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Old 08-08-2018, 02:57 PM   #1
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Well, look what I found!

Quick trip to La Jolla yesterday am- launched at first light. Bait was tough to get- got one Spanish so I fly-lined it immediately and searched for more. I always use a heavy sibiki with a megabait for a weight...good thing. Saw a mark at the bottom in 60 ft of water-- Surprised by this 19lb halibut just off of the kelp.

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To work by 8:30 - great morning! Pictures are dark but the fish was fat
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Old 08-08-2018, 03:31 PM   #2
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Congrats. That's a fatty for sure
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Old 08-08-2018, 03:53 PM   #3
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Congrats ... are you saying you caught it on the megabait? awsome
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Old 08-08-2018, 04:01 PM   #4
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Yes, at the bottom of my sabiki. Got another one a little smaller in 125 ft of water two weeks ago on a hookup bait...
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Old 08-08-2018, 04:36 PM   #5
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That's awesome and is why I use a metal spoon (crock) style lure for a weight on my sibiki too. One can never know and only hope.

Congrats on a very efficient outing.
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Old 08-08-2018, 05:38 PM   #6
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Well done!

Fatty too.
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Old 08-08-2018, 07:32 PM   #7
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and score. very nice!
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Old 08-08-2018, 07:51 PM   #8
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The Bubba blade put the size in perspective. Thats a nice fish!

Were the sabiki hooks wrapped around the fish when you got him to the yak?

I hate getting pricked by those little hooks when fish are flopping around.
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Old 08-08-2018, 08:31 PM   #9
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Congrats. Nice Hali on your short but very productive trip to LJ.
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Old 08-08-2018, 10:12 PM   #10
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Nice, I put a jelly squid over my weight and dangle an assist hook from it. Were you using a sabiki rod also, or a traditional rod?
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Old 08-09-2018, 06:33 AM   #11
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A barn door?
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:04 AM   #12
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Woot!

Do you use your sibiki on a lightweight bait pole or a full size La Jolla rig?


PS - I like your knife. Next time I have $54 to burn, I want to get one! Alas, too many other bills on my desk need tending to first
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:36 AM   #13
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Nice fish right there!! I do like the bubba blade but I’m not a fan of using a rigid blade for filleting my halibut.
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Old 08-09-2018, 11:05 AM   #14
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well done,very nice
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Old 08-09-2018, 03:13 PM   #15
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Bubba Blade is 15". Caught it on my favorite Graf Tech 10-20 lb rod with and old Calcutta 400s- classic set up.
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Old 08-09-2018, 04:25 PM   #16
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Sweet!
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