Re: How to catch more ling on a party boat.
I think that the best part of the clam is the strings. I like that on my favorite boat I can cut my own clam on the way out so I can choose which parts are the best for me. I choose the toughest parts of the clam (throw the stomach overboard) because they stay on the hook better and the ling like them more. I think that the hanging of the strings entices them as they wave in the current, and more meat on the hook keeps them there long enough to get a hookset. I never used the 1/0's because they were too hard to get on the droppers, and I refuse to use less than 40 lb because of abrasion issues. 2/0's always worked fine, and are good for all bottom fish, except porgies, because they sometimes have problems getting it in their mouths, but I've had large porgies inhale a 4/0 before. If porgies are around, I have snelled 2/0 gammie octos that I put on droppers that they will eat no problem.
Let's get out there and get them now!
Ryan
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