This Set was a Stinker! | Halibut Longlining

Hey, crew! Today, we had a pretty slow day of fishing but thats how it goes, never know what you’re gonna get. Always thankful, could always be worse. More to come!
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[@williammcdonald3293]

Thanks for my relaxation fix, I can feel the deck moving under me watching your video's that new angle with the camera is great. At least you Lads didn't get skunked and that big one was impressive.

[@goodcitizen64]

Thanks for taking us along!

[@EISAlaska]

Appreciate you coming along for the ride!

[@edwardhannah8705]

Love your videos. Stay safe and healthy.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks! Same to you, edward!

[@elwoodwatson9906]

Great watching you two work together.

[@pyettfamily]

I enjoy watching your KZbin videos. Thanks for sharing. Lakeland, Fl.

[@WOOD-BOOGER-lc4fl]

Watching y'all fish is very relaxing! Great Vid!!❤

[@trendingfarmus]

I'm glad the videos help you relax, and that new camera angle really adds to the experience! great job not getting skunked, and that big catch was definitely a highlight! what part of fishing do you find the most relaxing?

[@stanleybarker7128]

This is the view I think is the best. It lets us see everything you're doing on the rail. Nice! Love your videos. Stan

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks stan, always appreciate the feedback.

[@ThomasWalker-p1v]

I enjoy watching your videos. My wife is from Kodiak Island. I served in the military and always wanted to be stationed there.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you for your service! I hope you can come up here someday.

[@curtisfrease946]

Great stuff! Thanks guys!!

[@saso-qk6mc]

On one of your last trips, you kept all the Cod but now you are putting them back. What brought on the change. Thanks.

[@EISAlaska]

We were maxed out on bycatch. We are allowed 20% of target species’ weight.

[@jamesa4124]

Cheers Gents! Always great to watch you do your thing.

[@josesangineshernandez415]

Buenas noches que buen tiempo hace ahí siempre

[@animesans999]

If my grandmother was still here. She would have loved some of your fish.❤ halibut was her favorite fish to eat

[@rmoberly]

We enjoy your videos Halibut fishing is on my bucket list for our next cruise to Alaska. I am sure you have answered this question before, but I will ask anyway .What are the tentacled creatures that come up on the line and generally drop off.

[@EISAlaska]

That would be a great check mark on your bucket list! The tentacle things are called sunflower sea stars.

[@rmoberly]

@@EISAlaska Thank you for the quick response. I have fished up there before but only caught trash fish. Always good to fish regardless. Thanks again for sharing your adventures.

[@sveinberth]

It is very interesting to see you pull up the line. I also fish for halibut with clip line here in northern Norway. But one thing strikes me when I look at you. There are no birds around the boat. Here there are large numbers of seagulls both when we set and when we pull the line.

[@EISAlaska]

Yeah it’s weird sometimes there are few, other times a lot. But really no huge flocks or anything.

[@Alex-ue5ok]

I like this camera angle

[@mikegolberg856]

Good view angle

[@weavweaver569]

Fishing with the boys

[@philmccumbee6938]

Good video but I am sorry you did not slay the Hali’s. Thanks for taking me along.

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you Phil! Yep sometimes its a bit slow, but thats fishing, right? 😁

[@philmccumbee6938]

I catfish and sometimes we do great and other times we go to breakfast early with an empty cooler.

[@robdeaton9910]

Winner winner halibut dinner 😅. How about those halibut cheeks yum.😊 That's why they call it fishing not catching. You guys did catch some nice ones though for a stinker set. That's what they call those cod knots. We used a lot of swivels for our cod jig rigs.😊

[@EISAlaska]

Haha, right! The cod do their crocodile roll and twist the heck out of the gangions. If you have a little ring with a swivel attached to something solid, you can stick the hook on it and pull, twists right out.

[@TULUSRECORD]

Good

[@GoldVP...]

Matt did you ever jump on that noise!!! Lol

[@brendanashby6624]

G'day guys I was just wondering if you fall in do your orange suits help you float or do you have a life jacket underneath them

[@EISAlaska]

Nope the rain gear doesn’t provide any floatation. They do make low profile inflatable life jackets but we dont have any.

[@mikek4024]

Enjoy the views!

[@pyettfamily]

How would I get fresh Halibut for where you are to Lakeland, Fl???????

