did not want to thread jack
 

so i am running a separate post . i was thinking of trying hooping this year but have no experience . anyone have any pointers or suggestions ? like net placement , or places to try .

I hear the hoopn is really good at county line....good luck with that!:eek:

one thing for sure
 

this fishing is dead .

COSTCO.

Way easier, quicker, tastier, and cheaper.

did that once
 

spent around 200 biguns on a box . that was last year , this year i am eating cup of noodles . :eek:

I sent you a text a few days ago T. Don't know if you got it. Im down to go hooping this year

thx for invite
 

i did get it . i will keep in touch . how many nets can you have ? 5 ? as above stated in previous post by matt . is this worth getting into ?

Find a Jim Salazar/Saba Slayer seminar. Will cut the learning curve waaaay down

I was planning on doing some hoops this year too. It would be my first time.

Planning on picking up 2-3 setups this year.....

This is my 2nd year hooping learned alot last year. My hooping buddy w I ll be deployed this year so ill be looking gor people to go out with. I have a hot tip on a great spot that I will be trying on the 28th.

Hi hooping buddy i'm kevin :D Did you say something about hot tip?

Advice, Play the odds ...

Use 5 nets or none at all.


As a poker player, odds are very important, same in lobstering ........

5 is the max
 

??

5 per card, 10 max on a vessel

I did say hot tip and ive seen for myself. Pretty good size bugs in big numbers. I hope they are still there at the start.

I found a new spot... 99 Ranch Market.

i call bullshit on this one :D

like i said
 

i did that once when i was working alot and could afford it . box of bugs was around 165 -175 + . well worth it but not cheap . whats the going rate ? 15 - 20 a pound at the least? they way i see it , all you need is one big score for it to pay out .

Hopefully Jim (Sabaslayer) will chime in soon, but do your self a MASSIVE favor! Go to one of Jim's seminars and even try a copy of his book!

Cut my learning curve WAAAAAAY DOWN!

Also try reading some of Drakes post from last year for some great reading and his " Drake Pucks" are the BOMB!!!!

I have to say I am a total bug addict and am almost salivating waiting for the season!!!!

You'd be surprised to see what two hoops can produce in a good spot. Less work, less bait, less pulling and less mess. One good pull, home in time for dinner.

That's one of the places where I buy my salmon heads, prices can range from $0.79 up to $0.99 per pound. I always have them quarter the heads, if you do the same make sure you tell them to not clean the fish or they'll remove the gills and any loose parts.

Sometimes after a night of hooping I will collect all of the left over scraps and save them for the next trip. Typically, on the next trip I'll place the old pieces in the mesh pocket of the hoop net and place the new stuff in a bait cage or vice versa.

yak n hoopn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn-fbqLNvoo

saw this too btw.


http://www.studio-e-books.com/portfolio/hooping.pdf

You can PM me the good spots as I know you know many of them.

I have an art show on opening weekend and bummed that I can not go out until Tuesday. Why would they schedule an art show on the lobster season opener???? :D

Yeah, but you're crap as a partner in the fog...wait a minute, I jacked us up in the soup that night...hahahahahaha, never mind.

I just called my local 99 ranch they only had 3 abs wanted 2.50 power pound!:mad:

I was about to say......:eek:

I learned more than a few things from you too Jim! I know I'm in much better shape after a few of our trips buddy!

:you_rock:

When you are ready to go shoot me a pm Jim?

Now back to the thread!!!!:doh: Sorry OP!