Mary's Halibut Masterclass! 40-60-50! Halibut Fishing Underwater Footage - Juneau, Alaska! AUG 2021

Captain Zac and Mary jigging for halibut at a new spot near Juneau, Alaska - Mary delivers a total masterclass on how to catch big halibut!!! Underwater footage as well!
For halibut tackle and tips from Captain Zac, check out captainzacalaska.com/

[@AnglingSpiders]

Some awesome fishing right there, love those underwater shots. Well done.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Angling Spiders thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action and the underwater footage! I'm always amazed at how many fish are down there, even if they aren't all biting right away! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@roblacitinola866]

"Zackery" !!! You know you are in trouble when you here that!! LOL! Fabulous under water stuff!!!!!

[@CaptainZac]

Haha @roblacitinola866 this is SO TRUE!!! Thanks for the positive comment and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut adventure! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@waikarimoana]

Another great fishing trip Captain Zac, enjoyed the trip, thanks for the invite, tight lines and safe trip always and greetings from Down Under,, Tony.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Tony thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I appreciate the kind words! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@JohnDoe-oz6fh]

Mary is looks so cute fishing. Glad she was able to limit out. I wanted to see the GoPro shot.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi John Doe I totally agree! Mary was on a roll this day - two nice halibut in the boat before I even got my line in the water! And then a third right after that! All the best and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@stevencarlson1615]

Nice video I love watching your halibut action!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Steven many thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I appreciate the kind words - this was a fun day and Mary set the bar really high for future halibut fishing trips! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@honeyholehuntersfishing]

that underwater footage was really nice, the fish were great too, she was out there slaying them, nice catches!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Honey Hole Hunters Fishing many thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed Mary is a fierce halibut fisherwomen - she consistently out-fishes the whole boat! It is always surprising how many fish are down at the bottom when I review the underwater footage! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@petervanderarend7635]

What a wonderful fishing companion.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Peter thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes I agree I'm very fortunate to have a great fishing companion, even if she does out-fish me!!! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@dwaynestringer4062]

Wow, that looks like a blast! Good on you guys 😁

[@CaptainZac]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@allweatheranglerz4152]

Cap & Mary!! Badazz Video(= Tuned In From Kake, 907!! I Miss Hali Jigging So Much!!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi All Weather Anglerz many thanks for tuning in from Kake and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I couldn't agree more - jigging for halibut is a total BLAST!!! All the best and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@louielouie4187]

You folks are awsome..awesome..! Great job Mary 👏 Alaska is definitely blessed Thanks for the videos All the way from Florida 💞

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Louie Louie thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! You are right - Mary was on a roll this day and Alaska is a wonderful place! I appreciate the very kind comment! Tight lines down there in Florida! Captain Zac

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Mary doesn't mess around, she smoked those fish. Now I gotta watch the rest of the video to see if you get yours. Lol. Tight lines my friend. The Piscatorian

[@CaptainZac]

Haha hi Piscatorian thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! She definitely smoked those halibut! I wish I could have matched Mary's catch pound for pound but my two halis were smaller chickens. Still always great to be on the water and the yelloweye were pretty cool as well. Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@ThePiscatorian360]

@@CaptainZac They all looked great. I'd sure be happy with chickens! Liked the underwater footage of the rockfish as well.

[@faithnelson550]

Hey buddy, awesome catch. When we have those stubborn crab we tip the pot up on its side and bounce it 2 or 3 times and they all drop to the bottom of the pot.

[@CaptainZac]

Hey @faithnelson550 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this footage! Thanks for the tip about the stubborn crabs - I'll have to give that a try next time! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@mconard801]

Great fishing action! I hope Mary has let you out of the dog house by now! She did an amazing job with a broken reel.

[@CaptainZac]

Haha hi Micky thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed haha - I recovered from that blunder by gaffing that fish on the 2nd try and then harpooning the next one... officially out of the dog house! I agree - she really did a great job despite the adversity of the reel and swinging anchor ball! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@brentdaniels8477]

Absolutely Killin' it!

