 Here is the Big Halibut Maxing the hand scale. Headed off to my local market to get a weight on a state certified scale, dead on 50 lbs!
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 Let the celebration begin! A cold one after my Halibut of a lifetime!
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 Here is what 50 lbs of California Halibut looks like after being taken out of the water onto a kayak.
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 The old Malibu2 I used for guiding back in the "Old Days" when we had to have CF #'s and F&G #'s on our yaks in order to use them for guiding. Here is a shot of how I transported it in to shore, minus a few straps and the board.Notice the lucky lure on the board, shhhhh it is a secret!
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 Here is the other side of my California Halibut. Fish battled hard on my 15 lb Bass set up, a Calcutta 400s filled with 15lb Sufix Clear mono, on a 7' Graftech light inshore rod. After 45 minutes she planed up and slid quietly onto my fish clip, where she woke up and proceeded to splash, and slime me before quiting down for the ride home. Still my biggest ever off the kayak!
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 One of the shots of my biggest California Halibut ever landed on the kayak by myself.
She weighed in at 50 lbs, even after being bled.
Landed at the famed LA/Ventura county line, after a costal squid spawn.
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 The fleet on the grass in the yard after a morning run.
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 Chrismas comes early in Hawaii! This Christmas Wrass was landed on an Iron in March, outside Kealakekua Bay.
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 Christmas Wrass, man what a beautiful fish!
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 Me with another Roi, no lack of action on this trip!
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 Brother in law Dan with his first Roi, they are beautiful fish,with a mouthfull of nasty chompers. Be sure to bring a lip grabbing tool when fishing Hawaii if you do not plan to eat your catch. I hear they are tasty but prone to Ciguatera.
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 Never know what you will catch in Hawaii. This Coconut was full of milk and very tasty when we got back to shore!
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