6-7inch white paddle tail swimbaits on jig head slow rolling on bottom, stick bait, jerk baits, silver spoons with squid hoochie cut to size, Frozen anchovies or sardines. Really depends on what going on different rigs for different areas, tides, depths, sandy beach or rocky bottom, weather etc. Some areas are hold fish on the outgoing tides other spots incoming or both.. Ive caught halibut in two feet of water to 60+. I use all types of gear spinning, bait casting, level wind or fly fishing just depends. When I fish freshwater its mostly fly fishing up in northern Ca and Oregon but occasionally Wyoming or Utah drifting rivers. Although Nevada has some nice lakes like Pyramid. Halibut do prefer sandy bottoms mostly. Sometimes you can find schools concentrated areas with alota fish and limit out easily otherwise your covering ground on the move to locate fish
