The best video yet Benjie!! You have an amazing family, all are wonderful inside and outside!! Thank you soooooo much for sharing that amazing catch with us (your neighbors) we enjoyed it thoroughly!! One of the kindest families we know!! Truly blessed to live next to you all!!
Thank you! Yes, persistence and patience for sure. Definitely applies to me. But it’s also helpful to have a plan as well as being able to adjust based on what we see. With that, the odds can turn in our favor. I’m still figuring out all the skill stuff so I lean on the patience part a LOT! 😜
wifey is beautiful but then again so is the entire family! i love the peace and true sense of family you guys exude! thats what fishing is all about having fun for the whole family and everyone had a part! look forward to seeing more from y'all. have fun brother and i really enjoyed your family as well as the video 👍🏿🙋🏿♂️✌🏿
I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching Bob! The trebles on the Lucky Craft 110 is a size 6. For the drop shot I like to nose hook swimbaits with a size Owner Mosquito. 20 lb is definitely ok to catch halibut and many use that. Personally, I like using 12 lb fluoro leader or straight braid most of the time. Hope that helps!
Benjie Kim Fishing no man I have not been filming. Spots up my way are extremely obvious and difficult to hide location when filming. I need to get back on the UA-cam grind I been to busy tweaking with motors and being a general spaz lol
Thank you brotha! Gotta love the Korean connection 🤙🤙!! I love using both. Perhaps I’m foolish but I love throwing the lc and tho I’ve lost my share, the moment I stopped worrying about losing one was the moment I started catching with em. Tight lines and blessings to you.
Thank you for the encouragement. I do hope to grow but most important is to enjoy every moment, get better every time I fish, and hopefully be of service to those that watch. Tight lines and wishing you a great week 🤙
Thanks so much! Legal Hali can be quite the grind...I got burned out earlier this year and spent all summer chasing beans but now it’s back to finding these guys. Hopefully I can scratch out a few more this year. I watched your new vid this morning, great job as usual, I’ll be sure to comment soon!
Thank you for the kind words and watching! Huntington is a good place to start, I would work north of the pier all the way towards the BC inlet. North and south of the BC inlet can also be a good starting point. Newport can also be very productive, I just haven't spent that much time on that stretch this past year. Hope that helps.
Great video! I am in Oxnard and hope to do some surf fishing. I work at Pt. Mugu so hoping to do some fishing at lunch. You have a beautiful wife and family! Hope to see more catch and cooks from you!
Thank you so much for the positivity and kind words. Means a lot to me man. I’ve never fished Mugu but from what I hear there are some big perch in those waters. Would be pretty sweet to catch some slabs at lunchtime!! Good luck!!
I’ve never kept a bsp but I’m definitely planning to do a catch and cook soon! Will be fishing the central coast at the end of this month so will hopefully get on some slabs then. I’ve heard everything from they’re one of the best eating surf fish, to their meat being too mushy. Hopefully I’ll find out that their delicious! I’ve literally only kept 1 fish from the surf my entire life but I’ll be doing occasional catch & cooks and bsp is next on the list! 🤙
Time of day isn’t as important as water conditions imo. You want calm water, in other words a mild tide swing...in or out, doesn’t matter. High or low tide, really depends on the beach and what the structure is like at each location. If the water is calm and the structure is properly filled, you’re good. This is why folks say 2 hours before and after...these are the windows that water is most likely to be prime. But that’s just a general rule of thumb. Hope this helps.
Yea for sure, thanks man. I actually tried but my knife skills are pretty suspect and when I saw how little meat I’d get on this little guy, I gave up. 😬😭
LOVE IT! keep it up. its not easy on the heart and mind to loss those LC's in structure. my sincerest condolences to the LC's lost in action lol. BUT, next time you have a halibut and fillet it and there is meat on the bones. (always for me, and ive done it a few times) get a small spoon and scrape the remainder off into a bowl. add a little sriracha and ryu (chili oil) and you have some great spicy halibut for hand rolls. just add avocado, green onion, nori and rice! dip in shoyu with wasabi and you will be kicking yourself for not having been doing this the whole time. EXAMPLE: when you order spicy tuna, those WERE NOT prime cuts that got chopped up 80% of the time. its bone scrapings.
Hey thanks Erik for the positivity and taking the time to check out my video. I greatly appreciate the advice man, that’s some good info right there!! I’m definitely a noob when it comes to preparing my catch so I’ll definitely keep your insights in mind!!! Thanks again 👍
Thanks so much, appreciate your presence and positivity!! I think I saw u on the live chat the other day so I definitely appreciate you checking things out! Please let me know if there’s any way I can be of service. 👍
Hey, thanks for checking out the channel man! For halibut, its good to have 2 setups, one with the LC and another with drop shot. Find structure/dropoffs/rocks and cover as much water as possible. Long Beach holds halibut, its just a matter of fishing when they are in close. It is a grind but good days are possible. Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach, Bolsa Chica, and Seal Beach all hold halibut, but again, its a matter of them being close enough to target. Hope that helps!
I rarely target perch in SoCal, especially this year but I do believe they’re around in S.D., just not dialed into where they’re holding. Thank you so much for the sub and checking out the channel!
Hahaha yea man but at least 2 of em were lost on massive bites, I guess that’s all I can really ask. It’s all good, they were sitting in a box for almost a year so I’m lucky to be able to use em!
I can’t remember why I didn’t but I’m guessing it was cuz it didn’t seem worth the work as this one was only a little over 22”. Next time! Thanks for the comment mike!!
When I’m fishing heavy structure, yes. If it’s open water, I believe 10-12 is fine. To be honest, not the smartest thing for me to do. I’m currently throwing lc’s on 30 lb braid.
Thank you very much. I fish mostly Orange County. Crystal cove might be a good place if ur gonna take the kids. Variety of species to catch depending on the season and it’s a great beach for the kids to play if they get bored. Otherwise Bolsa Chica or Huntington Beach can be good options too. Let me know if u have any other questions, hopefully that can be a decent starting point for ya!
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Beautiful wife and family thanks for sharing and good fishing -filleting and cooking !
Not sure how I missed this Cath & Cook video. Nice work Benjie and love your family at the end enjoying the fish dinner!!
Caught my first legal Halibut yesterday and enjoyed my first time catch and cook. Great videos ! Keep up the good work !
You have a great family.
Looks very nice!
The best video yet Benjie!! You have an amazing family, all are wonderful inside and outside!! Thank you soooooo much for sharing that amazing catch with us (your neighbors) we enjoyed it thoroughly!!
One of the kindest families we know!! Truly blessed to live next to you all!!
Derick Dornan thanks Derick! I hope you guys are having an awesome week!!!!
Appreciated so very much your sharing your family’s faith!!
Thank you! 🙏🤙
Your humility is awesome! You did a great job on the fillet! Great video!
Greatly appreciate the kind words, thank you!
Awesome Benjie! I've come to realize surf fishing is all about persistence and patience.
Thank you! Yes, persistence and patience for sure. Definitely applies to me. But it’s also helpful to have a plan as well as being able to adjust based on what we see. With that, the odds can turn in our favor.
I’m still figuring out all the skill stuff so I lean on the patience part a LOT! 😜
Never got a halibut before and that Halibut is nice 👍🏻
Joacim Martinez hey thanks so much, Hali fishing is a grind for sure but they’re out there!
Looking delicious.... and you are right! Halibut are definitely one of the best tasting fish!🎣😃
love it bro! thanks for being a great example of how families should be! loved the prayer
We do our best 😇. U know how social media is. I cut out all the yelling and fighting lol 😂!
Nice!!! I need to catch a legal hali!! Thanks for sharing the catch and cook with the family!!!🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thanks man, I can’t wait to see you get one bro! It’s always a grind for Hali, at least for me.
Nice! Need to get me a hali again...very delicious!
Yea bro, seems like they’re fairly rare from the surf up there?
They are rare...mostly caught socal area
wifey is beautiful but then again so is the entire family! i love the peace and true sense of family you guys exude! thats what fishing is all about having fun for the whole family and everyone had a part! look forward to seeing more from y'all. have fun brother and i really enjoyed your family as well as the video 👍🏿🙋🏿♂️✌🏿
Thank you very much, I appreciate your positivity and thoughtful comment! Tight lines!
Great videos. What a beautiful family you have. You must be a good papa / family head. Keep up the good work.
Holy crap Yo!!!! Great catch
Thanks man! I’m not the greatest Hali hunter but trying to get better. Hopefully there’s a few more out there for me this year!
Benjie Kim Fishing all good bro nor am I the striper slayer.. we’re all putting in the grind brotha cheers dude.
Great catch and beautiful family!
Thank you 🤙
Bravo!
Good fillet and a nice family. Keep up the good work🤙🤙
Thanks so much for the positive vibes. It is very much appreciated. Wishing u a terrific thanksgiving holiday!
Awesome video! I gotta come out there soon!
Let me know when ur in town brotha! Thanks for the support!
Great video and beautiful family! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for the positive vibes!!!
This video warms my heart bro, I've never fillet a fish but I'm definitely ready after watching your first catch and cook. 👍
Thanks so much Arnold, I have no doubt you’ll do a much better job than me!
Sharing your catch with the family is the best bro. You do have a lovely family. Fish on and tight lines!
I appreciate your positive comments, thank you so much for watching!
Great Video, You seem like a humble person, with a Beautiful family. God bless you
Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words very much!
Awesome video. Adorable family. You are blessed!
Thank you for the kind words! Much appreciated.
You put in the time, you get the rewards! Looks delicious! And you have a lovely family!
Thank you, nobody can take away the fact that I’ve invested plenty of time on the water 😂. I appreciate the kind words 🙏🤙
Big 👍 to you and your family, you did awesome.
Thank you Sal for the positivity and encouragement. Definitely appreciate it so much. Wishing you a great week!
Great video! Will try surf fishing 🎣 for the first time this week. I have learned a lot from watching your videos 📹! Tight lines!
Oh awesome, the Summer is the best time to get started, I hope you did well out there!
Great vid. Thank you
I appreciate the encouragement, thank you very much and thank you for checking out the video!
Nice! Looked yummy!
It was good! More than anything it was cool to feed my family with the days catch. 👍🤙
Damn bro my mouth is watering. 😋
Haha thanks man, my family enjoyed it!
That little girl can eat! Adorable family xD
Haha she sure can! Thank you!! 🤙
Great video, thanks for posting. Awesome family life. Kids so cute.... Lucky man!
I’m indeed a very lucky and blessed man, thank you very much for the kind words. Very much appreciated!
Loved getting the family involved I subbed!!!! Thanks for posting such awesome wholesome videos !!
Hey frank, thanks so much for the positive vibes and the sub, that truly means so much to me. Appreciate the comment brotha! 🤙💪🏼
Thanks for a wonderful video!!
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words!
Awesome video man!! It encouraged me to go get me some halibut. Love the family aspect of this too. Keep it up brotha 🤙
Thanks for the good word bro, I really appreciate the positivity. Keeps me going.
I hope u can get out there and slay em bro!
Thanks for the video. I loved that your family was involved!. What size hook did you use and is 20lb line ok to catch halibut?
I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching Bob! The trebles on the Lucky Craft 110 is a size 6. For the drop shot I like to nose hook swimbaits with a size Owner Mosquito. 20 lb is definitely ok to catch halibut and many use that. Personally, I like using 12 lb fluoro leader or straight braid most of the time. Hope that helps!
Great video bro, nothing wrong with keeping a legal size fish you caught. Specially enjoying it with the whole family !
Thank you so much brotha, I appreciate the positive vibes!!
You are a very lucky man......oh....congrats on the halibut too
Haha thank you, I appreciate that! Tight lines 🤙!
first video Ive seen from you, and I love it ! so positive and loving ! keep it up fam!
Thank you so much for checking out the video Chris and I definitely appreciate your positive vibes man.
brother you have abeatiful family
Inspired me to catch and cook my on Halibut! Live in SoCal also, thanks :)
Awesome Justin, thanks for watching and the positive vibes brotha. How'd that halibut turn out??
Your whole family is beautiful.
Thank you very much!
korean love right there
Been waiting for this one bro!
It was between this one and the ghost! Thanks for the support Alex, ru gonna make one of that spotfin/ghost or those Hali u caught?!
Benjie Kim Fishing no man I have not been filming. Spots up my way are extremely obvious and difficult to hide location when filming. I need to get back on the UA-cam grind I been to busy tweaking with motors and being a general spaz lol
fresh fish for whole family....great deal
Lot's of Love here!!!!!
Awesome!
Thank you for the support!! 🤙
Nice job from the East Coast.
Wow, thanks for tuning in from the other side of the coast. Tight lines!
Great video, you did awesome!
Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
👍
Amazing 😉
Once I can figure out how to get them a bit more regularly, we’ll have to hit some spots and get you on one bro! Thanks for the support man!!!
Benjie Kim Fishing let’s do it brother, you are welcome
Nice video Ben and fam! Great seeing another Korean American family enjoying fishing! Try swimbaits. LC is a bit pricey to lose them in the waters.
Thank you brotha! Gotta love the Korean connection 🤙🤙!! I love using both. Perhaps I’m foolish but I love throwing the lc and tho I’ve lost my share, the moment I stopped worrying about losing one was the moment I started catching with em. Tight lines and blessings to you.
Thank you for this great and helpful video! I'm subscribing now :)
Thank you so much for checking out the channel and the positive vibes!!
do not forget the cheek meat on a halibut.
awesome Keep it up I think you can go far with this youtube deal
Thank you for the encouragement. I do hope to grow but most important is to enjoy every moment, get better every time I fish, and hopefully be of service to those that watch. Tight lines and wishing you a great week 🤙
You have a beautiful family
Thank you so much!
You did it~ congrat~ brother~ go get that monster next time~
Thanks so much! Legal Hali can be quite the grind...I got burned out earlier this year and spent all summer chasing beans but now it’s back to finding these guys. Hopefully I can scratch out a few more this year.
I watched your new vid this morning, great job as usual, I’ll be sure to comment soon!
Go get them~Lately, it got tougher to find legal~
those kids are eatin well! Good lookin family man, and solid hali!
Hey thanks bro, I appreciate it man!! Looking forward to seeing more awesome content from you!!
Hey Benjie glad you were able to grind it out and get one. What retrieve do you usually use?
Depends on the water column but typically a slow roll with occasional rod twitch.
Great video man ! Can’t wait to catch and cook my first halibut. Beautiful kids 👍🏼 wished my son would eat fish like this
Thank you so much Mario! Hali fishing is definitely a grind but if you're out there enough, you'll be cooking that thing up in no time! Tight lines!
Love your vids man. Where’s the best place to go shore fishing for beginner to catch something. Huntington, Newport shores? Etc. thanks
Thank you for the kind words and watching! Huntington is a good place to start, I would work north of the pier all the way towards the BC inlet. North and south of the BC inlet can also be a good starting point. Newport can also be very productive, I just haven't spent that much time on that stretch this past year. Hope that helps.
@@BenjieKimFishing will do that soon. Very excited! Thanks brother. You have a beautiful family too. Bless them and you
@@robert039 I appreciate that very much, thank you. Blessings to you as well.
nice
Thanks brotha! 🤙👍
Great video! I am in Oxnard and hope to do some surf fishing. I work at Pt. Mugu so hoping to do some fishing at lunch. You have a beautiful wife and family! Hope to see more catch and cooks from you!
Thank you so much for the positivity and kind words. Means a lot to me man.
I’ve never fished Mugu but from what I hear there are some big perch in those waters. Would be pretty sweet to catch some slabs at lunchtime!! Good luck!!
Liked and subscribed. Clean vid and great catch man
Thank you so much for the support and kind words. Means a lot to me and I appreciate it greatly!
This is way better than eating at McDonald's!
haha truth!
look like Petrale Sole. not Halibut
Have you ever wanted to try barred surf perch? It would be interesting to see a catch and cook. I've tried to eat a few but they seem to be very bony
I’ve never kept a bsp but I’m definitely planning to do a catch and cook soon! Will be fishing the central coast at the end of this month so will hopefully get on some slabs then. I’ve heard everything from they’re one of the best eating surf fish, to their meat being too mushy. Hopefully I’ll find out that their delicious!
I’ve literally only kept 1 fish from the surf my entire life but I’ll be doing occasional catch & cooks and bsp is next on the list! 🤙
Great video....nice hali! Will fish together one day!
Yes we will!!
Do you need to gut the halibut before filleting or are the guts mainly contained up closer to the head?
Hi John, correct the guts are contained up closer to the head. So you can get straight to filleting!
What beach is this?
Cool video 👍
Thank you for stopping by, appreciate the positive vibes!
@@BenjieKimFishing
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year🎄
Jim Valim thank you! Same to you!!! 🤙🙏
So what are good time to surf fish for halibut? Or what is the window of opportunity, dusk dawn? 2 hrs after or before low or high tide?
Time of day isn’t as important as water conditions imo. You want calm water, in other words a mild tide swing...in or out, doesn’t matter. High or low tide, really depends on the beach and what the structure is like at each location. If the water is calm and the structure is properly filled, you’re good. This is why folks say 2 hours before and after...these are the windows that water is most likely to be prime. But that’s just a general rule of thumb. Hope this helps.
Great video. Nice editing!
Next time you get a hali don’t forget to get those cheeks! They’re the best part
Yea for sure, thanks man. I actually tried but my knife skills are pretty suspect and when I saw how little meat I’d get on this little guy, I gave up. 😬😭
LOVE IT! keep it up. its not easy on the heart and mind to loss those LC's in structure. my sincerest condolences to the LC's lost in action lol. BUT, next time you have a halibut and fillet it and there is meat on the bones. (always for me, and ive done it a few times) get a small spoon and scrape the remainder off into a bowl. add a little sriracha and ryu (chili oil) and you have some great spicy halibut for hand rolls. just add avocado, green onion, nori and rice! dip in shoyu with wasabi and you will be kicking yourself for not having been doing this the whole time. EXAMPLE: when you order spicy tuna, those WERE NOT prime cuts that got chopped up 80% of the time. its bone scrapings.
Hey thanks Erik for the positivity and taking the time to check out my video. I greatly appreciate the advice man, that’s some good info right there!! I’m definitely a noob when it comes to preparing my catch so I’ll definitely keep your insights in mind!!! Thanks again 👍
Nice!
I’m new to your channel, but good stuff here!
Thanks so much, appreciate your presence and positivity!! I think I saw u on the live chat the other day so I definitely appreciate you checking things out! Please let me know if there’s any way I can be of service. 👍
Glad I found you. Good job dad, your daughter looks like she can't wait to grub. Tight lines, best wishes hombre
Thanks Aaron, for checking out the channel and the positivity. Much appreciated brotha! 🤙🤙
San diego ?
Somewhere in between San Diego and Orange County 😉!
i just bought my first lucky craft so i can start trying to fish for halibut! any tips?? or spots in the oc?
Hey, thanks for checking out the channel man! For halibut, its good to have 2 setups, one with the LC and another with drop shot. Find structure/dropoffs/rocks and cover as much water as possible. Long Beach holds halibut, its just a matter of fishing when they are in close. It is a grind but good days are possible. Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach, Bolsa Chica, and Seal Beach all hold halibut, but again, its a matter of them being close enough to target. Hope that helps!
You did great, awesome catch. I really like barred perch. I just can seem to find them down here in San Diego though. Liked and subbed.
I rarely target perch in SoCal, especially this year but I do believe they’re around in S.D., just not dialed into where they’re holding. Thank you so much for the sub and checking out the channel!
dang! 3 LCs in a week!? eeeeek haha unfortunately, a lot of us know what thats like
Hahaha yea man but at least 2 of em were lost on massive bites, I guess that’s all I can really ask. It’s all good, they were sitting in a box for almost a year so I’m lucky to be able to use em!
@@BenjieKimFishing what lb test do you run?
the main ingredient in lemon pepper is salt
Good to know thank you 🤙
Nice catch, I actually just caught a halibut on my channel like a week ago
Good stuff, I see you do a lot of spear fishing. I just subbed. Gotta support the grinders out there, keep up the great work brotha!
@@BenjieKimFishing thanks 🤟
What line pound test did you use on this ?
LoL, you forgot the cheek meat, but those were good looking fillets.
I can’t remember why I didn’t but I’m guessing it was cuz it didn’t seem worth the work as this one was only a little over 22”. Next time! Thanks for the comment mike!!
Dude you're making me nervous with your knife skills. Lol
I apologize, I suck!! 🤣😩
Benji do you know the fin cartilage meat is prized in sushi?! It’s called Engawa!
I didn't at the making of this video, but I do now! Next one I get a chance to filet, I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks!
Dudes he missed the cheek meat. Tge best part.
I just found your videos a few days ago and the wife says I need to go get some halibuts
What beach is this at ?
I don’t specify locations but I fish all over SoCal San Diego to Los Angeles.
Ur kids are so cute
Hey bro do you have break offs using 10LB line with you LC 110?
When I’m fishing heavy structure, yes. If it’s open water, I believe 10-12 is fine. To be honest, not the smartest thing for me to do. I’m currently throwing lc’s on 30 lb braid.
Great video ! Beautiful family wife is gorgeous ✊🏾 where did you fish at i want to take my sons I live in Corona
Thank you very much. I fish mostly Orange County. Crystal cove might be a good place if ur gonna take the kids. Variety of species to catch depending on the season and it’s a great beach for the kids to play if they get bored. Otherwise Bolsa Chica or Huntington Beach can be good options too. Let me know if u have any other questions, hopefully that can be a decent starting point for ya!
Being from Sacramento I’m subscribing salute brother love your content follow me on ig @therealyungtuk
She’s beautiful!
Thanks for the great video!
I appreciate you watching and the positive stoke! Tight lines!