If the fish is studying the bait before committing then visibility is an issue but can easily be solved by tying a leader of mono or fluorocarbon
I seldom target big halibut these dayspartly to avoid being disappointed and partly because I prefer catching those hard-fighting and sweet-eating 40- to 70-pounders that are much more abundant in most of the places I fishbut when I was into barn-door halibut I used a lot of large baits of various kinds, and I always had more hook-ups and a higher percentage of fish landed when I used two J-hooks rather than a single hook of either style
WALKER, STEPHANIE WARD, NONIE WAUGH, STEPHANIE WESSLER, CHERI WHITE, MARSHALL WIGHTMAN, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, JOHN C
This wide and sturdy backpack works great for both ladies and gents, and can fit electronics, clothes, and whatever you cant leave at home
Contacting instructors for programs like NOLS and Outward Bound, backcountry rangers, and others with extensive experience can be a bit more difficult, but its often worth the effort
