Great opening season and great fishing trip Captain Zac, with a couple of beauties landed too, good work team, thanks, thumbs up and greetings to you all,, Tony.
Another great day on the water. Pretty cool that you got that squid too!! Ready for some serious halibut sessions now. Looks like you got some new downriggers on the boat. Nice!! Good luck, have fun, and be safe out there my friends.
Hi @davidsolberg9464 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this action! Yes indeed these big squid are serious halibut bait! The electrical connections were starting to get spotty on my previous downriggers so I pulled them off to repair them and added these Cannon Mag 10s to keep me fishing. Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac
Thanks @turnswrench! Yes I pulled my other downriggers off to repair a weak electrical connection and added these Cannon Mag 10s into the mix. So far they are working well! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Another great day. I like and appreciate all the tips and nuggets of knowledge you pass on, they do help. As always I think your continual positive attitude is great. Keep up the good work Captain. P.s. Two weeks and two days (but who's counting) until I have a line in the water at Point Baker.
Hey Wayne many thanks for the positive comment and I'm glad you are enjoying these videos! Best of luck out at Point Baker! I'm in Petersburg this week and we just caught and released a big barn door! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Haha thanks Phil perhaps a sandwich shop could be in my future! Move over lobster roll - here comes the halibut salad sandwich! haha I appreciate the positive comment and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Hi @PawełBronowicki I appreciate the positive comment and am glad to hear you are enjoying my videos all the way from Poland! Thanks and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Captain Zac and Mary Outstanding day on the water.. I look forward to seeing what all that fresh bait produces for you on your trip down south.. Bait heavy bait often.. Tight Lines.. E
Hey @bradhutchison6226 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this video! I'm using a Daiwa Seaborg 500MJ here - small enough to be fished "in hand" for halibut jigging and strong enough to battle barn doors! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Hey Steve the electrical connection on my white Cannon Digitroll 10 Tournament Series (now the Optimum series) units were starting to get spotty so I pulled them off to repair them and added these Cannon Mag 10s to keep me fishing. These Digitroll units have been fantastic for five and a half seasons and I'm expecting them to be just fine once I sure up the electrical connection. I do like these Mag 10s so far as well! Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Hey Mike the electrical connection on my white Cannon Digitroll 10 Tournament Series (now the Optimum series) units were starting to get spotty so I pulled them off to repair them and added these Cannon Mag 10s to keep me fishing. These Digitroll units have been fantastic for five and a half seasons and I'm expecting them to be just fine once I sure up the electrical connection. I do like these Mag 10s so far as well! Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Cool that sounds like a fun trip! You may catch dolly varden from shore. Up at the DIPAC hatchery there is float that you may be able to cast for chum salmon as well. Tight lines! Captain Zac
Hi @jago76 thanks for watching! I understand from speaking with a few folks that this is a Magister Squid. I'll keep my eye out for Humbolt squid as well, especially as I start using these squid jigs more frequently! Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Cool squid but I wanted to see you cut it up. Why didn't Mary reel any today? She said EWW on the squid but likes catching fish with it. hahah! Thanks for sharing
Hey @markleonard-pe3os thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this footage! I offered to have Mary reel in some of these salmon but she insisted that I reel them in. There will be plenty more cohos later this season and I'm sure she'll have lots of fun coho battles! Yes that squid will make great bait! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Hi @bones8057 thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this video! Generally speaking, the Kings, Cohos, and Sockeyes are the best table fare and the Pinks and Chums are less desirable (less oil, mushy meat, etc.). Some folks smoke the Pinks and Chums which firms up the meat and gives it better flavor. I either release Pinks and Chums or cut them up for halibut or crab bait. Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Hey @AKFish2023 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this footage! For this quick session given the heavy chop and the depth, I wasn't analyzing the depth finder but rather was just orienting to what appeared to be a nice spot on the depth charts (a super deep shelf/point). I'll be doing more squidding in the future and will keep an eye on the sonar for the visual queues. I've heard they look like a band of long whispy lines consistently across a depth range. Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Hi @benmirka3648 I offered but she insisted that I reel these ones in! When the cohos start really running within a few weeks, I guarantee that she'll be battling plenty of big cohos! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Ok this is my last request for my chance beg. I've asked a couple of times for how to set up for halibut to fish in Alaska. I'm coming up to Petersburg July 28th. Would really here your imput
Thanks @jwoo1800. Hi @kurtcummings269 - please check out my Halibut Tips page here: captainzacalaska.com/halibut-tips/. Also, my halibut fishing videos show a lot of footage of how to catch halibut using jigs (my preferred method of catching halibut). Please let me know if you have any additional specific questions. Best of luck in Petersburg in a few weeks! Captain Zac
Hi @ryanbowes5243 yes I've talked with some folks who enjoys these chums smoked which firms up the meat and gives it additional flavor. Tight lines! Captain Zac
Great opening season and great fishing trip Captain Zac, with a couple of beauties landed too, good work team, thanks, thumbs up and greetings to you all,, Tony.
