Santa Cruz 7/22

Persistence pays off! WTG Eugene! 

Congrats Eugene! I still remember my first halibut from the yak, too. Since it's one of the only fish I ever keep I still get that same adrenalin rush every time.

Here's to many more!

Congratulations on that nice fish, Eugene! 

One happy smilethere.

WTG Eugene!!

where did you finally end up hooking him?

I'll be back out there on Saturday.

Good job amigo.
Allen

thanks all.  I was in about 35 FOW just to the pleasure point side of the radio towers.  Using live sardines on a halibut rig.  I have personally gone to the T shaped swivel instead of the "equal thirds" 3 way swivel.  Seems to cause less tangling.

Excellent read, good job on boating your first hali.

 the  0 for 11 thing sure sounds familiar. Oh ya, I just remembered , that's about where I'm at. I've had some messed up giant sardines that had those characteristic hali marks that were huge , like around thirty lbs.No hookup. Boy that hurts.
  You've given me the courage to go on . Thanks.

Always good to see hard work pay off...um...I mean a hard day of fishing and not working pay off...um... oh never mind. Good job.

SCAllen--have you scored this year yet or are you still sporting a beard like other years?

I have still to catch my first "Butt".  WTG, it gives me hope.

Always good to see hard work pay off...um...I mean a hard day of fishing and not working pay off...um... oh never mind. Good job.

SCAllen--have you scored this year yet or are you still sporting a beard like other years?

Oh.. Ya! SCAllen Scored... I'm still waiting for the count! But I think he just lost Count

Alex

Yeah yeah congrats Eugene - blah blah blah (I'm just jealous  )

Good for you! I am going out in Capitola this weekend.  Maybe the tides will change and I can catch my own hali.....I've been putting in my time this year, but apparently not enough yet!!

Kim

Nice job brother!!!

I know the feeling of searching for that first YAK halibut, im like 0-16 on the yak, been getting close, had some nice bites last friday, same area, but jumped the gun and lost em!!!

I hope to get one befoe summers end.