Best Way To Land a Halibut?

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

What's a large halibut to you anyway?

Whether it's 20 or 50, 60, 75 pounds, it's not gonna be much different in the way you land them. What's gonna be different is how you keep them.

I'm a noob. I'm learning my way through these things. I lost a very nice halibut at the beginning of this thread when I tried to gaff him. His head-shake snapped my 25# Blackwater shock leader like it was nothing. I'm learning from my mistakes. I'm also blessed with rip-roaring ADHD so I tend to hyper-focus on challenges that excite me

You already know what the sizes are for the top 1/3 category of local halibut. You probably know some of the local guys who can target and land them consistently. I want to join that club. I want to do it from my kayak.

I like the pictures Paul posts ...



Life is sweet, eh?

[makobob]

SORRY Mr. NiceGuy
Every time I see your avatar I just want to make a comment. Please do not take this the wrong way.
You are no longer a NOOB.
AND if you get your tush on a trip to Baja you will no longer be MOIST, you will be DROOLING. Maybe forever after. So if you can jump on the Baja Express and take a walk on the beaches of Baja feel free to joins us. Tight lines.

Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

I'm a noob. I'm learning my way through these things. I lost a very nice at the beginning of this thread when I tried to gaff him. I'm learning from my mistakes.

You already know what the top 1/3 larger sizes are locally for halibut. You probably know some of the local guys who can target and land them consistently. I want to join that club.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by makobob

SORRY Mr. NiceGuy
Every time I see your avatar I just want to make a comment. Please do not take this the wrong way.
You are no longer a NOOB.
AND if you get your tush on a trip to Baja you will no longer be MOIST, you will be DROOLING. Maybe forever after. So if you can jump on the Baja Express and take a walk on the beaches of Baja feel free to joins us. Tight lines.

Thank you Bob. I always enjoy your posts and I'm looking forward to the day we can meet in person.

I've flown my little Cessna 172 to Baja 6 times to explore Gonzaga Bay, Bahia LA, Mulegé, Guerrero Negro and several other amazing places with small landing strips. I have enjoyed many driving trips to explore primitive camping, photography and lush fishing. On my last trip, the honcho in charge of the airport at Cabo threatened to confiscate my airplane with his desk drawer of wadded up cash open for "parking fees." I've had trouble in Mexico on other occasions and stopped going there about 10 years ago.

I'm very sorry about this because I love Mexico and many kind people I have met there. Because of the culture of corruption and the risk of being a target of opportunity, it's no longer worth the risk to me. If there's no problem, then there's no problem. When a problem arises, there can easily be no solutions.

Moist, drooling or sopping wet ---- I'm envious of your coming adventures and I will be enjoying them with you vicariously.
I will be waiting to meet you in person north of the border


BTW, I don't look anything at all like the guy in my avatar, and I don't wear lipstick.

[ful-rac]

A little bit better...not by much...but better nonetheless...

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

A little bit better...not by much...but better nonetheless...

Wow, ... he was quite fetching in his nubile youth, wasn't he?