#108483 - 02/22/01 02:54 AM
Fresh, live herring?
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Fry
Registered: 12/07/00
Posts: 20
Loc: Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
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Does anyone know where i can get some, locally, around tacoma. Narrows Marina and Pt. Defiance have none. I had to use frozen herring, and i got nothing. I fish seem to favor the fresh stuff. Thanks
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#108484 - 02/22/01 09:08 AM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Spawner
Registered: 12/28/99
Posts: 619
Loc: wa., usa
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Would like to know myself. I was told by a local distributor in Gig Harbor that there is no fresh herring in the area and wont be til May. If anybody knows any different, I sure would like to know where to get some.
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#108486 - 02/22/01 07:38 PM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Alevin
Registered: 02/12/01
Posts: 13
Loc: tacoma
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The problem I have found with jiggin my own herring is that they are not nearly as firm as the ones you get from a bait shop. Once caught they place the herring into pens and let them "season", which means starve. Once they get leaner they stay hooked up better. Winter is a bad time for commercial herring fishing. The schools are few and far between. About the only way to catch them is to find a school on the surface and dip net them. I used to work for the herring outfit in Gig Harbor (late 80's) and if they don't have fresh bait, no one does. Oh yea we caught two (8&11 lbs) on Monday using spoons and herring smelly jelly.
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#108487 - 02/22/01 09:43 PM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Returning Adult
Registered: 07/06/99
Posts: 481
Loc: Seattle, Washington, US
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Shane the herring we've been jigging up (Central Sound) are very lean already. They're small but have been making good baits.
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#108488 - 02/23/01 03:28 PM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Fry
Registered: 12/07/00
Posts: 20
Loc: Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
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I've never heard of a herring jig before. What size and color should i get? Sounds like a ton of fun. Thanks
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#108489 - 02/23/01 05:55 PM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Spawner
Registered: 02/22/00
Posts: 752
Loc: Bothell WA
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the hearing jigs i've seen are quite simple most have 6 to 8 sets of single hooks one type just have a glow bead at the hook the other look like a white winged fly they work great and are easy to use
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#108490 - 02/23/01 07:46 PM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Fry
Registered: 08/11/00
Posts: 25
Loc: 'bout a mile from the saltchuc...
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It is fun to jig them. You rush for the jig rod when the school is on sonar, and since the jug has about 8 or 10 hooks, it's common to hook half a dozen. Usually by the time they come up, only a couple are left. Unfortunately, I totaled my tow vehicle, and just now got a replacement and a hitch installed for my rig, so now I'm ready to try point defiance and surrounds. Anyone else doing any good?
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#108491 - 02/23/01 11:04 PM
Re: Fresh, live herring?
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Alevin
Registered: 02/12/01
Posts: 13
Loc: tacoma
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Spurdog, glad to hear your back in buisness. Me and a friend did ok off Gibson on Monday. We fished for a few hours off Devils head and didn't pick up anything. Made the run to Gibson and got a 8 and 11 pounder. Trolling flasher and spoons. Good luck. Let us know how you do.
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