Nick | Sat Sep-09-00 08:03 AM |
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#696, "RE: Moby ##### Sighted Off Goleta"
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Well, granted that one may not have been Moby halibut but there was a near monster halibut that got away last week.
At slightly before 8:00 AM I located a school of sardines at the end of Goleta Pier. I proceeded to catch two and put one on a halibut style rig.. 15 lb. test line. Five minutes later one huge bite which bent the 10 foot pole horizontal then slack. It was coming toward the pier! I tighteneed the line, confirmed a fish was on and set the hook. After about a four minute fight with some hairraising runs, pulling drag out I raised a monster halibut. It looked over three feet long and two feet wide. I did not have a net with me so I tried to pull it up onto the pier (about 30-40 above the water's surface). It was very heavy and bent the pole severely. at about a foot out of the water it gave many violent shakes and shook itself off the hook. I nearly cried. Maybe it is still out there.
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| Moby ##### Sighted Off Goleta
[View all] , Frank, Mon Aug-14-00 04:15 PM
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brian,
Aug 15th 2000, #1
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George Humrich,
Aug 16th 2000, #2
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Frank,
Aug 18th 2000, #3
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Leapin' Bass,
Aug 21st 2000, #4
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Frank,
Aug 21st 2000, #5
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Leapin' Bass,
Aug 21st 2000, #6
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The Fishin' Magician,
Aug 25th 2000, #7
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Steve Cope,
Sep 03rd 2000, #8
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Carl C,
Sep 03rd 2000, #9
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Frank,
Sep 06th 2000, #10
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Bill Hartman,
Sep 07th 2000, #11
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Belmont,
Sep 09th 2000, #12
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Nick,
Sep 09th 2000 #13
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Moondoggie,
Sep 09th 2000, #14
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