Innholdsfortegnelse for January 1982 i Hawaii Fishing News

HAWAIIAN WATERS WEATHER Weather in January, the middle of winter, can be varied—ranging from very nice to very bad days. More days will be nice but the month will probably have some severe weather that no one should be caught in. The onset or approach of bad weather is faster than at other times and the weather is more severe. You don’t want to be surprised by the sudden change from good to bad weather. The severe weather events that are likely to occur are the same as those of last month. Listed in decreasing order of possible occurrence are: gusty trade winds, high northeast swell and surf, cold front with gusty Kona winds, upper trough and Kona lows. Gusty trades continue to be the most frequent severe weather during…

Head, Lower and Middle Schools Hawaii Preparatory Academy “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” That old saying could be the motto of the hahalalu. This little silvery fish is a tough fighter. He forgets about how small he is when he is hungry and pounces on a bait the way big gamefish do. A hooked hahalalu never stops fighting until you knock him on the head and toss him into the ice chest. ■ Most hahalalu fishermen don’t get their sport from the fight, however. They pick tackle heavy enough to jerk the fish out of the water as soon as he bites. For them, the sport is the large numbers of fish that can be caught…

Dear Friend: You and I can still fish for the magnificent marlin in the Pacific. There are still ample tuna in the sparkling water all around us. And the sportfishermen can still feel the exhilaration of fighting these great fish. But there is no certain assurance that we will be able to enjoy this great sport indefinitely. The gamefish could be gone one day! Aggressive foreign commercial fishing of the large marine gamefish could ultimately deplete these resources. And those of us who fish for meaningful recreation may find the supply sparse. That is why men and women of vision, sport fishermen, community leaders, businessmen and scientists have banded together to form the Pacific Gamefish Foundation. Our program is simple: PRESERVATION. We are committed to the conservation of gamefish resources…

Hello dere! Hauoli makahiki hou to you folks. I hope you had a “right on” Christmas and New Year. Hey, before I tell you about all this scary sea monster stuff and some other weird outdoor happenings, why don’t you look in the booze locker and see if there is any scotch left? Talking stories is kinda hard unless I have a little scotch and soda. You do have some? Hey man, that’s neat. Do you folks remember sometime last year when I wrote a story in this newspaper about this windward fisherman Mel Yoshida and the shakka time he had outside the Tango fish buoy when he hooked a giant deep-sea squid? He had a small 16-foot boat at the time and when packs of false killer whales showed…

■ One interesting change is the price charged by Hawaii’s charter boats for participation in the jackpot fishing tournaments in Hawaii. In the beginning the charter boats were happy just to participate in these growing events, probably recognizing the prestige promised by winning an event with an entry list of 100 or more boats. In 1981 that all changed. Now Hawaii’s charter captains and crew are expecting a pre-specified cut of any winnings before they will agree to charter in a money tournament. And rightly so, for certainly their knowledge, gear, rigs and ability are at least 50% responsible for any catch on their boat, no matter who is paying for the use of that vessel. And that’s what many are requiring of their jackpot tournament charter parties - 50%…

Hawaii’s annual wet and dry boat show and water sports expo will unfold February 11th through 14th at Snug Harbor. Producer Mike Rossell has informed HAWAII FISHING NEWS that over 100 different exhibits are planned and that numerous special events will take place. Snug Harbor at Pier 45 is the home of the University of Hawaii Marine Center, where many of the school’s marine science projects are headquartered. It was constructed by the U.S. Army in 1946 to serve as a small craft harbor and boasts excellent docking facilities and much open space. Boat Days ’80 was held at Aloha Tower but according to Rossell there were problems there with parking and the surge disrupting moored exhibit boats. “We can do a much better show at Snug Harbor. There is…

Fishing on the northshore in November was excellent, unfortunately the weather was not so good. The strong galewinds all but cancelled the fishing during the last 10 days of the month and on into December. Those who braved the strong winds and high seas were rewarded twofold for their beatings. The fishing was fairly steady and the auction’s prices sky-high. The majority of the fish being caught is still mahimahi but a few big blue marlin were caught. On Nov. 4th Dave Borgman, on board the HAOLE QUEEN, fought and landed a nice non-acrobatic blue marlin weighing approximately 300 pounds. Dave made quick work of the longnose, taking only 30 minutes to bring the fish to gaff using 80-pound test line. November 6th was one of the nicer days of…

Mal de mer, or seasickness, is the bane of many a diver. Indeed, the bilious chyme that flows from the deepest depths of the stomach when the water gets rough has caused more than one would-be diver to seek a more terrestrial pastime. For others, seasickness pills have become an essential part of their dive gear. It is no surprise, then, that a number of divers have expressed interest in Transderm-V, a new motion sickness preparation recently marketed by the Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceutical Company. Unlike other commonly used motion sickness medications, Transderm-V is not a pill. Instead, it uses the skin as the portal of drug entry. The active ingredient in Transderm-V, scopolamine, is impregnated in several layers of inert material that is molded into a patch that is placed on…

While eating my chicken, Copa-Cababa style, and sunning myself in 85-degree weather, it was hard to believe I was training for a World Spearfishing Tournament. Florianopolis, Brazil is about 600 miles south of Rio de Janerio and five miles seaward is the island of Alvaredo, the site of the competirion. Terry Maas and John and Bill Ernst with Terry Lentz (Kona, Hawaii) will be helping as alternates and Jon Bergen will be taking over coaching duties. World Spearfishing Tournaments are five hours in length each day for two days. The winner obtains the most points by being awarded 1000 points per fish that he spears and 1000 points for each kilogram (2.2 lbs.) it weighs. Trophies are given to the top teams, top individuals and the competitor with the largest…

