BIGGEST ALASKA HALIBUT EVER CAUGHT ON UNDERWATER CAMERA!
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2021
- On the chum-bag camera we found a massive Pacific Halibut taking selfies! She rolled in to check out our chum, smelling the sweet scent of herring and salmon carcasses, and then tried snacking on one of our jigs. Measuring in at six foot nine inches, she weighed approximately 290lbs, or 131.5 Kg, and is the biggest verified halibut ever filmed in the wild.
These huge fish are native to the Northern Pacific ocean, ranging from the Bering Sea to California, but with the most and biggest fish located in Alaska and Canada. They migrate out deep to the continental shelf to spawn in the dead of winter, and then head to shallower waters to feed throughout summer.
Here in Northern Kodiak Island, we fish in the Shelikof Strait, known as the Halibut Highway, because of the huge numbers of Halibut that pass through here to their feeding grounds in the rest of Alaska.
These are my favorite fish to fish for, simply because you never know what you might hook!
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So glad you released it. Those big fat females produce way way way more offspring than the smaller young ones. Research has shown that protected areas from fishing allow big rockfish and bottom fish to attain the large sizes needed to produce lots of offspring that seed the other locations with catchable fish.
Absolutely why we released it!
Thanks for releasing that beautiful Barn Door Halibut!
Thank you for releasing her. Those big females are the future to maintaining good populations fir the future.
By the time they get that size, they have already fulfilled their reproductive duty several times over. Those fish should be harvested before they die of natural causes and rot on the ocean floor for crabs to pick at....
Hug a tree , and kiss a bunny , There are millions of egg layers , I shoot does , because they are tastier , and more tender , boo , hoo , hoo!
@@kennethmcdonald5278 😭😭😭
@@kennethmcdonald5278 you don’t get do you. You’re all about consumerism and don’t care cause probably going to die soon. Our children not allowed to eat the delicious food we got? Greed with you. The animal inside me wants to eat it but I wouldn’t kill it just cause it’s for a better future.
@@kennethmcdonald5278 😂😂
Such an amazing fish and so stoked you not only got to encounter this incredible beast, but got video of it and chose to release it. Respect due!
Couldn't agree more!
So cool actually seeing it swim under water, what a great video… thank you!!
Thanks for watching! I was soooo stoked watching the footage afterwards!
Man, that fish had me feeling uncomfortable. Anyone else keep tilting their head to try and get the Halibut to swim correctly
Halibut, flounder etc. all start out like normal fish. Then they start leaning , and some lean left and some lean right. No Joke!
Yeah! It swims like my drunk roommate walks.
She’s a beauty and lived long enough to deserve a chance to live her life to the end. You guys are awesome! Liked & share and now following
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
She is a behemoth. Kudos for your respect of such a magnificent creature.
Thank you! Hopefully she lasts a few more years; she was a great fish!
Not gonna flounder around or be shellfish or crabby. I'm just here for the halibut
Was that pun on Porpoise or just a Fluke?
guys. I didn't think it was crappie.
Thank you for releasing her. Love to see the big ones go back. What a beauty.
@@jamiewafer924 you’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
For those of you who have never been deep sea fishing in alaska you don't want big halibut. You want the medium to small ones. Less toxicity in the meat an better firmer meat. Let the big ones go.
Respect that you released it
Thank you!
My grandmother was a commercial fisherman in the pacific northwest in the 50's and they got one on his trawler that was 320lbs
@@darylp955 nice fish! Yep, there’s lots of bigger fish out there, but this is the biggest halibut ever caught/filmed underwater on an underwater camera!
We had a guest at The Highliner Lodge in Pelican pull up a 465 pounder in 2010!!!
The cheeks were the size of basket balls.
That's a huge fish!
Glad to know you release her back to the water!
That was awesome!! And good on you guys for releasing her, so she can continue to spawn
@@daviddemarchi9110 thank you!
