I've heard they are great bait for ling cod! The fishing rules here in WA are rather draconian. You can only fish ling cod in May. There are some fish here that you can only catch a couple days in the entire year! Plus you can't fish deeper than 120 feet for lots of the fish. I've heard Alaska has WAY better fishing rules. It must be because there are more fish there!We use to catch them while fishing over the side in some of the anchorages we frequented of an evening. They were good eating AND they were the preferred bait for Ling Cod; whole/live.