WTB: Saltwater Kelp Bass Reel/Halibut Real - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sixgunn · 03-22-2011, 04:38 PM

see, this is why I'm a Puget sound canoe angler, instead of an SoCal kayak angler.
when I think Halibut I think back to my youth & pulling up big Halibut & Ling with a Penn 309, I would never have thought to target a anything bigger than a salmon with a baitcaster.
guess I still have more to learn before I get my kayak, but I still don't think I'll ever be a Californian again.

Amish Ed · 03-22-2011, 06:17 PM

Sixgun, you guys have Pacific Halibut right? Our California variety doesn't get nearly so big. 30-40lb is a big one down here.

fishsouthcounty · 03-22-2011, 08:10 PM

You definitely cant go wrong with the shimano name...great customer service and great product. Had 2 corsairs, 2 corvalus, a TLD star 20/40, and a Torium 16 since i started buying my own stuff 10 years ago. Still have the 2 corvalus, one of which was a free replacement upgrade from a corsair i had had for about 8 years. Also still have the TLD and i just purchased the Torium a couple months back off of craigslist. Really like the Corvalus for fishing the kelp for bass with flylined baits or throwing plastics. With a good rod very easy to cast even witha small chovie. Not much experience with halibut unfortunately though. Cant say i havent tried

03-22-2011, 06:17 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Sixgun, you guys have Pacific Halibut right? Our California variety doesn't get nearly so big. 30-40lb is a big one down here. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-22-2011, 04:38 PM	#1
sixgunn Junior Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South Puget sound Posts: 17	see, this is why I'm a Puget sound canoe angler, instead of an SoCal kayak angler. when I think Halibut I think back to my youth & pulling up big Halibut & Ling with a Penn 309, I would never have thought to target a anything bigger than a salmon with a baitcaster. guess I still have more to learn before I get my kayak, but I still don't think I'll ever be a Californian again.

03-22-2011, 08:10 PM	#3
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	You definitely cant go wrong with the shimano name...great customer service and great product. Had 2 corsairs, 2 corvalus, a TLD star 20/40, and a Torium 16 since i started buying my own stuff 10 years ago. Still have the 2 corvalus, one of which was a free replacement upgrade from a corsair i had had for about 8 years. Also still have the TLD and i just purchased the Torium a couple months back off of craigslist. Really like the Corvalus for fishing the kelp for bass with flylined baits or throwing plastics. With a good rod very easy to cast even witha small chovie. Not much experience with halibut unfortunately though. Cant say i havent tried