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Old 06-04-2012, 10:15 AM   #1
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50lb Flattie!

Hey guys, havent posted in a while because I didnt have anything worthy until now!

I posted this on BD. It made the cover of BD.




Got the invite from my buddy John if I wanted to go fish for WSB. I said F*** yeah! Met up with John in oceansice and launch a little after 6:30pm. Motored over the spot in San O and set up. After about 15mins of soaking some squirts my rod starts screaming!! John quickly grabs it because I was busy setting up another rod and he feels it and says "its the right kind" then he's looking at me like oh crap this is his rod, they he says you want him? I said hell yes! Hands me the rod and I felt solid weight! The fish is peeling drag like nothing and I had the saltist spooled with 250 yards of 65lb powerpro and a short 40lb flouro leader. After about a five minute balttle th fish turns and spits the hook or I ripped his lips! Dammit! Fish gone!

That was an intense moment. Finished setting up three more rods and the fish finder lights up pretty good, then we get instantly picked up his rod and mine start screaming again! We both are fighting fish and he looses his about 30 seconds later and I'm still on! He's pissed that he just lost that fish and as John is putting his rod down to cry a little the second rod he had out is completely bendo!! I yelled at John "John this one" he instantly grabs it and somehow it gets tagled with some of the spectra from his other rod he just put down, he tells me to "cut the braid, cut the braid" at this point my fish comes undone! I say a few cuss words and help john with his fish! Grabed the camera and take a couple of shots, the next 5 minutes were the best of the whole night!

John is figthing this fish and he feels solid weight, couple shorts runds and most of the trip up was solid dead weight. We are both staring at the line where the fish is coming from and about 15 feet down we see this behemouth of a halibut coming up slowly! HOLY Mother F*****! John says, I grab the gaff and I'm shaking like a little girl, this thing comes up and I knew I had one shot at it, so I swung from underneath and perfectly gaffed a solid fish right behind the gills. I pulled it over and it was heavy and thick! As soon at that thing hit the deck we literally celebrated like little school girls!

Check this dinosaur out!
50 lbs 6oz on the Certified Scale! (John's PB)
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15 lb. carcass!!

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Old 06-04-2012, 10:33 AM   #2
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Awesome!
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Old 06-04-2012, 10:51 AM   #3
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That's freaking awesome!
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Old 06-04-2012, 11:37 AM   #4
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damn, dude just got you by 2lbs

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Old 06-04-2012, 01:37 PM   #5
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Outstanding! Didn't know they got that big!--good for you and thanks for report & great pics.
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Old 06-04-2012, 01:37 PM   #6
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I would have used up all my curse words two times over!


Holy mother of God..........



My little rods and reels suddenly feel a lot wimpier.





What's up with farming the first three fish?
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Old 06-04-2012, 01:40 PM   #7
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Excellent...congrats on one big a$$ butt
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Old 06-04-2012, 04:21 PM   #8
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nice work. How does it taste? That thing was huge.
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Old 06-04-2012, 05:07 PM   #9
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Amazing fish! That is probably a female? I had couple recently that were full of eggs that were over 32 in. Nice one to brag about and some thick fillets.
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Old 06-04-2012, 07:50 PM   #10
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Nice butt there not yours the fish "no homo"
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:10 PM   #11
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Nice butt there not yours the fish "no homo"
It's OK my brotha, as long as you don't crave it, you're fine!
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:12 PM   #12
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Very nice fish (even if it was from a boat lol). Way to stay kewl on the gaff shot. Lots of big Halis around the squid beds boys, go get em.
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:21 PM   #13
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Wow, and I get shaky when I think my fish might actually be legal, great fish congrats!
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Old 06-04-2012, 08:22 PM   #14
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That thing is a freaking galioth!
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Old 06-04-2012, 09:02 PM   #15
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Awesome catch!
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Old 06-04-2012, 09:29 PM   #16
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Old 06-04-2012, 09:35 PM   #17
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Congrats on an awesome fish man, that's going to be good eats for a while!

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Old 06-04-2012, 10:37 PM   #18
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bad ass fish!
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Old 06-05-2012, 11:44 AM   #19
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Way to go Jimmy!!!
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Old 06-06-2012, 12:05 AM   #20
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That's one giant butt off Cali water. Great job!!
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