Fishing Big Halibut - Homer - Alaska Trip Pt. 2.2

A fun day on the water out of Homer Alaska.
Part 2 of this trip to the Kenai Peninsula.
The Charter was Bob's Trophy Charters.
The Captain was Captain Corey.
The First Mate was Tal.
The Vessel was the Sea Predator.
We were not even sure that I was going to make this trip to Alaska this time around. But luckily I made it up! Since I was late in the bookings I went on a different charter than my Dad and our Friends. We thought it might be a little weird for me to go off on a charter on my own but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
I was with a group of three from Michigan, and a group of two from Minnesota. Everyone on the boat was super cool people.
Watch and see how we fair in our fishing for big Halibut!
More to come... stay tuned for the more of this trip up to AK.

[@VAJIN679]

We are very excited and really like your creative ideas, made it enjoyable to watch and keep watching, hope you continue this great idea forever.

[@SeauT]

Congratulations on a great day fishing. God’s blessings were abundant that day.

[@spatsny45]

Ok,Capt bobs..this trip is on my bucket list.To me this is fishermans paradise!As an ny surf fisherman ,to catch fish like that is a dream."BUCKET LIST"

[@ninarijkoff4549]

So proud of you babe ,always doing such great job 👏 Captain Cory DeCook

[@tonyz6421]

Right on, now that's some fishing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Thanks Tony, we had a good time out there!

[@aSistaAndTheOcean]

Great Content! Thanks for the Adventure!!

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Thanks! It was a fun adventure out there

[@kpatrickolivier2705]

Great fishing through ,I'm going to remember those guys on that charter boat.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

I will definitely remember them and everyone else forever. Totally awesome charter and couldn't have asked for a better one

[@andrewhardcastle7982]

Great trip Wow ! Please buy Tal a few good knives

[@DirtyHarry771]

Too cool!! Very nice catches!!

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

And they were fun for everyone to catch!

[@scubagrant6045]

Great video. You really documented this. Even the drive. Nice fish. Just got back from a week of fishing there. We got 150 lbs of fish total. Great trip..

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Thank you! It was a nice trip, and something that we really don't get to do very often at all. The scenery and experience was totally awesome

[@scottquenstedt1]

71” Halibut is 187LB on the chart. The video doesn’t do that fish any justice. Very substantial

[@Thewaysoffoodswithsanit]

Wow amazing mate.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Thank you. It was a fun time and we received some great tasting fish

[@deckhandcody]

Capt Corey is a good captain. I work on a boat just down the slip from him. Nice fish!!

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Thank you @Deckhand Cody. The whole crew and everyone fishing were very cool, and it was a great day out there! The weatherman was totally wrong about the forecast and the weather ended up being pleasant.

[@kyfhofire4113]

grew up in Homer nice to see

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

A beautiful place there, glad we were able to visit.

[@doncallies8803]

one day we are going to Homer and get on one of those cattle boats and catch some halibut and ling cod

[@johnrutherford1650]

Fished out of homer a couple years ago and did well out near the Ushagat and Amatuli islands. Our biggest was only 115lbs. But wanted to also catch lingcod but was told the fish were not around or fishing for them was not good for awhile. Well next trip coming up and will need to find another place for some good Alaska fishing! Homer is such a beautiful place!

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

When we were using the gear to catch Rockfish, I hooked a Lingcod but he escaped as soon as I got him to the surface and let slack get in the line. We were also hooking some small Salmon. In the previous trip a month earlier some of the anglers hooked Redeye as well. The main target was Halibut of course but the waters have much more than just Halibut. It really was beautiful out there, the day started rainy but turned into a sunny day by the end. The islands we were between looked like they were Hawaiian with the sun on them.

[@justinvogt695]

​@@creativelivingnorthwest Do you remember what islands you were at? It's beautiful there!

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@@justinvogt695 Sorry I don't know the names of the islands there. It was totally beautiful there once the sunshine showed up!

[@doncallies8803]

geez what a gigantic state

[@mysteyloi9671]

Biiiiig fish

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@MysteryLoi Definitely! The biggest that I've ever seen caught in person for sure.

