quick, cheap, halibut rig

hey Jay, big fish are not uncommon in the Cross Sound, Icy Straights area, that and running a charter boat means we get a lot of big fish. Charter regs allow guests to only keep one fish under 45" or over 68" so we throw back a BUNCH of nice fish. Once in a while we get to go fishing on our days off, then we can keep two of any size :) we target those 60-80# fish on those days

I have a few big fish pics in my album, like this-

http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _photo.php.


I'll see if I can get my 4th of July fireworks picture posted,On the 4th I took some folks out for a half day, finished up with four halibut by 11:00, one was 225# another 255#

I personally don't keep big fish but the high priced biologists say it's ok and the guests like it, so what the hey...and it is exciting as he22
 
Ken, all makes sense now. I looked at your location as being in WA, didn't realize you went north to work a charter boat in Glacier Bay area. Here in south central AK Halibut have been so over fished anything approaching 50lbs is a nice fish.

This year was our best ever fishing PWS, we picked up two fish in 130 to 150lb range. Also used Kodiak Custom tackle 14oz jigs for just about all our bottom fishing.

In one afternoon, maybe 4 30min drifts fishing two lines we landed 3 legal Lings, 4 nice yellow eye, a limit of chickens and 8 to 10 large black rock fish. All using un-baited Kodiak Custom jigs.

These jigs don't come cheep but don't snag easily eather, only lost one last year.

Needless to say the freezer is full of white fish and those wonderful giant sweet PWS spot shrimp.

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Here in south central AK Halibut have been so over fished anything approaching 50lbs is a nice fish.

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Yup, there seems to be a link between heavy meat, trophy, and commercial over-fishing and depletion of the fish population.

One need only to look at the relative increasing scarcity of the various fish populations from San Diego to Nome to figure out that
fishing pressure can result in depletion of the resource.

(Plus a lot of other factors that reduce fish populations, to be sure.)

I often wonder just how many folks would still own C-Dorys if they couldn't take any fish, crab, or shrimp home for the freezer, etc.

I'm sure many justify the boating expense on the basis of the food provided.

Some day, there will have to be only catch and release, if there are any left to catch at all (!).

NOTE: I'm not reacting to breausaw, specifically, nor criticizing anyone particularly, just stating my overall concern with
what's happening over the decades to the fish populations in general.

Hope to have some for my grandkids and theirs, too!

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
if they would remove the politics from the fisheries and add some common sense, that would help. The salmon fishing here on the columbia is a prime example..arrg...

Around my summer office there are no charters running two trips a day or a wad of private sportfish boats so there is not nearly the pressure as some fisheries. For years the halibut limit was two a day for guests and a 150# fish was a trophy. About 7-8 years ago they started throttling back the limits in addition to trying to put charter operators out of business with the limited entry permits and other means. In 2011 a guest was only able to keep one a day under 37 inches, the previous two summers we had the one under 45 or over 68 slots. Now, a 100# fish doesn't hardly get noticed and we see a lot of 200-300# and even 400# fish. It's rather amazing to see the results that reduced pressure have produced.

Jay- it was an awsome summer for fishing, and weather, all over. Those are some dang nice fish, fun.
Hell, I don't even halibut fish in this part of the world, drop down 500' with a ton of weight and drift and jig....screw that, I like anchoring up in the current and laying down some stink in 200' where there some nice fish. If a person caught a 200# fish around these parts, I believe there would probably be a parade or something.

I gots to look into those kodiak jigs, lately I've been using the snot out of these-
http://www.rapala.com/Vortex-Speed-Jig/ ... -metalJigs

they've been working good for me and I can get tham for a real good price
 
I have a few of those Vortex jig in the box, they do a nice job of ripping lips for sure.

These are the jigs we had the best overall success with this summer; I use the 14oz exclusively. With one of these jigs on a shallow to deep drift in the right conditions you can catch rock fish, ling and halibut; 4 lbs. to 200 lbs. with the same jig.

Tony the owner promises to produce a 20oz version, would be nice for when the tides really ripping.


http://www.kodiakcustom.com/index.php?o ... 0&Itemid=1



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Thanks for the pics. and sharing your stuff everyone, very cool. I have always liked the versatility of artificial bait too. Reminds me of my sons love of buzz bombs, going from Cohos to all the bottom fishes.

On a peculiar laid down morning off Vancouver Is. we landed a 90-100 Lb.er near a reef/kelp bed that usually was not accessible, in 45ft depth. What a hoot on a steel head rod. I really dlidn't think he/we were going to land it . I still have the Buzz Bomb and the little straightened wire hooks to remind me of really good luck.

Ken when you said you put the hootchie on the main line below the barrel swivel, I assume its purpose is to be an additional attractor separate of the main business being the dropper loop with corkies, spin n glo, and hook? What color of spin n glo do you like ? Is a glow in the dark type your favorite? Did you add bait to this rig, or was the spin n glo it?
 
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