Beautiful fish, and I'm glad you let her go so she could keep spawning. I fish out of Homer, and would like to create a similar camera setup. Is your chum bag and GoPro on a downrigger, or a separate rod? How did you rig the camera to the line?
For sure! Big ones are best in the ocean! I had the Gopro attached to a wood L shape, with the camera on the upright, the weights attached to the bottom to make it float upright, and the chum bag off the end of the L. It was all attached to a rope I just pulled up manually.
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours Thanks for the info!
Just Awesome. Nice job.
@@robertrabanal2195 thank you sir!
She's beautiful. Thanks for releasing her
Nice conservation decision!! We need to hold ourselves to a standard of responsibility. And I applaud your actions. 👏👏
Thank you sir! I appreciate all who value breeders being in the ocean instead of being trophies!
Barn door, as they say!!! 👀💪💯🇺🇸😎
That she was!
Smoked halibut on a buttered bread slice - best thing imaginable.
It’s much better with a small halibut though, these big ones don’t taste as good or have as good of a texture!
Thanks for letting her go ❤
@@SRSR-pc8ti I hope I see her again someday! 😄
Awesome fish! Thanks for sharing!
I worked at a couple of fishing lodges on the northern coast of BC. I heard some of the fishing guides talk about stories of 1500lb halibut. Don’t know how realistic that is - but I’ve seen some bizarre stuff pulled up from down deep.
I remember going on shrimp boat fishing trips. The main question I had when we were culling bycatch was WHAat, the F!, Is that! I even got shocked one-time buy something called a skate. They told me it was a Mexican flounder. Took 30 years to find out what the hell that was.
I'm sure 100 years or so ago when they weren't being targeted nearly as much there could have definitely been some massive outliers.
True
I went to live on bc island..sooke
People were laughing at my 30poumd fishing rod...
When i asked why.
They told me up to almost a ton that fish can be..
And we had some in the sooke bay
Such a beautifull place...
I've worked on charter boats all my life, and while I haven't personally had any monster encounters, I know people who have. I know a guy who has personally landed over a dozen halibut over 250lbs, (Grew up in Alaska) who hooked into SOMETHING in Icy Strait Alaska.
A 200lb fish normally takes him 20ish minutes to land, depending on depth.
This fish fought him for OVER THREE HOURS.
He could see it coming up on the depth-sounder, and the way it was swimming resembled a huge halibut, but he never got it to the top. His girlfriend was driving the boat as they followed and fought this fish, but she had a problem she needed help with, he turned a hair, and his rod slipped out of his exhausted hands and went over. Gone. Fish hadn't even gotten tired yet.
Halibut was the most delicious fish I have ever tasted, it was done in batter served with chips (french fries) and a pickled onion, used to be popular in the UK, I was on the ferry going over to Ireland so I couldn't try it again to see if it really is that delicious or if that was just a particular tasty fish.
Respect on that release 💪
Hell yeah you gotta let that thing go, it has lived such a long life and deserves to continue it's journey. Im the last guy to be a "save the whales" type, but sometimes you just have to appreciate nature and let the next guy appreciate it too
I lived in Alaska when I was a kid and ate more salmon and halibut than I wanted to. All I wanted was a cheeseburger.
W camera pose
right on Guys, the Big Girls go back, what a beautiful day and terrific photography
Thank you sir, that's the best for the fishery and for the dinner table!
When I was kid,
We had a boat,
So we went to Catalina Island every summer...
Dad knew where the Sand-dabs spawned...
Eight hooks to the line, squid as bait, drop to bottom...
Wait a few...
Reel it up...
Two or three at a time...
re bait...Drop...
Reel it up...
After a couple of hours,
Lotza Sand dabs...
Wrap in foil with lemon slices and spices, BBQ for a few minutes...
Price at Restaurant in Avalon to eat: $$$$$
Price to fish for Sand dabs (all you can eat): Priceless.
