They have to bey durable, I went halibut fishing in Vancouver Canada and let me tell you it is not easy, that are not only one of the heaviest fish you’ll see but they fight too, they are really something
Jesus P Christmas. You caught a Dinosaur in the water. I caught something similar. By similar I mean..A measly Flounder. Same shape atleast lol. I think Halibut and Flounder are my 2 faves to eat. I catch flounder all the time. Just never been to a cold place long enough to Halibut fish. Are big ones like this halibut good to eat or do they get mushy meat the bigger they get? Great video btw
I get why they didn’t. You become an instant celebrity for bringing one of these to the shore. Funny thing is the meat on these big ones is less tasty then the 30-40lb fish
@HaZe FiT89 that's awesome, I remember when he came out here. Germany sounds like a great place, you can actually fly there nonstop from Anchorage, Alaska seasonally. :)
I caught 82 pounder in katchamak bay at Homer in the summer of 85. Celebrated at the Salty dog saloon on the spit when we came back in. No eggs. I'm guessing it was a male. Dont matter. We ate it that night. The family I salmon fished for that summer took me there after the season was over. The old man in the family said anything under a hundred lbs. was good eating size. Old Earl was right. It was delicious. But I must admit I sure wanted to catch one of those giants I saw pictures of all over the docks where the charter boats were moored. Great memories. Hope I can go back some day.
Its actually smaller than we have caught in Dutch Harbor Alaska, which was the size of an adult tiger shark. We had to lower a skipper boat to fetch it.
A fine catch, but not the biggest one. What I know is that a man, also in Norway, catch a halibut with the size of more then 2,50 meter and a weight of round abound 600 american pounds. This one here is fantastic, but unfortunately not the biggest.
It is true, those big one's are breeders, they are full of worms and mercury. They do not fillet out very well do to the size of the fillet so why destroy the breeders when you can catch 40/60# that are far better on all counts.
@@TheAndyharris its true for norwegian halibut I go there to fish every year and in my opinion and most people I hear say just that maybe between 8 to 40 kilogram halibut is the best to eat and never take the really big ones, they are females and lay a lott off eggs.
According to 2018 rules, it is illegal to kill any halibut over 2 metres in Norway. fish over 1.25 metres are mature and breeders. Most outfitters in Norway, including the ones in Havøysund avocate the release of any fish between 80 cm (legal size limit) and 125 cm. With the export restriction of fish fillets, of 10 kilos and 20 kilos when fishing from a registered fishing camp, the kill of a large halibut is insane and nothing more than a trophy kill.
I spent two seasons going after halibut in Alaska as a commercial fisher. They will tear a small boat apart if you bring one aboard that is still alive. As an eating fish I am not all that fond of halibut, and I can't stand the taste of smoked halibut. Give me salmon, ling cod, or Alaskan red snapper for dinner.
I do want to say that a fish that big should be let go smaller ones taste way better halibut Numbers are in trouble big fish like that one make more big fish
Ive worked on a Halibut boat for 20 years in Homer Alaska and that fish would be like eating 20 layers of old cardboard glued together, dry, tough, tasteless, nasty eat a 20 pounder that's GREAT eating
If the halibut population was in such bad shape that this one female being taken would affect their numbers in any way shape or form their would be a ban or restriction on taking them.
Thats a really big one to be that kind of halibut anyway I go to norway and fish often and that a really gaint one to be the kind of halibut we have over in scandinavia :)
According to the International Game Fish Assn., the all-tackle world record is a 459-pound Pacific halibut caught by Jack Tragis off Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in June 1996
That is such light tackle and catch the biggest Halibut I’ve ever seen! Great job!
I'm sure whoever designed that rod is pretty proud lol
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Haha I was thinking the same
They have to bey durable, I went halibut fishing in Vancouver Canada and let me tell you it is not easy, that are not only one of the heaviest fish you’ll see but they fight too, they are really something
The halibut videos are very entertaining. I wish they were longer.
nice and on a pretty light rod too, great catch!
What kind of rigging do y'all use? I feel like even my heaviest catfish rig would snap like a bag of poppers.
You guys caught him while he was Sleepin' ....... Good catch ......
Jesus P Christmas. You caught a Dinosaur in the water. I caught something similar. By similar I mean..A measly Flounder. Same shape atleast lol. I think Halibut and Flounder are my 2 faves to eat. I catch flounder all the time. Just never been to a cold place long enough to Halibut fish. Are big ones like this halibut good to eat or do they get mushy meat the bigger they get? Great video btw
They should have just released this one. You know, "just for the Halibut"!!!!!
Sorry but that’s not the biggest Halibut ever caught.
@@betsyhansen2721 if it's not, its definitely close!
Rabbit there was a 300 pounder caught on UA-cam. N it’s still not the biggest
@@jamesjackson7616 my uncle mike bykonen caught the 317 lbs record in the 80s. This one is bigger than 300 pal
I get why they didn’t. You become an instant celebrity for bringing one of these to the shore. Funny thing is the meat on these big ones is less tasty then the 30-40lb fish
Conversion chart shows approximately 376 lbs. nice fish!!!
