dstieger wrote:That's the thing about charters that soured me on them. I love the fishing part. First time a boat headed back early, I was pizzed. Any more, I only go on boats that agree to stay out and fish - whether its for something else, or C&R to fill out the hours I've paid for.
As Victor mentioned, weather definitely factored in...
There is an outfit out here - virgs landing - that At one point was known for getting people limits of tiny fish close to harbor and then heading back in early ... that was crap...
When you catch your limit early with brad, you caught your best and biggest limit possible...
And the big thing, these fish - with the exception of the ling cod - have swim bladders... being caught 300 ft down and then dragged to the surface means death... so no meaningful catch and release is possible...
If it was possible to only target ling cod and not catch other rock cod it might be a different game, but that's not really feasible...