Fishing for Halibut

[am60mo]

Its Capt Ron and Todd!!! I went fishing with those guys in June of 08. Caught so many fish that my left arm hurt so bad I couldn't sleep.

It was a lot colder the day we went than it was here. We froze our asses off in late June.

[UGLYSTIKCOLIN]

You guys have a long boat run?

[woodyburkhalter]

TODD IS A SHPEEN

I AM A PSEUDO SHPEEN

[Jltbapg]

TODD IS MY HERO,

Prince William Sound is something else

[thegreatmafono]

this redneck doesnt know what hes talking about

[UGLYSTIKCOLIN]

actually you can save those rockfish by taking crate and 60 feet of line and putting them in the water and tossing the crate on them and you let them sink to about 60 feet and he'll swim off.

[rocco898115]

it was the fish's air bladder

[Zane560]

dide you cut the touge out of that orang rock fish -_-"

[fusionstar916]

that is the fish's stomach, it explodes out the mouth when it comes up from the deep. it needs to be popped

[Zane560]

cool.

[littlegoobie]

those are yellow eye rockfish. It's a shame to have to take some as bycatch since they're very very slow reproducing and grow very slowly. but they almost always die on the way up from the bottom due to inability to adjust to the pressure change. on the positive side, they're the most delicious fish in the water. very low yield btw. the fish in the video will give you cleaned weight about the same as that coming off a 2.5# walleye.

[myrnaukelele]

We caught 3 altogether and you're right- they were delicious. And yes- they don't survive the trip to the surface. I knew they were very long-lived but didn't realize they reproduced and grew so slowly.

[littlegoobie]

yeah, they're pretty much like people. on average they reproduce at the same age as us and they figure they live up to around 100 years + a few. the fish you ate were probably 20-30 years old.

[popebenadict16]

what were those orange fish? x

[am60mo]

Rock fish.

[Sanleon15]

Thanks, M for sharing.

My husband & son where on the boat with Myrna & Bill and yes, Alaska is beautiful. Seeing it in person is indescribable and we hope to go back inthe next year or two. Thanks again for sharing.

[KluTz333]

Man that was a hell of a jig damn!!! Holly shit was he hiting it against that dude's leg with a bat... This was cool as hell... KluTz333

[Suzbekistan]

beautiful!

[myrnaukelele]

Thanks Suz. We had a great time out on the water that day.

[silverscreamgrl]

My God that is a beautiful place. I love halibut! My dad goes up to Alaska to fish usually in July for his bday. He loves it up there! This year instead they went on an Alaskan cruise. Thanks for sharing.

[myrnaukelele]

It is a truly awesome place. It was my first time fishing for halibut. Zen fishing indeed!

[silverscreamgrl]

I loved hearing the guy tell you exactly how to do it, etc. My dad wanted me to go this year. I don't like the idea of going out in the cold for 8 hours without a toilet...well, they provide a bucket to pee in, he said. Yeah, not so much. Not a fan of that!