REALLY Big Halibutt, would you keep it?

[Old Man in the Sea]

Alaskan halibut is $29 per lb,,,definately keep it...over 400lbs yea keep it also...

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Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

Alaskan halibut is $29 per lb,,,definately keep it...over 400lbs yea keep it also...

yeah so you have $12,000 worth of fish getting freezer burn or better yet, NOT IN YOUR FREEZER. i bed he either took 50lb of meat and justified the kill by giving the rest away to a shelter or he tried to have it processed and frozen and will lose 75% of the meat in the end anyways.


I've caught a lot of big fish, and released 99% of them. might just be me but I'd rather have a smaller, more manageable amount of meat and a wall full of trophy pics. then again, I'm just in it for the sport and use most peoples dinner for bait.

[Old Man in the Sea]

true if you fileted it and threw them in 1 gallon ziploc freezer bags

The properly frozen halibut filets from Alaska Charter Companies last 2 years and that fish would produce be about 120lbs of filet. The trips retail cost $3000-5000/person depending on the company and package if you want to fly-in a float plane. You usually go with friends and you can split that BIG catch. The freezer is full all year long -I have been 5 times and not 1 filet went bad... check out my San Diego Sports Magazine trip pictures here www.flickr.com/sdhuntfish/sets This year we did catch a 225 lb halibut and split it. check out the pictures taylor charters 2013..They had a slot limit the last 2 years under 45 inches are chickens and over 65 is the top slot - Maybe some day we can go when I get another set of discount trips in the future...

http://taylorchartersfishing.com/