We ran two squid/crab combos over the weekend.
Friday we searched the NE an W edges of Cordell Banks, suspending our lumuinescent lures 10 to 100 feet off the bottom in 600 to 800 feet oif water on the steep slopes of Bodega Canyon to no avail.
After a long day with no bites we ran in to 30 fathoms, where we we pulled a few traps for limits of nice quality Dungeness crabs.
Saturday we headed out to find the swells crashing on the reef were too big and unprededictable, I could not see a safe passage over the bar and I turned around.
Our passengers all decided to try again the next day, and we found beautiful conditions Sunday morning, a big lazy swell that crashed dramatically on the reef but left a clear entrance/exit next to the bell buoy.
we dropped our lines on the inside edge of the Bodega Canyon and hooked one squid a few minutes later, but it got off just before color.
No more action after an hour or so and we ran out to the NW edge of the Banks, no action there except for some Pacific White-sided dolphins that swam by for a look.

 

After trying a few other spots we ended up back where we started for one last try and hooked five humboldt squid, landing only to of the 50 lb. beasts.

 







We ran in to pull limits off Dungies afterwards.

These arew the good ol' days
Vince