Deepwater Halibut Jigging & Sea Asparagus Battle! Alaskan Halibut Fishing--Juneau, Alaska! JULY 2022

[@philmccumbee6938]

I really enjoy watching the “Mary Fishing Show.” She rocks for sure! You two guys make an awesome fishing couple. It is very enjoyable watching you two fish. Tight lines from NC.

[@CaptainZac]

Haha hi Phil thanks for stopping by and I can't say you are wrong about the "Mary Fishing Show"!!! She almost always out-fishes everyone in the boat! I appreciate the kind words - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@truenorthangler]

Mary was kicking your butt, she was on fire. Great multi species day for both of you. You get a great workout reeling in the catches. Missed a few early but the bite turned in and more fish in the boat. Well done Zac.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Adrian many thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Haha yes indeed you are 100% correct - Mary was in the zone on this day! She usually out-fishes everyone in the boat so I suppose no surprise here haha Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@waikarimoana]

Great day to be on the water and fishing start to be better too,, awesome video team and top fishing too, thumbs up and greetings from Down Under,, Tony.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Tony thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I appreciate the positive comment - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@AnglingSpiders]

Great job on the drifts, some nice catches for sure. Thanks for sharing

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Angling Spiders thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I appreciate the kind words - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Mary is a halibut slayer! How about the chompers on that flounder, it would leave a mark! 🤣 nice day with lots of action Zac, tight lines!

[@CaptainZac]

Hey Piscatorian thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Haha yes indeed once again the Halibut Queen is in rare form! Yes those Arrowtooth Flounder have a fierce bite! Thanks again and tight lines my friend - I hope you are still finding some late-season action! Captain Zac

[@markmaccani9411]

Zac, Great job on the videos. Good luck on up coming adventures.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Mark thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! I appreciate the positive comment - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@jadengarner1673]

talking about Arrow teeth flounder, We where reeling one up and a 203 lb Hali followed it all the way up, we cut up the arrow tooth and caught it ! Monsters. Tight lines!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi @jadengarner1673 thanks for stopping by. WOW - what a crazy experience!!! That must have been surreal to land a 200lb halibut after watching it follow a flounder to the surface just minutes earlier! CONGRATS and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@barryc9115]

This is the first time I recall you mentioning that Mary doesn’t even like seafood. I was surprised, as her enthusiasm and skills in pulling it out of the sea are impressive. She’s obviously the best ‘catch’ you’ve managed to land Zac. I love your content. I cannot wait to get up there. I just bought some land on Wrangell Island, researching all of that is how I came across your channel. Perhaps we will cross paths one day.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi BarryC thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed despite Mary not enjoying seafood she certainly has a blast catching a lot of it! 100% agree she's my best catch - well said!!! Wow how cool - that's awesome you bought some land on Wrangell Island! Are you planning to build a cabin? Lots of good halibut fishing down that way! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

@@CaptainZac 👍

[@Fishpassionbox_global]

Nice, can’t wait to get up there in a few weeks! 🎉

[@CaptainZac]

Hey @Fishpassionbox_global best of luck on your upcoming trip! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@Fishpassionbox_global]

@@CaptainZac thanks, every year still feels like my first return to home

[@gibbyutah]

That is a nice pile of meat. Thanks for taking us fishing 😉

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Dave thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed, even if you don't catch any huge fish, those fillets do pile up as you fill the fish box! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@alonsogutierrez7152]

Always amazing videos Captain. Really enjoy your content.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Alonso thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I appreciate the positive comment. Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@russbrown6453]

Looks like beatiful weather... We were at Seward. Caught lots of halibut. It was fun, but I was the only one on the boat that " fed the fish"

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Russ thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! That's awesome you were halibut fishing in Seward! Haha I know exactly what you mean. I fished for halibut out of Seward a while ago. Resurrection Bay starts off calm, slowly starts to build, and then before you know it you are in 6-8 foot rollers in the Gulf of Alaska! You definitely have to "earn" your halibut up there! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@charliea3363]

Wow, great job you guys 👌

[@CaptainZac]

Hi CharlieA336 thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut fishing action! I appreciate the positive comment - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@ScoopeddadDrone]

You guys are awesome

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Scoopeddad Drone thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! I appreciate the kind words - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@ErminF1]

So much fun watching you two fishing together. I'm trying to buy some property in Haines and maybe we can join you guys some time.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Ermin thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut outing! Wow that's awesome - are you looking to relocate to Haines full time or just for the summer? Southeast Alaska is amazing and there are lots of good fishing spots from Juneau to Haines in the Lynn Canal! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@ErminF1]

@@CaptainZac Just the Summers, and S.E, Alaska is an amazing place. Aloha, my friend

[@conquestdz]

I had the pleasure of meeting your lovely wife today. I flew her flight to Juneau from Seattle.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi conquestdz thanks for reaching out and that's awesome you crossed paths with Mary yesterday! Mary mentioned that she met you guys and had a quick chat about fishing in Seattle and Juneau - thanks for the safe flight! You can find Mary here: instagram.com/marysmark/?hl=en Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@stevesheller9223]

