Other People's Butts - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

vincentek9 · 07-17-2013, 04:13 PM

ouch. sucks to hear your loss. but i must ask how you snapped the line. was it a stale-mate battle that broke it? were you cranking in lots of line? was he still peeling drag?

maybe a tip for next time: loosen the drag. yeah the halibut will run through the kelp like tarzan swings through a jungle.. but the spectra will cut through it. dont freak out and button down on the drag unless you can see the bottom of your spool.

ful-rac · 07-17-2013, 05:00 PM

Yeah dont freak out bro!

We just lost a chance to see you cook up something awsome!

alanw · 07-17-2013, 06:02 PM

dudes this is like a 5 year old post..

YakDout · 07-17-2013, 07:31 PM

Sometimes those halibut don't even know they're hooked if you reel em up slow. I've had halibut swim straight up at me on the end of my hook, without even knowing I got bit.

07-17-2013, 04:13 PM	#1
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	ouch. sucks to hear your loss. but i must ask how you snapped the line. was it a stale-mate battle that broke it? were you cranking in lots of line? was he still peeling drag? maybe a tip for next time: loosen the drag. yeah the halibut will run through the kelp like tarzan swings through a jungle.. but the spectra will cut through it. dont freak out and button down on the drag unless you can see the bottom of your spool. __________________

07-17-2013, 05:00 PM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Yeah dont freak out bro! We just lost a chance to see you cook up something awsome! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

07-17-2013, 06:02 PM	#3
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	dudes this is like a 5 year old post.. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

07-17-2013, 07:31 PM	#4
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Sometimes those halibut don't even know they're hooked if you reel em up slow. I've had halibut swim straight up at me on the end of my hook, without even knowing I got bit.