Colo. man gets 337-pounder in Alaska halibut derby
June 15, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—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.
June 15, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—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.