Technique
06-10-2011, 07:15 PM
Location: LB area
Date: June 8 and 10
Time: 10am to 1pm
Conditions: Morning clouds 5mph winds
Tackle: LC and Drop shot
Fish count: First day 2 short halibut, second day 3 short halibuts
Day 1 June 08
First time I ever experience Halibut jumping out of the water; incredible! I got to the beach and saw two fly fishermen on the scene. I began throwing my drop shot and decided to switch to my LC after no bites. I was retrieving my LC when I began to daydream for a second. As I looked up at the birds, Bam!:Shocked: A short halibut hit my lure. The halibut startled me because it was no more than two feet away.
Okay so that pumped me up and I was ready to catch another one, short or big. I threw my lure and I had no action. I decided to try a technique that I had never tried before. I named it “walking the dog”.:Cool: I could see my lure in about three feet of water when all of a sudden I saw a halibut shoot up and hit my lure. Wow I was excited, but it broke off.# I know, I know, I also don’t like to talk about the ones that get away, but I thought that it was awesome that my technique worked so I had to mention it. The halibut looked like a short probably fifteen inches.:Secret:
Anyways, I began doing the same thing when I noticed a white flash from the corner of my eyes. Amazing! A halibut went airborne.:Surprised: I was held spell bound. I paused for a while and then started casting out to where I saw the halibut jump. No bites, about five minutes later I saw another halibut jump out of the water and this one was close to a keeper probably twenty something inches. I said to myself, “I can’t post something this amazing and not have pictures to back up my story. “ So I made plans to return a second day to try to get the airborne halibut. Only one bit the first day I was out there.
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31013
Day 2 June 10
I had to take advantage of the good weather today, so I went out to the same spot. Upon arrival I noticed a crowd, but soon discovered it was elementary students out on a field trip. I began by throwing my LC, after several casts out and no bites I decided to switch to my drop shot set up. I managed to catch a very small halibut; poor guy hardly put up a fight!:LOL:
I was about waist deep in water when I felt something slimy rub against my ankle. Wow that freaked me out.:Confused: I said to myself, “There is no way that could have been a halibut. If it was I would have spooked it away”. This thing just decided to stay near me. I went to ankle deep water and moved about five feet away when all of a sudden I seen a huge halibut jump out of the water next to me. I should have thrown my LC when I felt that slimy thing; I tried catching it but no luck. I was fan casting about an hour when I finally gave up.:mad:
Moved up about twenty feet and switched to a five-inch swim bait. BAM! All of a sudden the halibut were on the chew. I managed to bring in two, out of five bites. Good thing I decided to stay and fish.:Big Grin:
31012
31010
Time to go back!
31009
This guy was about 20inches
31014
Catch of the day!
31016
Kinda discouraging!
31015
Date: June 8 and 10
Time: 10am to 1pm
Conditions: Morning clouds 5mph winds
Tackle: LC and Drop shot
Fish count: First day 2 short halibut, second day 3 short halibuts
Day 1 June 08
First time I ever experience Halibut jumping out of the water; incredible! I got to the beach and saw two fly fishermen on the scene. I began throwing my drop shot and decided to switch to my LC after no bites. I was retrieving my LC when I began to daydream for a second. As I looked up at the birds, Bam!:Shocked: A short halibut hit my lure. The halibut startled me because it was no more than two feet away.
Okay so that pumped me up and I was ready to catch another one, short or big. I threw my lure and I had no action. I decided to try a technique that I had never tried before. I named it “walking the dog”.:Cool: I could see my lure in about three feet of water when all of a sudden I saw a halibut shoot up and hit my lure. Wow I was excited, but it broke off.# I know, I know, I also don’t like to talk about the ones that get away, but I thought that it was awesome that my technique worked so I had to mention it. The halibut looked like a short probably fifteen inches.:Secret:
Anyways, I began doing the same thing when I noticed a white flash from the corner of my eyes. Amazing! A halibut went airborne.:Surprised: I was held spell bound. I paused for a while and then started casting out to where I saw the halibut jump. No bites, about five minutes later I saw another halibut jump out of the water and this one was close to a keeper probably twenty something inches. I said to myself, “I can’t post something this amazing and not have pictures to back up my story. “ So I made plans to return a second day to try to get the airborne halibut. Only one bit the first day I was out there.
31011
31013
Day 2 June 10
I had to take advantage of the good weather today, so I went out to the same spot. Upon arrival I noticed a crowd, but soon discovered it was elementary students out on a field trip. I began by throwing my LC, after several casts out and no bites I decided to switch to my drop shot set up. I managed to catch a very small halibut; poor guy hardly put up a fight!:LOL:
I was about waist deep in water when I felt something slimy rub against my ankle. Wow that freaked me out.:Confused: I said to myself, “There is no way that could have been a halibut. If it was I would have spooked it away”. This thing just decided to stay near me. I went to ankle deep water and moved about five feet away when all of a sudden I seen a huge halibut jump out of the water next to me. I should have thrown my LC when I felt that slimy thing; I tried catching it but no luck. I was fan casting about an hour when I finally gave up.:mad:
Moved up about twenty feet and switched to a five-inch swim bait. BAM! All of a sudden the halibut were on the chew. I managed to bring in two, out of five bites. Good thing I decided to stay and fish.:Big Grin:
31012
31010
Time to go back!
31009
This guy was about 20inches
31014
Catch of the day!
31016
Kinda discouraging!
31015