Big Fish on the Line! - Alaska Halibut Fishing | Longline Season 2024

[@donaldtouchton9523]

When you order halibut at a restaurant! You need to be thanking these guys! Lot of hard work.!👊🏻👊🏻😂

[@EISAlaska]

You can also order directly from us! Head over to www.eisalaska.com and get yours today!

[@ALLGODSDIE]

That's why you order directly from them. Soon we will be able too. I can't wait.

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

Nice slabs lads 😊

[@tonycosta3305]

you guys are awesome I love to watch you guys fish I wish I was there I love fishing I would not mind going out on a trip for free just to help you guys out I love it😅

[@matthewb8229]

The camera angle on this vid is exceptional!

[@jimhamilton213]

I like this camera angle!

[@anderspettersson2958]

Couldn't be better!

[@trendingfarmus]

Absolutely! The dedication and effort that goes into catching and preparing halibut is incredible. These fishermen work hard to make sure we get that delicious dish on our plates. 👊🏻👊🏻😂

[@cadenkempe5281]

You guys remind me of my dad and i when we're fishing. You're doing it for a living, but you haven't lost sight of what a fantastic opportunity it is to be out in nature and see what we get to see. Even feeling bittersweet about those big fish is exactly how my dad and i would feel. I love your videos, keep up the great work!

[@EISAlaska]

Wow, thanks! We have had several people tell us we bring back good memories of time spent with loved ones. That makes us happy and we hope it inspires others to take time and spend it with their children and loved ones making memories.

[@stanleybarker7128]

EIS I really enjoy watching you guys pull up the fish. It's so much fun watching you fish it doesn't matter if your getting fish on long line, on jigs, traps or nets, you guys have a way of making it interesting.. the other thing I really like to watch is the ones you walk us through all the repairs and modifications you do. Keep it up, Stan

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you Stanley! We really appreciate your support and comments. We are happy to share our livelihood with folks and always nice to hear they enjoy the content. Have a great evening and best wishes!

[@wojomojo]

You guys are always so optimistic and cheery, it makes me rethink my own negativity. Thank you.

[@EISAlaska]

Our pleasure! Cheers.

[@rogerhazen442]

I just wanted to say I like your new camera placement. I like that you get a better view of the deck and the catch being hauled up. I also like that it gives a better view of the scenery.

[@MrVrics]

This camera angle is a real winner. You guys are great.

[@katiesbeauties2694]

I like the new angle. It is great to be able to see both of you and the deck of the boat.

[@ALLGODSDIE]

An hour video! Yes ! Thank you, Mrs Anita for getting video's out ..

[@EISAlaska]

You are so welcome! Enjoy!

[@peteacher52]

I'm thinking of the broken wrist you may have saved yourself had that big 'un come aboard, thrashing around as they will, jerking an arm against hard metal! Who knows?! Sometimes, disappointment can be a blessing in disguise! Kudos to you gentlemen for remaining calm and philosophical with no cussing and ranting! Col, NZ.

[@EISAlaska]

That's very true! I'm just glad that my aim was bad and I didn't mortally wound her! Right in the lip in the very same spot as the hook.

[@ryanhoward1013]

Hi guys i really enjoy your vidios and its really nice to see you being yourselves just having fun. Thanks for sharing and God bless

[@EISAlaska]

Our pleasure! Appreciate it Ryan. We sure love working with each other, even if it’s a slow day or tough time. Leaning on each other is how we make it! Best wishes from all of us!

[@kerrypitt9789]

Matt the big Halibut you caught last year (I think) was about 172lbs, this one that escaped was pretty big, I think 225ish? I understand the bittersweet feeling of releasing a big fish, but it sure feels good to watch a big war wear fish go free and I am proud of you and your Dad I know you didn't release it but you didn't moan and cry about it. Karma will take note and perhaps you will be rewarded. Hey do you have a hobby? Or does this keep you busy? I really enjoy your Dad's commentary by the way. You two make a good team!

[@EISAlaska]

Thinking the same. Definitly over 200#. A beauty for sure. I guess working on the boat is our hobby. Gardening id fun too, but not much time for that the paast few years. Glad you enjoy the video and commentary!

[@robertyork784]

the big one that got away was a great fish its nice too see there still out there

[@EISAlaska]

Yes it was. There’s still some whoppers out there. She will continue to add to the gene pool for awhile. 😀

[@ShawnDarlinghalibutfisherman]

Great job guys keep it up and stay safe out there along with all the other commercial fishermen

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks, Shawn! Will do.

[@johnpierce1251]

Awesome haul guys enjoyed the longer video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤stay safe my friends

[@leonardconlon9319]

Great camera angle. Really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@kevinmaritz4519]

Ellanie done guys. I love watching you haul halibut

[@Alexcareykayakfishing]

I love watching you guys work, It's very relaxing. I miss eating halibut it's be over 20 years since I enjoyed a hali sandwich. Keep it up guys.

[@jamesa4124]

Thanks for bringing us along that was a great set Gents! Wishing you fair weather and tight lines! All the best from Bris Vegas Aus.

[@sprkmn]

Very nice haul and love the camera angel.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks so much! Glad to hear the feedback.

[@darrinoconnor6024]

Awesome video guys, seeing land in the background and the sea so flat reminds me of my commercial crayfishing days off Gisborne (on a nice day haha) Love your videos

[@barbarabeagley6650]

Guys this view is fantastic! We can see you pull them in so well!

[@PamelaClem]

A lot of skate and star fish today. Love your videos.

[@Frankgraham-lq6es]

Thanks for taking us along!

[@GoldVP...]

I watched all our starfish, and sea stars die, central Vancouver Island, on the east side, and prior to that, we had nuclear waste from japan. That was devastating to see everything melt! Just watching, dinner time, so I'll be back shortly to finish. Up in Terrace, and been picking mushrooms in the forest, all day. Excited to watch this... Holy that definitely was a cow of halibut!!!

[@EISAlaska]

We also saw the big die off of starfish. It seems as though they have recovered in some places. 😂

[@GoldVP...]

@@EISAlaska I'm so thankful they have. They are the carpet cleaners lol 🍻🇨🇦❤️

[@zedhead2864]

Love it when your get into good fish!

[@joshs8738]

oh new wide angle, very nice!

[@wesleymonske8103]

There are soo many starfish because commercial boats used to chop them in prices. Each peice grows into a starfish. Yeow!

[@zerog5041]

What a great team we make, you guys doing all the hard work and me watching! (Well I am retired). Caught me off guard there Matt, just clipped me around the ear with that hook.

[@JohnnieSummerlin]

great fish

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks!

[@mholdner]

I also like the new camera angle. And that big fish, oh boy, someone might have slipped a disc getting that over the rail.

[@steenhoffmann4259]

As usual it's a great video, and a big 👍 from Misery Bay Thanks for the tour

[@MiguelHolt]

I grew up on Ketchikan island the back in 1961 -74 my dad was a tug boat foreman and we used to catch halibut that were over 200 pounds we had to use the winch to get them on board.

[@danielorr2972]

You two make a great team. Nice to see father and son working together to make a living from the sea. Congratulations. Keep up the nice work you are doing. Sorry about the big one that got away. It looked like a nice one!

[@illwind9429]

You should be keeping those starfish. You could dry them out and use them for firewood.

[@pattiwhalen9851]

Thank ypu for reminding me how much i misshome

[@tonyjuliasto682]

Great work even though we lost a big one, a really big one. Thank you and very nice camera angle this time. And I am looking forward to your next adventure.

[@johnpierce1251]

lol Matt with the fastest grease gun in the north

[@curtmudgeon8703]

watching your vids, i cry when i see you release those big beautiful Sculpin! THEY'RE HUGE! here we're lucky to bring one home 10ish inches! i wonder how much better AK sculpin taste compared to ours? they're sooo good steamed whole! i'd love to see a close up one day if you can! keep up the great vidz!

[@robertgiguere7137]

A great catch on a beautiful day. All in a days work with family.❤👍😎

[@ericmcgary911]

When you become a you tube sensation your head tends to enlarge😅

[@EISAlaska]

Hopefully your talking about the halibut and not us! 🤣 The reality is that we are truly humbled by everyone’s support and kind words. When we meet people that watch our channel we take the time to visit and it really brings alot of happiness to our hearts.

[@ricksayre9650]

Now that was a nice fish. Like ya say bitter sweet about him. Good camera angle.

[@johnduer7428]

Again watching your videos is awesome.

[@AgentStang]

Gilakasla for all the fishing motivation and helpful videos, I purchased my own long line gear for food fishing off Vancouver Island and have been filling the freezers and helping many families eat our traditional food source.

[@EISAlaska]

That is awesome! I love to hear about folks putting up their own food and glad we could help a little. Best wishes for a great harvest!

