08-03-2010, 09:45 PM
Well give him or congrats. Alaska fishing has been one of my favorite trips. When i lived there I use to make weekend trips to Valdez often. It is memories I will never forget and doubt he will as well. As for line smoking fish, sounds to me like a salmon shark. I know there are alot of things in there that could burn line like that. Craig does have salmon sharks but i think they are less abundant than in Valdez. I have hooked up on a few while fishing for halibut. Most of the time using salmon for bait. They will test your reels for sure. I was able to land a 5'7" salmon shark but most other hookups resulted in a straitend hook. Good times
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