Halibut addiction - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

rossman · 11-27-2018, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

QUESTION TO EVERYONE: If you don't have live bait, what are your favorite backups for targeting halibut?

I've tried Luckycraft's, hard plastic artificial trouts, soft plastic swim baits, curly tails, chrome diamond jigs, big weighted plastic glowing rubber squids with LED lights, hoochie skirts, and random other things. I don't have any favorite backups to live bait.

For me, halibut can be a by-catch when not expected. When targeting halibut in SD Bay, it's not so easy to avoid collateral damage to bass that suck down the trap hook

Gulp Saltwater Curly Tailed grub. Nuclear Chicken. Boom!

Mr. NiceGuy · 11-27-2018, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rossman

Gulp Saltwater Curly Tailed grub. Nuclear Chicken. Boom!

Thanks! I'll try. Is this what you mean?

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seck66 · 11-27-2018, 06:50 PM

It may be splitting hairs, but if I don’t have any live bait, I will use one of my dead bait that either died in the bait well or was molested in a hookup that got away. I’ve had some reasonable success with dead greenbacks.

A point from earlier in this thread about setups...

I don’t have any experience with bay fishing so my logic is as follows. If I’m flylining or slow trolling live bait, I’m a huge fan of fluorocarbon as your bait is somewhere ~near the surface and you get the added invisibility. However, if I’m fishing the bottom in 80+ feet of water, I don’t believe it makes any difference at that depth. Further, if you hook something bigger on the bottom (such as a halibut) with a large live bait, I want the added stretch of mono...

In either case, I’ve been using 40lb leaders. Too many times I’ve had my heart broken because my leader was bitten through or snapped...

stevie951 · 12-02-2018, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rossman

Gulp Saltwater Curly Tailed grub. Nuclear Chicken. Boom!

The San Q Killer

rossman · 12-02-2018, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by stevie951

The San Q Killer

San Q, San Onofre, San Diego, San Luis Gonzaga and even some unsaintly places.

11-27-2018, 06:50 PM	#3
seck66 Junior Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: San Diego, on a good day west of shore Posts: 13	It may be splitting hairs, but if I don’t have any live bait, I will use one of my dead bait that either died in the bait well or was molested in a hookup that got away. I’ve had some reasonable success with dead greenbacks. A point from earlier in this thread about setups... I don’t have any experience with bay fishing so my logic is as follows. If I’m flylining or slow trolling live bait, I’m a huge fan of fluorocarbon as your bait is somewhere ~near the surface and you get the added invisibility. However, if I’m fishing the bottom in 80+ feet of water, I don’t believe it makes any difference at that depth. Further, if you hook something bigger on the bottom (such as a halibut) with a large live bait, I want the added stretch of mono... In either case, I’ve been using 40lb leaders. Too many times I’ve had my heart broken because my leader was bitten through or snapped...