Best Way To Land a Halibut?

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

What's a large halibut to you anyway?
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Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

For those of us who are curious, here's how the average length and weight numbers line up for halibut:

22" legal minimum is about 4 pounds

30" is about 12 pounds
36" is about 20 pounds
40" is about 30 pounds
44" is about 40 pounds
47" is about 50 pounds
50" is about 60 pounds

You still didn't answer the question.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

You still didn't answer the question.

I don't have an exact answer for you.

Without getting it on a tape measure or weight scale I don't want to guess about the size of the halibut I lost. Our minds can play tricks on us and I wouldn't want to exaggerate.

Around San Diego I would be appreciative of catching halibut from 20 pounds up. I would like to be prepared to successfully land a halibut in my kayak over 40 pounds.


As a visual comparison to the length/weight figures above, this one weighed in at 43.3 pounds. That would put it at about 45" long.



I've heard people in forums boast of higher numbers as if 40 pounds was as laughable as a small dick, but who knows? Talk is cheap and BS is sometimes known to flow freely in fishing forums.

Maybe this will help answer your question. It would be nice to see some bell shaped curves as well, so can know the percentages by the number of standard deviations.



65 cm is about 25". According to this chart that comes at about 7 years. That makes me a little sad. If a 7 year old fish is only 25" then how old are the fish we see in local photos that are in the 40-60 pound range?

According to Wikipedia, typical California Halibut are between 6-50 pounds.

From another source, the top weight of this species is 72 lbs and the lifespan is 30 years.
Females reach sexual maturity in 4-5 years; 2-3 years for males.
California halibut are generally older in southern CA compared to central CA.

http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/..._californicus/


67.3 pounds
https://www.fishwithjd.com/2011/07/0...-world-record/

55 lbs
https://youtu.be/AFdq72KXOy4

[ful-rac]

40 pounder...? Is that all?

My dog caught a 40 pounder...all SHE needed was a Gaff.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

40 pounder...? Is that all?

My dog caught a 40 pounder...all SHE needed was a Gaff.

Yep, got three of those, its almost like they're given them away.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

40 pounder...? Is that all?

My dog caught a 40 pounder...all SHE needed was a Gaff.

See what I mean?

In what year did your dog catch that fish?

Just curious.


PS - your dog's a keeper

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Yep, got three of those, its almost like they're given them away.

All three on the same cast?

That's great! Even if they are only 40 pounds each!

That's better than Tony's dog!

Chapeau!

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I may have to hide it in a brown paper bag around here, but I would still be willing to take a 38 pounder home for dinner.

Even if I had to doink it with my new straight gaff to make sure I get it in the bag.

I'm a humble guy like that and I've heard that size doesn't matter.