u/Cypherness

Not catching rockfish?

Not catching rockfish?

I live on an island in the PNW, Im not often able to go out on a boat with my buddies who have them, So I do a decent amount of shore fishing.

There’s a spot near my house which is a large breakwater into open ocean, it extends probably almost 2-300 feet, also a small harbour on the inner side I will share a photo so you can see

I’ve tried buzzbombs but get a lot of snags so the last few times I’ve been using a drop shot with maybe 4-6 ounces, about 1.5-3 feet up I’ll use a leader with a 2/0 single hook and some herring. I figured this would be a great rig for rockfish and Lingcod , but been having a lot of trouble getting bites or catching anything out there.

Maybe I’m casting in the wrong spots, maybe I’m using too small or too large pieces of bait, maybe I should try squid or shrimp.. really not sure, any suggestions ?

u/Cypherness — 3 days ago

Best place to get bait near Victoria BC

Looking for some herring, shrimp, anchovies, or squid

Any advice on where to find it cheap, is frozen okay if I thaw? Do you guys only use live bait?

Southern Vancouver island

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u/Cypherness — 4 days ago