Innholdsfortegnelse for April 1981 i Hawaii Fishing News

April, weather-wise, is a transitional month between our winter and summer. This means that the surface cold front of winter and the upper-trough of summer can “meet” over the Islands in April. The result is a few days of bad weather with heavy rain and gusty winds. However, bad weather doesn’t occur every April over Hawaiian waters but it happens often enough, or the potential is there, to warrant being aware of its possibility. Trade wind days continue to increase - about 75% of the time will have trades. Expect 8-to-15 days of gusty trades. High northwest swell-and-surf action is tapering down. Expect only about 2 days of surf 10-to-15 feet high at Sunset Beach, Oahu. Southern hemisphere storms will begin to generate higher swells pointed toward Hawaii but it…

HCDC OFFICER INSTALLATION The council officers for 1981 were installed at the Outstanding Diver of the Year Awards Banquet on February 20th. This year’s officers have an extensive and varied background in diving. President Scotty Bowman is a skilled fisherman diver, past president of HCDC (2 terms) and Outstanding Diver of the Year for 1974. Vice-President Bill Milroy is a Navy diving medical officer, Corres. Sec’y Tom Lenzini is a NAUI and PADI instructor, Rec. Sec’y Joel Kern is an old-timer in the Pearl Divers Club where his emphasis is on diving safety and Treasurer Carol Burger is a PADI instructor. Scotty gave a brief history of the council and announced a number of council programs for the year and requested member club support. DIVING SAFETY There are two projects…

The charter and fishing action for the Lahaina fleet didn’t let up mid-February through mid-March. The weather wasn’t exactly cooperative. However, that didn’t stop the billfish or the charter parties from enjoying a good amount of sport. The Kona storm hit Lahaina on the 11th of February with gale-force winds threatening all Hawaiian waters. Prior to the blow, the productive grounds were off the backside of Lanai, Black Rock and the inside off Manele and the crater run. The AERIAL II found three stripers off Black Rock, ranging between 40 and 70 pounds, while Captain Rockett aboard the HALCYON took a 34-pound spearfish off Molokai’s northshore. The ISLANDER II and the HOOD, however, came in with the big blues. Aboard the ISLANDER II, Captain Denny Putnam and her crew Monte…

HAWAII FISHING NEWS 5th ANNUAL TILAPIA JAMBOREE SATURDAY MAY 9th 8:30AM - 5:30 PM To kick off National “Take A Kid Fishing” Week, the Hawaii Freshwater Fishing Association (HFFA) is hosting the Hawaii Fishing News* 5th Annual Tilapia Jamboree at Lake Wilson on Saturday, May 9,1981. Hawaii Fishing News is the sponsor of this exciting fishing contest. The Tilapia Jamboree is for all young people of Hawaii 15 years of age and younger and is designed to introduce our Hawaii youth to the sport of freshwater fishing. To enter the Tilapia Jamboree just come to the Kemoo Farm Restaurant parking lot at 8:30 am on the morning of Saturday, May 9. There is NO REGISTRATION FEE. Preregistration forms are available from the HFFA and Hawaii Fishing News, and fishing supply…

■ I don’t believe anyone will contradict me when I say that Bruce Carter, in the 35 years he has been in Hawaii, has done more to show the general public, fishing and non-fishing, that the sport of deepsea fishing is the greatest of all the recreational activities in our island paradise. In addition to glamorizing deepsea trolling, he has shown the joy and pleasure of shore fishing — throwing lead at ulua along a rocky shore, throw netting for mullet, oio or weke or bagging the elusive largemouth bass or tucunare on Lake Wilson. To thousands of Hawaii’s citizens — old-timers like me, budding young skiff fishermen and even the 5-to-teenage youngsters, Bruce Carter is “Mr. Fisherman.” His popular Sunday afternoon TV show, Let’s Go Fishing, is probably the…

■ Thanks to Hawaii’s endless fishing season, we have a year-round tournament schedule which offers something for everyone. The tournament schedule includes women’s tournaments, jackpot events, tag-and-release tournaments, international competitions and club fishing derbies of every description. In order to keep our readers abreast of the latest fishing tournaments, Hawaii Fishing News has instituted this Hawaii Tournament Directory. We urge all tournament organizers to send us full information about your events so that we can include your tournament in this listing. It’s still a little early to predict the catch for the year 1981, and for Hawaii’s tournaments as well, but all indications are that Hawaii may see the best fishing year in history as the 1981 tournament season gets underway. Phenomenal catches in Kona, and precedent setting catches off…

Scuba and skin diving is big business in Hawaii and generates a great deal of money for commercial concerns, certain divers and the state tax system. There are two main segments of the diving population. The commercial segment consists of industry divers who work underwater on ships, oil pipelines, launching submerged vehicles for pink coral collection, black coral divers, tropical fish collectors, local diver fishermen who sell their catch and qualified divers who teach scuba diving. The sports diver segment consists of resident and tourist skin and scuba divers who shore dive, boat dive and/or charter (both) for the pleasure of the sport. Like most commercial endeavors and sports activities there is always an element of hazard involved. Two such hazards are bends and air embolism. Years ago, when the…

