That was a true barn door. Knew a skipper who fished Alaska back in the 50s and remembered working the docks doing halibut where they stacked them on top of each other as slabs and could move them only with folk lifts. Said he saw some over 500lbs but they were commercially caught
A worker at one of the Kodiak factories put a fishing line over the railing and let it sit. When he came back later, he felt something heavy. Eventually, he needed a fork lift to bring out a 350 pound halibut that had gorged himself on all the leftovers that were put into water.
They use Halibut for Fish and Chips in Alaska. That tells me all I need to know. Great Fishing. I been in the same area before. My Grandson caught a 63 pound Ling cod. He only weighed 60 at the time. Great Day on the water.
Halibut over a certain size are really not the best eating. The smaller halibut 50 lbs or less are what we usually want to catch if we plan to eat them. They have better flavor and are not as tough as the giants we refer to as barn doors.. Alaskans call the smaller more desirable halubut as chickens. The much larger fish are the brood stock. They are best for pictures and then back to the bottom of the ocean to make babies.
1969 in a 14 foot Ted Williams aluminum row boat (25 hp) rented from Navy Special Services (Kodiak, Alaska) with four other guys. Took the boat out into the shipping channel and anchored in approximately 90 feet of water. I drove and handled the rake handled gaff. Another guy was charged with shooting fish in the head when we brought them to the surface. The fellow sitting in the bow hooked into one we thought weighed 400-500 pounds. After repeated up and downs, the fish rested on the surface right next to us. I put the gaff into its head and it flipped, throwing me from just in front of the motor to the lap of the guy in the bow. The fellow with the gun started firing the .22 caliber until all bullets were gone. Unfortunately, the last bullet fired hit the hook and we watched that once in a lifetime fish descend effortlessly to the bottom.
In 1970 I caught a giant. It had wandered around eating the fish heads off the long line. You could stuff a soccer ball into him. My partner and I pulled him over the gunwale and it pinned me down under a thick coat of slime. Funniest thing was seeing the businessmen in black suits and thin ties, peering down at this 8 foot long monster in my 14' skiff. That halibut weighed 311 pounds, biggest caught in inshore waters that year.
@@BabeWinkelmanOfficial Thanks - I'm finally writing a book about it. A high point was being pinned down by a giant fish coated with a half inch of bacterial slime.
I caught a 62 pounder in Alaska....It was like pulling a bag of cement up....I was on a Charter and the Poles were 6' Rods and of course they didn't Bend...
I was wondering f anyone knows what he did with the fish? He either sold it for it's meat or took it home. IF he took it home, you get about? 45% of it out as meat? That still means about 200 pounds of fish! You need about 3 freezers to freeze that much!
halibut have higher yield than most fish, more like 60+% and larger fish even higher yield than smaller fish. This fish wouldn't be that good to eat because the flakes are huge and the muscle becomes stringy like scallop meat. still edible, just not the prime silky meat you would get in a restaurant..
Fish should have been released. Only the females get that big and that fish would lay well over a million eggs a year. I've fished Alaska a number of time and for the aforementioned reason we never kept a flattie over 50 lbs. Let the big females go.
Of all your hunting and fishing videos, this is my favorite
That was a true barn door. Knew a skipper who fished Alaska back in the 50s and remembered working the docks doing halibut where they stacked them on top of each other as slabs and could move them only with folk lifts. Said he saw some over 500lbs but they were commercially caught
A worker at one of the Kodiak factories put a fishing line over the railing and let it sit. When he came back later, he felt something heavy. Eventually, he needed a fork lift to bring out a 350 pound halibut that had gorged himself on all the leftovers that were put into water.
Good Show!!! I remember watching this when it aired!
They use Halibut for Fish and Chips in Alaska. That tells me all I need to know. Great Fishing. I been in the same area before. My Grandson caught a 63 pound Ling cod. He only weighed 60 at the time. Great Day on the water.
That was so awesome . thanks for sharing
Dang,,,. and I was excited with 23" under sized Halibut (which I had to release).I gotta join these guys for fishing...
Halibut over a certain size are really not the best eating. The smaller halibut 50 lbs or less are what we usually want to catch if we plan to eat them. They have better flavor and are not as tough as the giants we refer to as barn doors.. Alaskans call the smaller more desirable halubut as chickens.
The much larger fish are the brood stock. They are best for pictures and then back to the bottom of the ocean to make babies.
I think I'll have fish for dinner tonight, just for the HALIBUT.
1969 in a 14 foot Ted Williams aluminum row boat (25 hp) rented from Navy Special Services (Kodiak, Alaska) with four other guys. Took the boat out into the shipping channel and anchored in approximately 90 feet of water. I drove and handled the rake handled gaff. Another guy was charged with shooting fish in the head when we brought them to the surface. The fellow sitting in the bow hooked into one we thought weighed 400-500 pounds. After repeated up and downs, the fish rested on the surface right next to us. I put the gaff into its head and it flipped, throwing me from just in front of the motor to the lap of the guy in the bow. The fellow with the gun started firing the .22 caliber until all bullets were gone. Unfortunately, the last bullet fired hit the hook and we watched that once in a lifetime fish descend effortlessly to the bottom.
That's purdy fish, Congratulations...
WOW,that's a lot of fillets. Yummy
In 1970 I caught a giant. It had wandered around eating the fish heads off the long line. You could stuff a soccer ball into him. My partner and I pulled him over the gunwale and it pinned me down under a thick coat of slime. Funniest thing was seeing the businessmen in black suits and thin ties, peering down at this 8 foot long monster in my 14' skiff. That halibut weighed 311 pounds, biggest caught in inshore waters that year.
That is a great memory you've had for quite a long time. Well done!
@@BabeWinkelmanOfficial Thanks - I'm finally writing a book about it. A high point was being pinned down by a giant fish coated with a half inch of bacterial slime.
I'd sell my soul for a 30 day fishing trip to Alaska.
Wife caught a 160# halibut fishing out of Homer Alaska back in July 2011. Sure made some Great eatin!
That is awesome Michael!
We catch 400 lbs off the dock in ketchikan alaska
I hope to catch one half that size one day.
That was an amazing day! Hope your finger is doing well!
Once in a Life Time .
Bucket list
- of course it's the top!
Awesome
Wow once in a lifetime
Fish on!!!!
We're gonna need a bigger boat.....
I did halibut fishing in 1990 Valdez
Alaskan born
The seas were so rough..threw up 8 times
The fish were huge
I caught a 62 pounder in Alaska....It was like pulling a bag of cement up....I was on a Charter and the Poles were 6' Rods and of course they didn't Bend...
I live in Prince Rupert BC, former Halibut Capital of the World.
I'm in Ketchikan Ak
ur killin me
How many dollars was that sold for wow
Wow
wow nice catch
8years ago and this video recomended to me😂😂😂
Does anybody know what year this is?
I'm all for catch and release fishing but you don't do that with Halibut.
You don't do what?
yummy I love halibut
Not that size 40 to 60 lb is the best eating
looks like a german guy just broke the record by almost 100lb
check the dailymail website
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I was wondering f anyone knows what he did with the fish? He either sold it for it's meat or took it home. IF he took it home, you get about? 45% of it out as meat? That still means about 200 pounds of fish! You need about 3 freezers to freeze that much!
go to about 7:08 (right near the end). You will see it says that all the meat was donated to a local charity.
halibut have higher yield than most fish, more like 60+% and larger fish even higher yield than smaller fish. This fish wouldn't be that good to eat because the flakes are huge and the muscle becomes stringy like scallop meat. still edible, just not the prime silky meat you would get in a restaurant..
Would have been most responsible to release the fish as it was a female producing huge numbers of eggs.
I’ve fished these buggers commercially. They’re really hard to kill & even a 100 pounder flopping around in the boat can be dangerous.
Uhh, that's why you shoot them! Surprised you don't know that!
I wouldn't try and grab a rope with a 400+lbs fish, don't know why dude did that now he's got a severe wound on finger.
Fish should have been released. Only the females get that big and that fish would lay well over a million eggs a year. I've fished Alaska a number of time and for the aforementioned reason we never kept a flattie over 50 lbs. Let the big females go.
Blah blah!!!!
Any one know what year this was ?
Lets have a fish fry...!
Not mackerel, halibut!
Beginners
Harpoons why not
Needs a bigger boat lol
He calls it "a big buck". Doesn't even know that it was a female which should have been released. Guess the "guide" got a big tip though.
And now it's dead...🙄
FULL OF WORMS & MERCURY
I would think its going to be hanging on his wall..
Probably taste like. An old shoe.
Not! only of you're green on cooking them 🙄