nice fish!! looking forward to your next report:cheers1:

refreshing! nice read, great fish.

Sometimes all you need is one good bait! Thanks for the post!:cheers1: Now go get that Yellow!

:hahaha:

That's some funny stuff...

:luxhello: Loved the report Eric and congrats again. as I was reading your story I realized that you already broke in that calcutta gaff I wrapped for you a few days prior! nice job on getting it bloody.

awesome hali :notworthy:

Your hard work paid off, BIG time!
 

Nice meeting you last week, Eric. Looks like you don't need a guide after all :p.

Seriously though, that's a real trophy Halibut my friend. Being new to the sport and all, you may not realize it now, but Halibut over forty pounds are truly something to be proud of. :cheers1:

Nice Butt!:you_rock:

Fantastic post. Thanks.

I absolutely cannot wait for your next post...
what a great story...I felt like I was there...
dude...I am impressed....
second fish on the yak...OMG...you are one bad dude...
I got nervous for you whilst reading your story...
WAY COOL!!!!!!:you_rock::luxhello::luxhello::notworthy ::notworthy:

Great story, Congrats on the Hali.
 

I couldn't believe how they can go off the first time I sunk a gaff in one.

Friends come out of the woodwork for dinner when it is fresh Halibut!!!

Best read I have seen maybe ever. WTG.

Very entertaining story. It's great that that was your first halibut. Congratulations!

Great first post and even better first halibut. Congratulations!

I don't want to be critical but as someone recently suggested, the use paragraphs really makes our posts much easier to read.

Just a thought.

Bob

Your post was humorous and suspensful and very well written. Congrats on a monster Hali (and 1st one too!!!) Paddle like you own the place!:sifone:

:you_rock: kinda like the old man and the sea... but with paddling and gaffing and flattie beating dangerness. Bravo.:luxhello:

Most excellent.

Great read, even better fish:cheers1:

Thank you all for your comments and encouragement.

Josh- I am in the process of digging the change out of the couch and will probably be talking to you soon about a guided trip (Do you accept payment in lint covered nickels?).

Ric- That gaff now looks like it has been through a couple of seasons, not a single week and one fish. Sorry.

In the interim, I will be out again this weekend searching for my yellow. If you are out there and see me fishing a carolina off the bottom, please stop me.