We drove down to Homer and on the way saw a beautiful bald eagle nest. It was huge.
We went out in Kachemak Bay during the low low tide to a spot that was about 11 feet deep. I guess normally people go out to the deep ocean and have to pull up halibut from the bottom of the ocean floor 150 ft below. They describe it as pulling a large piece of ply wood up. So 11 feet was a very nice depth. We put halved herring on the end of a 4 inch hook with 100 lb line. We dropped them to the bottom of the ocean and waited. First, we caught two Irish Lord fish. I guess their spines are poisonous and so we unhooked them and sent them back to the ocean. 
We had to keep putting bait on the line because the fish were nibbling it off without taking the hook. But finally, as the high tide was coming back in, (the fish ride it back into the bay), we started catching some fish. Our boat caught a total of 4 fish, though Matt only caught one and I didn't catch any. It was still super fun to watch them reel in these fish. Especially the 55 inch 80-pounder. The fish had to be harpooned and clubbed several times before letting it in the boat. I guess the big fish can end up breaking legs if it is brought into the boat still alive. Usually the larger fish are shot before being brought into the boat. We didn't have a gun though and so every five minutes the fish would flop around in the cooler and knock the lid off.
Too heavy to lift for a photo opp.
Doesn't fit in the 4 foot cooler...
Matt reeling in a big one!
A huge 15-pounder!
They were expert fillet-ers.
We went out in Kachemak Bay during the low low tide to a spot that was about 11 feet deep. I guess normally people go out to the deep ocean and have to pull up halibut from the bottom of the ocean floor 150 ft below. They describe it as pulling a large piece of ply wood up. So 11 feet was a very nice depth. We put halved herring on the end of a 4 inch hook with 100 lb line. We dropped them to the bottom of the ocean and waited. First, we caught two Irish Lord fish. I guess their spines are poisonous and so we unhooked them and sent them back to the ocean. We had to keep putting bait on the line because the fish were nibbling it off without taking the hook. But finally, as the high tide was coming back in, (the fish ride it back into the bay), we started catching some fish. Our boat caught a total of 4 fish, though Matt only caught one and I didn't catch any. It was still super fun to watch them reel in these fish. Especially the 55 inch 80-pounder. The fish had to be harpooned and clubbed several times before letting it in the boat. I guess the big fish can end up breaking legs if it is brought into the boat still alive. Usually the larger fish are shot before being brought into the boat. We didn't have a gun though and so every five minutes the fish would flop around in the cooler and knock the lid off.Too heavy to lift for a photo opp.Doesn't fit in the 4 foot cooler...Matt reeling in a big one!A huge 15-pounder!They were expert fillet-ers.
Reeling in the big one video
Wow, those were some HUGE fish! It's probably a good thing Chelsea didn't catch one...she'd most likely end up in the water!
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