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Halibut like the deep water. It is not uncommon to fish well over 300 feet deep for these big boys.

 

 

Halibut will bite on Octopus, Herring, strips of Shad and many types of big rubber lures.   Since the halibut is a deep water fish a glow bead on the leader between the two hooks seems to attract  the halibut to the bait. If using a rubber bait the glow in the dark rubber bait works well.

 

To help keep the leader from tangling and twisting while dropping the bait in deep water we recommend a halibut spreader bar. Pre-made Halibut spreader bars are very common and can be bought from sporting goods stores along the coast. The weight, hooks and black barrel swivel has to be supplied by the angler.

 

Below is a typical Halibut spreader setup.

 

 

 

We fish with the Shakespeare ugly stik  Tiger BWC/AD 2202 7’ 0” Medium heavy action with 30 to 60 lb test line rating.

 

We feel these fishing poles are a great choice for halibut, because they have plenty of power in the butt section to land very large, strong fish from the deep water, and the tip section is soft enough feel a light bite.

 

 

We fish with and recommend the Penn Senator HLW 113. These are heavy duty reels and are very dependable for pulling large fish from great depths.  They will hold about 400 yards of 80 lb test spider wire braided line.  The spider wire braided line holds up well to the pressure that one can put on this line when landing halibut.

 

The Penn Senator 113H is an excellent choice.  Also they will connect to some of the electric motors to convert these reels into electric reels helping make Halibut fishing a little easier.

 

 

A 10/0 Octopus hook is a good choice for halibut.  They are large enough to hook and hold large baits.  They are strong enough hook and hold large halibut that is hooked on a rod and reel.

 

Another poplar hook for halibut is called a circle hook.  The point of the hook is turned into and pointed toward the shank of the hook.  The harder the angler pulls the deeper the hook will twist into the jaw of the fish.

 

 

Getting to the bottom of the ocean floor for halibut is sometimes a chore.  The idea way to fish halibut is straight down from the boat. If the wind is blowing the boat across the surface of the ocean, the more weight the angler has to use.

 

Because of the large weights needed a canon ball is a poplar weight type.  The can be bought in many different sizes.  We have and do use 48 oz weights on a regular basis.  So get your arms in shape before the halibut fishing trip.

 

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