Innholdsfortegnelse for June 1978 i Hawaii Fishing News

We left Pokai Bay at dawn. The sky was grey and curtains of rain hid the horizon and the peaks of our Waianae Mountains. The sunrise began glowing in the East as a brisk wind tugged at our jackets. We headed straight out to sea, right toward a beautiful rainbow. Soon we were zipping up and down over deep blue mountains of water, ducking as the playful breeze splashed cold salt spray in our faces. It was difficult to keep a seat on the flying bridge, but I sat for a while anyway, soaking up the brief salty showers and sudden bursts of warm sunshine. We slid along, like a giant surfboard, up and down over the swells as we headed for a distant flock of birds. Occasionally I went…

We had been fishing live bait for a couple of hours when Dave Hudson decided to ditch our tired aku, and pick up a fresh one. The bait had gotten good and scared several times, but a take away never followed—and it was time, Dave felt, for a fresh enticer. He chose two small pearl heads for aku and almost as an after thought put out a medium sized lead head, with one dressing of purple and pink skirts and a stainless 9/0 hook, down the middle. Within minutes of coming up to trolling speed, we became aware of the presence in our wake of a large brightly colored object, intently following the baits—it sure as hell wasn’t any aku. As we watched, the marlin slowly came across the wake…

ULUA SCOREBOARD MARCH—APRIL—MAY THIRD ANNUAL BIG ISLAND FISHING TOURNAMENT The Hilo Casting Club has set June 29 through July 2,1978 as the date for the 3rd Annual Big Island Fishing Tournament. This event is heid on the Island of Hawaii and is open to all persons interested in shoreline fishing. General chairman for this year is Mr. Richard Kihara. For informantion write to: Jason J. Gushiken, ChairmanTournament Publicity Committee222 Laula StreetHilo, Hawaii 96720…

■ Despite our rather dreary predictions in the last issue, some very good things came out of the Ninth Legislative Session, with lasting importance for Hawaii’s fishermen. That session, which ended April 14, produced some legislation relating to the needs and wants of Hawaii’s fishing industry, than any in the history of the State. The good news at the close of the session is that virtually every bill submitted by fishing related interests, be they shorecasters, long liners, bottom fishermen or weekend trailers, passed the legislature. Occasionally in somewhat altered form, but passed nonetheless. The most important piece of legislation ended up encompassing several minor resolutions written by an ad hoc committee of fishing industry leaders with both recreational and commercial fishing interests. That bill, known officially as HR 122,…

Kewalo Basin is the center for sport fishing in Honolulu. Charters run seven days a week with advance reservations and a deposit. All charter boats are available for full day trips from seven a.m. until three p.m. Some boats also run half day trips from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. and then again in the afternoon from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. We welcome everyone to try their hand at the reel for 4,6, or 8 hours. No fishing license is required but an advance deposit reserves you a place. All boats are Coast Guard inspected and have safety equipment. Each boat has individual and exclusive prices. Prices include boat, fuel, crew, fishing equipment and ice. Special charters may also be arranged. Captain’s troll the Hawaiian waters for Pacific blue marlin, striped marlin and…

■ There are two different methods that most boat owners use to take care of their engines. The first is by constant tinkering and fiddling, and the second is by leaving everything alone, until something goes wrong. Even if you constantly tinker with your engines, you are really only working on outside problems. For example, few tinkerers pull oil pans to check their oil pump. The non-maintenance types don’t even know if their injectors spray patters are proper unless they start having serious problems, and are forced to take a look. There is a new service available to boaters in Hawaii that may solve a lot of the problems of most marine engine owners, no matter what their mechanical aptitude, and may solve problems for you, even before they become…

Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Fish and Game 1151 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 MEMORANDUM TO: All Interested Parties FROM: Kenji Ego, Director Division of Fish and Game SUBJECT: Public Meetings Concerning Draft Regulations Relating to Fishing in Hanamaulu (Ahukini) and Waimea Bays, Island of Kauai. As a follow up to the meetings held previously on proposals to regulate fishing activities on or in the vicinity of the Recreational Piers located at Hanamaulu and Waimea Bays, the Division of Fish and Game has scheduled the second public meetings to discuss the provisions of the following draft regulations relating to the subject areas, as follows: 1. For proposed draft REGULATION RELATING TO FISHING IN HANAMAULU BAY, ISLAND OF KAUAI, on Monday evening, May 15, 1978 at 7:00 p.m.…

As a scribe hired to write about “blue water fishing” it is highly debatable whether my boss, Chuck “Lucky” Johnston, will accept this article. However, I will take a chance on his amiable, permissive personality to sneak this in. To the readers, they might well raise their collective eyebrows at the title of this piece, what the Hell do fishermen care about “interior decorating!” The term brings up to the typical he-man fisherman a picture of a swishy, overrefined guy of dubious orientation! Let me assure you—that ain’t me! I have always been proud to be a fisherman. I like being called “captain.” I like to display in my home evidence of my hobby. I enjoy making trophies out of the bills of marlin caught by anglers on my boat…

The Coast Guard will soon begin monitoring Citizens Band-radio distress calls in Hawaii and the South Pacific. A large number of recreational boaters use CB and as a result, marine emergency calls on channel nine will be monitored by four Coast Guard shore-based rescue stations. Although no firm date has been set for the monitoring to begin, installation of the equipment is nearly complete and an on-air date of mid-May is anticipated. Coast Guard communications officials in Honolulu emphasize that primary “voice guards” will remain tuned to VHF-FM channel sixteen, and 2182 kHz. Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Coast Guard Group Office Kauai (Koloa), and Coast Guard Station Pago Pago will be equipped with forty-channel AM CB-radios. These stations will monitor channel nine for marine…

■ Sportfishing on Maui has been better in the last month than in any period in recent memory. It may be better than at any time in history for the matter—and one of the big factors in the outstanding Maui offshore fishing is the “D-buoy” off Lanai. The sector of water around the buoy has been producing tons of fish for the aku boats, solid loads of aku, kawakawa and small ahi for the Lanai commercial trailers, and for the sportfishermen, a real bonanza! The first good day of note was early in April, and the buoy saw over ten boats working the nearby waters as the sun came up over Haleakala. Bobby Luuwai and his sons on the PUALELE took home a clean sweep, and signalled to all those…

M. G. PASCHOAL MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT The Maaiaea Boat and Fishing Club tournament coordinator, Vice Commodore Bobby Luuwai has announced that the annual M. G. Paschoal Memorial Tournament will take place on the three days of the Memorial Day weekend. This popular annual event which honors one of the founders of the Maalaea Club, has seen a great deal of action in past years, including the landing of some of the largest marlin in club history. Entry deadline is the Friday before the tournament, and entry forms can be obtained from Maalaea Store, Lahaina Fishing Supply, and from club members. As the first club function since the election of officers, a good turnout is expected for this annual event. A suitable memorial to one of the creators of the Maalaea Small…

■ Congressman Dan Akaka announced from his office in Washington recently that after hearings held by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, the committee moved to release $6 million per year for the development of fisheries in the Central, Western and South Pacific. Hawaii is considered part of the Central Pacific. The appropriation is geared towards the development of the Pacific fisheries resources and at least part of the money will be spent by the Hawaii based Pacific Tuna Development Foundation (PTDF) which was founded in 1974. This non-profit corporation has sought various methods of improving the tuna catch of Hawaii and, the American island territories in the Pacific. The most familiar project to most Hawaiian fishermen (funded by the PTDF), is the various buoys placed offshore to attract…

Author Modern Hawaiian Gamefishing’ Board of Governors, Hawaiian international Billfish Association ■ What fishing boat is best for you? Should you buy a new boat or a used one? What factors should you consider? What problems should you avoid? Let’s look first at the most obvious feature, the hull. The two most common hull styles for fishing boats in Hawaii are the deep-V and the semi-V. The names are very descriptive because they reflect the angle the bottom of the hull makes with a horizontal line. This latter angle is called the “deadrise.” A deep-V hull has a deadrise of more than twentydegrees and maintains this sharp entry angle right to the stern. The semi-V has a deadrise of around twenty degrees just back from the bow but has a…

I like soup on my boat. I always carry a wide mouthed thermos bottle that fits in a special rack behind the driver’s seat. Whenever we have chicken at home we take all the scraps and bones and cover them with water and simmer for about an hour. Put the chicken broth in a jar and store in the ice box. When making soup, I use one can of cream of mushroom, or cream of chicken or asparagus or celery, add one can cf the chicken broth and one can of milk or ½ and ½ cream. Put 2 oz. of sherry in the thermos before pouring in the hot soup. For a real fisherman’s delight, however, nothing beats New England Clam Chowder. Make about 2 quarts and take it…

So your neighbor is going to build a nice, 35-footer, according to some dynamite plans he has in hand. Does he have to fret over the number of persons the boat can carry, or whether or not it can have a 10 or 75 horsepower engine? According to the Coast Guard Boating Safety Division in Honolulu, probably not, unless he sells the boat. If he does sell, he becomes a “commercial manufacturer.” The point of confusion is whether or not the builder intends to sell his boat. “The craft must meet all of the applicable standards in effect when he began construction,” explains Ensign Kevin Koob, “if he intends to sell it.” Koob recommends the incorporation of all those standards into a home-built boat if the builder is unsure of…

Paradise Park celebrated with a Tilapia “Fishout.” This was open to all children (boys and girls) 4-12 years of age. Children entering had to pay a 25¢ entry fee which gave them use of a bamboo pole and one line. Four heats were scheduled with fishing times at 16,11, 12, and 1:00 pm. Each heat lasted for a halt hour and each child was allowed one catch. (Tilapia could either be kept or returned.) Grand prizes were awarded after the weigh-in of Heat #4 at about 1:30 pm. Consolation prizes were also given. Grand prizes included softballs, fishing reels, wrist radios and lots more. The lucky winners were as follows: The Park’s ponds were decorated with flying carp streams which represent masculinity at Boys’ Day. Live carps can be seen…

Kona may be the home of big marlin all year ‘round, but when the ahi return in full force to Waianae, watch out! Those monster billfish are right along with them to spend the summer and fall Although the season is still early, a quick glance at this month’s fish list will confirm it. An immense 839½-lbs Pacific Blue was taken on April 30th by Ed Moriwaki on the LIZ-ZU, and that’s just not too shabby, is it? Following closely behind, sizewise, was another tremendous female Blue, a 790-pounder landed by Minori Suzuki, April 24th on the HIKARI. Wayne Oda on the FAITH pulled up to the boat ramp on April 23rd with a 621-lb Pacific Blue, on April 30th hooked a smaller one at 150-lbs, then came back with…

The 2nd Annual 50th State Trolling Tournament will be held in Keauhou-Kona this summer from August 13th to the 19th. Again, beautiful Keauhou Bay will be headquarters and your club and its members are invited to be participants. Last year’s format proved to be a winner and this tournament for Hawaii’s anglers established itself as an outstanding and fun-filled event. This year the fishing days have been extended to 5 full days. The format remains the same—trolling with artificial lures; separate divisions for marlin, ahi, mahimahi and ono. Bonus points for medium and light tackle—I.G.F.A. rules prevail. The “meet the teams” party will be Sunday afternoon August 13, 1978. Fishing starts the next morning at 7:00 A.M. Tournament ends Friday at 4:00 P.M. and the awards barbecue will be Saturday,…

HONOLULU, Hawaii—Anwar Sadat is not slated to glide into Keehi Lagoon aboard his official barge. Buckingham Palace has not cabled, asking for space at Pier 10 for the Royal Yacht Britannia during the week. And, Jimmy Carter is not likely to bring the Sequoia back into service just for a cruise to Hawaii to highlight the week. However, National Safe Boating Week is slated to run June 1-7 and it will be sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council, Inc. Hawaii is one of the busiest boating states in the country. Accordingly, the safe boating campaign for NSBW 1978 here includes appearances and demonstrations by a 3-man Coast Guard boating safety team, a gubernatorial proclamation commemorating the week, increased courtesy motorboat examinations by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and with media…

International Game Fish Association3000 EAST LASOLAS BOULEVARDFORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33316 U.S.A. Mr. Chuck Johnston, Editor Hawaii Fishing News P.O. Box 25413 Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Dear Mr. Johnston: We have just received your May, 1978 issue of Hawaii Fishing News, and we are most desirous of obtaining a copy of the photograph that appeared on your front cover. IGFA publishes many tagging articles and promotes tagging throughout the world. Surprisingly enough, we have great difficulty in obtaining good tagging photographs. If you could not furnish us with this photograph, we would be most grateful if you could direct us to the person who does have this negative or a print. I want to compliment you on your fine publication, it is one of the finest area fishing publications that we maintain…

P.O. BOX 1346 KANEOHE, HAWAII 96744 April 24, 1978 TO: Hawaii’s Sport and Commercial Fishermen FROM: George Balazs, Hawaiian Sea Turtle Research Program SUBJECT: The Recovery of Turtles or Turtle Parts from the Stomachs of Large Fish Virtually nothing is known about the life of sea turtles from the time they leave their natal beaches as one ounce hatchlings until they are first seen as juveniles (approx. 10 lbs or larger) in relatively shallow waters close to shore. This lack of information is due mostly to the fact that turtles under 10 lbs are seldom ever seen, thereby making them unavailable for scientific study. It has been reasonably assumed that smaller size turtles live for a period of time in the open ocean away from land where they feed at…