Halibut Fishing Near Offshore Tips Needed - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mr. NiceGuy · 03-22-2018, 11:29 AM

Another idea from when I was first fumbling around trying to catch bait:

Butt Juice seems to make a difference on slow days. When catching bait was more iffy for me, adding small squid strips on my sabiki hooks and marinating in Butt Juice helped.

I still have some in my refrigerator but haven't needed to use it for the past few years.

I bought 8oz bottles online. Locally, I've seen 2oz bottles on the shelf at Seaforth Sportfishing tackle shop. It's made by Pro Cure.

Hunters Pa · 03-22-2018, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

Another idea from when I was first fumbling around trying to catch bait:

Butt Juice seems to make a difference on slow days. When catching bait was more iffy for me, adding small squid strips on my sabiki hooks and marinating in Butt Juice helped.

I still have some in my refrigerator but haven't needed to use it for the past few years.

I bought 8oz bottles online. Locally, I've seen 2oz bottles on the shelf at Seaforth Sportfishing tackle shop. It's made by Pro Cure.

Squid can be the ticket. Cutting off the tentacles is easier than trying to cut small strips in dark/cold.

Fiskadoro · 03-22-2018, 03:36 PM

I use a Ahi sabiki rod but I have cut it down shorter so I can store it in my kayak.

I use these type of sabikis:

Cut them down to four to fit in the shortened rod.

If bait is hard to find I will take wet cat food and chum with it on bait marks to get bait up to the yak.

Live Squid are the best bait and when I meter them I use a squid jig instead of a weight with my sabiki otherwise I use a 4 ounce torpedo, as I want it to drop fast and to be able to see it on my meter. With squid they often grab the bait on the sink, once I have one on I stay at that depth, and I jig the sabiki around to attempt to load it up.

I like squid, greenbacks, sardines, Spanish and smelts in that order.

Spanish are not the best baits but they live the best on the hook and I really like them for dropper loop fishing. I've also caught halibut on brown bait and also small lizard fish. Lings love lizard fish, and sand dabs. Halibut not so much but they will eat lizards as well, but not that often, and they prefer small ones.

Ggiannig89 · 03-22-2018, 05:49 PM

I’ve been out in La Jolla a few times where bait was ridiculously hard to make even while it was boiling all around me. What worked for me luckily on one of those days was a steady chum of crushed cheezeits from my lunch.

03-22-2018, 11:29 AM	#1
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 839	Another idea from when I was first fumbling around trying to catch bait: Butt Juice seems to make a difference on slow days. When catching bait was more iffy for me, adding small squid strips on my sabiki hooks and marinating in Butt Juice helped. I still have some in my refrigerator but haven't needed to use it for the past few years. I bought 8oz bottles online. Locally, I've seen 2oz bottles on the shelf at Seaforth Sportfishing tackle shop. It's made by Pro Cure. __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise

03-22-2018, 03:36 PM	#3
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	More sabiki nonsense I use a Ahi sabiki rod but I have cut it down shorter so I can store it in my kayak. I use these type of sabikis: Cut them down to four to fit in the shortened rod. If bait is hard to find I will take wet cat food and chum with it on bait marks to get bait up to the yak. Live Squid are the best bait and when I meter them I use a squid jig instead of a weight with my sabiki otherwise I use a 4 ounce torpedo, as I want it to drop fast and to be able to see it on my meter. With squid they often grab the bait on the sink, once I have one on I stay at that depth, and I jig the sabiki around to attempt to load it up. I like squid, greenbacks, sardines, Spanish and smelts in that order. Spanish are not the best baits but they live the best on the hook and I really like them for dropper loop fishing. I've also caught halibut on brown bait and also small lizard fish. Lings love lizard fish, and sand dabs. Halibut not so much but they will eat lizards as well, but not that often, and they prefer small ones. Last edited by Fiskadoro; 03-22-2018 at 10:50 PM.

03-22-2018, 05:49 PM	#4
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	I’ve been out in La Jolla a few times where bait was ridiculously hard to make even while it was boiling all around me. What worked for me luckily on one of those days was a steady chum of crushed cheezeits from my lunch.