That's actually not true pro fisher. Left 145,000lbs in the water this year. Look at the numbers and do some math, unless amount of halibut taken shoulder season went up over 50% ( ha ha ha, completely unrealistic) then shoulder option with 80lb maximum size limit in the high months would even work and leave a few thousand in the water. Stop saying things with nothing to back it up please. Looking at numbers from 2012 taken monthly and then even adding 10-15% (so no max size one fish shoulder plus increased pressure) with an 80lb slot in high season leaves tens of thousands of pounds in the water.