Went out early for a halibut/salmon combo in great...

Went out early for a halibut/salmon combo in great weather with a couple of other fishermen. The boat was not clean and the cabin smelled strongly of diesel fumes. Gear was disorganized and a mess of old and new--some terrific, some having seen better days. We got into fish pretty early and brought in a bunch small halibut before the tide got too strong. Trolling for early salmon, we had heavy strikes twice and broke off both times without much resistance-- as an experienced fisherman, I question the integrity of the monofilament and given the state of the gear whether it had been changed out for the new season.
Stopped in at a honey hole to try for our last large halibut and filled our tags. The first one was about 20 # and the captain kept it out of water until we caught something bigger. He swore it was still alive but that seems pretty dubious both factually and ethically to me. As a catch and release flyfisherman, I can't believe that anything can survive that long out of water.
A young and inexperienced crew but really great company. the captain was grumpy and surly the whole trip--about what is not clear as the weather was terrific and the fishing decent and fairly steady. Don't get me wrong, we got into fish and filled our tags and the captain clearly knew what he was doing but there were a lot of details that should have been handled better and that are completely within the power of the charter. Would probably go with another captain next time.