A new type of fishing is rapidly developing along this coast of Oahu, both from necessity and for convenience. We have been blessed with three productive fish aggregation buoys, Sierra, Romeo and Victor, out some three to four miles along the shore from Mt. Lahilahi (Black Rock) to Yokohama Bay near Kaena Pt. Anglers have discovered that even with near gale winds blowing in a trade wind direction, they can still get out to the buoys. (Just before presstime we discovered that Sierra buoy had broken loose and was missing. Fish and Game people assure us that any buoys that are missing will be replaced within a few months.) Since high winds and rough water have kept most fishermen at home during the past month, the buoys are very popular.…

A couple weeks ago while re reading the November issue of the HFN I came across a little article by Chuck Johnston concerning his need for a Maui field editor. I’m a real amateur fisherman and have never written anything for publication, but wrote him right away expressing my interest. A few days later I got a call from him and he said I was accepted! Wow! I’m really excited about this chance to expand on a hobby I really love, to make new friends, and have a lot of fun doing it. I’ll be doing articles on offshore and shore fishing from Maui and would also like to do some things on “sail-fishing”, in other words, fishing with a sailboat. But I’ll need a lot of help from you,…

Written inquiries should be mailed c/o Aqualine Editor P.O. Box 25413, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825. CLUB NEWS The Hawaii Council of Divinq Clubs will hold its annual banquet at the Empress Restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Chinese Cultural Plaza on February 13 at 6:00 pm for no-host cocktails and 7:00 pm for dinner. The main event will be the presentation of awards to the 1981 Outstanding Diver of the Year. The selection will be made from nominations submitted by member clubs. The individual selected is the person who has devoted his/her time to serve the diving community, to make diving a safer sport and to preserve the ocean environment, to name a few achievements. The menu for the banquet features a 7-course Chinese dinner which includes crab meat, duck,…

■ One of the chief problems with live-baiting from either boats or from shore is the chance of a “short” strike. The smart fish almost always seems to miss the hook completely and take the half of the baitfish that doesn’t have the hook embedded in it. Naturally what is retrieved after the flurry of action is a badly mutilated opelu or mamo. Some fishermen add an additional hook called a “trailer” and hook it in the conventional manner either in the tail portion or on the side of the fish’s body. This works fairly well but tends to hinder the true movement of the baitfish and limits the quantity of full-on strikes. In both trolling and slide bait techniques the secondary hook also tends to add severe injury to…

Of all the component parts of your fishing system, the line is your vital link to catching fish. It can also cause the most fishing problems. The TRILENE® fishing scientists have compiled the following test to help you solve your fish catching problems. [circle the most correct answer] 1. The weakest knot you should never use in a fishing line is: a. figure 8 b. clinch c. overhand d. TRILENE® knot 2. Wet nylon monofilament lines are always: a. stretchier b. weaker c. limper d. all of above 3. Break strength shown in lbs. test on the spool label is: a. actual strength b. slightly low c. slightly high d. none of above 4. You should store your monofilament lines away from: a. heat & sunlight b. low temps c.…

■ To begin with, there aren’t an awful lot of fishermen here which is probably why there are still a few fish left still swimming offshore. There are, basically, several categories of fishermen here as well as on any other island and they are the inshore and the offshore fishermen. Molokai has an extensive inshore reef area extending over practically the whole southern shore of the island. It is fishable more or less according to the height of the tide and the size and/or type of boat being used, with the flat bottom and 13-foot Whaler-type boats being the most popular. There is also a whipping fraternity here that is taking full advantage of the areas that are accessible by wading out waist-deep or so along the sandy areas along…

■ Under special circumstances, a problem can occur with 1600 Dacor J valves which are manufactured by Sherwood Selpac and carry a stamp “D-80”. If the J valve parts are immersed in an acid bath used to clean parts and are left in the solution too long or not neutralized well enough during an overhaul or repair procedure, trouble can occur. Five cases have been discovered wherein the bonnet nut on the J valve have blown off. Four occurred in dive shops and one in a diver’s garage. So far the damage and injury results have been minor. The problem involves the composition of the bonnet nut which is made of brass (an alloy of zinc and copper) and the effect of the acid. If the acid bath cleaning procedure…

Accurate depth gauges can provide vital information for the correct management of a dive. Unfortunately, these gauges are often taken for granted and might give a diver a false sense of well-being. Since divers make important decisions based upon the information depth gauges offer, accuracy tests reported upon here should aid divers in understanding depth gauge reliability and limitations. Seldom is there a good opportunity to check a depth gauge throughout its range against a reliable standard during normal dive activities. It is not sufficient to know that the gauge is or is not correct at a particular maximum depth reached during the dive because an accurate reading might also be needed at intermediate depths for decompression stops or other decision making processes. When depth gauges fail, they do not…

The 4th Annual Pokai Bay Bonanza Jackpot Fishing Tournament is scheduled to get underway out of the Waianae Boat Harbor on March 31st and April 1st and 2nd, 1982, on a Wednesday through Friday. Last year over 120 boats entered and the first place was $20,000.00 in cash. There are many other cash and merchandise awards for this first major tournament of the year. Entry forms will be mailed out to previous entrants and will be in fishing supply stores just after the first of January. Any fishermen interested in receiving the forms may give me a call on Oahu at 696-4955 and we’ll drop a complete set in the mail to you. I’ve cut my article short this month as there are a lot of fish pictures. They say…