On the evening of March 9th there was a public hearing on Oahu held by the Division of Fish and Game, Department of Land and Natural Resources. There will be similar hearings on the neighbor islands. The subject matter involved changes in Fish & Game Regulations. The Hawaii Council of Diving Clubs was represented by Frank Farm and Scotty Bowman from whom I gathered this information. First off regulations will hereafter be called “administrative rules.” There will be six parts to marine fishing administrative rules and I will only cover those that are of interest to the fisherman diver. Part I concerns Marine Life Conservation Districts which are Hanauma Bay-Oahu, Kealakekua Bay-Hawaii, Manele Hulopoe-Lanai, Molokini Shoals-Maui, Honolua Mokuleia Bay-Maui, and Lopakahi-Hawaii. The boundaries are defined, for instance, for Hanauma Bay…

■ ALOHA to all the HFN readers and a big ALOHA from the island of Maui. I called Chuck Johnston one day and asked him, “How come no one writes about Maalaea?” His answer was very simple, “No one has ever called and asked to write about it.” Well, here I am, trying my best to put the pieces together about the most peaceful fishing harbor in all of Hawaii. Maalaea is located on the scenic drive to Lahaina about half-way from the airport or about 12 miles from Wailuku. Our harbor here is described by many as the worst one in the State of Hawaii. The surge problem we have here is a nightmare to anyone who enters her for the first time. Where else in the world can…

■ Months of southerly winds, the longest on record, have hampered our avid Waianae fishermen. The fishing action slowed down to a crawl. Along with these south winds came the tremendous northwesterly swells that show up every winter from November through February. These swells circled around Kaena Point and Black Rock to come in at a southwesterly angle straight across the mouth of the new Waianae Boat Harbor. Spectacular white foamy breakers rolled in towards shore from over a quarter of a mile out to sea, finishing the job of tearing out the moorings of many of the larger boats in the old Pokai Bay anchorage. As soon as waves permitted, these boats made a dash for the new harbor and moved into the new slips. In spite of the…

CONSERVATION ● RECREATION A fantabulous evening of fun, food, and fellowship! That was our 9th Annual Awards Banquet. Everyone that attended had a great time and got right into the festive spirit by guessing the total weight of the onolicious trout prepared for the buffet. Even our guests of honor were busy calculating—Bruce and Gladdy Carter, Henry and Helen Tobita, Bill and Donna Devick, and Fred Turner. Kani Evans and Audrey Cooke arrived a little late, and most of the trout was in our contented members. Amazingly, even with this handicap, Kani still came within one pound of the weight. Many couples were observed engaged in heated debates over the weight of the trout. But Janice Hamilton proved to Leroy that although she was not on the lake as much…

Most of the diehards of the HFFA elected to give the bass a break during their peak spawning season, but every basser that did go out knew that without higher water the bass wouldn’t spawn anyway. Most “but not all” even elected to release the ones that fell under the 15-inch maximum Fish and Game size during February and March. Those so-called sportsmen who aren’t releasing their catch said that those fish are pan-size and are the best eating. Or they said they don’t catch enough to hurt the bass population, so they’ll eat everything they catch. How can we as a club tolerate that type of thinking and still do justice to the rest of the HFFA and the people of Hawaii? Think about it. February had its high…

On February 28 we had ten anglers who, after assisting with a clean-up behind Kemoo, went on the lake for a combined Catfish and Pongee Derby. Once again the wind was pretty strong, but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Several tournament-size bass were caught and released. I caught a tuc that went about a pound and three-quarters. It seemed as though everything wanted to bite but the catfish and pongee. No catfish were caught. At the weigh in, it was Barry Laubscher with 8¼ pounds for three pongee that took home the gold. Barry bought a cold case of Budweiser which was enjoyed by all (except Ronnie Strong) after the derby. Congratulations, Barry! A special thank you to all the members who helped clean up the area behind Kemoo Farm:…

Head, Lower and Middle Schools Hawaii Preparatory Academy ■ The second best reason to go fishing is to bring home something good to eat. If you have to ask what the very best reason is, you should subscribe to a different newspaper than Hawaii Fishing News. Fish is good food. But it is only good if it is prepared right. Proper preparation doesn’t mean just cooking. After all, one of the best ways of enjoying the flavor of fish is to eat it raw as sashimi. Preparation means all of the things you do from the time your fish is safely landed until the time it is served. Kill your fish quickly. Letting it die slowly from lack of oxygen can affect the flavor of the meat. Tuna fishermen will…