@@slacker1 I love that so much. Memories fishing with dad? Also priceless.
Boss move releasing a big ol' mama like that, she'll make lots more for sure! Down here in BC we release anything over about 49" to keep the stocks up as well. Thanks for being good sports👍
I caught a 100 pounder off Sitka. Had to release it but the fight and memories were good enough for me that day.
@@sc12100 there’s eating size, and then awe and appreciation size!
I used to work at PFI in Petersburg, AK. Without the head, some of those fish were taller than i was at 6'3".
@@dc1397 yep, plenty of bigger halibut out there, but did they film them underwater? This is the biggest one ever filmed free underwater.
@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours I didn't mean it to come off like that. I meant that I can't believe how big these fish are. And that it took me back to the days of working at the cannery.
First time ever seeing one swimming. You also have the distinction of the biggest same halibut filmed under water and out of the water!
@@dc1397 all good, I’m glad it brought back good memories! Thanks for watching!
Before being overfished, Halibut would reach weights of over 400 lbs.
They still do, it's just hard to find them in those sizes. I have a buddy, an experienced fisherman, who lost one after three hours of fighting. He's landed fish that were 250lbs+ without too much trouble in 30 mins, but this one never even came towards the surface. He could see it on his fish-finder though, and it was a monster halibut. Longline fishermen get hooks straightened out sometimes too, from fish that were just too powerful to bring up. Some of them just outclass the gear they're trying to catch them with.
Living in the hills of E. Tennessee I don't know if I could have released this nice fish, especially considering how much I love to eat fish. Well done guys.
Much appreciated!
you can rest easy knowing that the bigger ones taste much worse than the smaller ones
WHAT a Beauty, GREAT catch & release! ! !
@@allensauler7960 thank you!!
Nice job
@@Joshua_Peller thank you!
Good job! What a fish. Had one break 125lb stainless wire on a old bamboo rod with a big knucklebuster that had been In service for many decades and had mastered many 100lb flatties.
First it broke the pole in half and it took two of us about 20 minutes to get it off bottom. And with a huge run the reel locked and I'm still amazed we kept hold of the pole.
Couple weeks later in the paper was a article about a 159lb butt caught with 75 yards, spreader and a 4lb ball.
Got crazy pictures of this classic tug of war ( good time's ehh?!). Anyways glad you released it. As you I'm sure are aware that all those biggies are female and regardless they have grainy meat and usually worms
Those are the best stories! I know a guy who hooked into one that pulled his boat around for three hours before it broke off. And he was an Alaskan who has boated plenty of 200lb+ fish, so that must have been a MONSTER.
They are a strange looking fish.......and amazing on the table.
Absolutely, there's so much about them that's odd!
Awww, you caugtht that fish and ate it?! But it was so nice and trusting! :) LOL
I once caught a 40 pounder in Dutch, experience of a lifetime and I absolutely ate it! Not all at once but she was well consumed! Great video
@@justlook.productions we actually released this fish, as the big ones are important breeding females and they don’t taste as good as those 40lbers!
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours thanks for all you do. Hunters and Anglers are often misunderstood. Some of the most vigilant environmentalists I have ever known! ☺️👏
And to wit: you did say you caught it, you didn’t say you took it!
And man a few days later I was at a BYO BBQ party in Marina del Rey grilling halibut steaks. I was asked, “where’d ya get that?!”
“I caught it last week in the Bering Sea,” I told him matter of factly. It was very cool.
@@justlook.productions “caught it in the Bering Sea” what a flex! 😁👍🏼
As much as i love to eat Halibut , that one would of been hard for me to release, but i do most of my Halibut fishing at Costco.
@@kevincrain7499 it helps that there’s lots of smaller, tastier ones out there!!
Its great to see they still exist and that they are not all hunted to extinction.
@@jeromedamian5740 they’re still out there! I wouldn’t say the big ones are abundant, but they’re out there.
