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07-31-2008, 08:14 PM
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7/31 Butt
 Launched @ gray light and headed to the kelp for bait. Made 3 macs and headed out to 100 ft. Trolled through the middle of the fleet and stopped to soak the bait, 10 seconds later my reel sounded a few short bursts, and a long scream. At first I thought it was a Calico that lost its way from the kelp because of how easy it came up, but that changed after a dozen cranks. Barn door on the hook, and I knew it was a Hali. This fish went Nuts yak side, after I stuck him he shook so violently he broke my new promar gaff.  My friend Jason quickly handed me a second gaff and I stuck him again, and beat him with what was left of the first gaff. -That really pissed him off, but I kept at it until he was seeing stars.  I game clipped him and tore out his gills, then bagged him up in an industrial drum liner bag float and hide him from the circling dogs. It was a tight fit in the Adventure's hatch, but we stuffed him in there. Thats where a couple of friends come in handy. It weighed in @ 28.4 lbs. Thanks Elbie and Jason 
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07-31-2008, 08:38 PM
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Nice but! Good job man!
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07-31-2008, 08:52 PM
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Nice fish Billy, very cool!
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07-31-2008, 09:56 PM
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Sweet! Nice halibut.
That's the only decent fish I heard about today.
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07-31-2008, 10:02 PM
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sweet flatty
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07-31-2008, 10:26 PM
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congrats.
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07-31-2008, 10:56 PM
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Good job on the hali
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08-01-2008, 07:32 AM
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Very nice!! How long, 39" -43"?
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08-01-2008, 08:02 AM
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Looks pretty rough out there.
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08-01-2008, 08:54 AM
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Nice one Billy! That thing come up from the depths or did you have a fair amount of weight on the line to get the mac down?
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08-01-2008, 04:00 PM
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Very nice hali!
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08-01-2008, 08:44 PM
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Nice one
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