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[/QUOTE]Gaffing that beast, must of been interesting
Glacier BView attachment 92790
They harpoon 'em with a removable tip that's attached with a steel cable then use that giant hook through the mouth...then just pull them over the rail.View attachment 92809Do they gaff them or just pull em up mechanically.
Ah yes, the 'bang' stick, seen here on the right.My friends and I have been going up to Yakutat SE Alaska for 10 days for quite a few years now, last year 2 of them couldn't make it so my friend and I brought the wives up for their first time.
Here's my wife's first halibut (almost #90) Our charter captain won't bring a big halibut on board unless it's dead, he's got this cool little stainless 410 shotgun that he dispatches the fish with before hauling them aboard.
We're bringing the wives back up this year in late August.View attachment 92847View attachment 92847
Exactly, and I'm baffled at the C&R thing with some fishermen and good eating fish. Even a just legal halibut, WSB, corbina filleted would be minimum $30 at the market. CA halibut filets are usually $15 up to the mid and high $20s/lb.that 4k worth of fish at 36$per kilo right now
Where you getting those prices? Seems real, real low. Are they commercial or store prices?halibut $16-20 per lb
rock/ling maybe $8-12 varies
salmon (line caught/wild) $10-14ish ?
Wild caught chinook (king) salmon goes for $25lb around here.I can get those prices here at Costco, albertsons, and the local fish market at the harbor as well. They are about right.
I remember when halibut was 10, rock 4-6, salmon 8, back less than 10 yrs ago. More fun to just catch them if you can!
Fuvk, not fair..I can get those prices here at Costco, albertsons, and the local fish market at the harbor as well. They are about right.
I remember when halibut was 10, rock 4-6, salmon 8, back less than 10 yrs ago. More fun to just catch them if you can!
Typically when I catch a fish I deem worth the work of keeping (12-15#+ red snapper, dolphin, king mackerel, blackfin tuna) I am visiting my parents, going out on my friend's boat in Central Florida. My parents normally want to have dinner plans made 10-20 years in advance, so "I'll see what I catch if I catch" is a good way to ruin my weekend. Then I'd have to get a cooler, get ice for it, drain and change it probably 5-6 times, to eat a fish caught Saturday-day on Monday evening. Then I have to go buy a vac-bagger and freeze the rest, and I've seen plenty of fish in the grocery store, nevermind the market, probably commercially flash-frozen, that's the match of home-frozen fish.Exactly, and I'm baffled at the C&R thing with some fishermen and good eating fish. Even a just legal halibut, WSB, corbina filleted would be minimum $30 at the market. CA halibut filets are usually $15 up to the mid and high $20s/lb.