Marin Butts Sat 8/1

launched the yaks into the wind, three or so other boats working the cove, all boating fish on live 'dines. We had none...Craig (ravensblack) mooched one off a guy in an aluminum (thanks!), and hooked up, but dropped it. I finally got fed up enough to try trolling (three way) a rainbow trout rapala, instead of my usual swim bait rig...immediately got a 19#, followed shortly by a 8-10#er. That was it for us, off the water by noon thirty.
 big fish taped out at 34 1/2" and 19#s on the scale at home. 

I'll never doubt craig's estimates again- he said 34, while looking at the thing hang over the hawg trough.  Pics in a little bit

S

Nice one Steve! I'm so jonezen for a fish "catchin" outing.

Nice work indeed! how deep were you trolling?

Way to go Steve... that's a great stringer!

Nice, that's a fatty flatty.

Two fish day is a great day in anyones book when you're talking about halibut! Nice job out there Steve!


-Eliot

Just got back from Horesehoe and I am smoked. Here's some pics from Sarurdat with Steve-o. Got my ass spanked proper by the boy. I did lose 1 fish Iam thinking shark now the way it broke off and had a big hit. Butt it didnt stick. The sardines I bummed form the nice PBer were at least 8-9inches long. I didnt have a stinger so that was that. Heres the Pber's fish too.

Nice! GJ on the fish! Also gj switching it up and trying it different. Sounds like you guys had fun.
-Scout.

Nice work indeed! how deep were you trolling?

on the bottom ( i think both were in about 20-30 feet)...using a standard halibut trolling set-up (search for it), but the "baby salmon" rapala instead of a hoochie or an anchovy, and no flasher

The sardines I bummed form the nice PBer were at least 8-9inches long.  Heres the Pber's fish too.

Guy's a coastsider-- TinFisherman -- on CS was asking if you could email or PM him the pics...

Congrats Steve!  Let's see some pics of the butts......please.

craig landing, and my "big" butt

Nice fish Steve.

Allen

Thanks Steve - nice butt!   Been grounded so appreciate a taste of fish porn to feed the addiction 

Nice fish Steve!! Sounds like that rig worked well.