Dana Point - Dumb luck strikes again
 

Went to Dana Point to chase the whales. Found one of these Halibut things swimming in 45 feet of water. I didn't want him to get eaten by a whale so I took him home.

This guy was the only bite for me all day.


Another note: Saw a whale up close, maybe a little too close, that thing went into 45 feet of water almost into the kelp. Big SOB.:D

37"
21.5#
Sardine

:you_rock:
hell yeah!

Nice hali Matt! :you_rock:

congrats!:cheers1:

another butt bites the dust - nice fish dude :cheers1:

Welcome to the 20# hali club!!!

Who's missing from the club:rolleyes:

I wish you would stop pulling Butts out of my honey's hole Matt!! WTG, you were overdue.

Nice fish matt! I see you just catch big ones now....What did jorge catch?

Nice catch!

You're one of those left-handers huh?

All i can say is....:luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello:

Very nice Matt :cheers1::cheers1:

Hey, that fish is upside down...
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WTG! :luxhello:

Beautiful fish dude.... :cheers1:

Ive seen those whales in 20 feet of water off the beach and literally swimming straight throught the kelp.... They never cease to amaze me.

Nice Butt Matt! :luxhello:

Whales - yep, saw one this year in LJ going right through the kelp in ~40'. I can only imagine what the Calico's we're thinking seeing that guy swim by. Saw one whale last week surfaced and heading right for me within 100', went down and never surfaced again. All I could do is get out of that general area, not knowing just where he may surface!

Nice butt you got there Matt; it was nice and thick.

I was more than happy to be your photo b*tch. I think you owe me more $$$ for that lucky rod you got from me.

* Hey, if you catch a 25lb+ halibut soon, we'll start calling you the "Darkhorse" of Fontana.

I'm sure your wife was happy you didn't give that one away. Nice work

Nice job!!!

No, that's a right-handed extra high-leverage big butt cranker. You sit backwards on your kayak with the rod over your left shoulder and crank counterclockwise with your right hand.

Very Nice!!!

One legal about 24" or so....released
at least 1/2 dozen shorts

Congrats Matt. Nice fish. No anorexia there.

me damn it

Nice!

Better to have dumb luck then no luck at all... Nice fish Matt

all skill
 

Nice work.

Nice Matt! WTG!:reel::cheers1:

sweet!

WTG! Matt

Nice Hali :D

Saving the hali from being eaten by a whale and no doubt saving the whale from choking on a fish that size. Sounds like you have become a damn tree-hugging eco-freak! Very nice fish..
Wayne

WTG! that's a fatty:cheers1: