First legal of 2017 and a new PB

[BillyW]

So I'm pretty new to this website. I joined a while back but never really posted anything and pretty much forgot about the website. Figured it was time I posted a report. Had some free time on Saturday so I checked the tides and swell. The swell was up so decided to give one of the local lagoons a shot. I havent been able to fish for the last four months due to a broken wrist and surgery so this last week ive been fishing every chance i get. Tried out a new spot and it worked out pretty well.
Started out around around 2pm and decided to use my LC since I've never really used it. Was always too afraid to lose it and they're expensive for a broke college kid like me haha. But I was determined to get a fish on it and on my third cast i got a decent 14 inch halibut. So five minutes in and finally got my first fish on the LC. I'm pretty stoked and as far as I'm concerned if I didn't catch another fish the day was a success. Kept fishing and an hour later I get hit real hard and after a short fight I drag another halibut into the sand. Tapes out to 18 inches. By this point im beyond stoked. 2 halibut in less than 2 hours. I've only caught 2 before so this is a good day for me. Another guy fishing next to me is absolutely destroying the spotties and sand bass on swimbaits so I switch it up to try get a little more action. After 30 minutes of nada I switch back to the LC. Fished hard for another 2 hours without any bites. As I'm getting ready to leave I decide to make one more cast. Best decision I made all day. As I'm reeling I'm watching the LC and as it gets about three feet away from me I watch a halibut chase it and absolutely choke the lure. I knew it was a good fish so the pressure was on. He made two short runs and I was able to get the fish within reach and grab the tail and run it up to the dry sand. As I was looking at it I knew it had to be legal and sure enough it taped out to 23 inches. My new PB. Normally I would have preferred to release the fish but my mom has been bugging me to get her a halibut. So I decided to keep it and went home a happy man. 3 halibut in one day and now I have a new confidence bait. Great day on the water. Still stoked just thinking about it. I live in North SD county so if anyone ever wants to go fish just hit me up. Always looking for a new fishing buddy and someone to show me the ropes. I havent caught a fish out the surf yet.
Thanks for reading.