FIRST KEEPER - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Anthony179 · 06-29-2009, 11:40 AM

Does any body know how many pounds a 33" weights. Next time I'm taking a scale and a club.

Gino · 06-29-2009, 12:27 PM

kinda like askign how a 5 foot human weighs, some have big heads, some dont, some are fat, some arent!

Your Halibut pictured is around 14-16lbs. The last one i caught that was 33inches weighed 16lbs but his head and mouth was smaller than yours.

Adam12 · 06-29-2009, 02:23 PM

Nice fish Anthony! What bait were you using?

tattuna · 06-29-2009, 02:43 PM

Nice first flattie! Generally you can estimate by the last number in inches to guess the weight of a halibut: 24"=4lbs, 29"= 9 lbs, etc. That's usually fairly accurate within a pound or two until you get to the 35" mark and above as they get wider and/or thicker from there on out. I once saw a 33" that weighed 20 lbs, but that's rare. Your fish is likely anywhere from 12-16 lbs. Who cares what it weighs though, nice sized flattie by any measure!

fishinkid2010 · 06-29-2009, 04:19 PM

Congrats on the nice flattie!

06-29-2009, 06:41 PM

nice hali

T Bone · 06-29-2009, 07:55 PM

Nice one! Filleting your first halibut is an adventure too but is a skill soon mastered.
I am going to dana tomorrow,I hosed the black widows out of the Yak since it hasnt seen water for 2 months...

Anthony179 · 06-30-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam12

Nice fish Anthony! What bait were you using?

I was using a 3oz. weight on a dropper loop with a circle hook. The bait was a dine.

06-29-2009, 02:43 PM	#4
tattuna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena Posts: 329	Nice first flattie! Generally you can estimate by the last number in inches to guess the weight of a halibut: 24"=4lbs, 29"= 9 lbs, etc. That's usually fairly accurate within a pound or two until you get to the 35" mark and above as they get wider and/or thicker from there on out. I once saw a 33" that weighed 20 lbs, but that's rare. Your fish is likely anywhere from 12-16 lbs. Who cares what it weighs though, nice sized flattie by any measure! __________________ IG @tattuna

06-29-2009, 07:55 PM	#7
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	Nice one! Filleting your first halibut is an adventure too but is a skill soon mastered. I am going to dana tomorrow,I hosed the black widows out of the Yak since it hasnt seen water for 2 months... __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

06-29-2009, 11:40 AM	#1
Anthony179 A.T. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 146	Does any body know how many pounds a 33" weights. Next time I'm taking a scale and a club.

06-29-2009, 12:27 PM	#2
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	kinda like askign how a 5 foot human weighs, some have big heads, some dont, some are fat, some arent! Your Halibut pictured is around 14-16lbs. The last one i caught that was 33inches weighed 16lbs but his head and mouth was smaller than yours.

06-29-2009, 02:23 PM	#3
Adam12 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Whittier Posts: 126	Nice fish Anthony! What bait were you using?

06-29-2009, 04:19 PM	#5
fishinkid2010 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 386	Congrats on the nice flattie!

06-29-2009, 06:41 PM	#6
NextBite Guest Posts: n/a	nice hali