Innholdsfortegnelse for March 1983 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ A fisherman sits calmly in a boat near the end of the day, just drifting after several hours of trolling. He turns the key to start the engine and head home. No response. The only power source on board — the battery — is dead. It’s a dangerous situation that’s all too common. And it could have been avoided. Running an outboard engine at slow speed for a long time will drain the battery instead of recharge it. Revving up the engine once in a while avoids the problem. The example shows the importance of knowing something about your boat’s electrical system. The Key to Power Taking care of the electrical system begins with the battery. It’s usually the only source of power for runabouts or small cruisers, so…

■ Tournament season is upon us! This month marks the start of the largest and longest tournament fishing season in Hawai‘i gamefishing history, and the superlatives are many. It will be the year of the 25th anniversary of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT); the year of the largest jackpot ever given away for a gamefishing tournament in Hawai‘i; the year of the 10th anniversary of the Hawaiian Invitational Allison Tuna Tournament (HIATT), Hawai‘i’s only light-tackle tournament; and the year that several new events will sweep onto the Hawai‘i scene. It all starts this month with the 24-KT Jackpot Tournament, which promises a first-place purse of $100,000 if all 100 team slots are filled. The tournament will also promise a DE LOREAN sports car to the angler landing the first…

Leeward Trollers 1982 Tournament Results 1982 Result Honolulu Mosquito Trollers ■ The majority of our days during the month of January were blessed with sun, flat water, cool daylight hours and quiet nights, allowing boats to venture far afield in search of fish. The orily exception was at the mouth of the harbor where northwest swells threatened to close the entrance. Boats leaving and entering had to time the sets of waves before blitzing in or out. Once on the outside, most fishermen headed directly to Romeo buoy off the Makaha surfing beach where the aku boats have been loading up with ahi (shibiko) and aku. Some good-sized mahimahi and marlin have also been landed around the buoy as an added plus. Although other fishing areas have not been producing…

■ Aloha, from the Valley Isle! Except for the last few days of the month, the weather off Lahaina proved mostly fair with calm seas — a great improvement over the conditions of January 1982. And along with the great weather came some nice catches… On January 11, Capt. Tom Casey and crewman Nick Ilnicki had a party and then some when Sara of the Happy Opu store and her friends chartered the AHOLILANI for Sara’s 21st birthday party. Sara, Cynthia, Janna, Jannett and Karen hauled in some wonderful birthday presents — nine mahimahi and 15 small aku. Another nice catch for the ALOHILANI crew came on the 22nd when Bob Betson of ‘Ulupalakua Ranch reeled in a 15-lb awa on spinning tackle with 30# test line. Congratulations and Happy…

Around the Lake The tuc are starting to school up and are making hash out of the shad. When they are feeding like that, just about any shiny lure will catch them. There’s a lot in the three-pound class with a few real bruisers around. Clifford Yuu weighed in a couple of lunkers at the Wahiawa Sporting Goods. On the 6th he entered one of 5-lb 1-oz and then came back on the 18th with one of 5-lb 9-oz. Those are very respectable fish, but on the 19th along came Kathy Meadows with a whopper that weighed 6-lb 4-oz. It was taken early in the morning on a no. 9 gold Rapala and 6-lb test in the area that we call “the stump.” What a way to start the year.…

SEND PHOTO AND COPY AND WE WILL SEND YOU “THE HAWAIIAN PILI” GHUGG‘NLURE OUR WAY OF SAYING THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR CATCH!…CHUCK P.O. BOX 25413 HONOLULU, Hawai‘i 96825 OFFER GOOP THRU APRIL 30, 1983 Dear Chuck, This is a picture of a 88-lb ulua caught off Ka‘ena Point, on the northshore of O‘ahu on January 9, 1983. Ronald Aoki Wahiawa, O‘ahu Dear Chuck: We wanted to surprise our friend Kirk Murakami with this picture of him and the 26-lb kahala he speared off of Kane‘ohe Bay. You know he was real proud of this fish because it was the biggest he ever speared. Troy Yamada, Dean Luna and Ron Serikaku Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu Dear Chuck, Whipping is so much fun on Maui! I caught this 10¾-lb ulua with a ¼ oz…

■ Safety in fishing is simply a matter of common sense; but as a sensible person once observed, “There is nothing so uncommon as common sense.” Because of the nature of fishing, small problems can eventually become big ones. A week-long fishing trip early in my fishing career is a good example. Our family had planned to spend the week camped out on the eastern end of Moloka‘i to fish for papio, ‘o’io and kaku. We picked our spot carefully, both for fishing potential and comfort. We brought along all of the right gear to make the trip a success. Yet it ended in agony and disappointment for me because I did not pay attention to some simple hazards that could have been avoided if I had thought about them.…

