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Back from Newfoundland! Some Cod fishing pics.
#1
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:12 AM
Here's a pic of our charter boat:
We got to see lots of humpback whales:
The "money shot" of a humpback showing it's "tail":
After seeing dolphins and whales, we proceeded to fish for some Cod. They don't use rods/reels on these boats. Instead, they use a nylon rope with 3 big jigging flys spaced about 18" apart, with a huge lead weight at the bottom of the rig.
They simply drop the rope down and wait until it hits bottom. They then take the rope and "jig it" up and down until a cod hits. Very simple fishing.
The fish were plentiful, and we limited out (15 cod per boat) within 20 minutes. Many of the cod were caught 2 at a time on the same "rope":
A picture of the catch as another cod gets added:
Once we hit our 15 cod limit, one of the charter boat guys started gutting and cleaning the fish:
A pic of what the cod were feeding on... "caplin" (small sardine-like baitfish found in the stomaches of the cod)
As the charter guys started throwing fish guts overboard, seagulls started following the boat. (smart birds)
A nice shot from the boat:
I recognized many lakes from the air on our flight back to Toronto.
Balsam Lake from the airplane at dusk:
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#2
Posted 02 August 2007 - 05:47 AM
Sounds like you had a blast.
Do the cod put up a fight or are you pulling 1-3 per line up each time?
#3
Posted 02 August 2007 - 05:47 AM
Sounds like you had a blast.
Do the cod put up a fight or are you pulling 1-3 per line up each time?
#4
Posted 02 August 2007 - 10:57 PM
That look like a fun trip.
Man... fish that size... sure would have been so much more fun with a rod.
#5
Posted 03 August 2007 - 05:42 AM
Just comparing to deep sea on a tropical island
#6
Posted 03 August 2007 - 07:17 PM
We got a special discounted rate of $25 per person in our group, with the others paying the normal rate of $40. Mind you, this boat is a sight-seeing boat first, a fishing boat second. (I think that you have to request going fishing, and even then it's done only after whale watching and such)
#7
Posted 03 August 2007 - 07:20 PM
I would have paid 2 or 3 x that...looks like it was a great time.It would have been better with a rod for sure. But hey, when I landed 2 on one rope I couldn't complain because it was still pretty tough to haul 'em up from the bottom of the ocean. (about 75 ft of water where we were)
We got a special discounted rate of $25 per person in our group, with the others paying the normal rate of $40. Mind you, this boat is a sight-seeing boat first, a fishing boat second. (I think that you have to request going fishing, and even then it's done only after whale watching and such)
#8
Posted 07 August 2007 - 05:47 PM
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