This was too bad for mrs. halibut but she opened her mouth once too many!
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The narrow Tib framed
4/0 has my homemade hex gear and cf/titanium washers double dogs that I made at home. The rod is a 30-80#Graphiter by Calstar w. Aftco Lite rollers. I would say they are my favorite action for what I do....
This reel handled the 150 pound halibut quite well. The line was 80# spectra, using an 18/0 circle hook and herring/salmon belly for the bait. 2 pounds of weight and current run off can make reeling tiresome if fishing very deep. Luckily I was in about 135 feet.
Good job brother.....quality fish on a quality rod and reel....does it get any better? Bill
And some still question our 4/0's ::).
Great job as usual pal, nice butt and I don't mean yours ;D.
That's awesome!!
Congratulations on Another great day on the pond for you.
What an absolutely incredible fishery you have there.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game just issued a bulletin that requires Gary to wear a tracking device that will help Alaska to monitor and hopefully preserve the Halibut & Salmon numbers -- as they are falling fast in certain areas at unprecedented levels.
Great job, Gary!
You know how to get the job done with the right equipment and more importantly -- the experience and knowledge of your fishing grounds.
Best,
Fred
Quote from: foakes on December 01, 2016, 05:10:13 PM
Alaska Department of Fish and Game just issued a bulletin that requires Gary to wear a tracking device that will help Alaska to monitor and hopefully preserve the Halibut & Salmon numbers -- as they are falling fast in certain areas at unprecedented levels.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Dominick
its 5x nicer to see a reel posing for a pic on the battlefield than in the shelf
congrats Gary
good stuff,size does matter
Nice Fish Gary! love my 4/0s.
Nice flattie! Fish, like most of us, wouldn't get into trouble if they'd keep their mouth shut. I sold my tricked out YTS last year. These days I'm a 2-speed guy.
GOOD JOB THERE GARY.
Hey folks, I,m not just a narrow minded Penn guy! ;)? I too much love my hotrodded reels to leave them home all the time, BUTT I simply cant part with some of the nice two speeders either? I can only dream of the roman dasze when the king had a harem / There are a lot of choices nowadays for all applications. You dont live long enough to wear most of them out!!! (reels!) :o
Next I,ll post some footage of how my China E-bay bargain Project 2 speeder worked out after a long and frustrating experience last winter. I got to fish it quite a bit this summer sadly enough setting dow my Tiagras,16s,s,Makaira,Avet TLD20II,s ......and the time proven Penns that ive spent hours working on..... Its all good! :-*
If you interested in a reel preview click on my posts Drag Ramps and Curves. I learned a lot and success is a powerfull and dangerous thing...