Landing a halibut without a gaff?

[ful-rac]

use a lip gripper, unhook then release, and take a photo if you dare....I would just release and have the gopro going...

[GregAndrew]

It is not a good idea for you or the fish to try to bring a large one into your ysk for a photo. You will damage or lose gear when they go balistic. And they will damage themselves trying to get free. Get your camera out as you bring them up, cause there is no rush. Or , as Tony mentioned, turn on the video and snap a shot yakside and release.

[beef78]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

use a lip gripper, unhook then release, and take a photo if you dare....I would just release and have the gopro going...

Use a lip gripper and get a good grip on the tail before you try to pull it out of the water. Make sure everything is lanyarded down. Halibut get ridiculous.

[todd one]

Thanks guys, your input is appreciated. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is gaff it and keep, it if it's to large to lift out of the water. Of all the keeper size halibut that I've caught this summer, I couldn't imagine taking the hook out with it in the water. I'll just continue to do what I've been doing. Hope to see you guys on the water soon.

[GregAndrew]

Originally Posted by todd one

Thanks guys, your input is appreciated. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is gaff it and keep, it if it's to large to lift out of the water. Of all the keeper size halibut that I've caught this summer, I couldn't imagine taking the hook out with it in the water. I'll just continue to do what I've been doing. Hope to see you guys on the water soon.

Why not, I do it all the time?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZLjXjF3RhU

BTW, if you go to grab a big Halibut by the tail, make sure the video is running.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Why not, I do it all the time?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZLjXjF3RhU

BTW, if you go to grab a big Halibut by the tail, make sure the video is running.

[Old Man in the Sea]

This special technique works really well especially for big halibut. You can then slide a heavy white rope through their gills and pull them on the deck for a quick thumbs up picture before releasing them back into the water...It only works if you have a flat surface to place the white belly to lay on, so it doesn't work well from a kayak...I learned this trick as a kid catching blue belly lizards in Ventura...(haha typo...Mesmerized)

[todd one]

Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

This special technique works really well especially for big halibut. You can then slide a heavy white rope through their gills and pull them on the deck for a quick thumbs up picture before releasing them back into the water...It only works if you have a flat surface to place the white belly to lay on, so it doesn't work well from a kayak...I learned this trick as a kid catching blue belly lizards as a kid in Ventura...

It look like that thing would have Took you for a swim if you tried to pull him in with a rope.

[619-SWIM-DOG]

Just a couple of weeks ago I caught mt first legal halibut from the yak. He ended up being 27" . Since I was not sure with the size I ended up just keeping him a little under the water line and then taking my fish clip and running it thru his mouth out the gills and clipped it shut. I worked we'll and if it would have been short then an easy release.

[todd one]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Why not, I do it all the time?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZLjXjF3RhU

BTW, if you go to grab a big Halibut by the tail, make sure the video is running.

You made that look easy Greg. I've learned from watching your videos. You helped me land my 31lb personal best the other day. The last time I hook into a 30 plus pounder, I got broke off. I did everything wrong. That was before I watched your videos Thanks for putting them out there.