[@CaptainZac]

Hey Brent many thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! I appreciate the kinds words! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@kwzook]

Wow! Such a great trip, made my morning. Keep ‘‘em coming!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Kim many thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action (on a dark and snowy offseason morning)! I appreciate the kind words - all the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@kwzook]

@@CaptainZac I'm anxious to use the jigs I bought from you late last season. They haven't been in the water yet but I watch how you fish them (maybe I should watch how Mary fishes them?) and I think they will be my go-to jigs this summer in Kachemak Bay. I also had a fellow local fisherman share one of his secret halibut spots with me this winter,. but it will be July before I can fish that spot. Thanks for making this dark, cold, snowy morning a bit brighter in Homer, Alaksa!

[@CaptainZac]

That's awesome congrats on scoring a new spot and I hope the jigs deliver some big bites in Kachemak Bay! Haha yes indeed Mary's halibut per cast ratio is off the charts - she's a jigging expert worth watching! I'm back in Juneau next weekend so I'll be joining you for the dark, cold and snowy offseason! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@billdoane7841]

Great video I guess she did have the Lucky Real

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Bill thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! Thanks for the kind words! Mary was on a roll this day - she had her limit before I could drop a line in the water!!! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@billdoane7841]

Great video y’all I guess she had the lucky real for sure

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Bill thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed - Mary always seems to out-fish everyone on the boat with her lucky reel! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@huseyinokyar6251]

Congrats Mary nice fishing 🐳🦈

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Huseyin thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this video! Thanks for the positive comment about Mary's awesome halibut fishing success! All the best my friend! Captain Zac

[@kennethprice5628]

You go girl!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi @kennethprice5628 thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I couldn't have said it better myself!!! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@jorgradtke8219]

For what it’s worth. The bail is there to catch the line and guide it into the roller after the cast. So technically it’s worthless for vertical jigging. You just have to manually put the line on the roller after letting down. There are spinning reels specially made for surf and boat fishing that are bail-less. Great video as always! Beautiful fish.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Jorg thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed I suppose you are right regarding the bail - still was a shock to see it go sailing into the water while battling a big halibut! Fortunately, it all worked out in the end! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@kwzook]

Hey Zac! Rewatching this on a cold rainy March afternoon. In this video and some others, you say something like “this should be a good spot, I’ve been looking at it on the charts”. It would be interesting for you to explain what conditions you look for that makes any particular spot worth fishing for halibut. Thanks!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Kim thanks for tuning back into this halibut footage and I'm glad you enjoyed it again - even if it was just a distraction from the terrible weather! Great suggestion regarding a video focused on finding halibut spots! I'll add this to my lineup this year. In the meantime, here are a few tips that may be helpful. captainzacalaska.com/halibut-tips/ Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@kwzook]

@@CaptainZac thanks for the link to your halibut fishing tips. Really good tips, much appreciated! We had snow here all day yesterday, so not quite feeling like spring yet! Reconnected with a fishing buddy from last summer in Safeway, of all places, and we agreed to go out together again this year. He was my lucky charm for halibut last year, resulting in 2 thirty pounders and a fourty-six.

[@CaptainZac]

Haha yea this winter just doesn't want to give up!!! That's awesome to hear you lined up some halibut fishing for the summer. Those are absolutely perfect eaters - 2 30-pounders and a 46-pounder... some tasty fillets for sure!!!

[@onamissionfishin]

It turned into a van staal!!!!🤣🤣

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Just Juw thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut fishing action! Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@benburns5995]

Congratulations on landing two nice Halibuts. Your wife Mary is one tough, determined lady. Great Go pro footage under water, great seeing that Halibut being reeled in. You and your wife make a great team. I'm curious why you can't legally keep the Yellow eye fish?