Biggest as in you’re biggest catch I’m assuming! Nice fish
Your were fortunate to get him up with that gear,,he never woke up till you got a rope on him,,well done,,
Hello, Was this the fish that was caught at The fishspot Reinöya in Havoysund this summer?
Mile s yes it was sir
Halibut can grow big as a hammerhead
Guy landing the fish..."Oh yes...it'a a fucking BIG one!" Lady filming..."Wow...what you do with that shit?". Lmao
I use a harpoon though the gills, no thrashing around, more humane, they die right away. No drama.
I've seen bigger halibut in Adak, AK.
What kind of Rod and reel set up did you guys use in this video??????
I sell fishing tackle and it looks like a jigging master pe 7 style reel, and a pe 5 to 8 japanese jigging rod.
What sort of depth do you fish for these things.?
Very deep. Usually 100+ ft
Holy shit! nice one! I've been to Alaska twice now for halibut fishing, it is awesome! I will definitely go again.
Alaska is amazing
Amazing form, great communication and overall impressive
That is awesome!
Yes, release it. The big ones don’t taste as good. Mostly it’s only a trophy fish.
I have never seen someone use halibut this size as a trophy fish... you might be cooking halibut wrong
@@hughswanson2354 Once halibut get over about 55 pounds, the meat gets a bit mushy and slimy. Smaller ones are better, every homer guy knows that
@@lizardvr9413 yes, and generally speaking larger means older, and older means all kinds of nastiness, including higher chance for worms and parasites
you couldn't get the biggest ever off the bottom with that rod and reel
Very true.
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They'd be grossly underprepared for that fight
Proper japanese jigging gear is much stronger than it looks. Reels regulary have 50 pounds of drag
Looks like it can knock you unconscious with that tail fin slapping
mountebank worse than that !
Nice fish.
....biggest ever?
Not even close.
Maybe the biggest one she caught?? But not the biggest ever caught.
The biggest Halibut ever caught was actually in my hometown of Dutch Harbor, AK.
800 pounds plus.
That was a tiny real but got the job done, congrats.
@HaZe FiT89 that's awesome, I remember when he came out here. Germany sounds like a great place, you can actually fly there nonstop from Anchorage, Alaska seasonally. :)
What is that rod's name? I want to buy that one
my uncle caught a 385 lb halibut out of homer Alaska, his name is Jeff ward
I caught 82 pounder in katchamak bay at Homer in the summer of 85. Celebrated at the Salty dog saloon on the spit when we came back in. No eggs. I'm guessing it was a male. Dont matter. We ate it that night. The family I salmon fished for that summer took me there after the season was over. The old man in the family said anything under a hundred lbs. was good eating size. Old Earl was right. It was delicious. But I must admit I sure wanted to catch one of those giants I saw pictures of all over the docks where the charter boats were moored. Great memories. Hope I can go back some day.
Be interested in knowing make, class and length of rod used
Joe Holland that MoMA could have had millions of babies......boooooooo
Now I know what people mean when they say one of these will wreck your boat. Holy shit!
Piękna sztuka ...............
What rig ?
Unfathomable and unthinkable catch for a halibut which could be state record.
Definitely not a record
Its actually smaller than we have caught in Dutch Harbor Alaska, which was the size of an adult tiger shark. We had to lower a skipper boat to fetch it.
Nice halibut, looks like around 150 lbs or better.
Hahaha 150?!!! I've caught a 120lb....that Hali is at least 250lb
That’s probably around 250-300
Nice to see some quality Japanese style jigging tackle being used
A fine catch, but not the biggest one.
What I know is that a man, also in Norway, catch a halibut with the size of more then 2,50 meter and a weight of round abound 600 american pounds.
This one here is fantastic, but unfortunately not the biggest.
Nice catch. Fry, grill, smoke. Even better if it has caviar.
Thats not a big one. Alaska record on hook and reel is 444 pounds I believe & larger ones are caught by long liners......
Atlantic halibut reach 15' in length and over 700lbs or 470cm/320kg
t sam can anyone link a video?
@@trreptiles7297 I don't know.
Good job guys молодці
so beautiful
how old is a fish that big?
Just googled it cause I had the same question. Fish over 100 lbs are usually only females. Over 200 lbs they are 15-25 years old.
wow great, greetings from us in Indonesia
for safety i would put the hook on the side of the boat so there would be no hospital /er visits
If it was a world record ? You just blew by handing the rod to the other angler !
Is this fish good to eat?
This fish is freaking fantastic. Yum. So good.
Going to Alaska just for the hallibut
you know it's been eating king crab, nice fish
Alright so you caught the thing and now you need to find a way to get the damn thing in the boat
Why no net? Or hook?
Kyle Lopez I know this sounds weird but usually you shoot them, they are dangerous at that size but it safest to kill it and then bring it on board
Tag team fishing? WHAT THE HECK?
Well we don't know it's the biggest ever now so we? It is big tho 👍🏼
Big fish to reel in with a trout rod.
