Out west these are common. Locally not so much. Probably biggest one I’ve put on my boat. Ok season so far but weather is keeping me from the better grounds

jigging machines?

they never took here...

Yeah. Just a 12V motor with on/off switch basically. Deep drop reel, Bandit reel. Same thing

I think so. The market likes em too

Seen a few rednecks using windsheild wipers on their truck for jigging thru the ice,
When the wiper slaps on the windsheild you got a pike on.
Nice fish TF.Cod is the go to fish at the chippie in England.Good eating fish.

Do you catch many Ling Cod where you fish?

I caught a 67 lb out of Whittier Alaska about 17 yrs ago.

Occasional lingcod when I longline halibut or jig rockfish. 67# is BIG

Can't even fish cod in federal waters here....and not many in State waters....regulations have severely curtailed commercial fishing....

Local friends and i prefer cod over halibut. .more moist, not dry.. cod going for 72 cents per pound i heard. Halibut so high haven't heard but some say maybe 10 bucks a pound. Harvest # lower this year..
This halibut was just caught by a friend over in south east alaska. Very rare, like 12 known caught. Old timer here recalled seeing one years ago
This is not AI .been researching

Whoa! Crazy halibut. My cod buyer just dropped price from .72 to .60. Not happy! Halibut $9.10 here yesterday

Shouldnt the price be going up due to increase in fuel costs?

You would think. Buyers shipping costs are up tho and the fish are post spawn now so no roe and milt which they make money on. Korean market for cod milt. Ugh

I'll take cod over halibut every day of the week !

Looks like you got some weight on her , or is there just that much tide running?

I wish we could buy any species of good eating fish here for 60 to 72 cents a pound. Even catfish is $4.99 a pound or more.

Keith

Heavy on ice, maybe 3k lbs fish in fwd holds, bow dipping into a swell and about 1.5-2 knots of current

Completely agree Ken ! Cod n rockfish in our freezer

what is awful if the by catch by the trollers and never used. I cannot understand how this continues to happen.

Trawlers, not trollers. Big difference. Trawler bycatch is a hot button issue these days. Fish politics is complex when you have so many different species, management agencies, gear types, vessel sizes, areas etc.