[@doncallies8803]

super ... go catch some more

[@mdv2043]

Those are some studs. I dought I will ever beat my pb or keep it but that mark was 243lbs.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

We're spoiled now, eating Halibut every other night and the freezer is still full! But you can't have your Halibut and Eat it Too. 243lbs would be a monster!

[@mdv2043]

@@creativelivingnorthwest yup I would of let her go but she was hooked deep. The best eaters are the 40 to 80 lb fish by far. You can prepare it is so many different ways..

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@@mdv2043 That is true, the 50 pounder that I caught and the 50 pounder that my dad caught one month earlier (different video) taste excellent. Grilled Halibut... Pan Fried Halibut... Halibut Fish-n-chips... Sounds like Forest and Bubba talking about Shrimp...

[@mdv2043]

@@creativelivingnorthwest fired coconut halibut with mango sauce, halibut parmesan, smoked. Grilled, fried in panko bread crumbs I really like to stuff a fillet with cornbread stuffing with shrinp,crawfish and scallops and grill them. I just made myself hungry.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@@mdv2043 Me too! Time to cook up some Halibut!

[@doncallies8803]

rock fish tasty for real

[@blessedthistlefarmstead2481]

Never mind all the people with the negative comments, enjoyed the video immensely…how much does it cost to go out, how do they split the fish up?

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Thank you, it was a lot of fun for my dad and I to experience these trips as well. We are not sure on the cost, we were gifted these trips as payment for our work that we were doing in helping our friend build their garage in Kenai. Each fish is given to the person that caught them.

[@beyondalpha1072]

What are the samll fish? How do yo u get your catch back to the Lower 48?

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

The small ones are Rock Fish. We put our catch in freezer boxes that can be bought in any store in that area. They are Styrofoam with a cardboard outside. Our haul was under 50lbs so we didn't have to pay for freight bringing it on our flight back. There are other options to process and fly it back wherever you need to

[@doncallies8803]

thats a lot of fishing boats

[@vadgl2450]

What’s the name of the Island you fished nearby.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@Vad GL that is a good question. I'm not from the area so I'm not sure.

[@r2peets706]

the Barron islands

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@@r2peets706 They certainly were barren. No signs of Human life on them...

[@Matspyropowerhouse]

Are these giants really in abundance like this out there .. here in ny a 10 lb fluke is a considered a door mat but I really don’t know if I’d want to kill it cuz there the ones that reproduce in big numbers with good genetics I say this cuz I feel like it would be the same for 100+ lb halibut

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

There have been so many Halibut taken from the water out by Homer AK... there is a reason it's considered the Halibut Capitol of the World. We were hooking one at a time... there are vessels out there that do "Long Lining". They bring up Hundreds of Halibut at a time. They just keep coming!

[@Matspyropowerhouse]

@@creativelivingnorthwest awesome ! Hopefully within the next few years I’ll be able to vaca there and get on a monster halibut

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@@Matspyropowerhouse heck yeah! We have had a blast with our trips out on the water there

[@50buttfish]

Fished out of Homer in 97, got into a school of young ones, most were 25-35 lb range, and we just popping them off, looking for a larger, lucky catch. People wonder about shooting them also; well, that beast took a 45 to the head, and was still flopping; can you imagine one with energy to snap your legs/ankles? It's fun to watch others "JUMP" at the gun-fire.

[@ktitus54]

Nice video, but I don't understand why you kill and keep these large halibut. Given the consrvation issues why keep any halibut over about 75lb? I have caught many many halibut in Icy strait and I release large fish. They are often females and ofen full of worms and the fillets are too big...............

[@50buttfish]

Tourist gotta have proof and some good eats.

[@neillee3793]

Suggestion: Wear a holster and secure the firearm there as opposed to leaving it on the bait table.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

That might make the pistol last longer, require cleaning less often. Otherwise it was safe there, there wasn't any chance of Mutiny on this boat; we were all friends.

[@danleclerc33]

Who died and left you in charge?

[@neillee3793]

@@danleclerc33 Mr. Common sense did - try not to be offended - seen many accidental discharges in my day!

[@stephenbridges3165]

Was not empressed with you driving down the road so good by

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Can't IMPRESS everyone 👋

[@tonyz6421]

Not impressed with your spelling 🤣

[@kpatrickolivier2705]

I think over all the video was great 👍but there were a few dislikes " THAT DRIVE in the beginning, and to top it off at the end " and your video guy needs some help.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Glad you like it. And the video guy was myself. Yeah, I do need some help. It is hard to be the videographer and to be in the action at the same time. It is a balance of capturing the moment without viewing the trip through a screen the whole time. Wish I had some kind of film crew but that just isn't in our budget

[@garrettott3365]

Great response! Great vid. Headed there next week

[@anthonygaller482]

Those guys are the worst at using gaf hooks. They both hooked the body when the head was such a big target. Then the whole gun thing is beyond dangerous.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

It took both of them to lift the monsters in. The Captain explained to me that he dispatches the big Halibut with the pistol before they come onto the boat; that way they do not thrash around and damage the boat, equipment, or hurt the people on the boat. You want to come back to port alive and uninjured; this ensures that.

[@cindyprice3014]

It also dispatches them HUMANELY! No slow suffering.

[@tombishop8083]

So we watch you driving for 5 minutes but not hooking or landing fish....

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

That's the way life goes isn't it? Always the best man and never the groom... I suppose I should strap a camera to my head next time... would make things a lot easier, but would have a lot more video to sort through afterwards. Anyway I had fun on the trip, and was able to record the other fishermen reeling up their catch. I got to live it. This is just the video that you all get to see...

[@santoluisfranco8135]

@@creativelivingnorthwest por'o

[@marcroberts5897]

Fishing. No driving pls

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Hi Marc. It was a beautiful drive, and not one that we get to see very often. If you would like to see the fishing instead, go ahead and Fast Forward to the Fishing! Cheers!

[@dougbalsbaugh1086]

I was enjoying the video until the dude jumped on the hali and started humping it. Very odd...

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Haha! I believe he was trying to have a "Free Willy" moment. A "whale" of a catch

[@williamwright2572]

Need less driving video!

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Life is a journey. If you want to, KZbin has an option to skip to the part you want to watch. Most people know how to use the FF and RW functions

[@jimsargent7288]

ummm editing.

[@stephenbridges3165]

Not empressed with Alaska Or this video so good by

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

Can't IMPRESS everyone 👋

[@tonyz6421]

Then go away you weirdo!

[@mattdalesr9872]

Obviously you have never been there, and I'm sure alaska wouldn't be impressed with you

[@tonyz6421]

@@mattdalesr9872 Yea, the fish wouldn't even eat him for bait!

[@myalaskanadventure2813]

I really wanted to watch this video but the 5 minute driving intro made me shut it off.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

It's a Free Country, you can do as you please. There is also a feature on KZbin that lets you skip forward or backwards to the part you actually want to see. Yeah its not all action-packed like Wicked Tuna or Deadliest Catch... I wanted to document the whole trip, as this is something we don't get to do or see often.

[@tonyz6421]

Then skip it...are you thick??

[@marlonpape8870]

This is not fishing with a pistol You should be ashamed of yourself

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

The Captain explained to me that he dispatches the big Halibut with the pistol before they come onto the boat; that way they do not thrash around and damage the boat, equipment, or hurt the people on the boat. You want to come back to port alive and uninjured; this ensures that.

[@marlonpape8870]

@@creativelivingnorthwest your argument makes no sense go check it out on youtube catching 250 to 500 kg sword fish are more dangerous than your fish can you learn something from it, it would be time you are not a sport fisherman but a dangerous man with a pistol make you stand out in front of others I would have been on board with you I use a pistol against you you are a bad example to others be a man who shows that you are also on another way to catch fish, no you can't make sure you are equipped for big fish bins in catches you are a pathetic boy

[@tonyz6421]

Man you're thick.

[@th723]

@@creativelivingnorthwest surely the point of fishing as a sport is you against the fish, which means the fish has a chance of getting off the hook.

[@creativelivingnorthwest]

@@th723 Correct there is a chance they can come off the hook, especially at the surface. It was a bit for sport but more for the meat. We are still enjoying the Halibut dinner!