Innholdsfortegnelse for May 12, 1979 i Hawaii Fishing News

One of the joys of fishing in the ocean is that you never know what you’ll catch. There’s always a chance that you’ll catch a record breaker or a species you’ve never seen before. Scientists also enjoy this challenge. Entomologists are always looking for new species of insects, bird lovers often keep species lists and delight in seeing species they have not seen before and marine mammal scientists are always excited about the possiblity of seeing something no one has seen before or have a new insight into a previously documented occurence. I consider myself particularly lucky being both an avid fisherman and a marine mammal scientist. I can do the two things I like the best at the same time. This sometimes, however, frustrates my fishing companion, Perry McCord,…

Below is a list of 1979 dates (every other Saturday) H.F.N. will be de-livered by subscription or available over the counter. April 28th, May 12th & 26th, June 9th & 23rd, July 7th & 21st, Aug. 4th & 18th, Sept. 1st, 15th, & 29th, Oct. 13th & 27th, Nov. 10th & 24th, Dec.8. Hawaii Fishing News business office will be closed December 24th thru January 6th. HAWAII FISHING NEWS ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OAHU Ala Wai Marine Ltd. Alcom Radio Sales Aloha Marine Amfac Marine Supply Big Way Super Markets Bike Stop Sports Center Century Liquors & Fishing Supply Charley’s Fishing Supply Inc. Fairway Marine Foodland Super Markets ltd. Fuji’s Fishing Supply Gem Stores Gibson’s Sporting Goods Haleiwa Super Market Hanapa’a Marine Inc. Hawaii Sea Sports Hisago Delicatessen…

Schools of fish have arrived with Spring and the birds. The ocean along the Waianae coastline is absolutely alive with flocks of circling, wheeling birds alerting fishermen to large aku, ahi, mahimahi and marlin. One school of marlin was first spotted off Kaena Point and slowly worked its way up towards Barbers Point at the rate of about two miles a day, with one boat taking as many as eighteen strikes in a single session. All types of billfish are sprinkled throughout the area from 25-lb “Mokunani” spearfish up to 600-plus-lb Blues. Beneath the big aku schools are Allison tuna, which have been surfacing through the aku, surprising hunting fishermen with occasional hits. The huge, busting ahi breaks are expected any day. Ed and Mavis Watkins with Ed’s son, Eddie,…

Whereas the transmission of Loran A will shortly cease, and whereas satellite navigation instruments are comparatively expensive and not practical for smaller vessels, and whereas Omega coverage is not particularly good for our area, (Hawaiian Islands), nor exceptionally accurate at its best, we, the undersigned, hereby petition the United States Coast Guard, to implement improved Loran C coverage for the ocean area extending from the shorelines to at least 200 miles in all directions from all islands of the State of Hawaii. We, the undersigned, feel that good Loran C coverage is a valuable asset to commercial and charter vessels used for fishing, transportation, research and pleasure.…

When the Lahaina Yacht Club throws anything there is one thing for certain—everyone participating will have a great time. When they sponsor a fishing tournament—that one thing adds up with another—and not only do you have a great time, you also catch fish! The first LYC Wahine Fishing Tournament was held about this time last year—and the winning fish was a 200-lb marlin landed by Kiki Foster—wife of one of Lahaina’s charter captains. This year the largest fish proved to be a 284-lb Pacific blue marlin, landed by the mother of one of Lahaina’s charter captains, Mrs. Ann-Hart Cole. The fish was taken aboard the posh Grand Banks trawler HOOD with Captain Phil Cole at the helm, and was one of several marlin hooked on the HOOD that spectacular Saturday,…

Many of Hawaii’s diving fishermen make several deep dives each day to catch fish with nets, spears or traps. The fishermen are experienced divers, yet they neither follow conventional diving procedures nor use standard decompression schedules, such as the U.S. Navy Dive Tables. This unconventional type of diving rarely leads to decompression sickness, but when it does, it is severe, often affecting the central nervous system. Even though a diver may never be afflicted by the pain or other symptoms of decompression sickness, he may suffer from dysbaric osteonecrosis, or bone necrosis (in slang, “bone rot”), if he habitually practices inadequate decompression. It would appear that, as diving procedures become less structured, the incidence of bone necrosis increases. The purpose of this article is to inform, not only the diving…

Membership Meeting of April 3,1979 The meeting was called to order at 7:32 by President Gary Jung. Clubs present were Alii Holo Kai, Bojac, Hawaii Malacological Society, Hui Lu’u Kai, Ka Imi Kai, Na Mea Lu’u Kai, Pearl Divers. Sea Lancers and Sea Wolves. The minutes of the March meeting were approved with the addition of the exact wording on the motion concerning dues proposal to Hawaii Divers. The Treasurer reported $1,370.50 in the checking account and $3,525.71 in the Council savings account. The Corresponding Secretary reported that the letter to Hawaii Divers regarding the dues situation had gone out as requested by the membership at the March meeting. In addition, a letter was sent to Jack Enevoldsen thanking him for auditing the Council’s books. The Secretary also went over…

On more than one occasion my friend Ben, whom I met after joining the Atlapac Casting Club, said, “Next week, let me take you fishing on the reef.” Well, as amazing as it may seem, publishing a sport fishing magazine does not mean you can drop the graphic tools and pick up the tackle box at every whim. However, this one time I allowed fish’n and fish’n we did. The common belief, “that you can’t catch any or many fish along Oahu’s reef” is a misnomer. Let me share with you what was probably one of my greatest days of fish’n ever; then you be the judge of Oahu’s and all the islands reef line fishing potential. For starters, let’s talk about the gear and equipment we used. Ben and…

The War ended for fishermen in Hawaii in May of 1945 when the general order limiting offshore fishing was essentially rescinded. For a number of Hawaii’s sampan builders the War didn’t end until late 1947 when they were finally released from internment camps all over the mainland United States. Freedom from internment meant a return to the shipbuilding trade in Honolulu. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II THERE WERE SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT FACTORS WHICH ALTERED THE HISTORY OF THE HAWAIIAN SAMPAN. FOREMOST AMONGST THESE WERE THE INNOVATIVE IDEAS OF A NUMBER OF SECOND GENERATION BOAT BUILDERS AND THE ARRIVAL OF SOME RELATIVE NEWCOMERS TO THE SAMPAN CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS. World War II essentially marked the end of the era of construction of the larger Hawaiian sampans. Although some were built after…

How do you install a depth sounder system? Installation is usually quite simple, and can be done by the owner in most cases. The indicator should be located for convenient observation while steering the boat. Shielding from stray light is recommended even for recorders as it is difficult to read a recording in glare. Connection to power should be done as close to the battery as possible. If two systems operate through a common DC line at the same time they will probably interact adversely. To save costs, you can try connection at a common panel removed from the battery and preferebly use shielded cable. A primary consideration is determining if your equipment requires a certain battery polarity (most do). Connecting “+” from the battery to the equipment input will…

Fishing was so much a part of my childhood I guess I never thought of it as something separate. Grandpa owned a bait and tackle store so going fishing wasn’t something you did or planned to do, e.g., “we’re going fishing.” Grandpa and dad always fished, they didn’t talk about it much and we always had fresh fish on our table. I loved going to Grandpa’s store. It had a special smell—some would call it fishy—derived from the double cleaning sinks in back with the sand crab nets underneath them and the multitude of rods and reels always in there for repair. Along one wall lived a rack of rainbow-colored rods Grandpa had wrapped to sell. Almost without exception I could have my pick of any one I wanted. As…

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Burn Ahi, Burn It’s ironic that the Polynesian name of Hawaii’s favorite tuna (“ahi” meaning fire), parallels the haole description (“burnt”) for the propensity of this yellowfin tuna to arrive at the fish market in a condition unfit for the Japanese delicacy sashimi (“uncooked fish”). What’s a burnt tuna, what causes the condition, and what can you do about it? Some literature on the problem from the National Marine Fisheries Service started an exchange of correspondence with Richard Shomura, Director of the Honolulu Laboratory of NMFS to get these questions answered in time to be of use to fishermen before the spring run. NMFS is vitally interested in the problem and has initiated a study by Dr. Jean Cramer to see what the problem is and how it can be…