[@edmundhenderson6559]

You're going to need a bigger boat! Oh wait... :)

[@johnholloway2118]

You guys are amazing

[@robertgillis7633]

Really liked that angle

[@TroyFairweather]

Best camera angle

[@debbiesue4287]

Good Morning! What a wonderful way to start my day, Thanks guys ❤ We have a bit of an issue down here at the harbor near my parent's house ( Princeton, Half Moon Bay , CA) a young male humpback has decided to take a vacation inside the inner boat harbor....he's been in their a few days and kind of causing havoc. Lol never had one do this before. Hope he figures out how to get out soon.

[@EISAlaska]

Good morning DebbieSue! Poor thing, hope he get's out soon. Lots of lines to get tangled in.

[@rickhultman1660]

Nice haul!!!!!

[@jacktomberlin7976]

I’m liking the new camera perch/angle.👏👍

[@gopha533]

Luv that camera location!!

[@lakotakrueger5354]

Nice trip there guys way to go

[@hughmiller7479]

I do love 💕 👁️👁️ watching you fellas, 🙏 GOD bless y'all in all you do.. be safe out there..👍😎

[@twotalljones4790]

Halibut is the best fish for a fish and chip dinner. We had a family in our city that ran a restaurant for 70 years end the owner retired and never sold the business. He took the perfect batter recipe with him never to be used again.I miss those halibut and chip dinners so much.

[@kerrypitt9789]

May I ask where you are? In Victoria BC there may still be a Fish and chip shop called Burnside Fish and chips that had a great batter recipe. It later changed to Bradey's fish and chips. The food never changed but the setting was too large. Not sure if it is there anymore. I seriously miss their food!

[@EISAlaska]

I wish they would share! A great batter recipe is hard to master. We are still working on ours!

[@twotalljones4790]

@@kerrypitt9789 Sarnia,Ontario The owner use to get the fish and cut them up himself. I remember going back to see them and he said he use to get 300 lbs ones but now the biggest he received was 100 lbs. The way he prepared the fish,fries,roles and coleslaw was perfect. If he was still open I would go right now just thinking about it. Do not get me wrong you paid for the meal but if it’s good I do not care what the cost is. The price of the Halibut was very high but that was not his fault.

[@twotalljones4790]

@@EISAlaska This family had the best one I have ever had and I use to ask him how he made it but it was a family secret that he would never give out. It was light and crispy fried up golden and I often wondered if he used rice flour.

[@twotalljones4790]

@@kerrypitt9789 I use to work with a guy named Pitt he was Scottish. Heck of a nice man.

[@larrycresse753]

Great Great video. I sure wish when I turn off the CC it stay off

[@EISAlaska]

Hmmm. Wondering why they won’t stay off. We don’t do subtitles on our videos. Maybe check the settings on your smartphone or tv?

[@donaldtouchton9523]

You guys work together like a well oiled machine.!👊🏻

[@edsullivan5417]

Fished for lobster for years out of Chatham MA. My over the side gear setup was very much the same with about the same over the side reach. When I fished for bluefin I used the same hauling gear but running 550 lbs nylon so we could just haul them in, harpoon , bleed, then and ice them down. Never had any instability even with an 865 lbs bluefin pulling dead on the starboard beam.

[@DennisYackel]

much better vid, with the side shot

[@eithtonbryan2164]

It's ah blessings always 🙏 😂

[@JohnnieSummerlin]

Wow that was a nice fish

[@waynefletcher9044]

Sorry about the big one getting away. I don't really know about such things, but have you considered using a dart for the big ones? I see the guys fishing for big tuna darting them to help keep from loosing them. Really enjoy the videos and look forward to seeing the new boat in action.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you! We used to have a harpoon for big ones. It was rarely used, but might be time to get a new one!

[@tdeaux]

Wow, gargantuan.

[@stevemack3457]

Greetings from St. Louis, I’m at all by the scenery such an awesome work place u guys have!im jealous lol

[@EISAlaska]

Hello there Steve! Thanks for joining us.

[@SteveDeGreeff-yj8er]

Great Angle Shot!

[@ScotWalt858]

All good!

[@alanlucas2886]

good video both

[@DeeCM68]

Nice fish....👍👌

[@pattiwhalen9851]

Would just LOVE some fresh halibut havent had none in30 years

[@Shottsie]

Great camera placement.❤

[@TULUSRECORD]

Good vidos❤❤❤❤

[@4909ak]

You guys ever consider the snaps that have the swivel end? Less tangles. I've never seen a halibut bend a snap like that I've seen plenty of straightened out hooks though

[@Urpo66621]

Nice. Thank you.

