Winter Halibut - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TheBentRod · 01-08-2021, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

Man, that's an old rig, haven't used that one in years.

Still works for me! Catches Lingcods too!

summers in kuwait · 01-08-2021, 08:40 AM

The biggest thing for me and halibut, is sticking to the game plan. If I plan to fish for halibut, then I need to commit to it and not change up the plan when Im on the water.

This means, pounding the sand and spending a lot of time in the right environments and areas.

I've tried the three way swivel, but I personally use dropper or reverse dropper and the carolina rig. Typical bait is greenbacks. I do not use a trap hook, but many do.

That said, when fishing halibut, I will also run a jig or flyline setup to work the water column.

Time on the water.

Revoguys · 01-12-2021, 06:27 PM

Yea couldn’t agree more with Summers in Kuwait, sticking to the game plan and fishing those sandy bottoms in search of halibut and committing to only fishing for halibut. I hate doing it cause I’ve literally spent days on the water in search of them and coming out unsuccessful most of the time but at least you’ll still hook up on some nice sand bass and one day will get that monster hali. I never use the trap hook either, never tried it but looks like a good rig. Time on the water and finding the right spots! Tight lines and good luck

01-08-2021, 08:40 AM	#2
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	The biggest thing for me and halibut, is sticking to the game plan. If I plan to fish for halibut, then I need to commit to it and not change up the plan when Im on the water. This means, pounding the sand and spending a lot of time in the right environments and areas. I've tried the three way swivel, but I personally use dropper or reverse dropper and the carolina rig. Typical bait is greenbacks. I do not use a trap hook, but many do. That said, when fishing halibut, I will also run a jig or flyline setup to work the water column. Time on the water.

01-12-2021, 06:27 PM	#3
Revoguys Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: San Diego Posts: 60	Yea couldn’t agree more with Summers in Kuwait, sticking to the game plan and fishing those sandy bottoms in search of halibut and committing to only fishing for halibut. I hate doing it cause I’ve literally spent days on the water in search of them and coming out unsuccessful most of the time but at least you’ll still hook up on some nice sand bass and one day will get that monster hali. I never use the trap hook either, never tried it but looks like a good rig. Time on the water and finding the right spots! Tight lines and good luck