Halibut Fishing Tips

[marula]

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As fishermen, we are competitive by nature, it shows up sometimes. Thats not a bad thing, its just our nature.<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

They say the written word is only 20 % of communication and the other 80% is content, expression, and how we say it. We can only communicate with the 20% here so things are easily taken wrong so use those smiley faces and don't take anything to heart and don't leave!! and dont be afraid to post your ideas !!

Something said at table full of friends would be funny but the exact same thing on a forum could be interpited different.

Halli spawn in January in deep water and start moving in this time of year to shallow water peaking around june and then start to head back out. By then most people of moved onto the big springs. Get a chart, gps and find some pinicales around 150 to 200, drop anchor and let the scent drift out. In fast water they are going to hunker down out of the current and when it slows down they will come up to the ledges in search of food.

Don't get slighted if nobody gives out coordintes or secret holes. They are righfully so guarded knowledge

Re: anchoring here, yes south vancouver island boys tend to anchor a lot while up island or the QC's is all drifting. I think its part of monkey see and monkey do but mostly we have much faster moving currents as the deep water is being pushed over shallower areas.

Personally i love being anchored on a nice flat sunny day relaxing with my lawn chair. Woke up that way once to a monster freighter cutting across constance bearing straight for me and blasting his horn. Thats anouther story .<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

 

[5-Salt Fever]

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Maurla Dont understand why you put your foot on it?????? mine is hard tied and all i do is have a knife ready under tension you wont believe how FAST a rope will go you have to barely even touch it.
I have 2 floats on my anchor line one is a 60 inch scotsman and a little 6 inch ball with a Big S/S caribener on that one which is about 30 ft from my scotsman and about 6 ft away from my bow with another 6 ft which then has my D clip so its all connected like on long rope. so when i do get a hog on i just grab the the little ball release the line leaving the caribener and the float and the scotsman and the anchor.
Now I get the fish in motor back up to the little float re clip and let it slip back up again to the bow. The reason why this way so if you do have to untie like i said the rope wont fall down and wrap around your scotsman its all right there very easy.

If you worried about how you hang up out there most people including me attach the chain on the back end of the anchor and attach a big zap strap to the eye with the chain so the zap strap breaks thus pulling from the back of the anchor. I also use a bruce anchor not a danforth.

Good luck Wolf

What he said -

A big scotsman with an EZ-Marine Achor Puller on main line and 15ft bumper of floating line nail-knotted to anchor line w/ foam crab buoy tied to the end of the bumper line and big loop for easy grab when returning from fish fighting.

Think of it as you are anchoring the scotsman to the bottom and simply mooring to the bumber line - one wrap around bow cleat for quick/safe release in the event of another boat, log, fast current, rouge wave, etc... dictates getting loose now. Think thin for main anchor line - 3/8in (10mm) or less of high strength braided nylon line will provide strength required, won't float, and has dramatically reduced current drag for better hold on less rode.


This goes without saying but every year 1-2 boats are sunk in my area because they tied off to some other cleat than the bow - never anchor with side or stern cleats -ever!


"Anchor Fishing for Salmon and Steelhead" - a good video/dvd for safe anchor practice in fast currents can be purchased at: http://www.amatobooks.com/Merchant2..._Code=1571883282&Category_Code=Videos_and_CDs

While the video is filmed on the Columbia River the concepts are identical in deeper water. The video also shows how to use EZ-Marine puller safely and efficiently in 8-12mph currents as well proper anchor/rode/bumper rigging. An excellent resource that is suited even for the most seasoned skippers.

EZ Marine Anchor Puller: http://www.ezmarine.com/page2.html