spearing halibut

Hi all!
 I know we are still a few month away from when halibut start returning to the shallow water, but i seem to be getting an  itch for trying my hand at halibut again. Iv tried last year unsuccessfully in Santa cruz, but i am not sure if was looking in the right areas. I did go between the sand channels in the eel grass and reef. Though I have also heard they tend to frequent the surf breaks where food gets turned up. If anyone has some advice on how to find these tricky fish i will take all i can get.

This link could have a hint where to ask
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=99080.msg1119910;topicseen#new

Sounds like you're on the right track. They do like to lay next to structure. Structure being anything other than sand really. One thing to keep in mind is they can be almost completely buried under the sand and all you can see is the jaw or eyes, sometimes the edge of a fin. It's very important to move slowly while scanning the sand looking for anything that might appear just slightly different than the sand. Once you start seeing them you'll see more.

I'm sure it  will just take a bunch of time in the water to figure it out. I could barely even find the halibut in that picture.