PB 37” Halibut At LAH

Los Angeles Harbor, Sat 6-15-2019.   My 24th SW session.


I always like to take a few minutes before each session starts ... to calm my thoughts and to remember to give thanks to HIM!
For having received the blessing of good health and for the opportunity to be here today ... to be able to enjoy the water, with all of it's abundance and to take-in the breath taking new-day of each new session .... amen![You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


Location: Los Angeles Harbor (LAH)
Duration: 05:30 hrs until 09:30 hrs (4 hrs)
Sun Rise: 05:42 hrs
Sun Set: 20:05 hrs, the days are getting longer.
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Gray Light: 05:10 hrs
Tidal Conditions: 05:00 0.3 ft, 06:00 hrs 1.4 ft, 07:00 hrs 2.6 ft, 08:00 hrs  3.5 ft, 09:24 hrs HT 3.9 ft, 10:00 hrs 3.9 ft, 11:00 hrs 3.8 ft ... etc.
Air temperatures during session: cloudy and breezy, with temps ranging from 60 deg to 65 deg.
Water temperatures: 64 deg
Wind: 05:30 hrs 5 mph SE, 11:00 hrs 5 mph S.
Water clarity: translucent green.
Large Leaf Kelp Beds: Great healthy growth supporting a large fish population.
Water Visibility: 3-4 ft
Tidal Coefficient: (CE) 82 in the morning, this is a higher average and considered a stable rate.
iSolunar Prediction: Minor Period from: 003:47 hrs until 05:17 hrs. 
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Sea Dogs: (4) none to report
Dolphin: None to report
Pelagic Bird Activity: plenty diving birds to report
Bait Presence: very good signs of bait presence with predator fish chasing them and making them jump out of the water during the chase!
Distance kicked: 1.41 miles
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Calories Burnt: 516 calories, if walking.

Personal Attire: board shorts
Fish-Finder used: Deeper Pro +
Model of Float Tube: Cumberland with DIY rod rack and hard-top lap-tray.
Type of fins used: Force Fins with fin-leash's.
Wader Skins: Wader- Leggings

Tackle Used: 1/4oz Sardine Green/Silver, Glow/Green colored HUB's. 3/8oz Sardine Green/Silver and Black/Gold colored HUB's.

SP Dan's fish count this morning: 30-fish, 6-species, Bass Trifecta and 3 legals and 1 PB to report today.

(13) short Calico Bass, best 12"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

(9) short Spotty's, best 11"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

(5) Sandy's, best 16” & 17" LEGALS[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

(1) Kelp Bass, 12 3/4" [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


(1) Rock Fish, 9" [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


(1) Halibut, 37" 22.5-lbs LEGAL    PB[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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Note: All legals are shown and just one pic of each species landed if short and then all fish were quickly CPR'd.

PLEASE .... remember to be respectful to the boat owners and their property.

PLEASE ... remember to leave it cleaner than you found it!
So grab a hand-full and Pitch-In!!

Thank you for taking the time to check out today's fish report!

Tight lines everyone!

SP Dan     <"))><

Dddddaaaaaammmmmm that is a healthy butt Dan well done.

Dan that is an EPIC day on the water.
30 fish and a PB halibut to top it off. The plastic guards, the hard table, and Boga-Grips all helped. I don't know how many of us would have drug that thing up on or tubes, so great job brother.

Thanks for sharing.

WTG.....That butt is huge.

WTG Dan! That butt is huge! You have a great habit of finding those big butts!

jeffcpr wrote:Dddddaaaaaammmmmm that is a healthy butt Dan well done.

Thanks Jeff!
I got lucky!

SP Dan      <"))><

Jerdon wrote:Dan that is an EPIC day on the water.
30 fish and a PB halibut to top it off. The plastic guards, the hard table, and Boga-Grips all helped. I don't know how many of us would have drug that thing up on or tubes, so great job brother.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Jerdon,
Believe you me my friend, it was not an easy task getting that guy on top of my hard lap tray.
It’s jaw bone was almost too   large for my Boga grip to go over it!
And there were many times that I would miss the jaw grip and it would do it’s power dive to the bottom during its fight for it’s life .... then I would think to myself “what a strong fish” and that I had lost it ... this time for sure ... only to finally to win the battle and to get it on board!
What a battle ... what a releaf! Phewww!

WOW Nice Butt!!!!!

TobyB wrote:WTG.....That butt is huge.

Thanks Toby,
It's the largest that I've ever landed to date!

david886720 wrote:WTG Dan!  That butt is huge! You have a great habit of finding those big butts!

Hey David!
I just got lucky again on another big butt!
I can’t wait to see what size that my next PB Hali will be!
I hope that I don’t have to wait too too long!

I sure do hope that we can hook it up for a session before the season ends my friend! Give me a shout!

SP Dan <“))><

That's amazing Dan! Had to be a rush fighting that thing

Troutbum wrote:WOW Nice Butt!!!!!

Hi ya Troutbum,
I totally agree with you ... a real Nice PB Butt!!

Thanks for chiming in!

SP Dan <“))><

Epic! Well done!

Oh, BTW, I caught something last week in Cabo from the shore. Look...
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BobBfishin wrote:That's amazing Dan! Had to be a rush fighting that thing

Hi ya BobBfishing,
Believe me when I tell you that it was ... the BIGEST rush ever Sir!
I truly believed in my heart that I had lost it at least a half a dozen times before finally getting it secured on my lap!

I appreciate that you took the time to respond to my report!

SP Dan     <“))><

Sorry Dan, I didn’t mean to (attempt to) steal the spotlight. I’m still learning the correct way to post.

HUGE congratulations on landing such a big beautiful fish while angling from a tube. That monster would’ve probably pulled my inexperienced butt into the drink!

MarkG wrote:Sorry Dan, I didn’t mean to (attempt to) steal the spotlight. I’m still learning the correct way to post.

HUGE congratulations on landing such a big beautiful fish while angling from a tube. That monster would’ve probably pulled my inexperienced butt into the drink!

Hi ya MarkG,
Well ... thank you! and that was quite a fish that you landed from the surf as well!
I honestly believe that we all get a bit excited about our out of the norm extraordinary catches and we all just want to share it with everybody else.
I appreciate that you took the time to chime in Sir!

Perhaps we could hook up for a session some time soon!

SP Dan     <“))><

I certainly wish that a few more of my friends; here on FTFF, could have chimed-in and shared in my excitement of landing my PB Halibut!
Oh well .... I guess it’s true about what they say.   lol

SP Dan     <“))><

Hope you got my text Dan.
But just to make it officially public--I am in awe.

And envious

Thanx Bob,
The on site chatter definitely helps to keep other FTFF members involved with the current topics on the FTFF site.
Responding on phones eliminates everyone the opportunity.
My 2-cents.

It was “one-hell-of-a-fish” for sure!

SP Dan     <“))><