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Regional Discussions => Washington Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: Bassassin208 on May 07, 2023, 10:34:50 AM

Title: Ocean Success
Post by: Bassassin208 on May 07, 2023, 10:34:50 AM
Scraped up this 49incher in 10 minutes. Herring and a chunk of shad
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: rogerdodger on May 07, 2023, 11:07:16 AM
Right on.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: alpalmer on May 07, 2023, 12:12:35 PM
you bet, that sure is something to smile about.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: Clayman on May 07, 2023, 04:00:58 PM
Wowza! Helluva fish Nate! Did you harpoon him or what?
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: henney on May 07, 2023, 05:52:53 PM
Nice!


Forecast for next weekend looks pretty good so far.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: BigFishy on May 08, 2023, 11:10:31 AM
Great catch! I bet it was exciting to deal with :-) Was is out of PC? Also, what are those white things? I am highly motivated to catch a halibut this summer at PC so any tips are appreciated.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: Bassassin208 on May 08, 2023, 11:46:36 AM
Wowza! Helluva fish Nate! Did you harpoon him or what?

Thanks man! Yeah kill shot with the harpoon, he didn’t fight much after I stuck him
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: Bassassin208 on May 08, 2023, 11:48:40 AM
Great catch! I bet it was exciting to deal with :-) Was is out of PC? Also, what are those white things? I am highly motivated to catch a halibut this summer at PC so any tips are appreciated.

Thanks, they’re always a blast! This was not at PC this was in Washington. The white things are the otoliths! I usually try to take them from all of my halibut and make things out of them
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: BigFishy on May 08, 2023, 12:33:08 PM
Neah Bay?
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: bogueYaker on May 08, 2023, 01:26:33 PM
Neah Bay?

Sheesh just let the guy be cagey. Not speaking for him but some folks are quiet for a reason: It really sucks when you drive up to your launch spot to find some asshole has somehow taken up 5 parking spots with his one truck and trailer.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: henney on May 08, 2023, 03:13:35 PM
Neah Bay?

Sheesh just let the guy be cagey. Not speaking for him but some folks are quiet for a reason: It really sucks when you drive up to your launch spot to find some asshole has somehow taken up 5 parking spots with his one truck and trailer.



Sounds like Snow Creek for the last 2 years or so
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: YakHunter on May 08, 2023, 03:47:50 PM
I had to look up "otolith"..... "An otolith (Greek: ὠτο-, ōto- ear + λῐ́θος, líthos, a stone), also called statoconium or otoconium or statolith, is a calcium carbonate structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates."  Now I am clear as mud.   ???  Very nice halibut!
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: BigFishy on May 08, 2023, 07:21:54 PM
Neah Bay?

Sheesh just let the guy be cagey. Not speaking for him but some folks are quiet for a reason: It really sucks when you drive up to your launch spot to find some asshole has somehow taken up 5 parking spots with his one truck and trailer.
lol. I am not trying to get the exact spot as even knowing few general areas at PC I still haven't caught one. Speaking to few  people that hooked into them, they were not targeting halibut specifically; all were bycatch. Although, if author wanted to share the exact spot that would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: DBam on May 09, 2023, 06:18:23 AM
Although, if author wanted to share the exact spot that would be appreciated.

Everyone is free to do their thing. In my world I don't ask and I certainly would never share, that's the code.

Great halibut by the way. Still haven't got one myself and every year the thought of catching one grows a little bigger in the back of my mind. Thanks for the inspiration.
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: rogerdodger on May 09, 2023, 06:41:30 AM
I'm going make a wild guess that he caught that beauty in the Salish Sea.  ;D  lol
Title: Re: Ocean Success
Post by: Larry_MayII_HR on May 09, 2023, 09:38:54 AM
Nice halibut!! Thanks for sharing.

I spent the evening rigging up halibut gear in the garage, dreaming of hooking my first from a kayak. Cheers for the inspiration!

Related to spot sharing requests - these may be best done over PMs/email. Just a suggestion. This forum does a great job of not giving away valuable spot-nuking information to public/external lurkers, while also encouraging fellow kayakers to get together to fish, sometimes in some really special locations. One of the reasons I really enjoy this community - let's keep it that way!