Schaap, Halizilla and Andy Martin (L-R)
The bait? How about a whole pink salmon rigged on a 16/0 circle hook!
“The halibut hit the bait, shook its head a few times and then just took off,” said Martin. “It probably took 40 yards of line before we even got the rod out of the holder.”
The battle lasted 90 minutes — an hour of which was just fighting the beast off the bottom. Then, it took another half an hour to bring her up.
Schaap’s leviathan is the largest Pacific halibut taken in Alaskan waters so far this year.
It’s to bad that such a beautiful fish, and gene pool, could not of been released. It is not easy, but can be done.
We need these beautiful fish to remane in the ocean to reproduce, take a few pictures and let it go.
To bad !