I just did a half dozen 7.5" B2 squid rigs pink & glow with tandem j hooks & tandem circles did em same as you did - snelled lead hk crimped rear hk. Didnt think to offset circles & open the gap up but makes real good sense thx. I also liked the scissor swivel snap idea on the spreader bar. I came up with a scent chamber that might make you laugh but I think it will work perfectly. I made a bait dough with instant mashed potatoes & enough pro cure oils of my choosing & some pautzkes halibut nectar & some anchovie paste to a consistency of well mashed potatoes. I bought a bunch of those stainless steel screen tea balls you use to make a cup of tea they cost like a bu k a piece on amazon so I can put about a walnut size hunk of bait dough in 1 connect it with a diamond snap to my short arm on my spreader bar or above my weight on a slip rig. The "dough" will put out a great scent trail over a sustained amount of time giving the big ones a chance to come in. The tea ball allows plenty of milking of the dough since its all screen. Great video thank you. Subscribing.

@thealaskansavage5897

5 ай бұрын

Let me know how it works. Thank you for sharing and watching our channel

Spot on advice!! Great video great luck in the season!!

@thealaskansavage5897

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching our channel and your support

Thanks for another great video !

Awesome video!! Thank You for sharing Your knowledge it is a great help, thanks 👍

Thanks for the video 👍

Thanks for sharing!

Great video , im going to tie up a few of these to try for jigging halibut from my kayak

Great video. 👍 thank you for the great detail and can see and hear everything very clear.

@thealaskansavage5897

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it

Awesome video! So much information based on personal experience, it's amazing! I'll try some of the tips as soon as I start fishing from a boat here, looks promising! For now, I'm trying to find a good spot and approach to try catch a halibut from the shore lol. Hello from Norway

Great Video! I will be making and using them in August! Thx!!

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome Larry!! Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for all the great info

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the encouragement!! 👊

Watching this again! Can't wait to get up to your neck of the woods! I'll be just east of Klawock in July. May have to see about a visit. Stay safe and tight lines! Great advice! Made a lot of rigs this winter.

@thealaskansavage5897

Ай бұрын

Good luck and thank you for watching and supporting our channel

Thanks for the reply. Si, North of POW. I learned a lot from you. Good job. You know your stuff. 😊

@barbaralester7932

9 ай бұрын

So, North of POW.

@thealaskansavage5897

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments and watching the channel

custom af! you know alot, quite impressive!!

@thealaskansavage5897

8 күн бұрын

Thanks for your compliment and watching our channel

Good video thanks

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

Thanks!

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the encouragement and support!!

John, I talked to you on the dock last week. As I said your Video is very clear and easy to follow. I tied several of the squid riggs you showed me how to tie. These squid riggs out fished any other thing we used fishing for halibut during our stay at Coffman Bay. Thanks for sharing.

@thealaskansavage5897

10 ай бұрын

Glad to help. And thanks for the comment

Great Video! Thanks for taking the time to show us some of your expertise untying Albert Riggs.. What is the length of those B2 squids?

@jamesgoings298

8 ай бұрын

I found the B2 squid in the comment…. 5”.. Thanks Again..

Nice! Love seeing how different guys do their halibut rigs. How you bend your hooks and crimp that bottom one for the dual rig is really interesting. On the double hook rigs are you running herring for bait? Have you tried the bigger gibbs skirts? I haven't ran the ones you are using there but will try.

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

I bend the hooks with a pair of pliers on the boat. But try to get a box done at home using my vice. Then take the box to the boat. Yes I’ve tried the bigger skirts but found better luck with the one I was using. But not saying they don’t catch fish. There’s two reasons I like to crimp the back hook on the double hook rig is. 1- it’s easier 2- the hook swings freely and has better hook up ratio. Tying that hook on 200-300 # line stiffens it up to much. It still catches but I like the crimp better

@fmb-fishingmeansbusiness

Жыл бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 thank you! Really appreciate the video and the attention to detail. TIght lines this season.

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

A lot of times I do use herring. But sometimes I switch it up and run a couple line with squid,salmon octopus ,pacific cod , turbot and even fillets of Irish lords. sometimes they key in on other baits

John, great video! What size treble are you using for the stinger on the Gibbs J hook?

@thealaskansavage5897

11 ай бұрын

9-10/0

@scotthedges6806

11 ай бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 Thanks again! I enjoyed getting to talk with you when I was up there at the end of June. You certainly put a lot of "meat on the bone" with your videos.

Thanks for taking the time on this video, where are you located? Can we book online ?

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew. I'm John's video Guy Jason. Thanks so much for watching our videos and asking about booking a trip. John has a website you can book a trip with him and contact. It's Jandjcharters.com .Thanks again bro!!

