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Old 06-25-2013, 04:15 PM   #1
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First time fishing for halibut

Went out Sunday morning with my heart set on a halibut. I had a few raked sardines early on. And then no action for a long time. At around 3pm while I was fishing away and catching nothing, I noticed a sailboat headed straight at me. I could not see the driver so I started peddling out of their path. They eventually saw me and turned coming within 15 feet of my yak. As they were going by, they asked if I caught anything today. Well, I didn't until that moment. While I was moving out of their way, I felt the bite. At first, I thought I tangled up or caught up on something on the bottom. So I started reeling away. I definitely thought I snagged something on the bottom. And then I felt it lift and a pretty awesome head shake! Got it to side of the boat and saw it do a couple rounds of head shakes before I gaffed it. Lots of beginners luck on this one! Turned out to be 34" Sorry easyday. Not trying to rub it in.

Now if I can only do it again next time I go out!
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:18 PM   #2
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Nice butt...may it be the first of many, 34" respectable dinner in my book...
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:19 PM   #3
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Nice 1st Butt.
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:28 PM   #4
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congratulations on your first butt....but you really should have secured that fish before you started taking pictures...if you brought it home...you got lucky!

Nice fish though!
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:36 PM   #5
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Haha no hard feelings man congrats on the catch.
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:39 PM   #6
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Congrats on a nice catch! Might be time to invest in an Airhorn too.
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:46 PM   #7
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Congrats on the flattie, and welcome to the addiction.
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:53 PM   #8
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congratulations on your first butt....but you really should have secured that fish before you started taking pictures...if you brought it home...you got lucky!

Nice fish though!
That's the first thing that caught my eye.

Regardless, congrats on getting your cherry popped.
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Old 06-25-2013, 05:08 PM   #9
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pretty sure Easyday hates you...

Nice butt bro!
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Old 06-25-2013, 06:23 PM   #10
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Thanks everyone. You can't see it in the picture but that white parachute chord is through its gill and secured to the yak. I don't think it was going anywhere once I got that through its gill. I definitely need a game clip for the next trip out though.
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Old 06-25-2013, 09:02 PM   #11
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Way to put in a full day! Congrats. Jim
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Old 06-25-2013, 10:07 PM   #12
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WTG! Is that outside of oceanside harbor? I've done a few trips to the buoy and outside the surfzone to the pier for no luck. I nailed 1 26'' inside the harbor by the entrance last year, I remember when inside the harbor was epic back in the day but not anymore :/
Anyway, congrats on the nice butt!
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Old 06-26-2013, 02:44 AM   #13
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the thing about halibut is, they always bite when you least expect it. even dedicated beginners have a shot at trophy-sized fish
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Old 06-26-2013, 10:42 AM   #14
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Congrats! Nice first butt.

I find that sometimes the sailboats out of Dana really like to get up close and personal with the kayaks.... Havent had them help me land a butt tho!
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Old 06-26-2013, 11:34 AM   #15
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Nice!!!!!!! Can't wait to get there and give it a try myself....
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Old 06-26-2013, 01:11 PM   #16
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good thing a hali crushed you instead of a boat... nice pull in.
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Old 06-26-2013, 03:52 PM   #17
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How's that for gratitude?

What, no mention of the guy who told you where to look and how to rig? How about that on-the-water cell phone coaching?

At least you dropped off a filet!
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