Innholdsfortegnelse for June 1980 i Hawaii Fishing News

Hello to all you fishing advocates! This being my first attempt at writing for public reading let me first convey my apologies, (a thousand at least) for any scattered thoughts that might be plunked down in front of your eyes. As the saying goes, I feel like a fish out of water… preferably an opupalu dropped on Red Hill in afternoon traffic. True, I am not an experienced writer, but I am an experienced dishwasher, cook sous chef and executive chef. My experiences began at the Cavalier Restaurant and have taken me as a chef to fine establishments such as the Waialae Country Club, Holiday Inn Waikiki Beach, and the Halekulani Hotel. As a member of the food service industry, I have enjoyed becoming familiar with the many aspects of…

Definitely NOT your average overnight charter! Recently, Capt. Jim Hunter (right). Skipper of the LEI ALOHA out of Kona and an unnamed crewman (left), hosted the Father & Son team, (center), Greg & Jerry Gilbertson, on an overnight trip to South Point, Hawaii. Boating 38 ono(wahoo) 20 to 50 lb. 3 ea. 25 lb. mahi mahi and a bonus of 2 ea., 40 lb. ahi (yellowfin tuna) left no doubt in the minds of the anglers that they had really lucked out on their choice of boat/skiPPer/time and location on this trip out. Bless all those logs and cargo nets when you can find em.…

The weather outlook in Hawaiian waters for June is good except for gusty trade winds and higher-than-normal southerly waves and surf. It is unlikely that strong Kona winds, thunderstorms and heavy rain will occur. Although it is possible for a tropical storm to appear in Hawaiian waters as the warmer months approach, the odds are against it. Gusty trades have made their presence felt since March and are expected to continue in June. With trades on almost all the days of the month, gusty trades are expected on 5 to 10 days. Their occurrence may be more frequent if this pattern for stronger trades persists into June. Although refreshing for their air conditioning effect on land, surface water conditions, especially in the major channels between islands open to the trade…

The Hawaiian Invitational Allison Tuna Tournament will give up its middle day, Wednesday, of the tournament in order to have a special optional jackpot tournament for those teams already entered in the HIATT tournament who wish to enter. Called the Budwiser Jackpot Day and sponsored by Ed Doty, the president of the Eagle Distribution ’ Company, each entering team will have an additional entry fee of $200.00 per boat. The Eagle Distribution Co. will also donate $2,000.00 towards the jackpot, and 100% of the total money will go back to the teams in winnings. The fish caught during this day will not qualify for trophies during the HIATT tournament. Those teams who do not wish to pay the additional $200.00 will have a rest day instead. All boats must declare,…

COUNCIL ACTIVITIES CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence from two Congressional delegates have been received in response to HCDC letters concerning the proposal to establish a Marine Sanctuary around each of the islands from the shore to the 100 fathom line to provide further protection to the Humpback whale. Senator Matsunaga’s staff said that they would reply later and Representative Akaka replied that basically he was in favor of the sanctuary process. SPEARFISHING RECORDS Alii Holo Kai Dive Shop volunteered to take over the maintaining, recording and issuing of certificates for skin and SCUBA diving spearfishing records. Rideau Rogers is in charge of the project. HCDC ANNUAL PICNIC Plans for the annual dive picnic held each year at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park are in the making. A club is needed to organize the program.…

Kona Gold Results After Rhoda Schaudenecker boated an 814 pound marlin in the Golden Goddess Tournament the speculation for the 3rd Annual Kona Gold Jackpot Fishing Tournament ran toward the possibility of Hawaii’s first tournament grander… the elusive 1000 pound marlin. That speculation was not met as the 200 assembled teams from all over Hawaii and the mainland gathered in the town of Kailua-Kona for three days of fishing, all aimed at taking home a share of $102,000 in prize money. By tournament end the biggest fish landed was the winning 643 pounder, although at least one fish estimated at 800-1000 pounds was fought and lost. The recently installed OTEC buoy, which is located well offshore far north of Kona has been producing monster marlin for over a month, and…

How do you keep a 280 seat restaurant full seven days a week, reservations for weekends 2 weeks in advance and 4 to 5 days on week days? Very simple. Find a piece of land jutting out south of Honolulu with a magnificent view of Diamond Head, the whole panorama of Waikiki’s fabulous hotels, the surfers catching 6 foot waves at Panic Point and a constant parade of aku and flagline boats, sleek sailing craft and Pearl Harbor tour boats going by, spend $2,000,000 for an architectural masterpiece cantilevered over the entrance to Kewalo Basin, stock it with the freshest island fish bought at the fish auction next door, cook them into delectable piscatorial offerings and you have the answer! I have had for some time a wish to try…

Well, I always thought April was big Ahi month, but they seem a little late this year around Honolulu. I remember lots of big Ahi around the boats on Kauai during the three years I lived there. Boy, was it exciting to go down to Nawiliwili Harbor and watch David and John on the 55’ Kamanu, and the other boats, unload those 200-lb. plus monsters daily, and frequently a multiple catch, too, in addition to some mahi or aku. However, this month, the mahi pulled incredible action so far in Honolulu with marlin strikes and hookups running a reasonable second. The mahi have not only been frantically biting, they can’t wait to come aboard, as Capt. Bob McCowan and mate Mark Miller on the SHARON ANN discovered recently. Bob was…

