BIG HALIBUT Caught Trolling Herring in San Francisco Bay

Back in the Bay looking for some early season Halibut from my Old Town Sportsman Autopilot 120. This video is sponsored by Karls Bait and Tackle, check out all the terminal tackle they have too offer here: gokarls.com/diehard
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[@Al_Moranas]

14:41 “Happy Birthday?!...Not gonna be Happy Birthday for the environment...” *takes knife and stabs it* -Adam, 2021 😂

[@quind5225]

best part of the vid

[@tamalpias]

Let’s do a meet and greet Adam. We can all chip in and bring some food. Do some fishing together.

[@sethngo2924]

Adam, thank you for picking up the trash!!!😁

[@tbone3587]

I would like to see you fish with the monkey eels again. That was one of my favorite videos. Keep the videos coming, and Thanks

[@ClaytonDarwin]

I would like to see him fish for monkeys using eels. That would be exciting.

[@Devilfish415]

That one was epic

[@2huckduck]

Agreed!!

[@shotgunaaron]

Ditto

[@TomBTerrific]

Nice video. You remind me of someone I met back in 2002 when I lived in Pittsburg Ca. by the Bailey Rd BART station. He was a very good fisherman and fished mostly off the shore at that time around the Bay Area. I went to Iraq later and lost touch with him. Sorry I can’t remember his name. I use to fish off the Berkeley pier for halibut then. I also fished out of my boat but never in a kayak. Nice work. Biggest halibut I ever landed was out of Bodega Bay! What a great trip that was with 2 of my other friends. We limited out there and when we got back to the dock Fish & Game happen to be there checking catches. When he checked us we were all good and he said the 58” one I caught was the biggest he had seen for a couple years. Unfortunately my friend who brought his camera failed to bring fresh batteries so I don’t have a single picture of that fish. 😭

[@m_lopez8272]

This man needs millions of subs... always like your videos!! I like to see the catch and cooks and even the live stream ones you had in the past!!

[@virgiliocapistrano4218]

I like him very mellow and nice guy

[@ilkerokten8161]

8:30 I can see a great catch brother. I love your videos

[@jus4funtim]

If you have a smart phone which I'm sure you do, I'm surprised you don't have a GPS app on your phone just for times like this. Got my first halibut of the year yesterday 3/29 but was short at19" and that was trolling a Lucky Craft 110. I have a 14' aluminum skiff with a 15hp merc and a trolling motor, I'm too old to be fighting a kayak but with a small boat Im pretty much locked into the same weather precautions as a kayak. Great job on gaffe and a fantastic fish.

[@hooper4581]

Outstanding. What a blast you are having. Things here in northeast are warming up fish should be starting to get hungry can’t wait 😛

[@Betteroffwet]

another great one -- thanks for showing the rig set up -- a simple three way swivel, 18 inch to the weight, about 4 foot leader to your double hook set up.

[@martinquintana5837]

Great to see you out on the ocean Adam with a nice keeper halibut. Stay safe out there. Aloha from Kansas

[@leonascherer1617]

You always make me happy and envious. I would love to see your propulsion equipment and how it works. Nice halibut by the way.

[@crc0504]

“It’s not a happy birthday to the environment” *stabs balloon* Boom! Lol

[@mattbrown7483]

I want to see you catch more of those slammer crappie.

[@joshhamilton4482]

Oh yeah the wire is usually used to hang small pictures on the wall.

[@loudogg0028]

I would like to see you take the kayak down the entirety of the Amazon river from Peru to the Atlantic and catch all the best fish along the way.

[@brian1204]

Not a good time for that currently... 🥺

[@loudogg0028]

@@brian1204 is it on fire again?

[@yeshuadaniel4278]

Never been here so early keep it up dude! Do more beach fishing too.

[@bryanstevens943]

Great video dude try not to grab the shakers by the gills that can damage them and they can die 👍🏻

[@bentoutofshape6319]

Love the rock fish videos. And really look forward to seeing the new kayak on the pacific. And how the spot lock works out there. Tight lines Keep breathing

[@genedavis759]

You could make multi-hook herring rigs from the balloon material .

[@fishduckdog]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@RyJitsoup]

Halibut on ultralight tackle or Ice rod. I’ve done it with an 8’ UL, 8lb fluorocarbon, 1000 size reel & a Zman TRD Ned rig. Also done it with a 36” Medium, 10lb braid, 500 size reel, TRD Craw Ned rig.

[@ehumaui4087]

Very nice Adam. I hope to be so lucky next Friday.

[@WestCoastOutdoors]

Nice catch bro!!

[@50buttfish]

Fished in Homer, using SALMON heads, from our stream fishermen; fun day. My tour enjoyed it - a we did shot the big one.

