when life gives you smelt...... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sdfisher · 05-27-2010, 09:49 PM

....catch HUGE halibut

hit la jolla for some afternoon fishing, the plan was to get smelt and then go fish for halibut, the plan was a success

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/3...video/14443920

measured 51 1/2 inches, 53lbs on the digital scale, my first fish on the kayak after fishing la jolla for a year, now i get to replace the skunk smell with halibut smell

Gino · 05-27-2010, 10:02 PM

Nice Fish bud

wade · 05-27-2010, 10:20 PM

nice 1!!!

did it have a 3 oz. glow egg sinker swinging from his head by any chance?

kurt · 05-27-2010, 10:20 PM

How much did it weigh? Awesome fish! Tough one to best.

lterrero · 05-28-2010, 12:55 AM

Nick, I'll email you the pics Asap, Nice fish!

Billy V · 05-28-2010, 01:08 AM

Congratulations on the Halibut, #53 is a Trophy Fish.

blitzburgh · 05-28-2010, 01:56 AM

Holy sheet!

baitcasterboy20 · 05-28-2010, 04:04 AM

good for you but a year sounds like a long time. but i'm not from that area so i woulnd't know what it's like

Matt · 05-28-2010, 06:15 AM

Nice one!!! If you went a year without catching and this is your first, you most certainly earned that one!!!

deepdvr · 05-28-2010, 06:17 AM

Holy crap that is a big ass barn door!!! You're one of the few people on this planet that has a bigger PB fish than the darkhorse.

yakpappy · 05-28-2010, 06:04 PM

SWEET

fishinkid2010 · 05-28-2010, 06:16 PM

Holy crap that thing is huge... Now you've got to get back out there and find its fat sister!

Whizz Bang · 05-28-2010, 06:29 PM

Damn, now I know what I am fishing for on Monday. Well done.

05-29-2010, 08:37 AM

Wow, Wow, Wow. That's an incredible fish.
I can't believe you handled that monster.

Stoneale · 05-29-2010, 03:02 PM

grats.. thats a lifetime catch right there..

mind I ask what kind of rig you were using? # test.. hook, setup, etc..

sdfisher · 05-30-2010, 10:43 PM

lamb · 05-31-2010, 02:27 PM

Beautiful fish, big time congrats

THE DARKHORSE · 06-01-2010, 10:45 AM

Records are meant to be broken. Good on ya', mate! When I caught my monster last Summer, I was under the impression the the IGFA record was close to 60 lbs. When my fish went 51 lbs 5 0z I was stoked, really stoked, but I thought it wasn't even close to the record. Later, I found out the IGFA record is right around 53 lbs (I think?) and I should have rushed my fish to a certified scale after being caught, instead of letting her rest in ice for two days. My fish was caught with 20 lb Seaguar fluorocarbon and I thought I missed out on a possible IGFA record.

Really though, no matter how you cut it---we'll both be chasing these fish for the rest of our lives. The only cool part about that: when we farm a Halibut that's 40lbs+---who cares?!? Sure, I might spew a few choice words, but I'll get over it.

05-27-2010, 09:49 PM	#1
sdfisher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 179	when life gives you smelt...... ....catch HUGE halibut hit la jolla for some afternoon fishing, the plan was to get smelt and then go fish for halibut, the plan was a success http://sharing.theflip.com/session/3...video/14443920 measured 51 1/2 inches, 53lbs on the digital scale, my first fish on the kayak after fishing la jolla for a year, now i get to replace the skunk smell with halibut smell

05-27-2010, 10:02 PM	#2
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	Nice Fish bud Last edited by Gino; 05-28-2010 at 06:30 AM.

05-27-2010, 10:20 PM	#4
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 502	How much did it weigh? Awesome fish! Tough one to best. __________________ "All I got was a rock"

05-28-2010, 06:15 AM	#9
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Nice one!!! If you went a year without catching and this is your first, you most certainly earned that one!!! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

05-28-2010, 06:16 PM	#12
fishinkid2010 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 386	Holy crap that thing is huge... Now you've got to get back out there and find its fat sister! __________________ Need a custom rod wrapped? PM me! http://s686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/fishinkid2010/Sample%20Rod%20Wrapping/?albumview=slideshow

05-27-2010, 10:20 PM	#3
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	nice 1!!! did it have a 3 oz. glow egg sinker swinging from his head by any chance?

05-28-2010, 12:55 AM	#5
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	Nick, I'll email you the pics Asap, Nice fish!

05-28-2010, 01:08 AM	#6
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Congratulations on the Halibut, #53 is a Trophy Fish.

05-28-2010, 01:56 AM	#7
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Holy sheet!

05-28-2010, 04:04 AM	#8
baitcasterboy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 69	good for you but a year sounds like a long time. but i'm not from that area so i woulnd't know what it's like

05-28-2010, 06:17 AM	#10
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Holy crap that is a big ass barn door!!! You're one of the few people on this planet that has a bigger PB fish than the darkhorse.

05-28-2010, 06:04 PM	#11
yakpappy Junior Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4	SWEET

05-28-2010, 06:29 PM	#13
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Wow!!! Damn, now I know what I am fishing for on Monday. Well done.

05-29-2010, 08:37 AM	#14
yani Guest Posts: n/a	Wow, Wow, Wow. That's an incredible fish. I can't believe you handled that monster.

05-29-2010, 03:02 PM	#15
Stoneale Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 117	grats.. thats a lifetime catch right there.. mind I ask what kind of rig you were using? # test.. hook, setup, etc..

05-30-2010, 10:43 PM	#16
sdfisher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 179

05-31-2010, 02:27 PM	#17
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	Beautiful fish, big time congrats __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

06-01-2010, 10:45 AM	#18
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Well done! Records are meant to be broken. Good on ya', mate! When I caught my monster last Summer, I was under the impression the the IGFA record was close to 60 lbs. When my fish went 51 lbs 5 0z I was stoked, really stoked, but I thought it wasn't even close to the record. Later, I found out the IGFA record is right around 53 lbs (I think?) and I should have rushed my fish to a certified scale after being caught, instead of letting her rest in ice for two days. My fish was caught with 20 lb Seaguar fluorocarbon and I thought I missed out on a possible IGFA record. Really though, no matter how you cut it---we'll both be chasing these fish for the rest of our lives. The only cool part about that: when we farm a Halibut that's 40lbs+---who cares?!? Sure, I might spew a few choice words, but I'll get over it. __________________