Wow, what a fish! 🙋
She was a beauty!
Nice halibut, I just caught a halibut on my channel like a while ago
Had all that underwater footage and then nothing on landing the fish? Bruh 😂
@@bobcat1933 it’s hard to be a cameraman and captain at the same time!! I had to make sure nobody got hurt or dragged overboard and I had to carefully release the giant fish without getting snagged on the hook.
Nice catch and great release. Well done, guys.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you!
Holy moly
That's small comparted to 1700 pounder landed on a cable back in the 1940's...
@@lag9765 but did they film it swimming underwater?
Great job releasing that queen of the deep!
@@hurrdurrimaburr thank you! She looked good going down.
Thank you for letting her go.
What a strange and fantastic creature.
@@nathanscott1315 they’re one of my favorite fish to see, either fishing or diving!
Very cool video!
Thank you very much!
I figured I’d watch this just for the halibut.
@@adambailes8241 it’s an EXCELLENT reason!
Wow. What a beast. And so glad she was released. Kudos to all.
Thank you!
thank you for releasing her.
@@MooseMeus 👍🏼👍🏼
I was worried you were going to kill it, but im glad to hear the beauty's safe and growing🙏
Translating out of their dialect, that is two meters five centimeters.
@@uncletiggermclaren7592 and 131.5 Kilos!
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours :) Yeah, I gotta say, I never got a fish that big. Biggest one I got was a hammerhead shark which I didn't boat, because it was half the length of the cockle I was fishing out of.
@@uncletiggermclaren7592 nice! I count it as caught if you have it by the boat and released it!
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours I'm a Kiwi. Fly fish both salt and fresh. We have a fish called Kahawai here, look similar to a salmon except they are more round in cross section.
It is one of the strongest fighting sports fish in the world size for size, great fun on a fly rod. Considerably more fun, fight harder and longer, than a similar sized salmon or trout. When they are feeding, they will take just about any fly that they see too, which makes the thing much easier..
Good on ya and the Halibut...
Thank you!
The like I give is due to you released her. Respect the life 🙏
Much appreciated!
I hear they are very dangerous once landed on deck. They flop around and can seriously injure someone.
@@Hawken54 absolutely. A 75 pounder could break your leg if it hit it right, and there’s a story here in Hoonah about a guy who caught a huge fish on a tiny skiff, and he brought it on board, and it smashed the boat into pieces and got away!
The 'current price' of Halibut fillets here in the Portland area is $25 per pound. _Almost makes a guy want to book a charter!_
Lol, right? The big ones don't taste very good though, but there's lots more little ones to go around!
Or alot of future babies. I prefer babies over fish and chips
Yep, sustainable fisheries are a beautiful thing.
Are they related to the Sunfish? They are flat, like thier orientation is 90º different then other fish.
@@ShowTheReal nope, totally different kind of fish. These are the largest of the Flatfish and Flounder.
Respect for relaeasing it
That's a pretty big Halibet harry
Amazing fish and also how loud the boat is!?
Thank you! Best halibut I’ve ever seen myself. It’s weird, we were actually anchored and our engine was off, but there were other boats passing by. The water was pretty shallow, only about 45 feet deep, so that’s probably why it’s easy to hear.
Amazing, but where is the release footage??
@@wunderglass777 I was too busy unhooking her without losing my hands!
This is a bucket list fish of mine ! Great to see C&R of these fish
You should!
Man I love fried halibut but one that size needs to be release to relish in its beauty. Your a good man!
I totally agree, and thank you!
That’s so awesome! Congratulations on capturing video of my favorite fish ever. Gotta Love Alaska. #Boutdoorsalaska
Glad you enjoyed it!
Keep those big mommas making babies. Well done!
Biggest ? Ha ? Nice 👍 but not the nicest . Love halibut spire fishing !!!! Favorite thing to do !!!!❤🎉
@@bravendyer9529 biggest Alaskan halibut FILMED
The way they move is so strange, kind of like a flatworm.