[@oscarmartinez-md6oj]

Awesome Catch. Adam👍

[@jenkinsjohn2486]

It was nice to meet you today out at the beach. Thanks for the videos and for the tackle advice.

[@DieHardFishing]

Nice to meet you too!

[@muddywaters1934]

Great video...halibut are on my bucket list!

[@garthstomer]

That looks sooooooooo fun!

[@robt5470]

You can mark an area with your remote if you don’t have your fish finder 👍🏼. GPS enabled trolling motor 👍🏼 Love your vids. Thanks for all the info you provide. I will be trying for halibut for the first time ever pretty soon and I’m watchin’ n takin’ notes 👍🏼

[@blaynefrancis8569]

Nice catch

[@chefmarck]

Nice keeper to start the season! You might have to set your goals to catch 40 inchers in the Bay Area this year!

[@terryhazma268]

Take that Kayak Yellowtail or White seabass fishing in So Cal once the Squid Beds start to happen...

[@Request4Parole]

Oh c'mon Adam, put your finger in there! We know Jun would! 🤣🤣😂 Nice fish Adam.

[@ccabonce]

I would like to see you kayak in Rio Vista and fish for sturgeon or close to Redwood city I have seen them when I paddle out past the power lines and between the two bridges.

[@Follower_of_The_Word]

You didn’t hear me telling you to use the GPS on your phone to mark the location! 🤣

[@MG-up5yu]

I like the kayak setup for bay/lake setup...would like to see how it runs in the salt(i.e. wind,swell etc....) over a season

[@Shokenryu]

Add how you haul your kayak to fishing and from fishing. To one of your videos as intro and outro.

[@stevenbentley4610]

Nice Gaff shot👌

[@familyfishkiller1062]

Good job buddy

[@ahhdat]

Great catched. I use 80AH amped Outdoors battery and it last me all day trolling for striper and trouts. It's about $600 but it's so worthed. I did over 20+ miles one day trolling for trouts and still got juice left over.

[@johngarrott1722]

I would like to see you go to the delta and fish for bass and bluegills

[@qwakpots1052]

Hi Adam I watch your videos while I am at work at Ups concord ca It’s kinda like self torcher watching you catch fish. Hahahah. While I am stuck at work. I have been picking up some nice black bass in Franck’s track. By my side for the delta. Top water rat.

[@kumaboyy.7443]

Nice hali!👍👍👍

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

You should put a solar panel setup so you can keep charging battery. Awesome videos. Keep posting your fishing trips

[@darryllicudine6586]

Dope videos bro

[@elmo5355]

Do a trip around California and fish different lakes and dams. Nor, Mid, and So Cal. Have tons of videos and be able to connect to fisherman in their turf around cali.

[@NickFish007]

Great footage adam!

[@DieHardFishing]

I need to get you in the vid next time!

[@fishonfreddy5125]

Hey looking like good and safe fun out there! I'd love to have some kind of kayak lesson with you! I just got one about three months ago but I haven't gone out yet! I don't want to go out there ignorant that's for sure.

[@lovehawaii4559]

I would like to see you do some mahi mahi fishing on the kayak

[@i3diamonds]

Love all the videos, I'm here in Long Beach CA, just completed 2 knee surgeries, and I'm ready for some shore fishing this summer, looking for my 1st keeper halibut, where should I try?

[@xandervanijzendoorn]

Awesome!!

[@mr.lazcano1054]

I wish u showed how u cook some of those fish

[@diggity2966]

#GOOGANSQUAD!!! This dude's killing it and grinding on videos.... Y'all email manager Matt and share this video... Adam, consider doing a Bass spawning video on Clear lake bro... Just Saying! Thank you for all the hard, EXPENSIVE, work dude!

[@RMatra]

You probably know this, you can make your herring or other bait fish firmer by rock salting them. A good way to put a nice bend in the herring is to insert a toothpick behind head into the shoulder along the backbone to peg a nice bend in the body.

[@joshhamilton4482]

When I use fresh herring for trolling I noticed the mouth opens and can keep your bait from rolling. So I went to the hardware store and bought some wire to twist tie it's mouth shut. It works great! So I thought I would pass that on.

[@sandog]

Whats up bro! Great video! Nice flatty! I think you should take your yak to Ensenada 😃

[@hunter8turkey1]

Ok so teach me the ropes on this Kayak. I have one on order and maybe you can do a video on you teaching me how to use the kayak and fishing for lings. What a great idea. ????

[@Unknown-ox8xd]

U should try carp fishing

[@robherold6319]

Awesome video! Can you tell us about your rod and reel?

[@oceandiv951]

Southern California is 22 inches for halibut.

