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06-11-2006, 08:40 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Aloha OR
Posts: 5,428
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What to look for when halibut fishing?
What type of bottom or structure should I look for when halibut fishing, pockets, rocks, drop offs,
Thanks
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06-12-2006, 06:20 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Albany, OR
Posts: 1,750
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
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06-12-2006, 07:29 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Springfield, Ore
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
On the top edge of a drop off is a good structure to look for.
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06-12-2006, 09:07 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Washougal, WA
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
Halibut tend to like sand/gravel type flat bottoms neer structure. Drop off's, pinacles, reefs, they are all good to fish around if surrounded by sandy gravely bottom. Of course as with all fishing there are exceptions to the rule.
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06-12-2006, 11:37 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pacific City
Posts: 2,321
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
GPS numbers of successful friends work best
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06-12-2006, 11:42 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Troutdale, OR
Posts: 2,878
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
I try to look for Capt Kujo. He's hard to keep up with though. 
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06-12-2006, 03:09 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Portland
Posts: 798
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
Crazyfish sitting off the stern of his boat with no shirt, no shoes in 800' of water fighting a Butt.
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06-12-2006, 03:23 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Garibaldi, OR
Posts: 1,081
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
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Crazyfish sitting off the stern of his boat with no shirt, no shoes in 800' of water fighting a Butt.
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It's a great day when I can get some sun & fish at the same time on Big Blue.
For all Depth Days there are areas that get targeted hard with a lot of boats and most of those boats will come in with their limits. A good thing to have is a variety of baits (herring, shad, squid, salmon bellies or carcas, or tuna bellies or carcas). I ussually cary at least 2 of the mentioned baits.
For the inside 40 fishery it helps if you can find a good gravel bottom. There is usually more fishing than catching.
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06-12-2006, 08:32 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Aloha OR
Posts: 5,428
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
I guess I have to bribe someone for some numbers for close in fishing. HMMMM :grin: :grin: :grin: 
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It is better to have fished and lost, than not to have fished at all.
I come from a small drinking community with a fishing problem
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06-12-2006, 08:59 PM
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Fry
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
I'm with CAPT KUJO.... get some GPS #'s from your buddies
no buddies... no problem
get some beer, make some friends, get'em drunk...
and you'll get some #'s 
GO FISH!!!
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06-13-2006, 07:53 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Aloha OR
Posts: 5,428
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
Now I have to go and look for some smelly fishermen to get drunk, OK that should not be too hard to do
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It is better to have fished and lost, than not to have fished at all.
I come from a small drinking community with a fishing problem
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06-14-2006, 01:34 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 615
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
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GPS numbers of successful friends work best
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Hey Capt. Kujo, how 'bout I take you out for some drinks. 
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06-14-2006, 02:22 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 4,148
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
I find most of my halibut in my buddie's freezer, and it only costs me a couple bucks to drive to his house.
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06-14-2006, 05:54 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
Posts: 926
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Re: What to look for when halibut fishing?
A fedex Airborne overnight truck delivery from SE Alaska :grin:
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