HALIBUT AT WHITBY

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Small halibut 'chickens' can be pack hunters, but most large halibut are solitary fish. They will chase a baitfish up through 100 metres of water and hit it on the surface no problem - I've seen a 350-pounder (est) smacking hell out of a 20lb coalfish on the surface in Norway - I even managed to cast a livebait at it cos it was on the surface for so long, but I didn't hook the bugger!

One thing I have learned about the halibut is that they hate metal - so use a soft bait like squid or a live coalie, or a shad if you want to catch one - throw away your pirks! You'll find that most of the halibut caught on 'pirks' in Norway are actually hooked on the soft Gummi Mac lure fished at the top end of the pirk. A soon as they taste metal they spit the lure.

I'm up this week Paul, and I wanna talk o you about dates next summer for a proper look for the big butts!

 

Speak soon

Good info Dave. I think it is only a matter of time and a bit more expertise and there going to be some great halibuts caught of Whitby. Paul’s a good skipper and his hunger to catch a good halibut will not run short of hard work and determination. Good look next year it would be great to see some of these great sporting fish caught off Whitby. Or anywhere else come to that.

Regards.