REALLY Big Halibutt, would you keep it? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Sdspeed · 09-09-2013, 06:30 PM

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/natur...pound-halibut/

Raskal311 · 09-09-2013, 07:17 PM

Most likely

Sdspeed · 09-09-2013, 07:23 PM

You could probably use the parasitc worms in it as bait they'd be so big

Smthtnnr · 09-09-2013, 08:32 PM

Hell yeah I would, that's food for the whole year!

Cadillyak · 09-09-2013, 09:22 PM

Gonna have to say keep. Not a record. Far from it as the record is like 450lbs+. My fish!!

lowprofile · 09-09-2013, 09:34 PM

nope. i'd figure out how to get a good pic though and then release it. a couple 40-60 lbers would be ideal.

easyday · 09-09-2013, 10:06 PM

Yea not to sure if I would keep it or not, especially With a free fishing trip if I let it go.

PE.rider · 09-10-2013, 12:02 AM

Tis better keeping the leviathans' genes in the ocean...

roadx · 09-11-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lowprofile

nope. i'd figure out how to get a good pic though and then release it. a couple 40-60 lbers would be ideal.

agreed, release and get another trip pulling on fish. snap a picture and say goodbye

Dannowar · 09-11-2013, 05:28 PM

If I dropped serious $$ on an Alaskan fishing trip you better believe I'm keeping it.

As a good friend once said "this is a kill boat"

Baja_Traveler · 09-12-2013, 07:08 AM

If I spent big bucks getting up to alaska I'd keep it - Unless that free trip was the very next day, or while I was still up there. In that case I'd take the trip and bring home smaller fillets...

taggermike · 09-12-2013, 09:13 AM

If it was the first day of a week long trip I might cut it loose and keep several smaller fish later in the trip. It would also depend on if I even had storage space for some thing like that.

I've heard folks say that the bigger pacific halibut are not the best to eat but when I was working AK one of our guys landed a 180 lb-er and I was delicious.

Mike

Dannowar · 09-12-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by taggermike

If it was the first day of a week long trip I might cut it loose and keep several smaller fish later in the trip. It would also depend on if I even had storage space for some thing like that.

I've heard folks say that the bigger pacific halibut are not the best to eat but when I was working AK one of our guys landed a 180 lb-er and I was delicious.

Mike

people say that about big lobsters too, sounds like standard fishing code for "i catch dinks and this is my justification"

Old Man in the Sea · 09-12-2013, 03:12 PM

Alaskan halibut is $29 per lb,,,definately keep it...over 400lbs yea keep it also...

lowprofile · 09-12-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

Alaskan halibut is $29 per lb,,,definately keep it...over 400lbs yea keep it also...

yeah so you have $12,000 worth of fish getting freezer burn or better yet, NOT IN YOUR FREEZER. i bed he either took 50lb of meat and justified the kill by giving the rest away to a shelter or he tried to have it processed and frozen and will lose 75% of the meat in the end anyways.

I've caught a lot of big fish, and released 99% of them. might just be me but I'd rather have a smaller, more manageable amount of meat and a wall full of trophy pics. then again, I'm just in it for the sport and use most peoples dinner for bait.

Old Man in the Sea · 09-12-2013, 10:24 PM

true if you fileted it and threw them in 1 gallon ziploc freezer bags

The properly frozen halibut filets from Alaska Charter Companies last 2 years and that fish would produce be about 120lbs of filet. The trips retail cost $3000-5000/person depending on the company and package if you want to fly-in a float plane. You usually go with friends and you can split that BIG catch. The freezer is full all year long -I have been 5 times and not 1 filet went bad... check out my San Diego Sports Magazine trip pictures here www.flickr.com/sdhuntfish/sets This year we did catch a 225 lb halibut and split it. check out the pictures taylor charters 2013..They had a slot limit the last 2 years under 45 inches are chickens and over 65 is the top slot - Maybe some day we can go when I get another set of discount trips in the future...

http://taylorchartersfishing.com/

09-09-2013, 06:30 PM	#1
Sdspeed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 732	REALLY Big Halibutt, would you keep it? http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/natur...pound-halibut/

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Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	Most likely __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

09-09-2013, 09:22 PM	#5
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Gonna have to say keep. Not a record. Far from it as the record is like 450lbs+. My fish!! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

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lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	nope. i'd figure out how to get a good pic though and then release it. a couple 40-60 lbers would be ideal. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

09-09-2013, 10:06 PM	#7
easyday Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,470	Yea not to sure if I would keep it or not, especially With a free fishing trip if I let it go. __________________

09-09-2013, 07:23 PM	#3
Sdspeed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 732	You could probably use the parasitc worms in it as bait they'd be so big

09-09-2013, 08:32 PM	#4
Smthtnnr Fishing Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 202	Hell yeah I would, that's food for the whole year!

09-10-2013, 12:02 AM	#8
PE.rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: OC, CA Posts: 234	Tis better keeping the leviathans' genes in the ocean...

09-11-2013, 05:28 PM	#10
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	If I dropped serious $$ on an Alaskan fishing trip you better believe I'm keeping it. As a good friend once said "this is a kill boat" __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

09-12-2013, 07:08 AM	#11
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	If I spent big bucks getting up to alaska I'd keep it - Unless that free trip was the very next day, or while I was still up there. In that case I'd take the trip and bring home smaller fillets...

09-12-2013, 09:13 AM	#12
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	If it was the first day of a week long trip I might cut it loose and keep several smaller fish later in the trip. It would also depend on if I even had storage space for some thing like that. I've heard folks say that the bigger pacific halibut are not the best to eat but when I was working AK one of our guys landed a 180 lb-er and I was delicious. Mike

09-12-2013, 03:12 PM	#14
Old Man in the Sea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Park Posts: 569	Alaskan halibut is $29 per lb,,,definately keep it...over 400lbs yea keep it also...

09-12-2013, 10:24 PM	#16
Old Man in the Sea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Park Posts: 569	NOT true lowprofile my good friend and distinguished Senator from Florida true if you fileted it and threw them in 1 gallon ziploc freezer bags The properly frozen halibut filets from Alaska Charter Companies last 2 years and that fish would produce be about 120lbs of filet. The trips retail cost $3000-5000/person depending on the company and package if you want to fly-in a float plane. You usually go with friends and you can split that BIG catch. The freezer is full all year long -I have been 5 times and not 1 filet went bad... check out my San Diego Sports Magazine trip pictures here www.flickr.com/sdhuntfish/sets This year we did catch a 225 lb halibut and split it. check out the pictures taylor charters 2013..They had a slot limit the last 2 years under 45 inches are chickens and over 65 is the top slot - Maybe some day we can go when I get another set of discount trips in the future... http://taylorchartersfishing.com/ Last edited by Old Man in the Sea; 09-12-2013 at 10:32 PM.