Hi Tony many thanks for the positive comment and I'm glad you enjoyed this action! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
The hop when you got the squid in the bucket was great !
Haha hey @jamesatkinson1738 yes indeed I was pretty pumped to finally land that squid in the bucket! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Zac and Mary, Great job on the first Coho there and on that nice squid for bait. Good luck on the future trips. Tight lines.
Thanks Mark! I appreciate the positive comment and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Another great day on the water. Pretty cool that you got that squid too!! Ready for some serious halibut sessions now. Looks like you got some new downriggers on the boat. Nice!! Good luck, have fun, and be safe out there my friends.
Hi @davidsolberg9464 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this action! Yes indeed these big squid are serious halibut bait! The electrical connections were starting to get spotty on my previous downriggers so I pulled them off to repair them and added these Cannon Mag 10s to keep me fishing. Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac
Nice session! Looks like some new down riggers, too
Thanks @turnswrench! Yes I pulled my other downriggers off to repair a weak electrical connection and added these Cannon Mag 10s into the mix. So far they are working well! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Another great day. I like and appreciate all the tips and nuggets of knowledge you pass on, they do help. As always I think your continual positive attitude is great. Keep up the good work Captain.
P.s. Two weeks and two days (but who's counting) until I have a line in the water at Point Baker.
Hey Wayne many thanks for the positive comment and I'm glad you are enjoying these videos! Best of luck out at Point Baker! I'm in Petersburg this week and we just caught and released a big barn door! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
@@CaptainZac Hope to see a video of the barn door soon.
Great session out on the water. Bloody big squid 🦑. Good action.
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim I appreciate the positive comment! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Zac, you need to open a sandwich shop. The ones you make look delicious. Good fishing video considering the weather was not the best.
Haha thanks Phil perhaps a sandwich shop could be in my future! Move over lobster roll - here comes the halibut salad sandwich! haha I appreciate the positive comment and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
I like watching your videos, greetings from Poland
Hi @PawełBronowicki I appreciate the positive comment and am glad to hear you are enjoying my videos all the way from Poland! Thanks and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Captain Zac and Mary
Outstanding day on the water..
I look forward to seeing what all that fresh bait produces for you on your trip down south..
Bait heavy bait often.. Tight Lines..
E
Thanks Eric! Bait heavy bait often - well said! We caught and released a big barn door the other day - video coming soon! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Nice video! Congrats on the coho
Thanks Steven! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
The squid was unexpected and very nice, great video
Thanks @AnglingSpiders I'm glad you enjoyed this footage! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Nice 👍👍looked like fun on the waves
Hi Bill thanks for stopping by and I appreciate the positive comment! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Awesome squid!
Thanks Tchabo! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Good work guys! Hey Zac, what electric reel are you using in this video? Just bought a tanacom but looking into others
Hey @bradhutchison6226 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this video! I'm using a Daiwa Seaborg 500MJ here - small enough to be fished "in hand" for halibut jigging and strong enough to battle barn doors! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Nice!
Thanks John! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Zac, what happened, new down riggers ? Burn the motors out of the old white ones ? ❤👍👍👍
I was curious about the down riggers as well .
