when life gives you smelt...... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sdfisher · 05-27-2010, 09:49 PM

....catch HUGE halibut

hit la jolla for some afternoon fishing, the plan was to get smelt and then go fish for halibut, the plan was a success

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/3...video/14443920

measured 51 1/2 inches, 53lbs on the digital scale, my first fish on the kayak after fishing la jolla for a year, now i get to replace the skunk smell with halibut smell

Gino · 05-27-2010, 10:02 PM

Nice Fish bud

wade · 05-27-2010, 10:20 PM

nice 1!!!

did it have a 3 oz. glow egg sinker swinging from his head by any chance?

kurt · 05-27-2010, 10:20 PM

How much did it weigh? Awesome fish! Tough one to best.

lterrero · 05-28-2010, 12:55 AM

Nick, I'll email you the pics Asap, Nice fish!

Billy V · 05-28-2010, 01:08 AM

Congratulations on the Halibut, #53 is a Trophy Fish.

blitzburgh · 05-28-2010, 01:56 AM

Holy sheet!

baitcasterboy20 · 05-28-2010, 04:04 AM

good for you but a year sounds like a long time. but i'm not from that area so i woulnd't know what it's like

Matt · 05-28-2010, 06:15 AM

Nice one!!! If you went a year without catching and this is your first, you most certainly earned that one!!!

deepdvr · 05-28-2010, 06:17 AM

Holy crap that is a big ass barn door!!! You're one of the few people on this planet that has a bigger PB fish than the darkhorse.

Socalrobt · 05-28-2010, 06:30 AM

Nice fish!!! Congrats man. Nice work!

Holy Mackerel · 05-28-2010, 07:12 AM

Good luck topping that! That might be a IGKFA record at 53lbs.

frady · 05-28-2010, 07:26 AM

Nice Fish! Did you catch that beast north of the pier or out by the kelp?

Gino · 05-28-2010, 07:31 AM

The California angling record stands at 58 lb. and 9 oz. caught by Roger W. Borrell at Santa Rosa Island on July 26^th, 1999.

72 lb. and 8 oz. halibut was speared at Santa Cruz Island

Could be a Line class record though! That fish is probebly 30 years old. Since they have banned the gill netting those fish have the chance to grow big like that.

sdfisher · 05-28-2010, 07:38 AM

Wade- there was no glowing egg sinker hanging from it, go back and get that one you lost!

this thing put up a hell of a fight, surprised i didn't lose it, missed the gaff shot twice and had to take pauses in fighting it so i could paddle out of the surf zone

I went from excitement to nervousness when I saw how big it was, filleted it up last night and threw some on the grill, very tasty.

I will probably never catch one like this again but that is one hell of a fish to have as my first

aftahour · 05-28-2010, 07:47 AM

nice monster.. so whens dinner

ratdog · 05-28-2010, 07:47 AM

very impressive, congrats.

bigbarrels · 05-28-2010, 07:50 AM

congrats! I was parked next to you on the beach with the white Tundra who was taking off......good to see somebody hooked into something

tattuna · 05-28-2010, 07:58 AM

That's a lot more than just a nice fish, that's a fish of a lifetime! Incredible catch man

ken aguilar · 05-28-2010, 08:00 AM

Wow thats a fish! congrats!

05-27-2010, 09:49 PM	#1
sdfisher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 179	when life gives you smelt...... ....catch HUGE halibut hit la jolla for some afternoon fishing, the plan was to get smelt and then go fish for halibut, the plan was a success http://sharing.theflip.com/session/3...video/14443920 measured 51 1/2 inches, 53lbs on the digital scale, my first fish on the kayak after fishing la jolla for a year, now i get to replace the skunk smell with halibut smell

05-27-2010, 10:02 PM	#2
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	Nice Fish bud Last edited by Gino; 05-28-2010 at 06:30 AM.

05-27-2010, 10:20 PM	#4
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 503	How much did it weigh? Awesome fish! Tough one to best. __________________ "All I got was a rock"

05-28-2010, 06:15 AM	#9
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Nice one!!! If you went a year without catching and this is your first, you most certainly earned that one!!! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

05-28-2010, 07:58 AM	#19
tattuna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena Posts: 329	That's a lot more than just a nice fish, that's a fish of a lifetime! Incredible catch man __________________ IG @tattuna

05-27-2010, 10:20 PM	#3
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	nice 1!!! did it have a 3 oz. glow egg sinker swinging from his head by any chance?

05-28-2010, 12:55 AM	#5
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	Nick, I'll email you the pics Asap, Nice fish!

05-28-2010, 01:08 AM	#6
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Congratulations on the Halibut, #53 is a Trophy Fish.

05-28-2010, 01:56 AM	#7
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Holy sheet!

05-28-2010, 04:04 AM	#8
baitcasterboy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 69	good for you but a year sounds like a long time. but i'm not from that area so i woulnd't know what it's like

05-28-2010, 06:17 AM	#10
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Holy crap that is a big ass barn door!!! You're one of the few people on this planet that has a bigger PB fish than the darkhorse.

05-28-2010, 06:30 AM	#11
Socalrobt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico/Anaheim Posts: 101	Nice fish!!! Congrats man. Nice work!

05-28-2010, 07:12 AM	#12
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Good luck topping that! That might be a IGKFA record at 53lbs.

05-28-2010, 07:26 AM	#13
frady Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 52	Nice Fish! Did you catch that beast north of the pier or out by the kelp?

05-28-2010, 07:31 AM	#14
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	The California angling record stands at 58 lb. and 9 oz. caught by Roger W. Borrell at Santa Rosa Island on July 26^th, 1999. 72 lb. and 8 oz. halibut was speared at Santa Cruz Island Could be a Line class record though! That fish is probebly 30 years old. Since they have banned the gill netting those fish have the chance to grow big like that.

05-28-2010, 07:38 AM	#15
sdfisher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 179	Wade- there was no glowing egg sinker hanging from it, go back and get that one you lost! this thing put up a hell of a fight, surprised i didn't lose it, missed the gaff shot twice and had to take pauses in fighting it so i could paddle out of the surf zone I went from excitement to nervousness when I saw how big it was, filleted it up last night and threw some on the grill, very tasty. I will probably never catch one like this again but that is one hell of a fish to have as my first

05-28-2010, 07:47 AM	#16
aftahour Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: torrance Posts: 155	nice monster.. so whens dinner

05-28-2010, 07:47 AM	#17
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	very impressive, congrats.

05-28-2010, 07:50 AM	#18
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	congrats! I was parked next to you on the beach with the white Tundra who was taking off......good to see somebody hooked into something

05-28-2010, 08:00 AM	#20
ken aguilar Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 45	Wow thats a fish! congrats!