I was going to give em the benefit of the doubt that it was at least a salmon rod😂
HALIIIBUT NAJLEPSZA RIBA
Great fish,and fantastic fight,but you should not have killed it they taste like shit when that size .Best between 8 to 60 kilo.
Not true but it is your opinion to voice even if it's not true.
It is true, those big one's are breeders, they are full of worms and mercury. They do not fillet out very well do to the size of the fillet so why destroy the breeders when you can catch 40/60# that are far better on all counts.
@@TheAndyharris its true for norwegian halibut I go there to fish every year and in my opinion and most people I hear say just that maybe between 8 to 40 kilogram halibut is the best to eat and never take the really big ones, they are females and lay a lott off eggs.
According to 2018 rules, it is illegal to kill any halibut over 2 metres in Norway. fish over 1.25 metres are mature and breeders. Most outfitters in Norway, including the ones in Havøysund avocate the release of any fish between 80 cm (legal size limit) and 125 cm. With the export restriction of fish fillets, of 10 kilos and 20 kilos when fishing from a registered fishing camp, the kill of a large halibut is insane and nothing more than a trophy kill.
The "biggest ever halibut" would not be caught with rod & reel.
oh yeah, why is that?
Lies!
My uncle once caught a 7 footer with a rod and reel it dragged their little boat little ways
I spent two seasons going after halibut in Alaska as a commercial fisher. They will tear a small boat apart if you bring one aboard that is still alive. As an eating fish I am not all that fond of halibut, and I can't stand the taste of smoked halibut. Give me salmon, ling cod, or Alaskan red snapper for dinner.
fisherman* nothing wrong with the word
I was not thinking of gender when I used the word "fisher". Indeed, there is nothing wrong with the word "fisherman".
With that catch they were able to open a restaurant and feed people for 8 years.
Misleading title! Nice catch tho....
Record is 314,5 kg and 3 meter long... so this fish is fare from record :) (record on rod is a 2,56 cm fish)
246 kilo
Well i googled the numbers i wrote. Got it from some record database i guess.
there is one Mounted in the Anchorage Alaska Airport that is 400 LBS
Why was he fishing?
For the hal i but.
I was floundered by it's size.
515 lbs. record
I know it's a big super dangerous fish, but is that a woman making those shrieks? I really hope so.....
Nice fish pity bout the girl screams all the way through
Go to the Grand Aleutian Hotel in Alaska. You will see....
Yummy for My tummy! 💗🐟🎣
Good work
Line caught, selective, sustainable fishery....We (guests) caught a 465 pounder at a lodge in SE Alaska, the cheeks were the size of basketballs!!
515lb is record from northern Norway
A German guy had it
@@madfishermanwest200 I know people who have caught them over 600 pounds off Nova Scotia
Holy wow well done
That fish looks really old
Good job
Bruh that thing is tiny what do u mean
Good sized fish but, you have to get it in the boat to count .
No you dont
JEREMEY WADE HALIBUT IN RIVER WAS BIGGER
holy lite tackle
I show you big one comrade! as a kid I use to swim down and shoot these with a spear gun because I could not afford spam.
Love ❤️
Reeling in a halibut is the worst lol
thats a flat boi
I would have brought it on the boat. Don’t wanna shark ripping off half of it
Jeremy wade has got nothing on you guys!!!!
I do want to say that a fish that big should be let go smaller ones taste way better halibut Numbers are in trouble big fish like that one make more big fish
I think I'll have fish for dinner tonight, just for the HALIBUT.
thank catch to eat!!!!
Why do people have to say why did you kill it great eats good harvesting
Ive worked on a Halibut boat for 20 years in Homer Alaska and that fish would be like eating 20 layers of old cardboard glued together, dry, tough, tasteless, nasty eat a 20 pounder that's GREAT eating
Ok guys,..you caught her...stop whooping and torturing the poor thing and release her now.
Oh my god. Oh my god. My ovaries hurt.
nice one at least 5-6 pounds
So sad watching it struggle for its life, gotta just blast that thing with a snake charmer ASAP
Not even close to the biggest I have seen them as big as a ww bug
HALIBUT NICE TO EAT
wait for the revenge of the Hallibut.. you maybe the chosen one.
Wow
You Luckys
All of the babies that female would have made, Nice fish but let it go....
If the halibut population was in such bad shape that this one female being taken would affect their numbers in any way shape or form their would be a ban or restriction on taking them.
Probably already made several million already.
nice catch why didn't you fishermen shoot the halibut its more humane
I think wemon invented the term OMG>
Release it slick
Way to horse it in
and to think I shit my pants when pulling up a 10+lb fluke ( summer flounder)
that's a baby 642lbs. world record Alaska 1995
pic or didnt happen
Thats a really big one to be that kind of halibut anyway I go to norway and fish often and that a really gaint one to be the kind of halibut we have over in scandinavia :)
According to the International Game Fish Assn., the all-tackle world record is a 459-pound Pacific halibut caught by Jack Tragis off Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in June 1996
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