Kurt, larger Halibut are Pelagics. Some venture out as far as the continental shelf in summer and winter and spawn in both spring and fall in the shallows. Just like WSB they build up their size and endurance in the bays before they venture out into the open water. You don't need to bay fish for them either. LJ is one of the best places around for catching monster versions of them. Just ask most of the Moyer tourney winners. If I could afford the time and money, that is where I would be every weekend. I keep a stick on ruler applied to my paddle and a plastic lip gripper for any fish I am not sure about. Unless fishing a tournament, I try to release everything under 30". I will have to post one of the gripper videos to show how "smooth" I can be :doh:.

You may have just put some bad juju on your self with that how smooth I can be comment.:) You may just gaff yourself in the leg like someone else on here. I won't use any names

oh, believe me, it was said with all the sarcasm I could muster. It takes me a minimum of 3 tries to get that damn thing in their mouth and hold.

Minor upgrade. I was hoping for a little more with almost an extra 3 inches in length, but not quite the girth. 33 inches and 13.9 pounds caught on Sardine.
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BUMP! :D

digging in the crates;)

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LOL Adi. That was several thousand hours of video ago it seems. Kurtfish's "Pond Butt" post was classic.

Bottom Feeder...!

Hey I resemble that remark!

is it slim or slime?

slimmed...I guess we could all use some of that....