[@EISAlaska]

Hello! We dont sell fresh in the sense of it being right off the boat, however we do sell frozen 1lb portions which is really just as good. You can check out our website eisalaska.com. The shipping is automatically calculated, so thats the easiest way to find out. we currently have pre-orders open for halibut share boxes. We’ll be fulfilling in November.

[@edwardscott7587]

How often do you sharpen your hooks? Nice big one among them, good luck with your next string.

[@EISAlaska]

If we take care of them well in the off season, (cover, oil, keep dry) they stay very sharp for a long time, so unless they have busted tips, we dont sharpen often.

[@stanleybarker7128]

Hey guys I was wondering how to get to your patreon page so I can join. Stan

[@EISAlaska]

Hi stan! We appreciate you asking! We have a link in the description box of all our videos that will bring you to our Patreon page.

[@1957rayboconfederatecitizen]

I’d love for you guys to see how it’s done south of the equator

[@curtmudgeon8703]

that's why its called "Fishing" and NOT "Catching"! LOL! any chance y'all can up the volume on your end? i have the audio up here, but when a commercial comes on, i get blasted!

[@EISAlaska]

Ah sorry about that, must’ve missed a clip, we try to balance the audio with that in mind. Thanks for tuning in!

[@sprkmn]

That's fishing

[@davidmcmaster1695]

Are the hooks you use barbless?

[@EISAlaska]

Nope, they have barbs. These are 15/0 gauge circle hooks from Mustad.

[@svencarr8829]

How deep you fishing there?

[@TheCritterWindow]

Is it to much to ask theses days for the fish to at least cover expenses if your going to come out to pick them up?

[@tdeaux]

Even halibuts take vacations.

[@EISAlaska]

Haha! Well its time for them to come back, their dinner is getting cold!

[@robertjason2956]

Hey Matt where is t today he did a great job on the last run

[@EISAlaska]

He was back in port helping Mom with things.

[@kalmurphy5254]

How much do one of the big fish cost

[@EISAlaska]

Dock price is around $5.00/lb.

[@iansmartel5473]

Did you have all the line off that drum?

[@EISAlaska]

Almost, left just a little bit to attach the first set to.

[@bmiller7710]

Could you start with putting the date across the top or bottom? Just curious is all

[@EISAlaska]

This was early September. I dont think there’s much of a reason to put date timestamps, though. Perhaps on something we filmed 6+ months ago.

[@bmiller7710]

@@EISAlaska how late in the year do you catch halibut?

[@EISAlaska]

The season goes til December 7th this year. We like to have things wrapped up mid November at the latest.

[@bmiller7710]

@@EISAlaska wow I can never catch any Hali in PWS after September.

[@orgcoast5990]

What are those things that look like a big rubber glove with 10 fingers?

[@EISAlaska]

Probably sunflower sea stars.

[@ALLGODSDIE]

Disease happens when there's overpopulation. I wonder if the starfish are gonna catch that disease again. Looks like there are way too many starfish. Love from Tennessee Keep kicking butt out there.

[@EISAlaska]

We are catching them everywhere this year. So many sea stars!

[@scottdilley356]

Thanks fishing is alot like betting on a slot machine lol thanks hey I can't figure out how to make a order

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Scott! We only have pre-order shareboxes listed right now. We’re going to have our last batch of halibut processed, we’ll have normal stock available then.

[@johnmeeks9618]

In the past, you have been keeping the cod, but this trip you are throwing them back, why?

[@EISAlaska]

We already had our limit of bycatch. We are allowed 20% the weight of our target species.

[@heathwilson6366]

I would love to buy some octopus

[@EISAlaska]

We might have some put up in the future, but ultimately just depends if there is enough interest.

[@dirkvanslageren9788]

Where are the jellyfish the red ones a specially?

[@EISAlaska]

Those are sunflower sea stars!

[@zerog5041]

Watching Len there and I wondered what was going through his mind? Matt is always pottering around so not much time for contemplation!

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

Nice dcumentation for tax Office - no catch means no tax😂

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Do Halibut swim in schools?

[@EISAlaska]

They do not I think.

[@tomclark3986]

no big ones!

[@paparay2747]

That fish was not a YT fan!!!

[@MitchWolf-s1z]

This is a dud. There’s nobody catching any fish. 30 min of wasted time

[@EISAlaska]

Well this is the reality of fishing. Some sets rock others are terrible. I suppose we could edit in a bunch of clips where we are nailing them but then we are on the same level as the deadliest catch.

[@mikegolberg856]

Good view angle