[fishman27]

My dad and i fished horseshoe kelp for some butts today and we got two legal ones. Mine weighed 45.4 pounds at a certified scale at the gas dock at los alamitos bay. I got it on my abu garcia revo inshore with 12 pound test. It took me about 20 minutes to get it in. I was hoping for a 15 pounder and when it came up it took my breath away. When we took it to weigh it my dad put the hook in a bad spot on the fish and it breaks the skin and falls right off into the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I jump in and try to get it but it is too deep. The guy at the dock sees a cleaning diver and my dad calls to him and flags him down. He dove down and got it!!!!!!!!!!!! We got lucky on that one. According to the IFGA website this beats the jr. record for california halibut by nine pounds so i am going to submit it and hope they take it. We got lots of big steaks from that fish. This was an amazing day and had a close call but it turned out alright. If anyone has submitted a record fish to this before and would give me any advice that would great thanks.
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[Sheldon]

Congrats on a beautiful halibut!!!

 

[aloharob]

That is a spectacular catch!!! Absolutely tremendous. Congratulations on a job very well done. I know some world-class fisherman who have been fishing SoCal for many years who have not come close to such a Halibut catch. I also know some mediocre fisherman (meaning ME) who probably never will .

Congrats again to you and your father!! Great report!!

 

[reddog]

WTG!!!!! That is one NICE flatty!

 

[rubble]

That's SOME Fish,Kid.....Congrats........ :tu:

And the story about dropping it in the water & gettin' it Back...,Priceless

Some people are just Destined to Do Great things......
What did you use....???,Bait?/Lure...??? :?

 

[Baddy]

Holy mackeral...your report took my breath away!!! I was on the edge of my seat while reading the post! That is one fine fish son. Congratulations and good luck on the record...keep us posted.

 

[ChannelIslands]

Are you sure you werent in Alaska!! LOL That is a monster! Great catch! :tu::tu::tu: Congrats and good eats.

Thanks for the report!


Chris

 

[Wolfpack]

Wow awesome catch, I fished my whole life and never boated one like that, very nice ! pretty darn cool... what a fish.

 

[coachb44]

OUTSTANDING!!!

 

[first_watch]

Outstanding....... You must of been stoked...

Regarding the record, does the diver get a nod for catching the fish the second time around?? (joke, joke).

Seriously, that's a very nice fish. Congrats!

Bill

 

[Moorefish2]

Great job. Huge fish.

 

[fishman27]

i used a sardine with a trapper hook

 

[XXNull]

A trip with dad you will never forget, that is why we fish nice catch. Check what the JR record is for 16lb line, you can quailify in that class also if 12lb doesn't test out

 

[Dr. Kato]

Anyone who bags a fish like that ain't a boy, son or kid, he is a MAN! So nice fish my MAN! :tu:

 

[freddie]

It's the outfit you were using that is the most exciting thing, other than the rescue at the dock Been a lot of 40+ halibut caught on this coast, but very few on a rig like yours. Hope you qualify for a record. I have a feeling that a light line halibut hunter has just gone through a rite of passage and passed into manhood, and there is more to come :tu:

 

[bigeye2k]

That is a nice Halibut for 12 pound test. Congrats

 

[grahams98]

Dude...makes me hungry and if I'm honest, a little jealous. Nice Job!

Steve

 

[NaturalHigh]

Congratulations on your Halibut of a life time! Man that fish is huge. The link for record consideration is: http://www.igfa.org/records.asp
Excellent work!
Dave

 

[ASALT WEAPON]

Congrats on bringing up that beast on 12lb test, you deserve some kind of record for that alone. You will be telling that story for the next eighty years or more. Be proud!

 

[MarkT]

IGFA tests the line to see what it's rated at. 12# P-Line CXX would count as 25# test becase it breaks at > 20#. Some other 12#'s would count as 20#.