There’s a rumor running around the Lahaina Harbor that the wind is never going to stop. The April winds were cruel. It was the hot charter and fishing action that saved the month. The mahimahi, ono and ahi were everywhere and the Maui charter fleet scored substantially. The price of fish went from $9.50 to $4.45 a pound at the local supermarket. EVERYBODY CAUGHT!!! It didn’t matter where you fished, the waters were productive. Hundreds of pounds of ono were taken off Kahoolawe’s Obake Bay the first week of April while the half day charters came home with mahimahi captured off Olowalu. The KAMALII KAI was off the backside of Lanai on the 9th. Captain Casey and his crew Shadow boated the month’s first Pacific blue weighting 265. The largest…

Take a leisurely Sunday ride down to any small boat harbor on Kauai during the latter part of April or early days of May and you will witness the beginning of a strange phenomenon that occurs every year. At the harbor, ail incoming fishermen are greeted with a barrage of questions—“What did you get?”… “Did you see ’em?”… “Did anyone pick one up?” A dejected “No… just small aku and some bottom fish” sends most of the disappointed watchers back to scanning the ocean for another speck on the horizon. Then comes “The Day.” The rapid-fire questions bring the long-awaited answer, “Yeah, I got one on board about 85-90 pounds but the big ones are there. I seen ’em jumpin’”, and the word spreads like wildfire … “The ahi are…

CLUB NEWS Greetings fellow fishermen. Well, it’s been a long two months since the last edition, so I guess it’s about time to get caught up. One of the more significant things discussed at the March meeting was the rescheduling of the annual tournament of champions. As many of you may recall, this last one turned into a real ho-hum affair because of the lousy water conditions. With the exception of the upper reaches of the North Fork, the lake was a chocolatebrown mess, and generally unfishable. Consequently, a grand total of two fish were caught all day—identical one-pound, five ounce bass, taken by Cal Sato and Bob Kincaid. Now, this is no way to have to run a tournament of champions! Bob and Cal have to be congratulated for…

The Kona A’Lure Wahine Fishing Tournament has a lot going for it! It was the first major women’s fishing tournament ever held in island waters, it was the first women’s jackpot tournament. With the 1980 version of this event just completed, the Kona A’Lure also maintains it’s place as the largest women’s fishing tournament in Hawaii, despite growing competition across the State. The 1980 3rd Annual Kona A’Lure Hawaiian Fishing Tournament was a howling success! Before the one day fun fest was half over the mighty HANA HOU was at the scales with a 609½ pound Pacific Blue caught by Cathy Flosi. By ‘stop fishing’ at 3:30, well over 40 fish were reported to be aboard the 58 entered boats. Included in that catch were 12 marlin, 9 ahi and…

It’s that time of the year again when whatever hits your line often turns out to be something you are not expecting. There is a wide variety of fish coming up these days. Fishermen who think they have an ahi on the end of their zinging monofilament often discover a biilfish when it surfaces behind the boat. And the ahi have finally started showing up. Longtime anglers say that what we were catching during the last part of April were the “scouts.” These are the few isolated Allison tuna, mostly over 100-lb., but usually way less than 200, that pop up ahead of the tremendous busting schools that erupt around the end of May and on into June. All of which makes the fishing unpredictable during this time of year.…

The 1st Haleiwa Hanapa’a Jackpot Tournament is scheduled to blast off from Haleiwa boat harbor on the north shore on June 26th, 27th and 28th, Thursday through Saturday. For the first time in jackpot history in Hawaii, this will be a no IGFA rules, everything goes tourney. All of which means that fishermen may handline, trade off anglers, harpoon fish, run heavy meat-fishing line or whatever. Needless to say, this jackpot will attract all those hundreds of commercial anglers who only have heavy tackle and normally do not enter the lighter tackle tournaments. Haleiwa has long been known for its gutsy, rough water crews who routinely fish in a challenging ocean. These “go-get-em” guys and gals have competed in wide open tournaments in the past out of Haleiwa and have…

FIRST PRIZE $25,000 Single Heaviest Fish One Prize for Every 10 Teams Entered SEPTEMBER 12, 13, 14, 15, 1980 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION… please cedi Chuck Machado (808) 836-0249 FISHING: KONA HAWAII * Four Days of Good Fishing * Waikiki Name Entertainment * Live Radio Broadcast * Disco Dancing Every Night * Cocktail Parties 7 pm Nightly * Five Nights of Fun ENTRY FEE: $600 per boat Includes up to 6 anglers ENTRY DEADLINE: JULY 15,1980 RULES: IGFA Regulations 130-lbs maximum line test, lures and live bait Aloha your spirit. Your airline. APPLICATIONS ALSO AVAILABLE AT FISHING SUPPLY & MARINE DEALERS THROUGHOUT HAWAII.…