Captain Mike...

[lunker-lander]

How big did you say the catfish hooks you used were? Look at these bad boy Halibut hooks. 11/0. $3.95/ea in Alaska at the local takle shop. For a Halibut jig:

> 2 pounder:$5.99
> 4 pounder:$9.99

I used a jig(2 Pounds)along with a Med/Hvy G-Loomis rod and a 9" Slatwater Berkley Powerbait. Dang, them Halibut sure do dig Powerbait! They used a zip-tie to keep the Halibut from ripping the Powerbait off! Oh, yeah, did I mention you used 150LB Tuf-Line braid? Man, Alaska was awesome. If you get a chance, start packin'. That was definitley a once-in-a-lifetime-trip. Life happens once, don't waste time!

Check out these hooks. By the way, I used quarters and my hand to represent the size. Here they are:

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-LL-

[lunker-lander]

-LL-

[keithdog]

Wow, now THAT'S a hook! How about just sinking a powerbait with a granade shoved into the belly and see how that goes? Whats it like casting a jig that weighs 2 pounds?

[lunker-lander]

Ya ever held a soup can with your arm outstretched for 5 minutes?

-LL-

[Captmikestarrett]

That hook will keep the dinks off.. I use 8/0 and 9/0 Gami offset circle hooks on live Black Salty's

With that hook a 4 oz weight would be an option.

Capt Mike

[zooker]

we use a simlar hook when shark fishing.. big and mean...

zooker

[lunker-lander]

Originally Posted by Captmikestarrett

That hook will keep the dinks off.. I use 8/0 and 9/0 Gami offset circle hooks on live Black Salty's

With that hook a 4 oz weight would be an option.

Capt Mike

With this hook Mike you have the choices of using a 2, 4, or 5 lb weight. It takes a while to reel them bad boys up when you hook one. It's like reelin' up a sheet of plywood. So much resistance it almost unbelieveable. Oh and did I mention you use a 5.5' broomstick for a rod?

-LL-