Measuring Fish and Hauling the Second Set - Halibut Longline Start to Finish 

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Hi Kenny. Welcome aboard! Do you recall what he fished for and the gear that was used? It is always interesting to hear about other fisheries and what guys did back then. Thanks!

Many many thanks!

Thanks, Moose!

It was a good set!

Thanks Greg. Merry Christmas to you also.

Thank you, Buff! It was a better one for sure!

We've heard that a lot Jack! Wish there was a market for them here, they come in thick sometimes.

Merry Christmas! Best wishes Lone Wolf.

We do that a lot when out fishing. Amazing how good a nice rinse feels after getting splashed with saltwater all day.

LOL!

Nice

Thanks for the comments!

Hey buckup, glad you like them. We fabricated these ourselves, save for having the edges bent on a break at the local welding shop. The side hatches are 3/16" and the center is 1/4". I can't tell you how much we love these hatches. We had wood ones originally that looked great new, but as the years passed they got waterlogged and no matter how much you scrubbed them they just looked nasty. If you want shoot me an email and I can send some drawings to help on layout and any other questions you have.

Hi Solo. Honestly we are pretty fair weather fishermen. We work tougher weather in the winter and spring when we are jigging, but it doesn't really show on camera. Something about the perspective I guess. This was shot in late summer, it was still warm out.

I usually feel it in my hands the next day. Not so much my back if we only do three sets. More than that I definitely do!

Hi Russel. If you look at the back rail on the starboard side you can see the hydraulic valve I use to control the reel. There is also the throttle and steering station to control the vessel.

The drum is dragging the boat to the other end of the set. We'll put the boat into gear if the tide or wind are running.

Hi keyup. They stay in the US. We sell all the fish we catch direct to families and customers across the US. Our website is eisalaska.com Thank you for joining us, glad you enjoy the content.

Thanks Rob. We like to include all the players. I also think they are interesting and they all play their part in our amazing ecosystem.

What do you do with the octopus.

They have said between five and seven hours if that helps!

It is easiest to clean and measure them white side up, so we just turn them over from the start.

Hi Albie. Their teeth aren't really long, but they are very sharp. So you definitely don't want to put your hand in their mouth.

I'd love to see that, but a good quality camera and housing that would put up with the water pressure at 200 to 300 plus feet would likely cost as much as the haul retails for.

@@TheCaptainbeefylog A Gofish cam on Amazon is 150$ and can go to 500 foot and could easily be clipped on the line.

@@BigRift nice!

I was thinking that, dropped to comments after 10 mins lol

The drop isn't that far, more like three feet and there is water added to the ice to make it slushy. As long as you don't drop them on a hard, sharp edge there is no bruising to the meat. As far as stepping on the fish same thing. If you stomp them yes, but notice how we gently put our feet down, our feet push the fish out of the way and end up on the deck below. Edit: Maybe the phrase "stomping the fish into the ice" isn't the best way to describe that action. LOL. From now on it will be "gently guiding the fish into the ice with my feet".

@@EISAlaska who am I to critique anyway. I love your guys channel, and you get to work in the one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This was shot earlier this fall.

@@EISAlaska Then you should say so.

@@MD-4mee they have, many times in previous videos

Thanks anglerfish. Spiny dogfish.

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Alaska is a heavily regulated fishery so hopefully they will continue produce. I am more concerned with pollution from mining, oil production and global warming.