[@sweatychungus4418]

I'd like to see you enter a kayak fishing tournament and win. There should be one in lake county a few hours north of the bay soon. I think 1st place is $10,000

[@johntucker5950]

White Seabass from the kayak, Adam, that’s what I’d like to see.

[@markcollins8648]

Target some wsb when the season arrives, I’m sure you know where the are

[@dcurly5146]

What layers do you wear with the Ultra John wetsuit? I've see the outer layers (rain jacket, etc), but are you wearing a wicking layer under neoprene then fleece or something over it?

[@k4x4map46]

i use my iphone tmark location...turn on the compass (privacy-location services= ON) and take a screen shot of the display. should give you a good indication of your gps location and elevation...then at home i can use google earth and punch in the gps coords; not perfect (in terms of getting back to the exact location; gps inherent anomaly) but pretty good --android I used a hunting app (don't recall but I"ll edit later)--It was called BackCountry Navigator awesome vids as usual!!

[@joesanchez6144]

I would like to see you fish for White Sea bass.

[@noobfisherman1626]

Die Hard Fishing here making me die hard not fishing at home!!!!

[@josezepeda5087]

Wonder if you're trolling motor will survive the salt ? Years ago I used a regular electric not a salt water motor and it was rusted solid even after I washed it .nice video

[@brian1204]

Have you tries using a trolling spoon with a large single hook instead of bending it? It seems it would make for a more “natural” presentation. Although, given your results, may not make any difference! Nice catches, great vids!

[@otitan1]

I miss watching you fish with your shimano calcutta reel. Any chance of getting another one?

[@scrumblyyy2984]

been watching your videos for a while and I just moved to the bay last month. any tips on accessible fishing for a large mouth bass angler from the midwest with a bit of gear and almost no budget?

[@62asolor]

I'm curious why you use the fluorocarbon leader. I know it is less visible but doesn't it also sink the line a bit more? I guess maybe when trolling it doesn't matter?

[@quinnsouthall6633]

Can't wait for the hali bite in Capitola

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

Awesome halibut bro!!!! Congratulations!!!

[@Brunnen_Gee]

I'd love a kayak like that, or something similar, but they're soooo expensive. Far, far out of my price range. I have a little inflatable kayak, $150, it lets me putt around on small water.

[@caseyledford3662]

I don't think a trip to the farallons on the yak is too much to ask 🤙

[@monicahaydostian2858]

I think Kayak fishing in inyo County or mono County for 6-10 pound trout. It would be epic.

[@reggiegalanto]

What size rod do you like using for halibut

[@tomfishery8678]

I just want to get you on Tomales bay with me halibut fishing

[@anthonybarragan5640]

Today I learned to never let balloons go again.

[@DieHardFishing]

That's what I like to hear!!!!

[@brian1204]

Just today?!?

[@jimcrackorn]

Bass fishing

[@skikid00]

Hey Adam, What is the USB thing you mentioned?

[@larryfuentez164]

I know this videos a year old but I want to get into kayaking and I want to know if you would recommend this Old Town autopilot for a beginner

[@trouttroutfish]

Would live bait with that set up work better just as well worse?

[@Fishing247]

That's a nice butt. Good info. Stay safe and good luck fishing.

[@leomonteiro8864]

Nice fish that's what happens when you can go fishing on the weekdays

[@toddramsay977]

That bait is rolling it is twisting your line. Do you use a barrel swivel to prevent that?

[@saulochoa7211]

We should put a vote to what we should name the kayak

[@AChow50]

Woah I picked up a pink balloon a few weeks ago at the same place! They must be breeding

[@DieHardFishing]

Props for cleaning it up!

[@AChow50]

To you as well! 👍🏽

[@tjsportsfishing4194]

What pound line do you have on that reel?

[@rogersmullins1677]

Sharks!

[@rudysison9010]

There you go and got my liked again Dude..

[@BillyG869]

Where were you fishing on the bay

[@ironworker5792]

Bro, you got skill but wtf. That kayaking out there with those great whites!! Small halibut must be the best there is sauteed in lemon. garlic, butter

[@bronto150]

To mark your location ... try using the GPS info on your phone. On Google maps tap and hold your location and your longitude and latitude will be shown.

[@jimquilon7769]

Go after cow cod or sheepshead

[@doughardy6285]

Always watched your videos and liked em. Just not kayaking when you have to use your phone to slow down or speed up tho. To each there own I guess.

[@doughardy6285]

Just realized it was a controller. Still not my style. Great fish tho

[@frs.franco]

First hey man you should go back and try trolling for them mister trout at shadow cliffs saw some big ones today caught 4,1 big one and 3 smaller ones u should really go back and try

[@TheSupaahNinjaa]

what rod did you use?