Ketchikan, located in southeast Alaska, is a great location to fish for halibut. Sally and John Balch reside in Ketchikan and have a favorite spot nearby to halibut fish. It is a secret spot, so do not inquire where it is.

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

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

John and Sally fought the halibut more than the course of the next hour. They reeled it to the surface 3 occasions, but every time the halibut regained strength and swam back down to the bottom of the ocean.

After more than an hour the tired Balches were successful in subduing the halibut, and following an additional hour were able to carry the halibut into their boat.

Back again in Ketchikan the Balches towed their boat more than to the nearby lumber lawn where John functions and utilized the fork elevate 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 absent pieces to anybody who needed a piece.

They had plenty. The halibut was seven feet long and weighed 323 pounds. And Sally caught the large halibut with a bargain $39 Penn rod and reel combo.

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Garry Gamber is a public college instructor and entrepreneur. He writes content articles about actual estate, well being and nutrition, and internet dating solutions. He is the proprietor of http://www.Anchorage-Homes.com and http://www.TheDatingAdvisor.com.