Nothing really prepares you for their magnitude, especially if you have fished for flounder along the East or Gulf coasts. These are bigger than anything you have imagined. They have an air about them as they slowly swim by that says, "Don't mess with me." Just a big flounder? Oh yeah, sure.
My son and I were mooching for salmon out of King Pacific Lodge in British. Columbia. We had just released a chinook salmon of about 12 pounds, but we were looking for a fish in the Tyee category, 30 pounds or above. My son had just got his rig back out as we cruised along at a slow pace. I happened to be staring into the wake when I thought I imagined a desktop coming up from the depths. Then there it was-a big halibut possibly attracted by propeller vibrations. It gave one the sense that it could swim over to the engine and chew off the prop. But it just said hello and sank back out of sight.
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Jupiter 40
The new Jupiter 40 shines brightly amid an increasingly crowded orbit of similar-size offshore center-console fishing machines.
Pursuit S 248 Sport
The new S 248 Sport offers a versatile alternative to the growing number of mega-size, multi-outboard center-console fishing boats.
Pressing Pause
MAKING THE MOST OF THE TIDE'S RUNNING-SLACK PERIODS WILL UP YOUR GAME.
NEED FOR SPEED
SPEED-TROLLING WITH DIVING LIPLESS PLUGS HAS EMERGED AS THE NEXT BIG THING FOR FINICKY PACIFIC BLUEFIN TUNA.
FISH WIDE OPEN
TODAY'S NEW BREED OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE OUTBOARD BOATS EXPANDS ANGLING HORIZONS
FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHTER
THE DRY TORTUGAS IS NO LONGER THE FINAL FRONTIER, BUT THE BOTTOMFISHING IS STILL WORTH THE TRIP.
A Quiet Revolution
Brushless saltwater trolling motors turn up the efficiency and turn down the noise.
The Right Propeller
Changing out your props? Here are five things to know first, straight from the experts.
Topwaters for Every Speed
There's nothing better than watching a fish slam a plug as it rips across the water's surface.
Don't Let Current Ruin Your Bottom-Fishing Trip
Lengthen your soak time with this fast-current bottom rig.
