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Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-24-2010 Took the float tube out from 5:30 p.m til' about 7:30 p.m. in the Ventura Harbor working one of the jetty's of the Harbor mouth. Water temp felt a lil warmer about 60-62 degree's, water was a lil off color and calm as a lake. Worked Various Big Hammer's in the 3 and 4 inch range in hope's of a halibut and Nada. A solid 2 hour session and not even a bite tap or nibble. Still had fun being out in the water kicking around.. A couple of sunset pic's since fishing was sloooooooooooow. [signature] Re: [eDUBz] Harbor session - peter805 - 08-25-2010 Great pictures ! Dont worry about not getting anything this time. Thats how it goes sometimes and also it was full moon....... Try some raw shrimp next time. I used to fish that harbor with shrimp and did good. Thank you for sharing. Peter [signature] Re: [peter805] Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-25-2010 I usually get hali's alot of short's and a keeper once in awihile. I havent soaked bait in a long time, I love using plastic's but i'll give bait a try soon. [signature] Re: [eDUBz] Harbor session - idahoron - 08-25-2010 Man if I could go after halibut in a pontoon or tube I would give up hunting. How big do the halibut need to be to keep them? Ron [signature] Re: [idahoron] Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-25-2010 Halibut's have to be 22 inches to keep. Not long ago I brought home a nice 26inch model for the same spot. Fishing has been slow there but hopefully it will pick up soon. [signature] Re: [eDUBz] Harbor session - idahoron - 08-26-2010 I have caught them in Alaska. I would do them in a toon or tube in a heart beat. Ron [signature] Re: [idahoron] Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-26-2010 The Alaska ones make the ones here look like bait.[unimpressed] It's fun being out on the tube targeting them thats for sure. [signature] Re: [eDUBz] Harbor session - cpierce - 08-26-2010 I wouldn't want to hook up with an "Alaska" sized halibut in a tube, it would tow me out to sea somewhere and thumb his nose at me before he left me for the sharks! But I bet that 26 incher was a blast! [signature] Re: [cpierce] Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-26-2010 That would be pretty nutty to float tube Alaska Hali's.[laugh] The 26inch was fun, too bad it was from my kayak. Still fun on 10lbs line and live bait. [signature] Re: [eDUBz] Harbor session - idahoron - 08-26-2010 When I was in Alaska I landed a few in the 40 to 50 pound range. I had one that the guide said was over 300 but lost it at the side of the boat. My son landed one in Alaska this year that was 120 on a halibut rod and one that was ovewr 75 on a Salmon rod. I tried to get thew Guide to find me a tube or toon to let me try some big water with. HE was a little more than worried so he would not do it. To be honest I think that in a pontoon a 50 pound halibut would be a hand full but VERY doable. A float tube? I don't know that might be too much but with the drag set right I think anything is doable. At some point either this fall or next spring I am going after sturgeon on my pontoon. Ron [signature] Re: [idahoron] Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-26-2010 Sounds like fun out in Alaska. That would have been one hell of an experience if you would have got ahold of a tube or toon out there. I don't know a 50lbs hali is huge especially on a tube. The Ca state record for a hali is something like 57lbs so a 50lber would be gnarly, it's also tough to find them that big. [signature] Re: [eDUBz] Harbor session - idahoron - 08-26-2010 Here are a couple of pictures of my son from this year. He boated 7 halibut. Ron [signature] Re: [idahoron] Harbor session - eDUBz - 08-26-2010 Those are some nice grade Halibut.[cool] [signature]