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Topic: New Article - Halibut for the kayak  (Read 1475 times)

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Bill

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From the grand master Allen Bushnell himself! Thanks again Allen!

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/content/view/32/42/


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Nicely written, Allen.  I look forward to giving them another shot next year.  Though, knowing me, given the right day and nothing else to target, I may just go looking for a lost one this winter........ :smt004
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those articles are good. Brendan Crahan told me he caught 17 halibut over the summer of 2004. Not sure if all were from a kayak. Has anybody caught more in a season?
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Summer of 2003 was the year of the flatties. I managed to get in to the double digits. A fish or two every trip. There was squid spawn in 70ft out of capitola that had a wild bite.

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Thanks Allen.  Never managed to catch a hali all season, maybe next year.


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Nice article. What I am looking forward to is a plastic pouring article from Bill. I've only dabbled a little bit recently but am very interested in knowing more. Bring on the articles!! I've learned something in every one.
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Great article Allen, wish I new some of that before I went 0 for 7 out of Bodega and Tomales this summer.

Yeah Bill, bring on the plastic pouring article.  I've gone so far as to even buy a gallon plastisol and colorants.   I'm sure some sage advice and a few tips would help me with my current fear of diving right in.

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bsteves and scwafish and all---

Yeah, I feeel almost hypocritical submitting this article.  Originally written for that guy Zen and his Rabid Angler, back when I used to actually CATCH halibut.  It's still my favorite target.  Maybe next year.  

I'm taking a pervers pleasure in my own flattie score this season....exactly 0 from the yak.

(I did catch one from the beach at Angel Island this June....the wind and current were so tough that I beached the boat and surfcast....nice Hali on a rattletrap.  I watched this particular fish chase the lure almost to dry sand.  It was pretty incredible watching that fish swim, sailing through the water.  Pretty damn fast, too.  I made an identical cast and ....fish on!   Released  successfully.  Doesn't count cause it wasn't from the yak)

It is just a wierd year for halibut.  They showed up late in way smaller numbers than usual.  I gave 6 or 7 good, specific flattie tries for nada in May and June.  After that, most of my trips thhis summer were with clients.  Two of them insisted on going for flatties despite my advice it was a real long-shot this year...results- no flatties, but great trys and plenty of rockfish and lings while trying.

It is probably just the regular variance of nature from year to year, but I think in Santa Cruz, the numbers were also negatively infueced by a gaggle of commercial guys that were catching halibut right on the edges of the canyons, as they migrated towards shallow water.  You'd think more would get through, though, and that's why I'm chalking it up to vagaries of nature.

Thaks for your kind reviews, guys.

Allen

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Hey BSteve I am working on it man but it is like #4 on my list. Do you have any particular questions?


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nice article Allen,I would have to agree about this year a little slow. although i can not complain with my two the current leader 24.9 and the 16lber. both came Earlie in the season and within two weeks of each other. I agree with ever thing you said there. anther good tecnice that I like to use fish traps out and around your live bait while drifting for that intense action. Steve
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