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Ben thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Yes indeed Mary is one fierce halibut fisherwomen - she consistently out-fishes everyone on the boat! It is always cool to check the underwater footage - I'm always surprised at how many fish are down near the bottom even if they aren't biting! Alaska has put a lot of restriction on keeping certain types of rockfish (a Yelloweye is a type of rockfish) to help preserve the species over time. They are really special fish so I don't mind catching and releasing. All the best and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@curtgardiner4420]

Congratulations Mary, what a day.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Curt many thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I'll pass along your congrats to Mary - she was certainly dialed in on this trip! She's a tough act to follow!!! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@SpaceMan-lr1os]

Awesome! Love the under water footage. Im curios about your rod and reel set up. Looking to buy a similar set up to use here in the Puget Sound. I’ve always used the traditional Penn reels for halibut, and salmon, but I wanna ad a spinning reel for Butts as well. Tight lines !

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Space Man thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! My halibut setup is a Penn Slammer III 8500 (high speed model) with 80lb PowerPro on a Penn Carnage II Jigging rod. I do have conventional Penn setups as well but I most often prefer the spinning setup for halibut jigging - nice feel during the jigging action and light enough action to feel the small fish yet strong enough to land barn doors. Thanks again and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@SpaceMan-lr1os]

Awesome! Thanks for the info and the quick reply. That’s a sweet set up, and now I’m conflicted, lol I’d been looking at the St.Croix Mojo inshore jigging rod. Ether way I think I’m gonna pair it with your kind of reel. So you have a deal with Penn yet ? Creator code ? You should, your great advertisement for their products. Im gonna try that reel just cause I saw you use it. Lol Be safe up there y’all, and stop letting Mary out fish you, 🤣 Tight lines ! Peace !

[@CaptainZac]

@@SpaceMan-lr1os Sounds like an awesome combo either way! The Carnage II jigging rod has a really nice handle (ridges on the grip to fit your fingers) which can come in handy when jigging for halibut. Haha believe it or not I don't have a deal with Penn - I just like the consistently high quality performance in the tough conditions up here in Alaska! Haha there is nothing I can do to stop Mary from out-fishing me or anyone else who dares to fish alongside her in our boat!!! Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@bradleyeis7319]

so I guess it's CAP'T Mary and her Cabin boy

[@CaptainZac]

Haha hi Bradley many thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Haha Captain Mary was certainly dialed in this trip! All the best and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@timbarton6611]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CaptainZac]

Thanks!

[@johnbolton9957]

Thanks for the great vid. Mary smashed em again. Why do use coffee grinders instead of conventional reels?

[@CaptainZac]

Hi John thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Haha we love using spinning reels for halis - just find it to be a more natural jigging motion to have the reel trailing under the rod vs. balancing the conventional reel on top of the rod with every jigging motion. I do have conventional gear as well and you'll see me using that occasionally just to mix it up! I assume you prefer conventional gear for halibut? All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@imoverhere8327]

Diamond in the rough. I found yall through the YT wormhole, watching steelies vids. One question, the headphones you talk about at the end, can you or some explain this? Im Wa transplant from houston. Im new to the northwest fishing.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi I'm over here thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! I was saying "head thumps" in this video - referring to the head shakes that you typically feel when a halibut is on the line. In this case, I was wishing that I felt more head thumps since a skate doesn't thump at all. It ended up being a skate instead of a halibut, unfortunately! Thanks again for watching and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@xxkasperxx]

Hi guys...really enjoying your content...Question..I have a couple of 8000 size spinning reels ...would they be good for halibut fishing up there? If so what size rod would you recommend I pair them with ?! Thanks ..would love to fish with ya

[@CaptainZac]

Hi EarthStrong 510 thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut footage! Yes indeed - 8000 series spinning reels would be fine for halibut. I'd go with a Penn Carnage III Jigging rod - the 6' heavy model which is rated for 80-200lb braid. www.cabelas.com/shop/en/penn-carnage-iii-jigging-spinning-rod I use 80lb braid but 65lb would be OK as well as long as you play the fish - not sure what line capacity your reels have but sometimes that determines line selection. Also, 65lb would have less drag for deep water fishing situations than 80lb. Are you visiting Alaska this summer? All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@xxkasperxx]

@@CaptainZac I hope too ...would be interested in chartering

[@xxkasperxx]

@@CaptainZac and thanks!

[@swampydouglasobannon8804]

Me and two of my friends are planning a fishing trip to Petersburg Alaska Have you ever fished that area and when is the best time around May or June do you think.

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Swampy Douglas OBannon thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! Are you going to one of the self guided lodges - Island Point or Green Rocks? I've spent a lot of time fishing that area over the years. I do have some videos on my channel from Petersburg (the title will say Petersburg, Alaska). There is a narrow window in late May early June where you can bear hunt and fish for king salmon. If targeting kings, mid June is probably better, if targeting bears then early / mid May is better. Generally speaking the halibut fishing improves as the season goes on. That said, I've had plenty of banners days halibut fishing in May in that area. Good luck on your trip and tight lines! Captain Zac

[@swampydouglasobannon8804]

@@CaptainZac thank you Zac your a class act God bless Buddy and I think I'm going to take the time to watch all your videos thanks again.

[@Oneelk64]

I want to go fishing on your boat with my wife and Mary. They would skunk us both.

[@CaptainZac]

Haha hi John thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! You are exactly right - perhaps we could bait the hook or set the anchor but clearly the ladies would handle the fish catching! haha Tight lines my friend! Captain Zac

[@chrisstrand500]

Crazy using spinning gear on halibut. No cranking capacity compared to a level wind. Great fishing though!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Chris thanks for stopping by. These spinning setups have a ton of power including more drag than many conventional reels. I've used them for years and enjoy them especially when jigging for halibut (the upward "pull" vs. "push" motion of a conventional). Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@allweatheranglerz4152]

It Was When She Dropped The Full First Name That Things Had Gotten REAL😂⚡

[@CaptainZac]

Haha so true! ZACHARY haha

[@Sitka_Blacktail_Hunter]

Why aren’t you using an actual deep water halibut reel like a shimano 800? Cool videos man!

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Sitka_Blacktail_Hunter thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I do have a few conventional setups on board (Penn Squall Lever Drag w/ Penn Rampage Rod) but I actually find the big spinning setups to be more comfortable for jigging. I fish smaller Shimano Tekota reels (line counter models) on my salmon trolling setups. Sounds like you fish with the larger conventional Shimano gear. Tight lines! Captain Zac

[@Sitka_Blacktail_Hunter]

@@CaptainZac I do use the smaller tekota setups for trolling as well. I just have always used the bigger reels for bottom fishing is all. I’m kind of intrigued by the reels your using though, I think it could be fun. What models are you running and are you able to put enough lime in them to fish deeper water line around 200-300 ft ?

[@CaptainZac]

@@Sitka_Blacktail_Hunter I run a Penn Slammer IV 8500 spinning reel spooled with 80lb PowerPro on a Penn Carnage III Jigging rod - I love this setup! No line capacity issues - I've fished down to 400-500 feet no problem!

[@davidthecoolkid7819]

Hi

[@CaptainZac]

Hi MrFeast thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! All the best my friend! Captain Zac

[@turner593]

when anchor line and float was moving towards your outboard on tide swing you should of corrected boat lay right away , big tides and anchor line fowled on motor is a recipe for disaster

[@CaptainZac]

Hi Dave thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this halibut action! I appreciate the concern regarding the anchor line fouling on the motor - after working the fish around the engine I made the judgement that the anchor line (given the angle and position of my anchor float) wasn't going to foul. I certainly hear what you are saying regarding the risk here and appreciate you raising this important point! All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac