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02-22-2012, 03:49 PM
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Junior
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Cabrillo 2/18
I got my first kayak last year and don't know why I waited so long to get one. I have been having an absolute blast on it! I recently started targeting halibut and have had some success with a decent amount of keepers topped by a 36 incher a couple months ago which I thought would be a tough mark for myself to beat...Well, that didn't hold too long... I got off to kind of a late start and was fishing by about 9am after picking up some nice sardines from Mike at the bait dock. Ran into George shortly after getting started who already had 2 keepers. He shared some info with me and I stayed in the shallows for a while for a couple of shorts and decided to move out to deeper water where I ran into Matt who also had a keeper. Stuck it out in that area for another short and a few farmed bites but it was slow. Decided to head towards the breakwall where I had to dodge a bunch of small sail boats all over the place with a few almost ramming me. Around 2pm I started getting bit in the area in about 20ft of water and got a short and farmed a few. I had my rod in the holder while retying my other rig when line started screaming off the real. Grabbed it and felt some huge head shakes that kept making me think I lost the fish as the line would go slack every shake. Fought it for a good 10min not sure what I had until I got it to color and see a HUGE halibut. Grabbed my gaff and stuck it right in the mouth and it went nuts sending waves of water over my and and almost rolled me! Good thing the outbacks are so wide, a thinner kayak and I would have been swimming! Wish I had video, would have been awesome! Stabbed it in the head a few times to calm it down, cut its gills and headed over to the bait dock to show Mike. He measured it out at a little over 48in and we weighed it on his scale and it showed 40lbs! Weighed it on the bathroom scale when I got home and got 41lbs so definitely 40+ after being bled! Once again, it was nice meeting you guys and thanks to everyone on this site for all of the informative posts. Hope the pic comes out... |
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02-22-2012, 03:57 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
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Big BROWN BETTY! Congrats!
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02-22-2012, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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What an awesome fish! I know there are a few WCW players that are about ready to pack up the car and make a drive Norte
 Congrats on the big beaver 
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02-22-2012, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Buena Park
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Holy Cow!!! 40+???? Really??......??? Awsome fish man!
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02-22-2012, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: O.C.
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VERY nice fish!
. . . . . . . . (Now you'll be devoting WAY too much time looking for that 50-incher)
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02-22-2012, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
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HOLY CRAP!!!
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02-22-2012, 05:18 PM
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now thats a fricken halibut. awesome catch dude welcome
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02-22-2012, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: San Pedro
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i'd heard about that fish! nice to finally see it
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02-22-2012, 05:53 PM
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Sled Peddler
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Bonita, Ca.
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Excellent job!
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02-22-2012, 06:05 PM
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hell yeah like a boss!
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02-22-2012, 06:15 PM
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Greg
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Chula Vista, ca
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Nice Butt!
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02-22-2012, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Seven minutes from the launch!
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Welcome to the site...
BIG-time congrats on a new personal best!
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02-22-2012, 06:37 PM
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02-22-2012, 06:45 PM
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Location: newbury park ca
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back to the story, I give two snaps up and a ...no, kiddin, what a way to
jump into the addiction, congrats on that one, it's gonna be hard to beat... wish you had the Go pro on that too... thanks for the excellent and well done report...
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02-22-2012, 06:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Point Loma
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Winona had a big brown beaver and she stroked him all the time...
Sorry, i had to quote a little Primus. But dude, phookin seriously, that is huge! Congrats on your PB and welcome to the board. Nice first post. |
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02-22-2012, 06:59 PM
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Ironman
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Inland empire
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Congrats.
 That's the the best first post I've seen so far
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02-22-2012, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Under a bridge
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Dude, when I told you the secret info out there, I didn't mean for you to go TO the spot and fish it all out!
WTF? Gotta admit, a little jealous! (A LOT) What a first post! Congratulations and welcome to the board. Matt |
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02-22-2012, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Long Beach
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Congrats on the personal best
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02-22-2012, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: HB
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Congrats on the nice fish!!!
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02-22-2012, 07:35 PM
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Location: Near Palos Verdes
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WOWZERS!!!
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