Dana Point, California

I took 2 months too long to get one of these lol. Little guy went under a rock during our battle l. Thought i was gonna lose him.

Most memorable catch in cali forsure. Used a freshwater baitcaster in the ocean cause i didnt know anything better. But i learned a lot from the 30+ backlashes i got this day. I drove from dana point all the way up to long beach and back down. Then i said, i wont stay for longer than 45 min. Ended up spending about 4 hrs on the pier even through some light rainfall chatting with another angler who recommended a soft plastic dropshot rig. After i rigged up, i was slowly working the dropshot. Then out of nowhere, my first halibut strikes my curly tail! I will never forget this learning curve i worked hard to overcome this day…