Halibut - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GTboosted · 08-28-2018, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dpricenator

NICE FISH! I may be off but it looks bigger than 27.5" Either way, I still need to bring home a keeper. I guess I should hook one and land it first.

Its 27.5" plus or minus .5"

Measured with my straight edge. I knew it wasn't breaking any records so I was too lazy to bring out the tape haha

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Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Keepers a Keeper - Congrats !

Yup. It doesnt hurt that we had a bbq scheduled on a nice Sunday afternoon

GregAndrew · 08-29-2018, 02:49 PM

I usually let it dry up pretty good, and it will chip right off. If you want to tackle cleaning it before that WD40 works pretty well (just requires a bit more elbow grease).

Hunters Pa · 08-29-2018, 05:46 PM

Try goof off.

dpricenator · 08-30-2018, 08:10 AM

Chief Firewater's Surf wax remover is what we always used for oil and tar remover. I Grew up going to the beach in Galveston, Tx, and our feet would be covered in black tar by the end of the days. Some Chief Firewater and few paper towels and we would be clean to drive home.

Vikingj · 08-30-2018, 04:08 PM

Nice catch! Looks to be a chunky 27+". Thanks for report. BTW I grew up in the southbay area and there was "tar" from Redondo to Manhattan beach in the 50's and 60's. Our bare feet would be covered with the sticky stuff and we would use baby oil to get it off. Would that work on cleaning a kayak?

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08-29-2018, 02:49 PM	#2
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	I usually let it dry up pretty good, and it will chip right off. If you want to tackle cleaning it before that WD40 works pretty well (just requires a bit more elbow grease).

08-29-2018, 05:46 PM	#3
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,361	Try goof off.

08-30-2018, 08:10 AM	#4
dpricenator Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South OC Posts: 120	Chief Firewater's Surf wax remover is what we always used for oil and tar remover. I Grew up going to the beach in Galveston, Tx, and our feet would be covered in black tar by the end of the days. Some Chief Firewater and few paper towels and we would be clean to drive home.

08-30-2018, 04:08 PM	#5
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Nice catch! Looks to be a chunky 27+". Thanks for report. BTW I grew up in the southbay area and there was "tar" from Redondo to Manhattan beach in the 50's and 60's. Our bare feet would be covered with the sticky stuff and we would use baby oil to get it off. Would that work on cleaning a kayak?