Ketchikan, situated in southeast Alaska, is a great place to fish for halibut. Sally and John Balch reside in Ketchikan and have a favorite spot nearby to halibut fish. It is a top secret spot, so do not ask exactly where it is.

The Balches were fishing there 1 Sunday and having great luck landing cod and halibut, so they decided to quit about mid-morning. Sally started pulling in her gear and felt a tug on the line.

It was much more than a tug, truly. Sally said that she thought she had snagged the bottom of the ocean. Sally reeled in the line with all her strength, tired, and turned the rod over to her husband.

John and Sally fought the halibut over the course of the next hour. They reeled it to the surface area three occasions, but each time the halibut regained strength and swam back down to the bottom of the ocean.

Following much more than an hour the tired Balches were effective in subduing the halibut, and after another hour were able to bring the halibut into their boat.

Back in Ketchikan the Balches towed their boat over to the nearby lumber lawn exactly where John works and used the fork raise to unload the halibut from their boat. A crowd gathered to listen to repeated tales of the adventure, and the Balches filleted the fish and gave away items to anyone who needed a piece.

They had a lot. The halibut was 7 feet long and weighed 323 lbs. And Sally caught the big halibut with a discount $39 Penn rod and reel combo.

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Garry Gamber is a public school teacher and entrepreneur. He writes articles about real estate, well being and diet, and internet dating solutions. He is the proprietor of http://www.Anchorage-Homes.com and http://www.TheDatingAdvisor.com.