Big Fish Story

Photo courtesy Homer Chamber of Commerce

John Calvert managed to haul in a 279.6-pound halibut Monday to take the derby lead. Landing the barn door ended an overnight charter early as the captain raced back to Homer.

I normally don't post about the Homer Halibut Derby but I thought this fish story was great. Here is an excerpt:


The boat's 11th halibut had just been landed, and one of its eyeballs had been knocked out and just sat there on the deck. So Bondioli's deckhand dared Calvert to eat it. The deckhand told Calvert it was good luck to eat halibut eyes.

"Are you kidding me?" Calvert asked the deckhand.

Calvert swallowed the eyeball whole. Chewing it, he said, apparently doesn't work.
About an hour later, Calvert had himself a monster fish and, later that night, $1,000.
Coincidence?

"That stuff just maintains superstitions," Calvert said.

So is he a believer?

"True or not, I'm going to be eating another eyeball before I go fishing (today)," he said.

Full story below.

Who eats halibut eyeballs? This guy does

So the next time you go halibut fishing eat an eyeball and land a big fish.