Hali's return to OC - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Vikingj · 11-08-2014, 08:41 PM

'bout time. First legal hali in 7 months: 43", 31 lbs, small sardine, 25# fluorocarbon leader w trap hook.

jorluivil · 11-08-2014, 09:14 PM

Yeah buddy! !!

I still dont have a 30pounder

Cadillyak · 11-08-2014, 09:26 PM

Nice fish. Good eats right there!! I need to start targeting the butts again

Silbaugh4liberty · 11-08-2014, 09:58 PM

Sweet! Nice flatty!

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Montesdad · 11-09-2014, 04:46 AM

Well done Wayne -

I was out the day after in one of our other areas and scored but not nearly a big and hefty as yours.
Ya gotta take what the ocean gives ya and you were given much.

Congrats

Nicholas

rossman · 11-09-2014, 05:13 AM

Very nice flatty. Those larger models have been elusive in the DP area this year. I had an interesting hook up on one a couple weeks ago. I was on the edge of the canyon off the headlands in 185 feet of water. I was fishing a dropper with a fairly large mack. I had decided to reel in and reset my drift. I was reading in and probably 60 feet off the bottom and got hit. After a fairly uneventful fight I have this big butt laid out next to the yak. I had decided that I wasn't going to keep anything on that day but when I saw it I realized that it was probably a personal best so decided to harvest it. While scrambling for my gaff she gave a quick head shake and came unbuttoned.

185 feet of water 60 feet off the bottom. Go figure!

mrJB · 11-09-2014, 05:13 AM

Wayne -

You da' MAN!

Good fish, good job, and the start of some GOOD karma...

DanaPT · 11-09-2014, 07:55 AM

maybe that butt was attracted to your new boat. Nice job... you are on a roll!

Vikingj · 11-09-2014, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the kudos and Rossman sharing his experience with the pelagic hali. I read somewhere that hali tagged along the coast passed across the San Pedro Channel (3,000 - 4,000 ft deep!) to show up later in Catalina. Who would think they could swim 20+ miles in the open ocean?

sanomick · 11-09-2014, 04:44 PM

That is one nice fish!!! Hope to see you on the water soon.

GregAndrew · 11-09-2014, 05:08 PM

Nice beasty!

Southman · 11-09-2014, 05:08 PM

Hey Wayne,
Met you and your buddy on the water a few years ago.

This couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Way to go!

Southman

exfactor · 11-09-2014, 07:34 PM

furthest they have been reported moving is from oceanside, to monterey bay, a tagged one

steveooo · 11-09-2014, 07:59 PM

It really has been a tough year for the halibut at dana. Thankfully el nino had brought some other interesting fishing with it to keep you on your toes.

That is a very nice halibut though, congrats

CobraTandem · 11-09-2014, 08:13 PM

Nice, at first glance I thought that was a new paddle board.

kayakfisherman · 11-09-2014, 08:28 PM

Wow Wayne!! That's a sweet fish!! And on a sardine...
It seems with all the macks around, those halibuts
would be feeding only on them.

Nice job finding a trophy.

Vikingj · 11-09-2014, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exfactor

furthest they have been reported moving is from oceanside, to monterey bay, a tagged one

Thought I had better check out the stats on that and I was a little off. Ichthyologist Milton Love at UC Santa Barbara reports that 2 Calif Halibut he tagged in Santa Monica Bay were recovered in Morro Bay (194-198mi) and 2 others wound up at Santa Cruz Is (181mi). BTW I strongly recommend M. S. Love's book CERTAINLY MORE THAN YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FISHES OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN (2011)- very entertaining and informative. The above info appears on page 559.

Stuck20 · 11-09-2014, 09:39 PM

Nice fish! Think I met you at the dock at DP Jet Ski and Kayak Center a few weeks ago. I was the bigger guy asking about your new outback. Maybe I'll see you out there soon.

addicted2sp33d · 11-10-2014, 06:47 AM

blitzburgh · 11-10-2014, 11:26 AM

Nice Butt!

11-08-2014, 08:41 PM	#1
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Hali's return to OC 'bout time. First legal hali in 7 months: 43", 31 lbs, small sardine, 25# fluorocarbon leader w trap hook. Attached Images

11-08-2014, 09:14 PM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Yeah buddy! !! I still dont have a 30pounder __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

11-08-2014, 09:26 PM	#3
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Nice fish. Good eats right there!! I need to start targeting the butts again __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

11-08-2014, 09:58 PM	#4
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	Sweet! Nice flatty! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk __________________

11-09-2014, 04:46 AM	#5
Montesdad Grey Haired Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: So. Orange County Posts: 53	Well done Wayne - I was out the day after in one of our other areas and scored but not nearly a big and hefty as yours. Ya gotta take what the ocean gives ya and you were given much. Congrats Nicholas __________________ - - - "I'm fishing as hard as I can" - - -

11-09-2014, 05:13 AM	#6
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Very nice flatty. Those larger models have been elusive in the DP area this year. I had an interesting hook up on one a couple weeks ago. I was on the edge of the canyon off the headlands in 185 feet of water. I was fishing a dropper with a fairly large mack. I had decided to reel in and reset my drift. I was reading in and probably 60 feet off the bottom and got hit. After a fairly uneventful fight I have this big butt laid out next to the yak. I had decided that I wasn't going to keep anything on that day but when I saw it I realized that it was probably a personal best so decided to harvest it. While scrambling for my gaff she gave a quick head shake and came unbuttoned. 185 feet of water 60 feet off the bottom. Go figure! __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

11-09-2014, 05:13 AM	#7
mrJB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O.C. Posts: 352	Wayne - You da' MAN! Good fish, good job, and the start of some GOOD karma... __________________ "I Brake for Halibut"

11-09-2014, 07:55 AM	#8
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,605	maybe that butt was attracted to your new boat. Nice job... you are on a roll!

11-09-2014, 03:25 PM	#9
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Thanks for the kudos and Rossman sharing his experience with the pelagic hali. I read somewhere that hali tagged along the coast passed across the San Pedro Channel (3,000 - 4,000 ft deep!) to show up later in Catalina. Who would think they could swim 20+ miles in the open ocean?

11-09-2014, 04:44 PM	#10
sanomick Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 57	Way to Go That is one nice fish!!! Hope to see you on the water soon.

11-09-2014, 05:08 PM	#11
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Nice beasty!

11-09-2014, 05:08 PM	#12
Southman Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel Posts: 89	Hey Wayne, Met you and your buddy on the water a few years ago. This couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Way to go! Southman

11-09-2014, 07:34 PM	#13
exfactor Junior Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 20	furthest they have been reported moving is from oceanside, to monterey bay, a tagged one

11-09-2014, 07:59 PM	#14
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	It really has been a tough year for the halibut at dana. Thankfully el nino had brought some other interesting fishing with it to keep you on your toes. That is a very nice halibut though, congrats

11-09-2014, 08:13 PM	#15
CobraTandem Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 76	Nice, at first glance I thought that was a new paddle board.

11-09-2014, 08:28 PM	#16
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Wow Wayne!! That's a sweet fish!! And on a sardine... It seems with all the macks around, those halibuts would be feeding only on them. Nice job finding a trophy.

11-09-2014, 09:39 PM	#18
Stuck20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 100	Nice fish! Think I met you at the dock at DP Jet Ski and Kayak Center a few weeks ago. I was the bigger guy asking about your new outback. Maybe I'll see you out there soon.

11-10-2014, 06:47 AM	#19
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774

11-10-2014, 11:26 AM	#20
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice Butt! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe