Innholdsfortegnelse for June 1977 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ The human body temperature is kept at a constant level by a finely regulated mechanism, whereby heat is produced by chemical action (metabolism) and a cooling system of water evaporation on the large surface of the skin. The normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C). If the body is exposed to cold, the skin is dry, we move our muscles or shiver to produce heat and we preserve that heat by putting on insulation material (clothing). If exposed to heat, we perspire and take off our clothes in order to give the skin a chance to work as a cooling system. If a person is emersed in water, perspiration and evaporation is non-effective for temperature control. In fact, the cooling effect is far greater and the body heat production can…

■ This year the Ahi Tournament (Hawaii Invitational Allison Tuna Tournament, HIATT for short) will be held at Pokai Bay, July 11th to 15th, with the fishing grounds open. HIATT is gearing for 70 teams. Out of state entries expected are the Cornhuskers from Nebraska and the popular Bay of Isles team from New Zealand with Robin and Bill Hall aboard. Our summer ahi run so far has been sporadic with just a few coming up, mostly in porpoise schools. Matt Kahapea of the “Ah Tina” picked up a 130 pounder on the 1st. Matt’s boat caught the largest ahi in the HIATT tournament last year, a 229½-lb yellowfin. Other ahi caught so far include one at a 180-lb by B. Bagoyo on the “Sonny Boy” on April 30th, and…

■ If you are a member of the International Game Fish Association, you have undoubtedly received the March April issue of “The International Marine Angler.” This is the official news publication of IGFA and carries pictures and stories of unusual big game fishing catches from around the world. In this issue there is an article announcing IGFA’s new project survey to standardize fishing flags around the world. As the sport of big game fishing has grown in even, country whose shores are kissed by the oceans of the world, man’s pride in his rod and reel victories has manifested itself with a plethora of flags, banners pennants and fish signals of every imaginable size, shape and color. More and more as the world sport fishing community gets together in international…

Ahi is the fish of the year in Kona, and the reason that is the case is that some innovative methods for catching these big fish have been developed and tested in the Kona area since the middle of last year. Now that the early summer ahi run has reached other parts of the state and many anglers are increasingly frustrated by being unable to catch the yellowfin they know are there, perhaps it would be good to look closely at some of Kona’s better ahi catching techniques. One fairly well known method which has been perfected to a science on the famed Keahole Point marlin grounds, is live bait. The technique is fairly simple, it is the refinements that take expertise, things like knowing your current patterns, bottom types,…

Granted, I like porpoises too, but here’s the flip side of the coin. Newspapers and magazines are full of articles about saving the porpoise. I received a letter today requesting money for “The Fund for Animals National Campaign to Save the Dolphin.” Save the dolphin? what for? Are they an endangered species like the whale, the sea otter or the turtle? No. Are they of any economic importance? No. Most of us agree that reckless killing of anything, whether mammal, fish, trees or whatever, is wrong. Tuna fishing vessels, by their own initiative, are improving their own fishing techniques. These things take time. Certainly shutting off their business is not going to allow for any improvement in fishing methods. Most people haven’t given any thought to what porpoises eat, have…

■ I’d like to make an attempt to simplify what can be a rather complicated problem. For those of you who like to fish but are not set up as well as you wish to be, how do you go about getting the right boat and gear to fit your needs? How many electronic aids and hydraulic accessories are really necessary? There are many kinds of equipment on the market that aid you in fishing, such as radios, depth sounders, hydraulic fish pullers, electric fish pullers, sonars, etc., and all of these come in a variety of sizes and prices. I’m sure you know how easy it is to pour money into your fishing set up, and how large these sums of money can be. So it is worth some…

■ Arriving at 5 p.m. to participate in the annual club outing, one cannot help but feel the excitement prevailing among the casting fraternity as could be seen by the amount of casting rods already in place and baited. By late afternoon, club Prexy Richard Kihara had already pulled in a beautiful 15 pounder. There was Mike Sakamoto, Karl Kami, Harold Yoshikawa, hard-working Dominic Uyetake, Nobu Matsunaka, Steve Hurt, Barry Sugimoto, and just the whole bunch of guys, and gals to boot. Mainly, it was nice to see comradeship prevailing although fishing had been sparodic at this particular spot over the past month or so. Hugh Fleming, our club’s great spin fisherman, had just come in with three uluas with the top weight of 10 lbs. With him was our…