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01-07-2018, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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Long Beach Barndoor 1/7/18
Orca's got lady luck on his side. We landed this thing with no gaff or net. I came in with the assist and sunk the fish grip in its mouth. Once I got it I dragged it in and went primal on it giving it some good brain trauma. Sucker taped out at 40" with a 29" girth. We're est. near 30lbs. Should've brought a scale.
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01-07-2018, 06:59 PM | #2 |
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Thats awesome!
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01-07-2018, 07:15 PM | #3 |
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I caught one that size last year. The steaks on that fish are amazing. Good job and congrats on the prize.
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01-07-2018, 07:19 PM | #4 |
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SWEEEEEEEET BUTT!
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01-07-2018, 07:37 PM | #5 |
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Awesome!! Great pic!
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01-07-2018, 07:40 PM | #6 |
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Nice fish and without a gaff? Impressive way to bring in the new year.
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01-07-2018, 07:48 PM | #7 |
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Thanks! It was a team effort. I think I had more fun than Orca. Yeah no gaff. I've fished these grounds for over a year now and this is only the second halibut I've come across. After today I'll be bringing a gaff with me.
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01-07-2018, 08:20 PM | #8 |
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Heck yeah! That’s a nice one!
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01-07-2018, 08:54 PM | #9 | |
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I was kind of wanting to see if Saba would have lipped it. I’ll bet he would have tried rather than let it escape. Last edited by Orca Winfrey; 01-07-2018 at 09:01 PM. |
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01-07-2018, 08:57 PM | #10 |
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Thanks all. Saba knows how to handle fish! That thing had a set of choppers it wanted to use on him. If he wasn’t there, I would have chickened out and released it. After this, I know that the FG knot is very reliable.
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01-07-2018, 08:58 PM | #11 |
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01-07-2018, 09:57 PM | #12 |
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Nice hali. Bet it put up a good fight
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01-07-2018, 10:05 PM | #13 |
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01-08-2018, 08:05 AM | #15 |
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Very impressive, Congrats and thanks for sharing.
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01-08-2018, 08:23 AM | #16 |
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Great catch! hopefully this year we can all post one this big!
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01-08-2018, 08:25 AM | #17 |
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Nice Hali!
Glad you were able to wrangle the butt without a gaff!!!
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01-08-2018, 09:01 AM | #18 |
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Boom! nice fish
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