Colo. man gets 337-pounder in Alaska halibut derby

[Justin Case]

ANCHORAGE — A Colorado man fishing in the waters of southcentral Alaska has hauled in a 337-pound halibut — easily the biggest catch in the region this season.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Aaron Buscher of Conifer, Colo., caught the 7-foot, 4-inch halibut late Monday morning in Resurrection Bay while competing in a fishing derby.

It took him 45 minutes to haul the big fish to dock in Seward. He had been fishing south of Alaska's Montague Island.

Buscher used 50-pound test braided line and a Penn Torque 10 reel mounted to a 7-foot Penn Torque rod.

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Information from: Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com

[kyratshooter]

That newspaper was unreal!!!

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bears attacking park bikers
polar bear habitat protests

Where else but Alaska???

[Alaskan Survivalist]

They always post the derby leaders. I doubt that fish will stand as leader. It's big but the record is about 650 pounds. The biggest caught on rod and reel is about 450 pounds. August is when the big ones will be coming in closer to eat the spawned out salmon washing back to sea and they will be at mouthes of the river waiting with thier mouths open.

[KurtistheTurtle]

sounds fishy to me

[Rick]

Only in Alaska...

Cheechako: "Man! I just caught a 337 pound halibut!"
Alaskan: "Hang around. The big ones should be in next week."

[crashdive123]

At least he didn't tell him to throw it back.

[Rick]

Only in Alaska...

Cheechako: "Man! I just caught a 337 pound halibut!"
Alaskan: "That's good bait for the big ones".