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xahx
06-17-2007, 08:14 PM
700am--leave dock
800am-- bought bait (live squid)
10am'ish -- Big Halibut hooked!

We went to backside Catalina after buying some live squid from Avalon; we hit up some heavy kelp area. First drop of the line and my dad gets a heavy bite, didnt hook it. Then the same fish bites onto another guy on the boat, bingo.... hooked!

My friend yells, "whoa! this is a big one"
everyone (7 ppl) gather around to watch him pull it up.

As he is reeling it in, we start to see a large profile of a fish

once it surfaced we realized that it was a huge Hali.
what a fish it was!!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/xahx/hali.jpg

me and my buddy , I am holding the hali (mind my hair just got out from diving), He has a nice size sculpin we pulled up. alot of bottom fishing with much success.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/xahx/dafishing2.jpg

My dad was casting iron jigs for YT or cuda or any larger surface fish, no success.

a 4 lb perch! biggest one i have ever seen!!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/xahx/daimage5.jpg

A 60-70 fish count total ALOT of scuplin. Very good fishing!!! We had a great time!

That hali made great Steaks, delicious!

v6v6v6
06-17-2007, 08:42 PM
I'm just guessing but that perch looks more opaleye-ish to me. But if it indeed is a perch, you really should look into it's exact weight and measurements. The state record for perch is 4lbs. and a couple oz (depends on exact species). Regardless, what a hog. :shock:

Nice job on the hali, too!

Oz
06-17-2007, 10:13 PM
great job on the hali 8)

one_leg
06-17-2007, 10:30 PM
Nice hali, looks like it's time to get a bigger icechest.


One_Leg

NoFriends
06-17-2007, 11:03 PM
Nice Butt 8)

xahx
06-17-2007, 11:10 PM
haha one_leg i do need a bigger ice chest! or a few more of them once the waters warm up some more.

v6v6v6: im not too sure what the exact species is either, i thought it was a perch...
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/fish/4.jpg
This is the opaleye though.. similar perhaps your right

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/xahx/daimage5.jpg
compared to this fish... ones dead ones alive there is a difference obviously


Thanks for the replies everyone.. :wink:

zZaNg
06-18-2007, 12:37 AM
i am pretty sure that isn't an opaleye.

BakoBassin
06-18-2007, 07:13 AM
Opaleye's are brown, aren't they? :?

xahx
06-18-2007, 09:15 AM
i have a lead that it is a halfmoon perch.

I looked up the pics and it seems pretty right on the dot with physical appearance.

SO i think this is cleared up on the fish id! nonetheless the thing was massive for a perch! As for world record, lol i am not sure! but if so congrats to my sister who caught it!

JapanRon
06-18-2007, 11:46 AM
Hi xhax,

Good job on the fishys! :lol:

JapanRon

Wingnut
06-18-2007, 12:02 PM
Nice Hali! Careful going barefoot on the boat, yikes!

v6v6v6
06-18-2007, 01:16 PM
i have a lead that it is a halfmoon perch.

I looked up the pics and it seems pretty right on the dot with physical appearance.

SO i think this is cleared up on the fish id! nonetheless the thing was massive for a perch! As for world record, lol i am not sure! but if so congrats to my sister who caught it!

You're right, looks like a halfmoon. Great job by your sis! http://www.pierfishing.com/resources/index.php?id=fish:halfmoon

SanDimasLMB
06-18-2007, 02:33 PM
Yup, a halfmoon, or as the locals call them Catalina "Blue Perch"

xahx
06-18-2007, 03:14 PM
thanks for all the replies!

FNN rocks!

And yup looks to be the Half moon perch!

Thanks everyone, more reports to come!

n1ckxlam
06-18-2007, 11:27 PM
halfmoon or blue perch is correct, and thats a big one
nice hali too buddy

Nick