07-12-2005, 04:36 PM
Nope, he didn't catch a dang thing. I did see a few bites though. I was surprised to see the rod move at all with the weight he had on there. I also asked what tackle he was using and he had 40# Spider-Wire on heavy duty saltwater casting rods and saltwater levelwind reels!! I don't see the point of tackle that heavy, especially here. 12# line is plenty heavy for any fish in Utah. You just have to fight them with the right amount of drag and not horse them.
I worked in Alaska last summer and I have brought up, and seen brought up, many halibut from 70 to 200 pounds on 25# mono. (Contrary to what many believe, most halibut fight pretty good, sometimes you will hook into one that fights like a walleye though... like pulling in a dead log) [sly]
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I worked in Alaska last summer and I have brought up, and seen brought up, many halibut from 70 to 200 pounds on 25# mono. (Contrary to what many believe, most halibut fight pretty good, sometimes you will hook into one that fights like a walleye though... like pulling in a dead log) [sly]
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