Ran out of Rudee around 5am Sunday with Greg(1greenthumb), Troy, and some other friends. Waves going out were a bit choppy, some 6-7ft'ers in the mx, but swelled out as we got deeper. Started at the weather bouy hoping to find some meat real quick, then switch over looking for some bills.... 30 min or so into trolling have a nice run on a naked circle hook rig, Greg grabs the rod, nice dropback, and hook is set. Turns out to be a 40lb or so dolphin, which is peeling line off a 25TLD. Belt up Greg, and 20 min or so later have him to the transom, 2 ft from having a gaff shot, hook pulls..... .......wasnt a pretty sight watchin that monster swim away, almost jumped in after him.....

Continue to circle the area for a while, but no more takers, so we worked our way north, covering 40-100 fath, zigging and zagging.....End of the day we are at the Southern tip of the Canyon, lots of pilot wales, birds, sunfish, etc....but no more fish. Seas calmed down and had some nice swells to ride home in, back at the dock by 7:00 or so...
Only saw one other boat in the Canyon, rest of the day was all alone. Oh well, get em next time.


i feel ya we were at the fingers, no one in sight, only caught 2 chicken dolphin slow.........

JOE