Road to the Sea
■ No wind, hot and humid and a very calm sea are not the typical conditions of this place called “Road to the Sea.” But that’s the way they were on our four-day trip.
Accompanying Joel Santo and me were Joel’s fiancee, Ann Miyamoto, Ann’s father, Masa Miyamoto, Masa’s brother, Hajime Miyamoto, and later joining us was Brad Perez. Brad, by the way, is the creator of an excellent surface popping lure called the Brad’s Reef Ripper.
On the first day, Hajime and Masa took to the beach using live ‘oama (young weke). Later, Hajime had returned with two 3-lb ‘omilu while Masa drew a blank, though he did have a tremendous strike that reeled off about 200 yards of line.
Later that evening, lucky Joel…