Here is a pic of a smaller Ling Cod, these things are a blast to catch. They call them hitch hikers because they are know to attack fish that are already hooked. You can literally bring them up to the boat without them even being hooked. Oh and BTW the hat was for a joke.
nice cod, looked scrawny.. u keep it??? where u fishin? and yea that hat better be a joke.. JK nice catch. what u use for bait?? i like to jig for my cod..18-21 oz jigs..