[@garyfloyd6616]

another great video... one question however... it appears that you are not hauling as much halibut s in previous seasons... at leat as far as I can tell from viewing previous halibut season videos... any reasons why??? have you changed fishing grounds??? just curious...

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

Very nice camera angle👌

[@robdeaton9910]

It's a bummer you lost that door sized halibut 😮. But you still have a heck of a haul for that set. How many days were you out? I take it you were south of Kodiak that location looked familiar. When we were jigging for Cod we were north and south of Kodiak or is it east and west 😅. Anyways that camera angle is a great view, I think you nailed it.😊

[@jesusverasecula6892]

Es una lastima que se haya escapado, hubiera sido un gran cierre de la línea, muy buen video.

[@donaldtouchton9523]

Stud.!👊🏻👊🏻

[@bmiller7710]

Great stuff guys! And don’t feel bad about the 200 lb ers and up, you’re trying to pay the bills. Now if you pull a few in a row over the rail then ya but you can always edit the video haha. Now us sport guys should always send them back to the deep cause they no good to eat anyway.

[@marilynsimpson4640]

Good view,you two are filming like pros. That female would have been Walmart stuff. Thank you!

[@yoke-munchan1813]

My guess was 68, so I'm 2 off 😅. By the way, that semi-unintended released fish was it bigger than 66 ? Looks bigger from the few zoomed in slow-motion angles. Thanks for the upload, God bless and fair winds in your travels.

[@EISAlaska]

Close guess! The one that got away was indeed larger. Guessing 70-72 inches, over 200# for sure!

[@mailmanny]

that block squeak dot me, i started looking all around my house for the source.

[@EISAlaska]

Haha. It's funny how long we don't really notice it, then all of a sudden it is just unbearable.

[@DavidWade55]

DONT FORGET TO PUT THOSE CORK FLOATS ON THE GAFFS , ✔️😉

[@ianwhiting8822]

Bttersweet about the one that got away. Saying that though lots of undersize ones aswell, futures looking good.

[@thomascary1752]

You may not feel bad for losing that fish but I FEEL BAD FOR YOU!

[@EISAlaska]

Na, it’s all good. It really was a beautiful fish and there’s a reason she didn’t come onboard. Her work isn’t finished yet!

[@scottdilley356]

Its always the big ones

[@t.shawnwirginis8600]

I'm surprised you don't have any birds (gulls) following you around.

[@EISAlaska]

It’s true. Not many birds around right now. Other times they are thick!

[@burgessschnitzius4987]

Just as I was thinking about there being no sculpin a bunch of them show up.

[@johnpierce1251]

That monster would have been a great record fish for the fish tale for sure but it wasn’t ment to be and that’s ok to it’s in video ❤❤❤

[@EISAlaska]

Very true. Thanks John!

[@timothywolfe2289]

its good for a large one to go back every so often as to the huge ones are the good breeders i mean a breeder is a breeder there needed

[@johnmeeks9618]

Do you have to keep all the cod you catch?

[@Opaulo888]

You should consider using a harpoon for those big fish. They're too hard on your body fighting them. When I fished in Prince Rupert British Columbia, I always had one with me, along with a 22 for those big ones.

[@PamelaClem]

How long is your longline when fishing for halibut?

[@EISAlaska]

The reel has about 4 1/2 miles of line on it. We make 3-5 sets and they may vary from a half mile to a mile and a half long.

[@PamelaClem]

Wow.

[@williamsnapp2605]

Thanks for the video! Nice camera angle.

[@marktaylor2644]

Question for you. the other fish that you throw back, are they sting rays? and will they hurt you if they hurt you if you are hit with there tail? I keep trying but just cant tell what you are calling them. to me it sounds like you are calling them skeets.

[@glennbrown1961]

Skates. No barbed tails. They can't hurt you.

[@johnduer7428]

😊😊😊

[@michaelbrausch8874]

How much fuel does the boat consume in a 7 to 8 hour period?

[@EISAlaska]

On this trip we burned 80 gallons of fuel. Time on the hour meter was 50 hrs, so about 1.6 gal/hr. average. This included running to and back from the grounds.

[@EISAlaska]

Also, I replied to your email. If it didn't come through check your spam folder and let me know. Thanks!

[@marilynsimpson4640]

I already made a comment about the huge fish that got away,but I was wondering if we ordered fish from you would put meat from big fish in the box.