Steamroll's 23# Halibut on Dropshot

[dirfter]

Nathan, AKA Steamroll, an avid angler and kayaker, joined me in the Fall of 2005 for some fishing just outside of San Diego Bay on "The Flats" where a week prior I had much success with sharks, sand bass, and rockfish. We did not have good conditions. I decided to put us on an area that Dark Mark had described as a haven for "huge halibut". Sure enough, within minutes I broke off on a massive flatty. About 15 minutes later, while dead-sticking a 4" white Wham lure on dropshot, Steamroll's rod tip went pointing toward's Davey Jones' Locker with the tell-tale head shakes indicative of a halibut. A battle for sure! I was thrilled to net the beast and take this photograph. We were just outside the mouth of the bay. My boat was very bloody. The fish yielded many steaks - delicious! :tommy:

http://www.level23.com/23fish/steamy23butt.jpg

[bluefin2na]

that still is a great fish

remember when...

[BEEJ]

Flowby would laugh at that dink. :catfight:

[birdie]

white grub??? I thought that hit a buzzbait on a low profile rhino
dayum, don't believe what you read

I do believe IF this a retro/throwback/vintage thread, that article should be attached

[fishman007]

That spot has always been good to me, so many lost mystery fish in that area.

[crawdadguy]

how did you photoshop in the skyline?

[smackadmin]

how did you photoshop in the skyline?

He used MS Paint 1.0.

[JimmyZ]

Great Catch man.

[kobra]

white grub??? I thought that hit a buzzbait on a low profile rhino
dayum, don't believe what you read

I do believe IF this a retro/throwback/vintage thread, that article should be attached

You got it right birdie. Buzzbait on a wire leader in the kelp. Yup. :Ganjaman:

[grumpy]

Nice flatty, but was it really big enough to make your hair stand on end ? :confused: