Fish of a Life Time @ the Yak Now What?

[dorado50]

hooking a fish of a lifetime? is that even possible while you are alive and still fishing? Your fish of a lifetime will not come until you stop fishing or you are on your death bed, only at these two times will one know of their own personal "fish of a lifetime"...

[MrPukaShell]

OK, lets call it a "Trophy Fish" instead.....

[RK]

I don't catch fish but if I did:
-Get close to gaff
-Simultaneously gaff and either reduce drag or put reel in free spool stick rod in holder
-Pull bloody fish on lap
-Put leg over
-Game clip fish
-Tell you gorgeous creture you love her and are sorry about what your gonna do but she wont be wasted
-If YT pop the gill to bleed the fish if WSB maybe a knife is easier, bleed out fish
-Rinse deck or kayak
-Look out for jaws
-Put fish on deck in a gunny sack and occasionally splash water on it, or I bought one of those insulated kill bags from oex which I really like but Im not sure what fish think of it.
-Gut the thing ASAP like a rainbow trout
-Ice for 24-48 hours do not let fish lay in water just on top of ice and drain water as it melts.
-Clean fish
-Vacuum seal what you dont eat (or just release it before this whole fiasco)
-Enjoy

[dorado50]

Light boats in LJ means what? Nows the time to get that trophy your looking for........good luck!!

[Mtobolsky]

Real fisherman grab the fish with their hands and show that thing who's boss

Rk.. Good meeting you the other day.

[jorluivil]

I asked myself that same questions a few weeks ago then I caught my first Hali.
Gaffed it
Dropped it between my legs
stabbed it in the head
Ripped its gills out
Scream like a little girl at a Justin Beiber concert

[bellcon]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

I asked myself that same questions a few weeks ago then I caught my first Hali.
Gaffed it
Dropped it between my legs
stabbed it in the head
Ripped its gills out
Scream like a little girl at a Justin Beiber concert

Jorluivil...FAIR WARNING:

NEVER drop a halibut between your legs immediately after gaffing!
or...
next time you may be screaming like a little girl at a Justin Beiber concert
But for a completely different reason!

OUCH!
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By the way...excellent job on the Islander trip!

[T Bone]

Or at least have the Hali in the right direction(its head toward your feet)while in the "cockpit" of the kayak.

[RK]

Good meeting you guys too, next time ill hit ya up for a beer

Originally Posted by Mtobolsky

Real fisherman grab the fish with their hands and show that thing who's boss

Rk.. Good meeting you the other day.

[makobob]

I do not it is safe in any direction on your lap, she could be a real BALL buster. Butt what the heck, their yours.