That’s a big ass flounder!!!
Yep, quite the chonk!
0:39
No one gonna say anything about the circle thing? Clear a uhh, thing.
0:55
There another goes!
@@NinjaOnANinja tons of Jellyfish out here!
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours that’s a jellyfish? wtf?
@@NinjaOnANinja we need probably have HUNDREDS of different Jellyfish species up here, many of which might not even be named.
@@AlaskaWhaleanddronetours why don't we call them aliens? I mean look at those things!
No way they are Jellyfish.
Great capture and release chaps
Thank you!
Well the record is almost 500 lbs.Youve got your work caught out for you
@@truewealth50 “biggest halibut ever caught on underwater camera” not “biggest halibut ever caught, on underwater camera”
it’s the biggest halibut anyone’s ever filmed swimming around, not the biggest one ever period.
My dad hooked into a 220lb halibut when went to Homer Alaska about 15 years ago and we kept that big butt! The deckhand shot it with this bang stick that had .44 magnum bullets in it and it took like 3 shots to kill it! Best halibut we ever eaten! It was a great battle to took over 45minutes to land it would come up see the boat and go back down 250 feet lol we also caught some monster dragon sized ling cods to 65lbs such a bad ass fish a king cod is! I need to go back to Alaska and fish the kenai and Seward or homer again.
The fishing up here can be pretty epic! I love days when the water is flat, and I have the time and gas to get out past the regular fishing holes, out into the waters that never get hit, and go monster hunting.
Awesome job guys!
Thank you!
I caught 8k pounds of halibut in 24 hours out of Seward this is the finest eating fish on this plateau we live on.
Exceptional
It's awesome when they're on fire!
Only 290 lbs ? That's a baby considering they been know to get upwards of 700 lbs in deep waters off Virginia Beach
Evolution is crazy
These fish are incredible!
😬
Thanks for sharing. Amazing fish.
Thanks for watching!
Such a strange but tasty fish
And to think they grow to 8ft long and 5 feet wide
@@tortoiseshell6666 they do get bigger than this, but this is the biggest halibut ever FILMED in the wild, swimming around free!
Thanks for releasing it so that i can have a chance to torment it too! 😊
Returning her gives your channel many KUDO'S
I hope so, I need more subscribers!
Play Jacques Cousteau was up there how many years ago please said that there were halibut down there that are over 800 lb could swallow a man that's just a baby
@@craigclark931 yep, people catch bigger fish than this every year, but this is the biggest one caught on film swimming around in the wild! If you know of a film of a bigger one, send it to me and I’ll rename this video.
hmmm you took close up of her and where are they?
great catch and good of you to not kill such a nice fish
Yes, I've seen more than 5 times someone with a gaff who insisted on gaffing every fish no matter how small (A 14" mackerel, an 18" salmon for example) and I'm insisting let me net it.
What kind of camera are you using?
GoPro Hero 8!
Glad you released her a true sportsman
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Awesome!
Release great if lip hooked. If fish swallowed hook it won't survive.
@@williamholden351 circle hooks are a beautiful thing! They get the lip almost every time.
Largest caught was over 1400 pounds in the 1890s. Caught commercially, not a sport fishing record.
Yep, freakishly huge fish. They catch them bigger than this one every year, this is just the largest verified halibut that has been filmed swimming around freely in the ocean.
One of the VERY best tasting fish in the world
Yessir!
When they get that big they end up being chalky in the meat! Commerical fished halibut from the 90s to present day! Along with every other species on the BC Coast! Do they have a slot limit in Alaska like we have here in BC? We have it for sport fishing but not commerical so its a joke!
Yep, and there's a lot of big-fish genetics that we want to keep going as well, making her more valuable as a breeder! It depends on which part of Alaska; some places its a slot limit, other places it's any one or two halibut.
happy to hear she will live to fight another day