Two more! Part III personal best kayak halibut Whiskey Gulch - video

So Friday was a company holiday.  What to do?  Hmmm…

So weather forecast is looking iffy but I head down to Whiskey Gulch to see if I couldn’t catch the low slack tide. Weather turns out to be PERFECT!!!

In the water around 1pm.  Action was good for the little chickens.  Boated 4 or 5 under 15 pounds in the first two hours.  Decided to keep one and then fish for a larger fish. 

3 hours passes and nothing.  I get a few really good strikes but can’t hook up.  I am really starting to detest these circle hooks. But so many people use them, I want to give them a fair shot.

Tide finally turns around 4pm.  By this time I am off of Anchor Point about 1.5 to 2 miles offshore.  45 to 60 feet of water.  FINALLy!! Hook up to what feels like a good fish.

I have never caught anything much bigger than 30 pounds on a kayak, so this fish was new.  I could have edited the video down to about 2 minutes and made me look like I knew what was going on.  But I decided to leave all of the screwups in the video.  Gotta learn from your mistakes! 

First, I need something better than rubber bands to hold the harpoon tip in place.  Second, I wonder if an A1 buoy is enough.  I wasn’t sure if the buoy was caught under me or if it had pulled it down.  That would not have been good news to have line wrapped around my drive and have the halibut dive deep.  I was reaching for the mirage drive as the buoy popped up.  Not sure how I snapped 200 lbs mono without breaking anything. 

Initially I thought it might go 40 pounds.  But got home and measured it and it was 49.5 inches.  That’s 57 pounds plus on the commonly used weight length tables.  So got my 50 pounder out of the way.  Now the goal is 75!!

Fantastic fish! I have seen guys do the harpoon dance before .... Not fun. This is two reasons I like the shark hook better. The tip doesn't fall off and you put pressure up on the fish, using its own weight to sink the hook. Love the videos ... Keep them coming.

Sweet! Great fish!

Your rope dang near wrapped around your spare rod too! Whatever though, nice catch

I love it!!!

  Another nice video Rudy,

  Glad to see you broke the 50 pound mark. Now go for the century --- 100 lb'er.

  Looked like a pretty nice day out too.

  Hope you didn't jinx yourself for the real tourney...

Nice fish Rudy!

Well done!
T2

Hope you didn't jinx yourself for the real tourney...

I do

Finally had time to watch the whole thing.  Man, I'm glad I went shark hook method.  Way too much going on with the harpoon.

Nice one.  I have actually netted halibut that size and I use a shark hook too, but for the most part so far a net or gaff has been enough on 50lber or smaller.

That's an awsome fish , I can't wait to hit the big salt for something half that size. Great job!

Full report later. But two more. Each 35lbs to 40lbs is my guess



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nice fish Rudy! man u are killing me lol, looks like we are going to have a good weekend, pray the weather holds!!!! Again awesome fish!

nice fish Rudy! man u are killing me lol, looks like we are going to have a good weekend, pray the weather holds!!!! Again awesome fish!

If he leaves any in the water, way to go Rudy keep the pictures coming.