How to Catch Gigantic Fat Lingcod off Vancouver Island 

Thanks for watching! The fight with that ling was pretty fun, especially since I didn't know what I was pulling up at first. I couldn't believe the size of the thing when I got it to the top.

Fought hard like that because it was foul hooked 😢

That must have been a hell of a fight pulling in a 60lber, and even the 55. They're my favorite eating fish. Halibut is a close second but you have to make sure not to overcook it.

@@wildanglestv yes they both initially pulled hard then like most just became lead till they got close to the surface then they headed back down and were unstoppable

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Love pulling in a big fish like that, and lingcod are so good to eat. They're my favorite eating fish.

Haha for sure! I don't live near the ocean anymore so it's really beneficial to go with a charter that has all the gear.

I think we figured the fish might have been in an underwater cave, took the hook, and as we pulled on it, between the fish fighting and the cave walls that chafed the line, the hook got pulled out and got re-hooked in its back end. So we were pulling it up backwards and it had a chance to fight back that way. Had a similar thing happen with a sturgeon (you can see that video on here). 22 minutes of video, but it was hours of pulling that thing in, only to realize the hook got dislodged when the line went around another boat's anchor, and it got re-hooked in the fin. Pulling up an 8 foot sturgeon backwards is ridiculous. According to the charts, that would've been a 276 pound fish.

Thanks for your concern. You may want to read up on ocean fishing versus inland lake/stream fishing for rules.

Yeah for sure! Tastiest fish out there

I don't remember that one, but I won't forget the weight lol.

Yeah it doesn't sound great on video. Hope you liked the rest of the video.