King salmon fishing

doublejj

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #1

I spent a wonderful day yesterday, fishing for wild King salmon outside the Golden Gate, on the fishing charter boat 'El Dorado'. We left the Berkeley docks at 6:00am & returned early with limits of beautiful King salmon. I had the added bonus of winning the $100 jackpot for catching the biggest fish of the day, 30lbs. I also caught a 20lb'er for a cool 50lbs of fresh wild salmon. They will fillet them for you when they reach the dock. I took home about 25lbs of fillets. With a market price of $20 a pound, this trip paid for itself. I'm firing-up both the BBQ & the smoker today. Now's the time to go fella's!

doublejj
P.S. I never get tired of seeing the Golden Gate bridge!

 

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ganjames

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #2

 

treemansbuds

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #3

Way to go Doublejj on your fishing trip....

Stay Safe....
TMB-

 

doublejj

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #4

Thanks bro!

doublejj

 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger

• Jun 23, 2012

• #5

that's first one is sweet..

 

golddog

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #6

Rep+ Really Nice Fish!

I love fresh caught King Salmon

 

ScoobyDoobyDoo

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #7

i'd eat those filets raw they look so good...

nice job doublejj. what kinda reels are those? look like little 16's.

 

doublejj

Well-Known Member

• Jun 23, 2012

• #8

Those weren't my rods in the pictures.
I have a Penn500 on a Fenwick Hotstik, loaded with 25lb line.

doublejj

 

keepitcoastal

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #9

looks like a real good day! i was a deckhand for salmon and rockcod seasons in that region for more than 2 years, back when everybody was getting limits every day it was an amazing time. looks like the salmons been coming back strong

 

Padawanbater2

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• Jun 23, 2012

• #10

Awesome dude! How did they taste?

 

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Sneakyleeg

Member

• Jul 6, 2012

• #11

Nice pics double, looks like alot of fun

 

Sr. Verde

Well-Known Member

• Jul 6, 2012

• #12

Awesome! Nothing like fresh caught seafood! That's the only time I actually enjoy the taste.

Great catch too, 30lbs is a big fish! Thanks for sharing!

 

MediGrow530

Active Member

• Jul 6, 2012

• #13

This makes me excited for up here in the sac river. 10 more days til the season opens up here! thanks for the post DoubleJJ!