|
01-27-2018, 11:55 AM | #1 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,948
|
1/26 DP Surprise
Have you ever had a big halibut morph into a leopard shark ...........I have but never the opposite. Yesterday afternoon around 2pm. I had launched at 11 and picked up some 5-7 inch dines. Pretty afternoon, funky lil wind swell, but light winds were perfect. 2 hours without a bite so I made a move to an area I had not tried and stumbled on several biters, one on plastic that felt really heavy before it unbuttoned, another good one shook the hook at color, a 26 incher and big finish with the first REALLY big halibut for me from Dana Point. 32 pounder that looked 50 at color
Looooong fish. I would never have expected to find one this big in 10 feet of water in January. Seigler Reel on a custom Calstar 8 footer, 25# flouro, #1 hook.
__________________
Last edited by Iceman; 01-27-2018 at 12:27 PM. |
01-27-2018, 12:11 PM | #2 |
Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Riverside
Posts: 431
|
Damnit Andy you have done it again, At that in my backyard :P Nice fish man and thank you thank you for the awesome Pics and details..
I know i'm fishing myself here but was that South of the Jetty/Harbor or up Salt Creek?
__________________
"A Reel expert can Tackle anything " ~Malibu Stealth-14 ~Malibu X-13 |
01-27-2018, 12:16 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: The I. E.
Posts: 353
|
Wow!!!! That’s an awesome catch! 10’ of water makes it more amazing.
|
01-27-2018, 12:19 PM | #4 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,948
|
South of the harbor, hook em and cook em. Had macadamia nut crusted last night.
__________________
|
01-28-2018, 08:26 AM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,526
|
Way to kick it off
|
01-28-2018, 10:35 AM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Coronado
Posts: 179
|
Nice door to the barn! Congrats!
|
01-28-2018, 10:37 AM | #7 |
Junior
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Pacific Beach
Posts: 29
|
WOW! MONSTER halibut
|
01-28-2018, 01:29 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 736
|
Nice work... Those bigguns will keep you edge on the deck.
|
02-04-2018, 10:30 AM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Santee
Posts: 821
|
Just curious you use a willow blade on your slider sinker ? And doesn’t spin right when your dragging it ?
__________________
GABE<@)((((>€~~~~team ?????uuuh it's fishing |
02-08-2018, 11:20 AM | #10 |
Junior
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Castro Valley, CA
Posts: 19
|
Nice fish! Huge Congrats!
|
02-08-2018, 08:48 PM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: torrance
Posts: 155
|
Nice haul Andy. Bet that was a fun fight.
|
01-27-2018, 12:44 PM | #12 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Inland Empire
Posts: 370
|
Nice one...thanks for the inspiration.
|
01-27-2018, 02:13 PM | #13 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: SGV
Posts: 848
|
Hell yeah. Nice one Andy!
__________________
Baitfish catcher extraordinaire |
01-27-2018, 03:50 PM | #14 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Carlsbad,,Halfway up the Hill
Posts: 486
|
The happy paddle back...Nice
|
01-27-2018, 06:03 PM | #15 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: South OC
Posts: 1,606
|
Very nicely done!
Meal looks fantastic! |
01-27-2018, 06:30 PM | #16 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Bay Park
Posts: 559
|
BEAST Andy, nice haul!
|
01-27-2018, 06:34 PM | #17 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 401
|
NIIIIICE!!! That grin
Also I like that you let her ride shotgun all the way home |
01-27-2018, 06:36 PM | #18 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
Posts: 2,509
|
HOLY PHOOK! Thassa huuuge but!
__________________
”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe |
01-27-2018, 06:37 PM | #19 |
Scoot
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Menifee
Posts: 164
|
No S&$@ happy paddle! Same area where Julie
got hers! ;-) sweeet |
01-27-2018, 06:51 PM | #20 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 347
|
WOW!!! Congrats, have not fished DP for over a year cause I couldn't stand waiting to get bait. May have to give it a try again.
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|