Innholdsfortegnelse for August 18, 1979 i Hawaii Fishing News

On July 14th, the NO PROBLEM, Capt. Bobby Brown’s 37’ Merritt, pulled up to Kailua Pier. It was fairly late in the day and most of the charter fleet were already at anchor in Honokohau Harbor for the night. Steve Zuckerman had the NO PROBLEM for the month of July in hopes of catching at least one world record, maybe more? Steve is from Santa Monica, California, but most of his spare time is spent on the ocean. Australia, Florida, Mexico and Hawaii. His name is already in the book of world records for a 248-lb Pacific blue marlin on 12-lb test caught aboard the HIGH FLYER with Capts. Bobby Brown, Teoni Judd and David Beaudet on August 12th, 1975. He also held the record for Pacific blue marlin on…

Did you read the new column “Hawaiian Waters Almanac” in the last issue of HFN by Paul Haraguchi? We hope it was informative and helpful. Paul will be penning this column each month to help keep you aware of the upcoming month’s weather. Understandably, the column is not intended to present an accurate forecast a month in advance. Its aim is to inform the readers of possible weather events to expect during the month. Weather in Hawaiian waters cannot be taken lightly. The more we know about it, the better and safer it’ll be. So, we welcome Paul Haraguchi aboard. Here’s some background on our newest contributing writer. Paul’s a local boy who grew up in Palama and lives in Kaimuki. He’s a ’51 Farrington H.S. alumni and he graduated…

August 17-26, 1979 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii HEADQUARTERS Hotel King Kamehameha, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii THEME Celebration of 20th Anniversary of Hawaiian Statehood NUMBER OF TEAMS 75 Anglers 325 Guests 125 FOREIGN TEAMS 29 from 16 Countries: Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bora Bora, England, Fiji, Guam, Japan, Northern Marianas, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Tahiti, Thailand MAINLAND USA 14 from 4 States: California, Florida, Nebraska, Nevada HAWAII 32 Teams OPENING DAY PARADE Sunday, August 19, 1979, Kailua-Kona at 3 p.m. OPENING CEREMONIES Sunday, August 19,1979, Kailua Town Pier, 4 p.m. PARADE MARSHAL Lorrin Thurston, Chairman Statehood Commission CELEBRITIES Governor George Ariyoshi, Mayor Herbert Matayoshi, other State Officials, William Conrad, Arte Johnson DAILY EVENTS Radio Round-ups of Fishing Fleet—10, 12 and 3 p.m. Hotel King Kamehameha Weigh-in Ceremonies—4 p.m., Kailua Town Pier…

Editor’s Note: More than any other tournament in Hawaii and perhaps the world, the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament attracts the top names in international big game sportfishing. Included as part of the impressive list of world angling celebrities are some fascinating personalities. In honor of the HIBT and some of the famous, and some of the little-known people that make this tournament what it is, Hawaii Fishing News presents: The Personalities of the HIBT. Georgette Douwma: One of the most impressive big game anglers fishing in this year’s HIBT is British angler Georgette Douwma. Entries in the IGFA publication World Record Game Fishes after her name include some really phenomenal catches. To wit: a 1323-lb black marlin captured on 80-Ib test line off Cairns, Australia, in November of 1977. That…

As the briefing was being held in the scenic Keauhou Country Club for the 2nd Annual Wahine Fishing Tournament’ an angler was battling a large fish on 40-pound test line, almost within sight of the gathered women anglers. When IGFA representative, Captain Phil Parker took the podium to review the tournament rules, he said simply, “There is an angler out there fighting a potential world record fish… and that angler is a woman.” The resounding cheer was deafening. That prelude to what was the largest women’s fishing tournament ever held in the State of Hawaii, was a promise of things to come—and so was the party that was thrown around the briefing. By the awards banquet the following night, it was clear that Kona A’Lure was a tournament that was…

AN HFN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CAPT. PETER WRIGHT. My name is Peter Wright, and first of all, I would like to tell you a little about my background. I am originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, got my Bachelor’s degree in Biology at Georgia Tech., then went on to the University of Miami, where I did two and a half years graduate work in biological oceanography. Most people would call it marine biology, but biological oceanography is correct. I later went back and got a Master of Business Administration degree, majoring in Finance. I started fishing in Florida when I was about ten years old, spending summers and weekends as a deckhand on charter fishing boats. I gaffed my first blue marlin when I was 11 years old, while on a…