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

I’m located in south East Alaska on the north east corner of prince of whales island in a town called Coffman Cove. I operate one charter boat and have 3 rental boats for DIY clients.yes can book if I have availability

Thanks for the information. Is it possible to get from you the hooks manufacturer, serial number of the circle hooks model. Thank you.

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

No problem. if you have any Questions please fire away. I will try to help out the best I can. I like to see people catch fish

Great video! I noticed you are used catch the fever hellcat rods. I have about 15 of them and always thought they would be a good halibut rod how are they working for you? Are you using the heavy or extra heavy?

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

We absolutely love them Kelly!! They really hold up through harsh treatment that I get from renters. Thanks for watching!!👍😁

@Luv2Gard3n

10 ай бұрын

What size of the hellcat rod? Heavy?

Nice video! What size copper crimps

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

I sorry. I’ don’t know that off had and the numbers are wore off my package. But I will check next time I go to the tackle shop. I just try to pick them according to my leader size. Want them snug before I crimp them

what do you think about ganyon line for leader, vs nylon ?

@thealaskansavage5897

11 ай бұрын

It works fine and doesn’t kink

Great vid... what brand/model are those stainless circle hooks?

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Kenny, for watching and the kind words!! Yes, they are stainless. I'll see if I can ad some links to the description.

@kennytsang9056

Жыл бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 ... Thanks for getting back to me. I think I figured it out. I googled QI Hooks as you mentioned it with regards to the 8/0 trolling siwash hooks. Keep up the the informative vids

out of all the BS fancy pants vids out there....I got wayyyyy more out of yours!! Tight lines bro!!

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MrIslandlogger

Жыл бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 keep ''em coming bro...great content!!

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

@@MrIslandlogger That means a lot. It's always great to hear encouragement👊 really appreciate it

@how_Ive_done_it

Жыл бұрын

Any links for the stuff you actually used in the video?

Links to all the tackle would be great

@thealaskansavage5897

10 ай бұрын

We can try to make that happen. Thanks for watching

@Rugged_Peaks_Media

10 ай бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 awesome thanks.

Upgrade to flurocarbon rigs and extend their durability time about x5 if not more. I know it costs more but..

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

I found that yes fluorocarbon is stronger but doesn’t take abrasion and weakens faster with the violent head shakes and a mouth full of halibut teeth. This is why I stick with quality mono.

@MrKveite1

Жыл бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 well tbh sir the whole point of fluro is that it has much higher abrasion than mono and it's weaker pr diameter and not stronger than mono. I dont know wich fluro you have tested but you definately hit a bad brand or by some way bad fabrication sir.

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

@@MrKveite1 I’ve tested two fluorocarbon brands out and that is my findings. But with that said I haven’t tried them all. Halibut aren’t leader shy. You could use rope for Halibut. I use fluorocarbon on all my warm salt water fishing trips. Targeting tuna , and bill fish and Rooster fish just name a few. Thank you for your comments

What size B2 in the glow and pink in the bulk bags ?

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

The 5” are my personal favorites

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

You can by them in a 50 count

Where do you order the dehookers you use?

@thealaskansavage5897

4 ай бұрын

I order them from the Bass pro website. They work great but they don’t float. Lol Thank you for your comment and watching our channel

What brand of crimping pliers are you using?

@thealaskansavage5897

5 ай бұрын

I’m not picky. But I only buy stainless steel ones. I own several kind. As long as you get a good crimp. Thank you for watching our channel

@Cntrmass

4 ай бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 I have a few 9/0 big rivers. Can’t get 300 test back through the eye to snell second hook. Would 200 # be sufficient? What size b2 squids do you run ?

Double J hooks are bad if you want to release fish out of size tho since they often go too deep.

@thealaskansavage5897

Жыл бұрын

I understand that but hen your dealing with mostly amateur fishermen,women and children. You need all the help you can get to put fish on the boat. Halibut are tough. But some don’t survive.

@MrKveite1

Жыл бұрын

@@thealaskansavage5897 Well some is an understatement but it's commercial and all about money so shortcuts are made. That's pretty much what it boils down to. I am Norwegian and we do things a bit different here so we have different opinions on a few things. Nothing wrong with that:)

What size squid rig are you using?

@thealaskansavage5897

10 ай бұрын

5”

What Alaska town are you in?

@thealaskansavage5897

9 ай бұрын

Coffman cove

Did you say T HO KE hooks?

@thealaskansavage5897

Ай бұрын

Yes. I off set all my hooks no matter the brand or make. Thanks for watching

@mikeleigh784

25 күн бұрын

Does it matter which direction you bend the hook? I have some to the right and some to the left. Which will hook more fish?