santa cruz hoping to learn some halibut teachnique

Nice fish Brennan!  Im the guy who helped you lift that beast and your kayak at the harbor   

WOw...Impressive fish! yeah 40 inch is an accomplishment. Congrats.

Wow thats a nice one. Over the years I have found that they bite on anything. I have caught them on lingcod jigs, dead bait, live bait, swimbaits ets... But Bounceball rig is how I catch most. Like it was mentioned lighter weight and not be dragging the bottom the entire time

Welcome, Brennan.