SD bay report and halibut heartbreak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jbl_91762 · 06-05-2020, 06:31 AM

Welcome to the forums my friend! We all had the one that got away but never after landed and on the boat LMAO!!! Great story and I promise one of these days we will hook up in SD!

kirkdavis · 06-05-2020, 07:17 AM

That's why I carry a hali-bat. You have to hit them till you feel the death quiver. They will play dead, and go berzerk when you least expect it. I gaffed a 18 pound hali for a friend, put it on a game clip, had him whack it, passed it to him so I could get a picture, got it back, went to put it in a gunny sack, and suddenly it went bonkers! luckily it was on the game clip. Another round with the hali-bat finally settled it down.

Mr. NiceGuy · 06-05-2020, 07:43 AM

Another way to humanely subdue and dispatch a halibut is to bleed them. It's easy to cut the gills by punching a short knife through the "seam" in the middle of the cheek.
As Kirk said, get them on the game clip ASAP!

I'm sorry for your loss. I know it's a heart-breaker. Been there, done that.
As halibut get in the larger size brackets, they have remarkable strength and determination that should not be underestimated.

06-05-2020, 07:17 AM	#2
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Yup That's why I carry a hali-bat. You have to hit them till you feel the death quiver. They will play dead, and go berzerk when you least expect it. I gaffed a 18 pound hali for a friend, put it on a game clip, had him whack it, passed it to him so I could get a picture, got it back, went to put it in a gunny sack, and suddenly it went bonkers! luckily it was on the game clip. Another round with the hali-bat finally settled it down.

06-05-2020, 07:43 AM	#3
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 839	Another way to humanely subdue and dispatch a halibut is to bleed them. It's easy to cut the gills by punching a short knife through the "seam" in the middle of the cheek. As Kirk said, get them on the game clip ASAP! I'm sorry for your loss. I know it's a heart-breaker. Been there, done that. As halibut get in the larger size brackets, they have remarkable strength and determination that should not be underestimated. __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise Last edited by Mr. NiceGuy; 06-05-2020 at 08:01 AM.

06-05-2020, 06:31 AM	#1
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 348	Welcome to the forums my friend! We all had the one that got away but never after landed and on the boat LMAO!!! Great story and I promise one of these days we will hook up in SD!