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deepdvr · 05-28-2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sdfisher

i sat on it's head and paddled it in

That's freaking hilarious. I don't care how dead that fish is, my jewels will never be that close to those teeth if I have anything to say about it.

PaddleHP · 05-28-2010, 08:07 PM

Sick fish. Congrat's on the catch.

jbaker · 05-28-2010, 09:30 PM

has any one ever heard of cutting out the cheek meat on huge halibut? i fished up in Alaska a few years ago and they were all about the cheeks when the fish got much over 50lbs. sorry to steal your thunder, that's an awesome fish i cant wait to get out to lj and get my own.

fishinhb · 05-28-2010, 11:06 PM

Humongous

cowboybill · 05-29-2010, 05:38 AM

That is a beauty! I love when your Mom (?) says holly SH*T!!!

buttchaser · 05-29-2010, 06:06 AM

WOW ! Great Job Nick ,

sdfisher · 05-29-2010, 06:38 AM

I cut out the cheek meat on this one and grilled it that night, it has a different kind of texture than the rest of the meat,

all my buddies were laughing at that part where my mom says that, if you know her it is even funnier

thanks for the praise guys, glad I could add something more to the reports then it just being a great paddle on the ocean

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.

05-28-2010, 11:06 PM	#44
fishinhb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 48	Humongous __________________ Ron Pascual aka fishinHB

05-29-2010, 05:38 AM	#45
cowboybill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 103	no edit! That is a beauty! I love when your Mom (?) says holly SH*T!!!

05-31-2010, 02:27 PM	#51
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	#52
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. __________________

05-28-2010, 08:07 PM	#42
PaddleHP Scampi Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 26	Sick fish. Congrat's on the catch.

05-28-2010, 09:30 PM	#43
jbaker Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Redding Ca Posts: 85	has any one ever heard of cutting out the cheek meat on huge halibut? i fished up in Alaska a few years ago and they were all about the cheeks when the fish got much over 50lbs. sorry to steal your thunder, that's an awesome fish i cant wait to get out to lj and get my own.

05-29-2010, 06:06 AM	#46
buttchaser Float Tuber Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 243	WOW ! Great Job Nick ,

05-29-2010, 06:38 AM	#47
sdfisher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 179	I cut out the cheek meat on this one and grilled it that night, it has a different kind of texture than the rest of the meat, all my buddies were laughing at that part where my mom says that, if you know her it is even funnier thanks for the praise guys, glad I could add something more to the reports then it just being a great paddle on the ocean

05-29-2010, 08:37 AM	#48
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	#49
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	#50
sdfisher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 179