Captain Fritz Kragh, TONGAS with a 350 pound North Pacific Halibut. 5 September 1930 Original photo from the archives of the S.P.H.S.© |
Twenty-five halibut, netted the fishing crew $7,000 at wholesale prices. That is the record of the smack TONGAS, that delivered its North Pacific catch (above) at Seattle for shipment to New York.
Capt. F.J. Tuttle of Lummi Island, WA. Largest halibut at 148 lbs caught in Puget Sound on sport tackle. 11 November 1947. Original photo from the archives of S.P.H.S.© |
2014: Jack McGuire of Anaheim, CA caught a 482 pound halibut in SE Alaska. The fish didn't get in the sport fishing record book because he needed help getting the fish on board.
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