Charlie415
Crew Member
So their are actually hali on the inside waters....LOL Went out searching for hali and got more than we bargained for. Forgot the scotchman for the harpoon sooooo luckily the rope broke and not the cleat it was attached to. Tried to hold the hali at the boat but that work out so well and I have the rope burns to prove it. Thankfully the wife didn't let go of the rod when he bolted to the bottom with my harpoon head in him. Ended up gaffing with one hand and beating it into submission with the other. In the meantime the hali is half out of the water trying to throw the hook and gaff. After a 10 minute beating we both were exhausted so over the side he came....BARELY. Sitting on the motor box with both feet on the gunnel it was all I could do to get his head over the gunnel and slide him into the boat. Once he hit the deck he definately need another round of attitude adjustment. Hog tied ,bled and wrapped in a bow it was now time for several cans of nerve tonic. Unbelievable fight on a Shimano Trevala jigging rod. This was the wife's first fishing trip and only her third overnighter in the boat. It will be hard to top this one any time soon.