Only small butts in the OC - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

King Saba · 08-12-2017, 09:03 PM

Finally! After nearly 3 years of doing this I finally got me a legal halibut from the kayak! No weight on this guy, but he's a great eater size (25"). The fight wasn't half bad either. Got him in 100' with a strip squid.

MITCHELL · 08-12-2017, 09:23 PM

Treat

Orca Winfrey · 08-12-2017, 10:05 PM

You need a better cameraman.

ROSSOLY · 08-13-2017, 10:52 AM

congrats

OCPhisher · 08-13-2017, 12:49 PM

Nice. Congrats!

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blitzburgh · 08-13-2017, 04:20 PM

Congrats!

King Saba · 08-14-2017, 10:30 PM

Thanks! I gotta say, it was my first time having halibut and it's a nice succulent firm meat. Definitely not as good as rockfish, but I'd probably take another one. Just need to figure out a better way to make them instead of just pan-frying them and serving with garlic butter.

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Originally Posted by Orca Winfrey

You need a better cameraman.

Yeah, he can't take good shots for jack.

Harry Hill · 08-15-2017, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by King Saba

Thanks! I gotta say, it was my first time having halibut and it's a nice succulent firm meat. Definitely not as good as rockfish, but I'd probably take another one. Just need to figure out a better way to make them instead of just pan-frying them and serving with garlic butter.

Yeah, he can't take good shots for jack.

I prefer to broil or grill them, but they are also good dipped in a tempura batter and deep fried. Pan frying is my last choice with fish. I take that back, boiling would be the last choice, but poached isn't bad. Dipped in batter and deep fried makes for great fish tacos.

Saba Slayer · 08-15-2017, 07:47 AM

I picked up another 28" Halibut on Sunday and we love eating them

...here are a few recipe ideas...
Halibut wrapped in prosciutto ham and stuffed with basil leaves and cooked in olive oil.
Halibut dipped in Panko with crushed macadamia nuts cooked in coconut oil and topped with mango or pineapple and avocado salsa.
Halibut dipped in bread crumbs, fried and then used as fish taco fillings.
Halibut marinated in white wine, lime juice, honey, and herbs then BBQ grilled.
Baby Killer...LOL

...you know where the big ones are...!

08-12-2017, 09:03 PM	#1
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	Only small butts in the OC Finally! After nearly 3 years of doing this I finally got me a legal halibut from the kayak! No weight on this guy, but he's a great eater size (25"). The fight wasn't half bad either. Got him in 100' with a strip squid. __________________ Baitfish catcher extraordinaire Last edited by King Saba; 08-13-2017 at 03:42 PM.

08-12-2017, 09:23 PM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Tasty..... Treat __________________ Duke Mitchell

08-13-2017, 04:20 PM	#6
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Congrats! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

08-15-2017, 07:47 AM	#9
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,855	Butts... I picked up another 28" Halibut on Sunday and we love eating them ...here are a few recipe ideas... Halibut wrapped in prosciutto ham and stuffed with basil leaves and cooked in olive oil. Halibut dipped in Panko with crushed macadamia nuts cooked in coconut oil and topped with mango or pineapple and avocado salsa. Halibut dipped in bread crumbs, fried and then used as fish taco fillings. Halibut marinated in white wine, lime juice, honey, and herbs then BBQ grilled. Baby Killer...LOL ...you know where the big ones are...! __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

08-12-2017, 10:05 PM	#3
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	You need a better cameraman.

08-13-2017, 10:52 AM	#4
ROSSOLY Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 120	congrats

08-13-2017, 12:49 PM	#5
OCPhisher Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 42	Nice. Congrats! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk