Just catching up after a couple of days of fishing.
As you may have previously heard, these fish are
Nuts.
I had a clean gaff through the head and dragged it onto the kayak. As I reached behind me for the club the fish went crazy with its teeth facing my SET, and got me a little on the hand in the scuffle.
It jumped off the kayak and into the water where I Quickly, and Luckily gaffed it again (an amateur mistake)
Never underestimate these Halibut.
I would have normally brained it with the bat while in the water, or quickly game clipped it/then brained it with the bat while boat side.
Now I'll have a chance to bite him back
