Article: This is where halibut typically spend their time. Once you hit bottom, reel back a bit so you are just off the floor. Wait for around thirty seconds for a bite before moving the bait again. Raise and lower the bait a few feet (meters) or gently move it from side to side in the water to help attract the fish to your line. If, after about a dozen casts, you haven't had a bite, you may want to consider repositioning. Try exploring one of your other target spots. Once you do get a bite, fight your instinct to set the hook by pulling a powerful halibut is likely to slip free this way. Instead, allow your fishing line to lower back into the water until it goes tight. Wind and lower your fishing rod and then pull again, bringing the halibut up close to the water's surface. Take your time and go easy. Halibut will often come to the surface without much resistance if a gentle touch is applied. Keep going until the fish is just below the water's surface. Don't try to fight it or pull it closer, or you will likely lose your hook or break your line. Instead, give it some slack and wait for it to calm back down. Then, try slowly but surely bringing it up again. Remember, this magnificent fish is worth the extra time.

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Drop your bait close to the bottom of the sea floor. Wait for a halibut to take the bait. Set your hook and steadily pull the line up with control. Allow a "spooked" halibut to run free for a bit.