Long Beach Barndoor 1/7/18 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

King Saba · 01-07-2018, 07:49 PM

Orca's got lady luck on his side. We landed this thing with no gaff or net. I came in with the assist and sunk the fish grip in its mouth. Once I got it I dragged it in and went primal on it giving it some good brain trauma. Sucker taped out at 40" with a 29" girth. We're est. near 30lbs. Should've brought a scale.

jhernandez · 01-07-2018, 07:59 PM

Thats awesome!

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Ggiannig89 · 01-07-2018, 08:15 PM

I caught one that size last year. The steaks on that fish are amazing. Good job and congrats on the prize.

FISH11 · 01-07-2018, 08:19 PM

SWEEEEEEEET BUTT!

StumpFisher · 01-07-2018, 08:37 PM

Awesome!! Great pic!

DanaPT · 01-07-2018, 08:40 PM

Nice fish and without a gaff? Impressive way to bring in the new year.

Good work!

King Saba · 01-07-2018, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

Nice fish and without a gaff? Impressive way to bring in the new year.

Good work!

Thanks! It was a team effort. I think I had more fun than Orca. Yeah no gaff. I've fished these grounds for over a year now and this is only the second halibut I've come across. After today I'll be bringing a gaff with me.

steveooo · 01-07-2018, 09:20 PM

Heck yeah! That’s a nice one!

Orca Winfrey · 01-07-2018, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaPT

Nice fish and without a gaff? Impressive way to bring in the new year.

Good work!

I wouldn’t have landed it without Saba’s Help. The dude is a fishacidal maniac.
I was kind of wanting to see if Saba would have lipped it. I’ll bet he would have tried rather than let it escape.

Orca Winfrey · 01-07-2018, 09:57 PM

Thanks all. Saba knows how to handle fish! That thing had a set of choppers it wanted to use on him. If he wasn’t there, I would have chickened out and released it. After this, I know that the FG knot is very reliable.

Orca Winfrey · 01-07-2018, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ggiannig89

I caught one that size last year. The steaks on that fish are amazing. Good job and congrats on the prize.

Thanks! Yes. Plenty of delicious steaks.

aftahour · 01-07-2018, 10:57 PM

Nice hali. Bet it put up a good fight

Orca Winfrey · 01-07-2018, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by aftahour

Nice hali. Bet it put up a good fight

Yes. It was an amazing and fun fight. Multiple runs where it went from surface to the bottom effortlessly.

goldenglory18 · 01-08-2018, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Orca Winfrey

Yes. It was an amazing and fun fight. Multiple runs where it went from surface to the bottom effortlessly.

They are astoundingly strong fish. I had one like that (smaller, obvi) in MDR it fought like a fish twice its size. It got me hooked on fishing Halibut for sure.

Great catch!!!

ratdog · 01-08-2018, 09:05 AM

Very impressive, Congrats and thanks for sharing.

Flounder · 01-08-2018, 09:23 AM

Great catch! hopefully this year we can all post one this big!

ore714 · 01-08-2018, 09:25 AM

Glad you were able to wrangle the butt without a gaff!!!

Iceman · 01-08-2018, 10:01 AM

Boom! nice fish

Orca Winfrey · 01-08-2018, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ore714

Glad you were able to wrangle the butt without a gaff!!!

Credit to Saba. Only Saba is crazy enough to do something like that. The guy is an animal.

Orca Winfrey · 01-08-2018, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ratdog

Very impressive, Congrats and thanks for sharing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flounder

Great catch! hopefully this year we can all post one this big!

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Boom! nice fish

Thanks all. Hope everyone gets at least one this year.

01-07-2018, 07:49 PM	#1
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	Long Beach Barndoor 1/7/18 Orca's got lady luck on his side. We landed this thing with no gaff or net. I came in with the assist and sunk the fish grip in its mouth. Once I got it I dragged it in and went primal on it giving it some good brain trauma. Sucker taped out at 40" with a 29" girth. We're est. near 30lbs. Should've brought a scale. __________________ Baitfish catcher extraordinaire

01-07-2018, 08:19 PM	#4
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	SWEEEEEEEET BUTT! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

01-07-2018, 09:57 PM	#10
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	Thanks all. Saba knows how to handle fish! That thing had a set of choppers it wanted to use on him. If he wasn’t there, I would have chickened out and released it. After this, I know that the FG knot is very reliable. Last edited by Orca Winfrey; 01-07-2018 at 11:04 PM.

01-08-2018, 09:25 AM	#17
ore714 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 34	Nice Hali! Glad you were able to wrangle the butt without a gaff!!!

01-08-2018, 10:01 AM	#18
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Boom! nice fish __________________

01-07-2018, 07:59 PM	#2
jhernandez Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 72	Thats awesome! Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

01-07-2018, 08:15 PM	#3
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	I caught one that size last year. The steaks on that fish are amazing. Good job and congrats on the prize.

01-07-2018, 08:37 PM	#5
StumpFisher Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Riverside Posts: 52	Awesome!! Great pic!

01-07-2018, 08:40 PM	#6
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Nice fish and without a gaff? Impressive way to bring in the new year. Good work!

01-07-2018, 09:20 PM	#8
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Heck yeah! That’s a nice one!

01-07-2018, 10:57 PM	#12
aftahour Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: torrance Posts: 155	Nice hali. Bet it put up a good fight

01-08-2018, 09:05 AM	#15
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	Very impressive, Congrats and thanks for sharing.

01-08-2018, 09:23 AM	#16
Flounder Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 101	Great catch! hopefully this year we can all post one this big!

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