Harbor session

[eDUBz]

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.




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[peter805]

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
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[eDUBz]

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.
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[idahoron]

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
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[eDUBz]

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.
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[idahoron]

I have caught them in Alaska. I would do them in a toon or tube in a heart beat. Ron
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[eDUBz]

The Alaska ones make the ones here look like bait.[unimpressed]

It's fun being out on the tube targeting them thats for sure.
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[cpierce]

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!
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[eDUBz]

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.
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[idahoron]

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
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[eDUBz]

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.
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[idahoron]

Here are a couple of pictures of my son from this year. He boated 7 halibut. Ron
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[eDUBz]

Those are some nice grade Halibut.[cool]
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