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First Legal Halibut Of The Year 3/25/17(Late Report)Carlsbad

Started by HalibutJoel99, March 28, 2017, 06:17:28 PM

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HalibutJoel99

March 28, 2017, 06:17:28 PM
The plan was to head out to the Fred Hall Show early Saturday morning. Drove by and saw the water looked very fishy. Got the first parking spot which was nice too. Had to give it a try. Had the Lucky Craft 115 MR Electric Grunion. No wind, And it was Peak high tide. Not much of a surge going on either.
About 5 to 10 minutes in of working the whole area I feel a Wham!! Good feel from the strike it was a decent Halibut. The only problem was I was on some rocks. I looked around and had no landing area. CRAP! Fought the Halibut for a couple minutes and when it came up top I knew she was a legal Halibut. My adrenaline was pumping. How am I gonna land this thing? Didn't have a net or a gaff either. Saw the only possible spot I got on the big rocks, and with one arm keeping the line tight, and the fish just enough in the water to not snap my line. I reached down with the other hand and very carefully gilled her and scooped her up! Success!

Pretty happy I got this one since I very easily could have lost it.

Here are some pictures. Sorry for the late report. Busy week at work.





Measure shots.



Got her right in the face.



Couple more shots.





Conditions were just right and was happy to get my first legal of the year.



Thanks for reading and good luck out there! Until next tide.

Joel 8)  8)

SevengillTheVC

#1
March 28, 2017, 11:23:33 PM
Nice Flattie!

Latimeria

#2
March 29, 2017, 06:05:32 AM
Was she turned into a fish taco night?  That's some tender stuff right there!
You can't catch them from your computer chair.

Tim524

#3
March 29, 2017, 07:01:16 AM
Nice, glad you didn't lose it  8)

vdisney

#4
March 29, 2017, 09:45:05 AM
Stoked for you Joel, thanks for sharing your first of the year   ;D
Family is Everything..............Honor, Loyalty & Respect

LONGCAST JOE

#5
March 29, 2017, 10:33:35 AM
Nice going Joel! Beauty...
Yeah, lip locking definintly not an option. Reminds me of the first time I hooked one while float tubing and didn't have a net or hand gaff with me.
Lookin sharp, did you land a sponsership from LuckyCraft or just giving them free advertising?
IMO you should be sponsered, some free samples to test at least ;)

1morecast

#6
March 29, 2017, 12:26:54 PM
Quote from: LONGCAST JOE on March 29, 2017, 10:33:35 AM
Nice going Joel! Beauty...
Yeah, lip locking definintly not an option. Reminds me of the first time I hooked one while float tubing and didn't have a net or hand gaff with me.
Lookin sharp, did you land a sponsership from LuckyCraft or just giving them free advertising?
IMO you should be sponsered, some free samples to test at least ;)

2x Joel..your looking all pro with all that Lucky Craft gear on.
2016 Summer Shark Fishing Champion :)
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xjchad

#7
March 29, 2017, 12:38:29 PM
Right on Joel, that's a beauty!  8) I've still yet to land my first halibut of any size!
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