Hi Zac-- I’m really curious which specific electric reel did you choose and any pros and cons you could share would be great. Thx Steve. ❤ 👍👍👍

[@CaptainZac]

Hi @stevesheller9223 I chose a Daiwa Seaborg 500mj spooled w/ 50lb braid. I chose this reel because it is small enough to fish "in hand" for halibut jigging and still strong enough to battle barn doors. The lighter line (50 vs. 80) allows for more line capacity, which enables some deeper drops for black cod. Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@wbstone4388]

Great fishing video Zac & Mary! My friends & I built a big steel building / boat garage this past summer by my Petersburg cabin. Used your lures to catch tons of halibut, Pacific cod, rockfish etc! Will have to try the 24 oz ones next summer. What brand / size spinning rod & reel do you recommend? I’ll try that too

[@CaptainZac]

Hi WB Stone thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Wow that's awesome to hear you had such good success with my jigs near Petersburg! Sounds like you've got an awesome setup there! Do you spend all summer there or only targeted fishing trips? I love that area near Petersburg - so much great fishing nearby! I use a Penn Carnage III Jigging Rod with a Penn Slammer IV 8500 Spinning reel spooled with 80lb PowerPro braid. Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@wbstone4388]

@@CaptainZac Thanks for letting me know your spinning setup. I’m spending most of each summer in Petersburg, learning new halibut fishing spots with names like Jurassic Park! We normally limit out on halibut daily with your lures tipped with herring (which I wrap in a little mosquito net mesh so it stays on the hook longer). Caught a lot of delicious cod & rockfish on your lures as well. Good salmon fishing around Petersburg too, kings and silvers but this year I also kept a lot of Pink Salmon (in August) and had them smoked, they’re great smoked and you can easily catch dozens a day.

[@juliansmith5865]

Thanks captain Zack for sharing your videos, they are awesome. Do you mind sharing what type of spinning reel, Rod, fishing line you use with your lures?

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Julian thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! I appreciate the kind words. Sure - I use a Penn Slammer IV 8500 spinning reel spooled with 80lb PowerPro (braided line) on a Penn Carnage III Jigging rod. Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@patrickdonahue6608]

Have you ever tried adding assists hooks or some might call a stinger hook to the jigs? I just got some from hardwire tackle.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Patrick thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I've used stinger hooks every so often over the years. The positive of stinger hooks is that they can increase hookups, the downside is they can increase the chance of a twist/tangle as you are jigging. Do you use stinger hooks while jigging? Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@patrickdonahue6608]

@CaptainZac I just sent you an email with a picture. Thanks

[@CaptainZac]

Awesome - thanks!

[@tommyfisher8571]

Kicking it in juneau. R u out fishing,,,

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Tommy thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! Unfortunately, I've pulled my boat already thus won't be back on the water until next spring. Did you do any fishing during your visit to Juneau? Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@surmancingan6644]

Come and listen to my boss.. wih muantaap!! Always be healthy and always successful, basically greetings one hobby 🙏

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Sur Mancingan thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! I appreciate the positive comment - good luck fishing my friend! Captain Zac

[@noahsizemore1275]

If you ever come to Virginia Beach or outer banks North Carolina. Get in touch I'll take you fish . The strippers are showing up here also the speckled trout are showing up and we can always catch yellow fin tuna. Also the king mackerel are about to show up they are fun to catch and we get good money for them. I went net fishing for the second time with a buddy and we filled the nets with Spanish mackerel and white dotter sharks 🦈. It was crazy picking fish sucks but I made 700 bucks in 10 hours. Love the videos I'll be there next summer come hell or high water.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Noah thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! Wow it sounds like you are "dialed in" down there with a ton of cool fish species! Netting those Spanish mackerel must have been a rush - the way those schools dart through the water after baitfish... I bet you had to hold on tight! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@Eskimofixer]

How late into the season do you fish?

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Dennis thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! This year, we fished through September and then pulled the boat until next spring. Luckily, I've got lots of footage from fishing this season so I'll still be publishing videos all winter! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@tommyfisher8571]

Do u prefer spinning reel over bait caster???

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Tommy thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes I do - I have both spinning and bait casting gear on board but I most often prefer using a big spinning rod while jigging for halibut (a "pull" vs. "push" motion). Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@tommyfisher8571]

@Captain Zac I live in petersburg. Love watching your videos sir.

[@CaptainZac]

​@@tommyfisher8571 That's awesome - Petersburg is one of my favorite places! Lots of good halibut fishing down there!!!

[@tommyfisher8571]

@Captain Zac got my daughter hooked on Hali fishing this summer she hooked up with a 65 lb halibut. She is 15 we weren't very deep at all 55 feet.

[@CaptainZac]

@@tommyfisher8571 That's awesome! Congrats on the nice halibut - I bet that fight was a blast in 55ft of water... at the boat before you know it! Tight lines!

[@Chompersize]

I Never aggressively set my hooks like that ever with ground fish . Give the critter a little line then wind only .

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Chompersize thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! With a circle hook, I agree - never set the hook (let them swim with it). With a heavy jig, I've found that it is important to bury the hookset. Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac