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Seeker Fishing Rods did a sponsored trip aboard the Pacific Islander out of CISCO’s on May 13, 2016. It was my first trip as the Seeker rep and I was so stoked. The trip plan was shallow water rockfishing for lingcod, reds, chuckleheads. We also caught some treefish, blue bass, and other great rockfish. The morning started out a little rocky, but the seas smoothed out throughout the day. It was nice to see a variety of fishing methods which all produced incredibly. We used a double dropper loop with 6-8oz weights and squid or fin bait which is always tried and true; the heavier leadheads with 8 inch swimbaits kept the guys in the bow bendo all day with beautiful lingcods; and the iron was just as productive for lingcod and rockfish. The flatfalls, ProMar Ahi live deception jig, diamond jigs and Tadys were being used.
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Then it was time for the raffle! I had several Seeker hats and a great MGC 7′ 7030 Seeker rod to giveaway. Captain Steve was super generous and threw in some hats, shirts, and two $25 off any trip vouchers!!!!
The lucky rod winner was Yi Ding who also won a hat! It was his lucky day.
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Jay Helfrich of Montana won a Seeker hat for the longest drive to go fishing. He lives in Montana and came for 2 days of fishing and was heading home that night!
Steve Owens won a Seeker hat for the 1st legal lingcod of the trip!!
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Thank you to everyone who joined me on this great fishing trip and I hope to see you on many more!
Sophia Huynh, Seeker Rod Representative