It all started out rather simply. Shauna Bybee and Wick Barnett were tossing down a couple of beers at Huggo’s, Kona’s favorite watering hole, when the big “what if?” popped up. What if we had a jackpot tournament for women?” That simple question has grown into Hawaii’s oldest and largest women’s fishing tournament in four short years. From a humble start with just 14 teams participating to last year’s 58 teams, the growth of the Kona A’Lure has been nothing short of phenomenal. That growth has certified a long standing suspicion in the fishing community, a suspicion that women were ready for big time tournament fishing. The success of the Kona A’Lure Wahine Fishing Tournament has also spawned a number of similar events across the State of Hawaii. The 1st…

To prevent fin or mask straps from slipping out of adjustment, as they may do over a period of time with prolonged use, secure straps into their adjusted positions with duct tape or electrician’s tape. When storing masks and fins, remove straps from all buckles. Tension retained in the rubber could cause cracking, particularly if the rubber has received frequent use. If the lens in your mask becomes cracked or shattered, you usually don’t have to throw away the entire mask. Replacement lenses can be purchased or ordered through a dive shop.…

Rahn Yamashita is like many youngsters who want to be just like their dads. You can find some of them fishing around the pier area waiting for their dads to return from a day of fishing. And how proud they are when they return to port with a nice fish on board. For some, as they grow older, the idea of 12 hours of fishing slowly diminishes. They find that fishing for two-legged kumu is more fun. But for Rahn Yamashita, his dream of fishing like his dad came true. On February 7, 1981, Rahn landed his first flag fish at age 7. A 2-lb. mahi-mahi on a 3/0 Penn rod, reel and line. The fish was boated on ALII KAI, the skipper is Rahn’s uncle Gilbert Koki who is…

HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH ASSOCIATION - KONA, HAWAII Parent organization of Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament 2923 Makalei Place/Honolulu, Hawaii 96815/Phone (808) 922-9708 Dear Chuck: At the meeting of the Ala Wai Hawaiians Fishing Club last evening, the question of a sanctuary designation of Hawaiian waters for the Humpback Whale again arose and the concensus of the group again was overwhelmingly against the need for such a designation in the light of laws and regulations currently in effect. The discussion brought to mind the fact that I have obtained a preliminary draft of the Issue Paper which the sanctuary office must prepare before additional public hearings may be held. When it was mentioned that you are very much interested in the progress of attempts to form a sanctuary, I thought you might…

Part II Conclusion (Part I HFN March 1981) I gave a small low laugh. I thought he was joking, but, low and behold … he wasn’t. We were miles from shore and here in the middle of nowhere there must have been twenty to thirty boats cruising back and forth around this reddish buoy. Some were dropping ‘stone’ and others were trolling for bait. They cruised back and forth, criss-crossing each other and stopping long enough to let the other guy’s plugs go skipping by. I just couldn’t believe it…. total chaos, fifteen miles from shore. What they needed was a traffic’cop or traffic signals installed there. To add to the insanity, the ahi were jumping all over the general area. “Man, it’s total pandemonium out here,” I said trying…

On February 21, 1981, we had ten diehard anglers challenge Lake Wilson for our monthly tournament. Mother Nature was not cooperating very well, but the tournament was still held. It looked like it could start pouring any minute, but the rain held off and the sun finally came out. But the sun was accompanied by some very strong winds. This was an inches only type of tournament, due to the bass being ineligible for possession during the spawning period of February and March. Nick Bidding caught two nice bass early and led most of the day, but Ronnie Ellison connected with his second bass and edged Nick out by one-half of an inch. Five of the ten anglers in the tournament connected with tournament eligible fish. The March tournament will…

KAILUA KONA, HAWAII KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII KEWALO BASIN, OAHU ALII KAI Captain Wally TalbotPhone (808) 521-39691515 Alapai St.Honolulu, HI 96813 HAPPY TIMES Captain Tom ArmstrongPhone (808) 923-5448P.O. Box RHonolulu, HI 96815 BLUE LEI Captain Tom Souza, Jr.Phone (808) 261-0881P.O. Box 579Kailua, HI 96734 BLUE NUN Captain Bob PipinichPhone (808) 521-6441706 F Spencer StreetHonolulu, HI 96813 COREENE-C II & III Captain Cornelius ChoyPhone (808) 536-7472802 Punahou St.Honolulu, HI 96826 GOLDEN EAGLE Captain H.B. Hicks Jr.Phone (808) 531-4966P.O. Box 22012Honolulu, HI 96822 COMET Captain David S. HasegawaPhone (808) 536-936733 South King St., Suite 515Honolulu, HI 96813 E.L.O.-1 Captain Gary OliverPhone (808) 947-52081600 Ala Moana Blvd. #2304Honolulu, HI 96815 KAHUNA KAI Captain Dudley WorthyPhone (808) 524-814244-553 Kaneohe Bay Dr. Kaneohe, HI 96744 KEWALO BASIN, OAHU TINA REI Captain Gary TesterPhone (808) 536-7472802 Punahou St.Honolulu,…