Re: Fresh halibut
[Re: Bigbrownie]
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04/08/22 08:14 PM
04/08/22 08:14 PM
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I always fished for halibut every time I got to Alaska. Kinda a combination of hunting and fishing….you shoot the big ones with the .410 before you pull them in the boat. Are you shooting birdshot or slugs out of that Snake Charmer?
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Re: Fresh halibut
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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04/08/22 08:30 PM
04/08/22 08:30 PM
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We are finally able to get fresh halibut from Alaska here, so spring is coming, and it taste really good. I suspect that the price is high there. Dock price has been hovering around $8-8.50 for gutted gilled head off weight. This will be my 36th year comm fishing them and have to say that I’ve never even seen someone shoot a halibut. I guess it’s popular on the charter boats though.
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Re: Fresh halibut
[Re: 160user]
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04/08/22 08:41 PM
04/08/22 08:41 PM
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I always fished for halibut every time I got to Alaska. Kinda a combination of hunting and fishing….you shoot the big ones with the .410 before you pull them in the boat. Are you shooting birdshot or slugs out of that Snake Charmer? 2 3/4” #6 shot. The bigger fish get shot in the head when you get them next to the boat. Anything under 50#, you gaff them and club them. The one pictured above was in the Icy Straits, during some down time on a brown bear hunt.
Last edited by Bigbrownie; 04/08/22 08:42 PM.
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