Last Cast Magic & Amazing Orcas! Alaskan Halibut Fishing - Juneau, Alaska! JULY 2023

Join Captain Zac and Mary for another halibut fishing adventure! Lots of halibut landed and an amazing encounter with a pod of feeding orcas!
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[@mikehelms5845]

I loved the look and the comment “this is quite a predicament ”. I have a bite Mary has a bite, Mary’s taking a nap. If I had a nickel every time I heard that. Great video. Keep em coming.

[@CaptainZac]

Haha thanks Mike I appreciate the positive comment and am glad you enjoyed this footage! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@fishduckdog]

Getting ready for a snowstorm here in Minnesota. Great 👍🏽 lunchtime entertainment! Thanks for the show!

[@CaptainZac]

Hey Charles thanks for watching and I'm glad this Alaskan adventure could bring you entertainment before a big snow storm! I appreciate the positive comment - tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@GeloBoysGaming]

Wow great video and great fish you’re good at fishing

[@CaptainZac]

Hi @GeloBoysGaming thanks for watching and I appreciate the very kind words! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@Ken-h2u]

Love watching , vicariously fishing with you

[@CaptainZac]

Thanks Ken I appreciate you stopping by and I'm glad you enjoy these fishing videos! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@Chromecultcustomrods]

Great fishing Zac . Love to see the small halibut game. You keep doing what works for you my friend

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Jason thanks for watching and I appreciate the positive comment - I'm glad to hear you are enjoying these halibut videos! I hope all is well on your end and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@dmartin203]

Killer footage of those Orcas! Incredible dude!

[@CaptainZac]

Thanks @dmartin203! All props go to Mary for this cool drone footage - I'll let her know you liked it! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@CaptainZac]

Hey BTW - did that new Benelli get any duck action this season?

[@dmartin203]

@@CaptainZac tacking says it’ll be here tomorrow! Two more weekends of duck season! Let’s get after it!

[@CaptainZac]

@@dmartin203Awesome good luck!

[@randymutch5791]

you do you most of us like it and you do quite well keep putting those great video's out

[@CaptainZac]

Hi @randymutch5791 thanks for the positive comment - I appreciate your support and am glad you are enjoying these videos! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@davehconner]

Thanks for the video

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Dave thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut and orca adventure! Happy holidays and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@ericwiegele7651]

Captain Zac and Mary What an incredible day… I’m so ready to be down and tight.. Only 7 and a half months to go till we get up there.. Tight Lines my friend. Bait heavy and bait often! E

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Eric many thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut and orca adventure! Haha "Bait heavy and bait often!" - I love it, and so do halibut!!! Those 7 months will fly right by and you'll be down and tight before you know it! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@mikehelms5845]

Good music too.

[@CaptainZac]

Thanks Mike! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@gc0960]

Hey Capt Zac- another fun video to watch. You have me missing my first summer to AK in 10 years. That’ll set you back on your heals a little….. but I still hit it well on the Atlantic coast. Looking fwd to some Pacific pounding action next summer! :) I think what maybe happened when you lost that nicer fish well off the bottom (early in the video) is that the fish was shaking his head and that big jig weight was bouncing back and forth with each head shake. I sometimes lose east coast fluke (flounder) the same way when they’re head thrashing down there. Best you can do is keep constant tension on the line and crank as the fish allows. Win some and every once in a while the fish wins. It stings but you get over it on the next bite. Tight Lines, Merry Christmas, Best & Safe 2024 Wishes. We’ll see you in the coming year!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Geoff many thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed it is frustrating when the "shake shake" leads to "fish off" but the thrill of boating a big flat fish keeps us coming back! Looking forward to some tight lines later this summer my friend! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@imaginethat8610]

I know you have been asked before but I haven't seen any videos with charters. No charters?

[@imaginethat8610]

You guys are awesome 😂

[@mikehelms5845]

I was watching and wondering, you are retrieving in a cadence or rhythm. The fish that get away after a long haul up, are the timing your pace? The hooks are barbed right? Maybe they wise up on the trip up. Maybe change it up to 2 cranks vs 1 or 3 and a quick pause. Just a thought. Great videos. Keep them coming please.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Mike thanks for stopping by! Yes I am using barbed hooks. Yes anytime a fish gets off it is quite frustrating - often because of either a bad initial hookset, a "head shake" that throws the hook and/or a slacked line which dislodges the hook. Thanks and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@mikehelms5845]

@@CaptainZac thanks for your comments. I just saw your first Hali of 2024. So the auto reel is a keeper?

[@CaptainZac]

Yes indeed! I caught a really big one yesterday on the same reel - stay tuned for that footage! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@thomasthornton5737]

😀👍👍👍❤

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Thomas many thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut and orca action! Happy New Year and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@mikehelms5845]

Sorry to bother, do you have a video of your fishing gear? Rod, reel, line size .

[@CaptainZac]

No problem - I don't have a video on this yet but I'm using a Penn Slammer IV 8500 spinning reel with 80lb PowerPro braid on a Penn Carnage III Jigging Spinning Rod

[@mikehelms5845]

I still guide for Flyfishing in CO. Was in AK while in the Coast Guard, last century. I’m ready to go to the dark side Spin casting and deep water fishing. You and Mary are my escape till it happens. Thanks to you both.

[@CaptainZac]

That's awesome - guiding fly fishing in CO sounds like a blast! haha the "dark side"... If it helps matters any, I still enjoy fly fishing and at one point was really into tying my own flies for trout and steelhead in PA. Both fly fishing and deepwater/spin fishing can co-exist! haha Thanks for your service by the way! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@srx6128]

亚历山大群岛很容易钓上鱼

[@CaptainZac]

嗨@srx6128，感谢您的观看，我很高兴您喜欢这个大比目鱼钓鱼视频！ 是的，你是对的 - 阿拉斯加东南部的钓鱼环境非常好。 你在阿拉斯加钓鱼过吗？ 祝我朋友一切顺利！ 扎克船长

[@milstuff4530]

Just an observation but you mess with the drag too much and you put too much bait on the hook. I have been fishing for 65 years and have a little experience.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi @milstuff4530 thanks for watching and I appreciate your comment. The reason I frequently adjust the drag is that I prefer to "lock down" the drag when setting the hook to maximize the hookset power. I've found that if the drag spools of the reel when I yank, the hookset is compromised. My two main focus areas regarding the amount of bait are 1) ensuring optimal hook clearance (i.e. the bait shouldn't obstruct a clean hookset) and 2) ensuring a streamlined action (i.e. strips of salmon or squid that "flutter", especially if I'm fishing the jig with a grub). Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac