□ Longtime bluewater fisherman Buster Andrews would take his boat out in the waters off Leeward O‘ahu. On one particular trip, in addition to inviting my dad, Buster asked his visiting nephew to accompany him on the outing. It turned out to be one of those days when you couldn’t even buy a strike. They went the whole day without an incident, until at the very end, when they were near port, my dad’s 14/0 screamed a scream that only spelt one thing—marlin!
After 20 minutes of tug of war, it was determined that the marlin was good-sized, approximately 175 lbs. Well, my dad, knowing that the battle was nearing its end, shouted to his good friend Buster to, “Get the gaff!” Buster, who at the time was busy working…