Fishing Swimbaits for Keeper Halibut: Nonstop Action!

Went out on the skiff in search of halibut and ran into a hot bite. There was action all day, even after the go pro died. All my fish came on the swimbait which made it even better. Jigging with a light rod has to be one of the best ways to target these fish
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[@OutdoorScienceDad]

That halibut swimming up to the skiff following its hooked buddy was awesome!

[@jimbo4612]

halibut at times follow their mates to the surface when one is hooked. A Female can have multiple mates and a quick gaff can score bonus fish.

[@pwayne3580]

“Juilian!!! Cmon! What kind of filet is that gunna be?” I’m dead.

[@baileyyang1713]

“It didn’t go in the boat thats where it didn’t go” lol!

[@jimbo4612]

Old school fishing by the new era crew . Nice job Everet and Julian

[@stevet8121]

Right on. I don't even use bait for halibut any more because jigging is so much fun.

[@jimbo4612]

Depth divided by tail vibration increase= halibut surplus

[@DieHardFishing]

Yeah I highly recommend not gaffing you’re hand lol, sweet fish man!

[@ZacharySchmidt]

Can’t get enough of your videos Mate! Absolutely love what you're doing and so Inspirational, I’ve just started my own Spearfishing/fishing channel based on The Great Barrier Reef.

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Awesome man, I’ll give you a sub

[@MyWayFishing]

Wow, Non stop halibut action~ great~

[@marcnomad9736]

Nice trip, thanks for sharing. Dang, you gotta love all the action on the plastics and having live baits. Fun as hell.

[@jimvalim1567]

Yes, more halibut video's!👍

[@Hook2Cook]

One of your best episodes 👌🏽

[@catchmeoutside4617]

The kind of fishing trip dreams are made of. Nice haul.

[@expansioniskeyrn]

Pretty cool yah can have that many lines out. Definitely get more opportunities. We only could have one out.

[@sleelee84]

Super nice!!

[@joshsircy7695]

That’s the most insane video I’ve ever seen off a rental skiff holy shit😳 Subscribed 💯🔥

[@rb2287]

100% EPIC!

[@VinnyFish]

Wow! 👏

[@RULASXALOS]

nice catch all day good job

[@aidansquidturd9808]

Congrats on 3.33k bro lol love your vids!

[@hooper4581]

Awesome day what’s a blast !

[@otroflores91]

You guys have good halibut up there.

[@WARBAITS]

Excellent!

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

I'll see If I can slay them on the Warbaits heads next time! just picked a few up

[@Boonicat71]

That’s a damn good day right there

[@akosangling4969]

Nice work 🤙🏽

[@mancinisleeptrain]

Hell ya! I’m just getting into fishing and I live close to the village and this shit gets me amped! Thanks for sharing

[@trollmaster5668]

Great eating fish

[@bradencap8388]

That custom rod looks lite and bendy and I like the cork butt more grip nice rod

[@soysizzle200]

Bad ass! I always use smaller jigs with Medium action rods for halibut in Alaska catching 20-50 lb halibut on a salmon rod is a blast!

[@solo022667]

Nicely done.. I want that coordinates now..lol

[@alexrosas2280]

Slaying the Hali good Video content brother!

[@jimbo4612]

Hali is a girls name meaning ocean and slang for Taiwanese he-she. Butt, flattie, flat fish and Barn door for the really big ones cant be confused

[@andresgarcia-jc4mf]

Nice video bro, a good fisherman too,

[@reelphatties6426]

No way what’s a beast plus 1 sub 🤘

[@CheddaCheeseSwiss]

even though i love the music playing from the boat be careful with copyright! i wouldn’t want you to lose chances of making money if you are any. great vid bro

[@getmorecontent.]

01:50 I actually learned something! Thanks dudes!

[@petery5583]

They are nailing bright colored swimbaits right now

[@jdh9586]

God job I like fishing too

[@josevillalobos2505]

Cmon Julian really in the middle lol 😆 😂

[@500dollarjapanesetoaster8]

The reel popping off actually happened to More Than Fishing on a party boat. How to lose $200 (and a fish) just like that...good that you saved it.

[@mrmhernandez925]

You guys got a nice honey hole nice catches

[@seanhartnett9753]

i caught my biggest hali in that spot 25 years ago. 38lbs.

[@Hook2Cook]

11:00 in was insane.

[@fishinmalarkey9830]

Head stomp for the win

[@hogsquadfishing]

Just saw this video it’s incredible I’d be really down to come up to Santa Cruz and fish with you. If your down.

[@wsonphan80]

Nice! I’m new to halibut fishing and it seems the rods have really soft tips, do you have any recommendations for a halibut rod? Thanks!

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Would It be for fishing live bait or throwing swimbaits?

[@michaelreynolds5156]

Great Video ! Why do you think Live Baits were Not getting bit ?

[@YoungPono]

Daaang

[@robertd8224]

Nice catch and video! Did you rent skiff from Santa Cruz? What fishing report did you read that they were biting at around 40 feet?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

I have the inside information 😉 local knowledge

[@johncosico3810]

Lol he didn’t care if his friend lose his fish when they got a double. Sweet fishing tho!

[@geofftentwo]

Awesome video! Is there any halibut action late October?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

They are still around, but usually farther out and in fewer numbers. Try in like 80 feet or deeper

[@joepurchase4525]

Which company made that rod???

[@edderhernandez4367]

I been out to New Brighten beach and i always crap out. Can you share some tips

[@MrFerrer10]

What kind of rod is that with the penn rival reel ?

[@azevedoplumbing]

Is that sugar shawn on that rod ? Good stuff brah!!