Waianae fishing experts have been roaming far afield this past month looking for tuna schools which have been practically nonexistent except for three days during the recent ahi tournament. HIATT certainly picked the right tides and moon phase in July, as the ahi went crazy off the Kaneohe side during the same times. Other than that fishing has been sporadicwith mostly marlin and big aku action keeping those sportsmen out there day after day. It is very noticeable, however, that the gasoline crunch has affected the trailer crowd. They still leave at the same time every day, but most of them are coming home early in the afternoon if the action is lousy. And they are hanging in there closer to shore Diesel fishermen are faring better, but even those…

When anglers leave Hawaii for vacation, where do they end up? Fishing other countries, or, if fishing isn’t available, prowling the villages and fishmarkets trying to find out what the action is like. On a recent trip to the highly touted shoppers paradise of Hong Kong, the most interesting part of my trip turned out to be tours through the fishing villages, which provide the majority of all the seafood consumed by the four million people who live there. The first was Aberdeen, a typhoon shelter and Hong Kong’s main fishing community located on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Jammed with 3,000 junks and 20,000 people who live on them, it is often referred to as “home of the Hong Kong boat people.” The harbor is an amazing…

The Lahaina Harbor scales have gotten a good work out this month (if my calculations are correct) 25 marlin brought in. The largest was a Pacific blue weighing 720-lbs and the smallest was a striped marlin at 30-lbs. Average weight was 250-lbs. Early July was relatively quiet with five marlin caught. All were Pacific blues and with the exception of one hooked up on the half day run between Kamaiki Point, the crater and the last cane field. The EXACT captured two marlin the week of July 7th. The 9th of July, Captain Kenny Takashrma aboard the KAM ALII KAI boated a 240-pounder. The HALCYON also flew a marlin flag into the harbor with Captain Rockett at the helm. This one weighed 132-lbs. Captain Jerry MacDonald and crew Steve Clark…

August 17-August 26,1979 ALA MOANA SPORTSMANS CLUB…… OAHU George Kishi (C), David Young, Calvin Ching, Eli Baba, Clarence Kamita ALA WAI HAWAIIANS FISHING CLUB…… OAHU James O’Hara (C), James Daugherty, Ronnee Makua, Stewart Adams ANAEHOOMALU BAY TROLLING CLUB…… HAWAII Ronald Duplanty (C), Don Kraemer, Mike Warren, Steve Champlin, W. James Musser AUCKLAND GAME FISH CLUB…… NEW ZEALAND Bill Wilkie (C), Jack McMahon, Bill Posselwaite BALBOA ANGLING CLUB…… CALIFORNIA Jim Bryant (C), Jim Murray, Bob King, Mike Blower BANGSARAY FISHING CLUB…… THAILAND Paiboon Bencharit (C), Yongyos Adireksarn, Vapee GAMEFISHING CLUB…… FRENCH POLYNESIA Georges Poroi (C), Klaus Robert, Purea Reasin, Eric Raymond Gottner (C), Roger Anderson, Bob Milton GAME FISHING ASSOCIATION OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA TEAM #1…… PAPUA NEW GUINEA Geoffrey Drake (C), Lindsay Fraser-Byass, Ross Superina, Brian Kavanagh, Keith Wright GAME…

Manduke Baldwin: One of the respected family names in Hawaii, a name that strethces back to the days of the early missionaries, is the name Baldwin. One of the heirs to the Baldwin family name has been an active participant in the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament since 1961. That man is R.H. Manduke Baldwin. The Baldwin legacy at the HIBT is one to be reckoned with. In 1967, Manduke’s son, Ben, landed a 783-lb marlin which stands today as the fourth largest marlin ever taken in the prestigious event. In 1974 the Maalaea Boat and Fishing Club Team, captained by Manduke Baldwin, scored second place in the HIBT. One of the fish that figured in the point score that year was Manduke’s wife, Haku’s, new women’s world record ahi. It…

The Kona Gold Jackpot Fishing Tournament started off life as Hawaii’s second money fishing tournament; it quickly became known as Hawaii’s largest fishing tournament and it became so its very first year. The Kona Gold was started by the Kona Charter Skippers Association, partially in response to the success of the Lahaina Jackpot and partly because many of Kona’s international fishing captains had long been aware of the popularity and riches involved with money tournaments elsewhere in the world. In its first effort, the Kona Gold attracted 132 teams ancTslammed the door on many more at the last minute because they simply hadn’t met the deadline requirements. After three days of fishing, the average weight of the 13 moneywinning fish was 534-lbs. It took a 716-lb Pacific blue marlin to…