Shows Are Pointing to Boating Rebound ■ A drop in lending rates, down as much as three to four percentage points from a year ago, coupled with a bursting bubble of consumer demand are producing record attendance and buying at boat shows across the U.S. Show managers in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Cleveland, Houston and Seattle report that major events, which traditionally serve as barometers for the boat business are universally upbeat. The early major boat shows are important indicators for the boating business for two reasons,” explains National Marine Manufacturers Association President Jeff Napier. “First, they are telling us that buyers who have been postponing discretionary purchases, such as boats, now feel more comfortable to make the commitment. Second, the shows can account for as much as 30…

A contest to select six free-diving spearfishermen to represent Hawaii in the annual U.S. National Skindiving Spearfishing Tournament, sponsored by the Underwater Society of America, will be held in waters on the Kane‘ohe side of O‘ahu. The tenative date is Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3. The six divers chosen will be entered in the national tournament which will be held in Florida during the month of August. Anyone interested in participating in such a tournament is welcome to compete in the selection contest. You are requested to call Frank Farm at 732-1756 for information concerning the rules of the contest. If you know of a diver who might qualify please call Frank and give him the diver’s name and phone number. The selection process will result in two…

■ The fishing year of 1983 started off very slow on the northshore. The MOKULEA was the top hook boat of the month, but it didn’t get much competition. Capt. Mark Glaser is back at the helm after his semester abroad and brought some luck with him. Fishing with Mark on the 5th of January was Dave Borgman; they teamed up to land one of the first marlin of the year. The striped marlin weighed 76 lbs. A 23-lb mahimahi was later added to the catch. Two days later these same two fishermen endured a day devoid of action except for a single blind strike. This strike came some 15 miles outside Ka‘ena Point. As usual, Mark and Dave didn’t waste their opportunity. Unfortunately when the marlin came to jaff…

■ How powerful is the attraction of any one of the state’s fish aggregation devices (FADs) to fish? Powerful enough in some cases, apparently, to make fish change their eating habits just to stay near them. That, at least, is what is suggested by the findings of Dr. Richard Brock, researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and fisheries extension specialist with the UH Sea Grant Extension Service. Brock discussed his work on FADs research at the Big Island Fishing Boat Forum II, held in Kona, November 5 & 6. For the past two years, Brock has been carrying out research with funding from Sea Grant aimed at finding out why fish are attracted to FADs and how to increase fishing productivity around them. “Make Mine Shrimp” Ahi (yellowfin…

Charter Boat Directory ISLAND OF HAWAII KAILUA-KONA FOXY LADY Captain Joe Cahan Phone (808) 325-5552 P.O. Box 340 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 ULTIMATE Captain Myrna Holdredge Phone (808) 329-5117 P.O. Box 906 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 ANNETTA Captain Del Cannon Phone (808) 322-3210 78-6645 Alii Drive Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 WILD WEST Captain Robert West Phone (808) 329-7079 76-6294 Kapuna St. Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 ISLAND OF MAUI LAHAINA AERIAL, II & III Captain Chris Rose Phone (808) 667-9089 PO. Box 831 Lahaina. HI 96761 ISLAND OF MAUI MA‘ALAEA REEL HOOKER Captain Geno Godinet Phone (808) 244-0575 P.O. Box 1058 Puunene, HI 96784 ISLAND OF OAHU KEWALO BASIN KAMOME Captain Clyde Dillon Phone (808) 941-1296 2440 Date St. #1104 Honolulu, HI 96826 SHARON ANN Captain Tim Taylor Phone (808) 737-0148/521-4456 2228 St. Louis Drive…

■ How do you spell frustrating? J-A-N-U-A-R-Y 1-9-8-3! That is the only way to describe a month that started off slowly and tapered off from there. This is the time of year when we are deluged with tourists from the cold country who want to spend lots of days out on the water after our feisty gamefish. That is, it is supposed to be. This time last year boats were booked twice over and had to cancel almost two weeks of charters due to foul weather. This year the weather has been clear but the “snowbirds” have either stayed home for an unseasonably mild winter or flown off to Mexico where their dollars are worth more. If the lack of people were not enough, the fishing has been awful by…

President’s Message As prospective new members, sponsors and benefactors of this newly formed organization, you may have many questions regarding the viability of your Coalition. Remember, you are the Coalition and only you can create its strength and credibility. Our first Informative General Public Meeting was held on November 17, 1982, at the Oceania Floating Restaurant. Attendance was overwhelming. We were happy to see our divers, trailers, shorecasters, netters and freshwater fishermen showing united concern for our resources as well as expressing a belief that fishermen can work together in a unified effort. Our many different user groups may at times have some differences, but we know that we can make the Coalition work for the betterment of us all. We, the officers and directors of the Hawaii Fishing Coalition,…