I was rigged up for YT and love the 3 way swivel over the dropper loop. I use Carolina rigs trolling for WSB and fishing for halibut in shallower water like under 30 feet. I was dropping mackerel to the bottom in 170 feet so I had a 12 oz torpedo, I had some 5 oz I should have switched out when I fished under 100 feet, but was lazy and it was my last drift, I figured rod in hand would work to just dip the tip and swing when I got bit. Fish was hooked decent in the bottom jaw and came up vertical. Then laying it out pedaling it was white side up, tricky getting it where I wanted it to gaff. As far as twisting when you can get away with it 50# mono is nice and stiff.

Do a search. The Iceman has written a few articles on how to catch trophy fish.

Another nice one....some guys are just fish magnets.

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Fishing machine, amazing photos and score on a very nice specimen halibut

Ice ice baby! Cool story and fish Andy

Hi Andy,

I wanted to fish with you like I said at the HOW event,
but I forgot that I had promised the wife a trip
to Vegas for three days starting Monday. Maybe next time.

At least for one Day ?
 

the Lord has blessed you again . :D. Congrats .

Where's Jorge's 40 lbs. ?
 

:confused:. Lol .

Anthony you are safe from elimination as far as my fish goes :D 24 pounder, lifeguard who took the photo said "don't worry I know how to make them look huge"

Nice one stud!

HA score! No need for a solo next time, I'm there! Good job man

J

Very good looking fish! I've been wanting to get out for a big butt

sabiki is what you will use in the ocean as well. Few things to look for on the surface is birds, seals, feeding bait and current breaks. Dropping on clouds and scattered marks on your meter, usually you get hit on the sink, if it does not stick I will lift and drop the tip or free spool a little further down the water column. If bait is puddling and feeding on the surface I like to cast out and reel in with a lift and drop of the rod. If it is super sparce, I will troll the sabiki, sometimes just finding that one bait can be a game changer.
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That's one HUGE sand dab you got there;)
Nice one....late in the game...and you pull it off.