I have a downrigger set up on my PA for the same purpose. Never thought about breaking out the roller rod to do it, not a bad idea really.

Now if I would just make the time to get out between the storms...

http://m6.i.pbase.com/g2/85/360685/2...6.izCdVmF0.jpg

Put this on....
 

And drop it deep in la jolla canyon....http://www.hogylures.com Deep drop shordfish eel lure on your bounce ball rig.

Full gangon....
 

Of junior mac's....

Cornflake Cajun beer battered
 

Fryed in wok with peanut grape seed oil mix...
And Paula Deen dill tartar sauce recipe.

yum

Not trying to milk a Thread.......but
 

This makes it Final:D

that is pretty cool!:luxhello:

that's pretty sick!

Try using a lighter weight and tuck the rod under your leg when paddling. Might have to try several different weight sizes until you find the one that will work with your paddling speed and current.

Curious - did you use dermestid beatle larve to clean up the bones, or some other method?

Very cool result none the less - you can keep people guessing as to what fish it is...

Bake and boil and scrub bones with a toothbrush air dry there clean...
 

It's the 30 inch halibut I caught in this post it yielded 5 lbs of fillets.

We knew that - I was talking about visitors to your house.


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Duke, help an old man out. is the attatchment point for the spine right, I thought the spine was under the lateral line. It just looks off to me, Thanks.

Bob you have to Google Halibut skulls or skeletons
 

and decide for your self . I just copied what I could find....I no the neck is right or the picture I copied is wrong I am by no way a bone doctor...lol I plan on doing more, like a big tuna skull.I think a nice wood plaque with the tail and head on a triple digit fish would be cool. Once the bones are clean no stinky mesh like building a plastic model, good Hobbie

Plus Bob there's and outer row of bones all the way around..........
 

That are to small to glue together....but anything is possible if you take the time to do it....:)

Bob the first picture is even bone I could save........
 

The second picture is what I have left.....still thinking about adding more maybe the two big gill bones.
it's easy to get stuff wrong and had to take it apart after being glued I almost scraped this build because I glued wrong but got away from it, and came back another day with a exacto knife and took it apart and reassembled.