing.
I've watched some videos of halibut fishing in Alaska where they bring a gun! If the halibut is too big, they pop one in the head before they bring it on board.
 
Tented across the country with my buddy for 3 weeks about 22 years ago. Pulled off the road to go fishing. First cast into the water, I don't even think the lure hit the water and I caught this little guy. Try to keep your eyes on the phish, I know it's hard.

Arkansas River
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Gunnison River, Colorado. I'm probably a little baked here.
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Rando pic at Yellowstone. Pro tip, don't roll down the window and film a Buffalo that is bigger than your car.
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I ended up going fishing with a few friends one of my last days back in MA before moving to AZ. Sorta boring honestly for most of the day but just before we finished up I hooked a big one and was able to land it.

I guess that’s why we keep coming back. It’s like hitting one perfect golf shot - it’s enough to get you looking forward to the next time.

I think it’s a Woolycapped Scurvyfish. Not indigenous to the US, it’s actually an invasive species.
 

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Jesus!

I've seen my share of big pike and Muskie, but nothing quite like this. Truly epic!

What did this bastard measure in at?!

It was 53.5 inches long. I previously caught one that was almost the same length, but the girth on this one was massive. The head looked like an alligator coming out of the water!
 
I disliked fishing as a kid, too boring and cold fishing Northern CA rivers. Years later, I was in Alaska on a ship. A guy who was fishing for pink salmon asked me to hold his fishing rod while he did something real fast. I caught a pink a minute later and was hooked. As soon as the guy came back, I ran to the sporting good shop, bought a bunch of gear and my license. We fished lake trout, salmon, and halibut. It was awesome. Seeing as how this was all 20+ years ago, none of my photos are digital, save for these pictures of pictures.

One evening, we were anchored in a prime halibut spot. Our deck was blood red from all the fish we caught. Someone left their rod out with a line in the water when they went to bed. I was on the 4am-8am watch and the engineer making the rounds found something tugging on the line and decided to reel it in. He struggled for a while to pull in one massive barn door of a halibut. We actually hoisted it on one of our working booms to show the full size. Everyone was taking photos with it, as though they caught it. We all agreed the guy who reeled it in should get to keep it, but the guy didn’t even like fish!

A buddy flew up and we rented a USFS cabin on a remote late that came with a skiff. We chartered a float plane, rented an outboard motor, grabbed my gear and flew out there- the two of us the only people in the area. We ate well, but nearly sliced a finger off with the fillet knife the first night. Took a long time to stop bleeding- I was a bit worried at the time: no stitches, no radio, and no way back for 3 days. Can barely see the scar today.
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Last fish I caught was this king salmon a couple of weeks before I headed back to the lower 48. A buddy on the ship was taking us out on the local channel as king salmon season started to heat up. Turns out my Captain was supposed to go, but a hesitation on his part caused some confusion and I went instead. My Captain went out the next week and didn’t catch anything. Oh well.
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Only time I went fishing after that was a few years ago with my young daughter down in southern Virginia. She caught a small catfish off the dock one afternoon. She was all excited and super thrilled. No photos, we were too caught up in the moment. :)
 

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