Hey Steve the electrical connection on my white Cannon Digitroll 10 Tournament Series (now the Optimum series) units were starting to get spotty so I pulled them off to repair them and added these Cannon Mag 10s to keep me fishing. These Digitroll units have been fantastic for five and a half seasons and I'm expecting them to be just fine once I sure up the electrical connection. I do like these Mag 10s so far as well! Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
New down riggers? Maybe i missed a video about them, but what are they and any issues with the old ones?
Hey Mike the electrical connection on my white Cannon Digitroll 10 Tournament Series (now the Optimum series) units were starting to get spotty so I pulled them off to repair them and added these Cannon Mag 10s to keep me fishing. These Digitroll units have been fantastic for five and a half seasons and I'm expecting them to be just fine once I sure up the electrical connection. I do like these Mag 10s so far as well! Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
I will be in Juneau from July 25, I hope I will be able to catch something.
I hope it is also possible from the shore
Cool that sounds like a fun trip! You may catch dolly varden from shore. Up at the DIPAC hatchery there is float that you may be able to cast for chum salmon as well. Tight lines! Captain Zac
That looks like a Humbolt Squid which have recently been moving nortward into Alaskan waters.
Hi @jago76 thanks for watching! I understand from speaking with a few folks that this is a Magister Squid. I'll keep my eye out for Humbolt squid as well, especially as I start using these squid jigs more frequently! Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Another enjoyable video. Would you mind telling us what you used to get the Coho ? Keep up the good work.
Cool squid but I wanted to see you cut it up. Why didn't Mary reel any today? She said EWW on the squid but likes catching fish with it. hahah! Thanks for sharing
Hey @markleonard-pe3os thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this footage! I offered to have Mary reel in some of these salmon but she insisted that I reel them in. There will be plenty more cohos later this season and I'm sure she'll have lots of fun coho battles! Yes that squid will make great bait! Tight lines! Captain Zac
THANKS FOR THE VIDS/ YOU DON'T EAT THE CHUM SALMON? NOT TASTY?
Hi @bones8057 thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this video! Generally speaking, the Kings, Cohos, and Sockeyes are the best table fare and the Pinks and Chums are less desirable (less oil, mushy meat, etc.). Some folks smoke the Pinks and Chums which firms up the meat and gives it better flavor. I either release Pinks and Chums or cut them up for halibut or crab bait. Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
What’s the name of your last flasher?
Caught a monster cod !
Hi @Cntrmass thanks for stopping by! These were Shortbus flashers. Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
What do squid look like on the fish finder? Dense marks at 600 feet in 800 feet of water?
Hey @AKFish2023 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this footage! For this quick session given the heavy chop and the depth, I wasn't analyzing the depth finder but rather was just orienting to what appeared to be a nice spot on the depth charts (a super deep shelf/point). I'll be doing more squidding in the future and will keep an eye on the sonar for the visual queues. I've heard they look like a band of long whispy lines consistently across a depth range. Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac
Nice work and plenty of halibut bait. Mary sure a great netter 👍
How come Mary didn't reel in any fish?
Hi @benmirka3648 I offered but she insisted that I reel these ones in! When the cohos start really running within a few weeks, I guarantee that she'll be battling plenty of big cohos! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Ok this is my last request for my chance beg. I've asked a couple of times for how to set up for halibut to fish in Alaska. I'm coming up to Petersburg July 28th. Would really here your imput
Go to his website. He has tips and gear setups listed.
Thanks @jwoo1800. Hi @kurtcummings269 - please check out my Halibut Tips page here: captainzacalaska.com/halibut-tips/. Also, my halibut fishing videos show a lot of footage of how to catch halibut using jigs (my preferred method of catching halibut). Please let me know if you have any additional specific questions. Best of luck in Petersburg in a few weeks! Captain Zac
smoked chum is tasty. nice fatty fish
Hi @ryanbowes5243 yes I've talked with some folks who enjoys these chums smoked which firms up the meat and gives it additional flavor. Tight lines! Captain Zac