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Yes

[@capbread]

LOVE THIS, were are you guys, what part of country?

[@rondean3775]

There in capatola ca. You can rent boats by the hour or day👍

[@gofishingandtraveltv6716]

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[@RLFore]

What brand and size swim bait did you use?

[@cheethoe]

How the hell? This makes me want to ditch live bait trolling for halibut but I have a feeling I wouldn't get the results you guys got, that's some halibut honey hole there. Do you use swimbaits when you're fishing 80+ feet for halibut? And if so, how heavy of a swimbait head do you use?

[@Tofasttodrive]

Hey guys I am from Santa Cruz all my family is from there I have not been back there in 30++ years I now live in the panhandle of Florida anyway what's it like there now how is the old fishing Pier I remember going for all the salmon Steelhead and Halibut And How is the old cement ship fishing pier is it still standing

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

It’s closed at the moment, and even when it was open you could only use about half of the pier. Winter storms keep damaging the support pilings. At this point it’s just a toilet for pelicans

[@Jessekin32]

Any chance you can offer more information on your custom rod in the video with the Shimano reel?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

I wish. I bought it at a yard sale so I don’t really even know what it is

[@jimbo4612]

How much power do you have on the E bike? 24-25 inch stripers below Manresa on bait. Still time to shoot for the 100

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

I’ve got a few batteries now so a good 100 miles of total range

[@jimbo4612]

@@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231 got a pair of stripers at Seascape and some got taken by perch anglers at upper sunset. Pile, blood worms and Sandcrabs . NW swell moving this week.

[@TonyGutierrez-qv7cm]

What's the pole limit per person there in Ca. ???

[@outdoordoc1971]

Hey man, what kind of boat are you in?

[@rickhess1616]

Isn't the season closed? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces the recreational Pacific halibut fishery will close Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 11:59 p.m. for the remainder of 2020. Based on the latest catch projections, CDFW expects the 2020 California recreational quota of 39,000 pounds has been taken.

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

That is for Pacific Halibut. California Halibut (different species) is open year round. Pacific Halibut are the big 100 pounders they get in Alaska and are pretty much only caught in super deep water north of San Fransisco. These ones only get up to 50 ish pounds and can be caught from Oregon to Baja

[@windaanthonypyro]

This guy Rick needs to learn his halibut what a kook loo

[@vladimierliabkova7807]

So this was in Santa Cruz too?

[@edderhernandez4367]

Is there like a weather pattern that you look for or is there like a time a year for striper

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Time of year for Striper is definitely late spring and summer. There’s a number of good conditions I look for and the more you can get at once the better. Here’s what I consider in order of importance: fish being caught in the area, high tide, dawn or dusk, calm surf, overcast skies, bait in area, blue/green water.

[@edderhernandez4367]

@@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231 hell yeah brother thanks for the tips and for replying back not a lot ppl like to share their info

[@josephlacebal8396]

The Santa Cruz Surfcaster hey where did u rent the boat at?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

you can rent them off the Capitola and Santa Cruz wharves

[@bennypizano9582]

Hey dose braid cut into the rod guides

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Not unless they’re SUPER cheap and made of plastic. Even most budget rods have aluminum guides now which hold up pretty well

[@abramraya1168]

Where do you fish at

[@650tonyd]

do you prefer the left handed reel for jigging?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

I always try and get a left handed reel

[@650tonyd]

@@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231 are you left handed? I'm a right hand person but perfer a lefty

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

I’m a righty so I like to cast with my right arm and reel with my left. I don’t understand why people like to cast baitcasters with one arm and then switch hands

[@650tonyd]

@@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231 same here! It's akward to have to switch hands

[@reece4731]

Where is this

[@guyramirez5809]

Are you letting your swim bait hit the bottom after each pull? You’re on fire!!

[@davinagibbs3460]

Are you supposed to have more than two poles out at a time looks like you guys are fishing 6 poles at a time?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

There’s no rod limit when fishing for halibut

[@NurseNeoHealth]

do you just rent these lil skiffs in sc?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

yeah

[@windaanthonypyro]

Wide open

[@remylewis5523]

8:02 looked like a fish on

[@dannypino3130]

How do you catch your live bait?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

With a sabiki rig

[@dannypino3130]

@@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231 thank you

[@mpariba]

Where do you buy those lures from? Thank you for the video keep up the good work.

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

They are candy bar swimbaits but the only place I’ve seen that color is bayside marine in santa cruz

[@mpariba]

Thank you

[@skyesmith3043]

What kind of reel is that?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Which one???? They are all linked in the description of the video

[@fredflinstone5315]

Nice catch lad , burp ! What lake is that ? Calm as fk

[@micahlyons5583]

Pacific Ocean

[@cuauhtemocramos2674]

Is this SoCal? 🤙🏾

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Nope, Monterey bay

[@650tonyd]

What reel is that?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

Tranx 301

[@wesleyallen9577]

yo say sup to Cosy for me next time your getting the boat, hes my cousin

[@koston777]

3 halibut is the limit in Santa Cruz?

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

The limit is three anywhere north of Big Sur

[@koston777]

@@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231 nice!

[@allanreager6560]

What kind of boat is that

[@thesantacruzsurfcaster6231]

It’s a rental skiff

[@marshallmazzarelli8797]

Where you fishing at

[@rivs-bn4ho]

Your buddy sneak hating

[@chrisa9035]

Jesus. And I never get a keeper. This guy

[@OEFarredondo]

I can't catch nothing lol

[@James-zq6fq]

Tell me how someone can live with themselves taking credit for someone else's catch

[@abramraya1168]

Where do you fish at