Washington halibut season 2015

Here is the proposed halibut seasons.
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2015/02/13/inland-marine-halibut-fishing-season-dates-come-to-light/

I am looking for someone to go out with.  This would be my first trip in the open ocean in WA and the first time for halibut. I have done fishing in Maui in my AI and fishing in the sound in my PA.   I will be using my new AI2 on the trip. 

I am looking for someone to go out with.  This would be my first trip in the open ocean in WA and the first time for halibut. I have done fishing in Maui in my AI and fishing in the sound in my PA.   I will be using my new AI2 on the trip.

What is an AI2? I would strongly recommend that you not make it your first trip in the ocean. Get out and scout the area you want to fish and decide what your abilities are and aren't.  3 miles out wrestling an 80 pound halibut is not a good intro to the ocean day.

What is an AI2? I would strongly recommend that you not make it your first trip in the ocean. Get out and scout the area you want to fish and decide what your abilities are and aren't.  3 miles out wrestling an 80 pound halibut is not a good intro to the ocean day.

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I am looking for someone to go out with.  This would be my first trip in the open ocean in WA and the first time for halibut. I have done fishing in Maui in my AI and fishing in the sound in my PA.   I will be using my new AI2 on the trip.

What is an AI2? I would strongly recommend that you not make it your first trip in the ocean. Get out and scout the area you want to fish and decide what your abilities are and aren't.  3 miles out wrestling an 80 pound halibut is not a good intro to the ocean day.

Agree 100%. I just finished writing up the May column for NWS on kayak halibut fishing. I had to refrain from sounding like too much of a nanny, it's not the magazine's style, so I toned it down. Here I can spout off a more personal opinion. The potential for serious injury or death is higher with halibut than any other fishery in the PNW. An example would be the tragic deaths of the two out for halibut off Whidbey Island last May in jeans and hoodies. The past 2 seasons have been anomalies in how calm the ocean conditions have been and how close the big fish have been to shore, no one should expect this is the new normal. My fear is that many kayaks will show up on Hobuck on opener, conditions will be typical (the old typical) 6 to 8 ft swell and winds to 20 or 25 knots. Those of us with experience in these conditions will go out and those without the experience will follow. The 'if he can do it then so can I' attitude will prevail and we could have a real mess out there. Your limits are not my limits. If you haven't been out in these conditions trying to get a halibut and 'learn' at the same time is a very bad idea.

Halibut is definitely NOT the first ocean fish you should target here.   Fungunnin and Yaktrap are not exaggerating at all.

Well I sort of agree. Those are very fair warnings.

BUT...PB has 2 kayaks and fished off maui, which is not exactly lake fishin. Just based on what little he said, my guess is he has good salty experience. He is also looking for somebody to go with. He's doing everything right and getting lambasted for it!  You have to start somewhere. If you have some experience, understand the risks and take the necessary precautions...go for it.

How much of it is we don't want to share??   my biggest fear is that a first-timer will go out and catch a huge fish and I'll get skunked. or even worse...lee will repeat!!

I error on the side of caution when giving out Internet advice.

My strongest suggestion is to get a feel for the area you want to fish prior to halibut season. 
People tend to be more reluctant to offer to escort a first timer on something like a halibut trip but if you meet a new guy in camp the day before the opener you will find people more willing to talk.

PB isn't the only one reading this thread.  Every year we go out there and there are new people,  some of them are ready,  most of them are clueless

PB isn't the only one reading this thread.  Every year we go out there and there are new people,  some of them are ready,  most of them are clueless

This is my second year in the yak and I'm not going out there after halibut ,probably be at least another year if not two before I go that far out to wrestle with a fish that big. My life isn't worth the rush or the fish, poopoo occurres (shit happens) and being that far from shore ain't where you want to find out you can't deal with it happening to you. So if you value your life take the advice from fungunnin and Lee, they know there poopoo and probably don't want to be there if you decide to visit the fishing gods literally.

Im not sure anyone has yaktrap's experience... no one I know thinks they can do what you do... mostly because you are insane.

Im not sure anyone has yaktrap's experience... no one I know thinks they can do what you do... mostly because you are insane.

Rev how'd you guess the soundtrack in my head? Beasty Boyz - Insane in the membrane!

I think newbies should be mentored Rory. His patience and calm manner in getting out there to wet a line on opening day sets the standard. (...now where is that sarcasm font....)

I am looking for someone to go out with.  This would be my first trip in the open ocean in WA and the first time for halibut. I have done fishing in Maui in my AI and fishing in the sound in my PA.   I will be using my new AI2 on the trip.

What is an AI2? I would strongly recommend that you not make it your first trip in the ocean. Get out and scout the area you want to fish and decide what your abilities are and aren't.  3 miles out wrestling an 80 pound halibut is not a good intro to the ocean day.

Bill, I'm wondering if he means an AI 2 ? is there such a thing?

I am looking for someone to go out with.  This would be my first trip in the open ocean in WA and the first time for halibut. I have done fishing in Maui in my AI and fishing in the sound in my PA.   I will be using my new AI2 on the trip.

What is an AI2? I would strongly recommend that you not make it your first trip in the ocean. Get out and scout the area you want to fish and decide what your abilities are and aren't.  3 miles out wrestling an 80 pound halibut is not a good intro to the ocean day.

Bill, I'm wondering if he means an AI 2 ? is there such a thing?

An Adventure Island for two people would be the Tandem Island.

Thought so too... Guess we wait for him to come back and clear that up a bit.