They handicap you, right? They’re just there to make things harder, and it’s hard enough to catch a big fish on rod and reel even without the rules. The important thing should be who catches the biggest fish, isn’t that so? The rest is just window dressing, just there for show. It’s all stunt fishing, after all. So many feet of this, so many inches between these—what the hell, it’s the fish that counts, right? What’s a couple of pounds more or less in the breaking strength of your line? Why make a fuss over who can touch the rod or line, even by accident, during the fight? Who cares whether the hooks overlap a fraction of an inch? Micromemters and millimeters don’t tell who is the best fisherman! Besides,…

CLUB NEWS Aloha Dive Club has held several night dives the last few months. The last one was at Shark’s Cove and was spectacular. One of the highlights was watching eels swimming freely about. One diver commented that touching another night diver who is watching an eel swimming freely is an invitation to a heart attack! BOJAC Dive Club reported that Bill Reed’s First Annual Past Students and Friends of BOJAC’s Night Dive In was a rousing success. Thirty-five divers entered the water (and returned) out of a total of approximately 70 attendees. Those left on shore talked story and helped prepare the feast for afterwards. The last few people left at 4 a.m. the following morning. There will certainly be a second annual get together! Alii Holo Kai and…

As you leave the harbor, around mid morning, you tune in your CB, listen for a bit, then call a buddy for an update on the fishing. “Hey Harry, whadda scoop?” If you are lucky, Harry knows where the fish are and can guide you right to the school. But one common problem across the state of Hawaii seems to be a common definition of distances offshore. Say Harry tells you, “Yeah, get one great school, working birds, everything, I had three strikes already and I got two fish in the box, you should come out; I stay about three miles outside the coconut tree down by the church steeple.” What’s three miles to Harry might be five miles to you, and if his skiff is low to the water…

It’s a simple rule of sporting contests worldwide: the greater the quality or rank of the contestants, the higher the stature of the event. The Olympics are the top track and field competition on the globe because the Olympics are the final proving grounds of amateur athletes around the world. Despite the proliferation of tennis championships, there is only one Wimbleton, for Wimbleton is a tournament between champions. The World Cup is the pinnacle for football’s finest. Henley matches rowing’s best. Add to these superlative sports competitions the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, fishing’s finest contest. The contestants of unexcelled rank are not the anglers who fly in from countries around the Pacific basin (14 different countries last year), nor even the veteran combatants who sharpen their skills daily, year-round, in…

Editor’s Note: Included in this issue of Hawaii Fishing News are sketches of each of Hawaii’s “major” sportfishing tournaments. Between them they amount to a major tournament a month from May to October. Around these tournaments are a number of smaller events, which are, however, no less significant in the eyes of Hawaii’s sportfishing public. In the course of every year, we make an effort to cover them all. If we have missed your tournament here, or during the last year, we have not done so on purpose—please call us and give us the details. January: The Hawaiian fishing year begins with the traditional club tournaments overthe New Years holidays. Included in this list are events staged by the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club, Kona Makua Trollers, Maalaea Boat and…

The Lahaina Jackpot Fishing Tournament was the first of what has quickly become a whole horde of “money tournaments” in the State of Hawaii. It all began over some “what if” type questions (and a few beers) between Lahaina charter captains Bill Moffett and Phil Cole. They presented those questions to the fledgling Lahaina Fishing Club and had soon snookered club president Kenny Takashima into running something which no one was real sure was even legal. Kenny snagged compatriot Rick Rose for his years of experience and “good connections” and the event was underway. The Lahaina Yacht Club entered the affair soon thereafter. Their years of experience with boating-type events, local facilities and worldly wisdom, not to mention treasury, made them extremely useful in the role of sponsor of the…

The Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament is Hawaii’s oldest and most well known big game fishing tournament. It has been dubbed the finest international billfish tournament in the world today, and it certainly is the best organized, best run, longest lived fishing tournament in the State of Hawaii. The HIBT, known locally as “the” Billfish tournament, began as a pipe dream of Peter Fithian, the present day Chairman of the Hawaiian International Billfish Association, who sought, quite simply, to let the world know about the unsurpassed blue marlin fishing off the Kona Coast of Hawaii. Fithian’s dream blossomed into a colorful and prestigious event, and his vision has helped to make Kona one of the ten most popular big game fishing areas on the globe. 1979 will mark the 21st running…