Innholdsfortegnelse for July 1991 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ The answer was in the 30-lb test Dacron line that we were using. The ocean’s bottom under the boat was over 50 fathoms (300 feet) below, and if we used monofilament on the reels, our ability to feel bites would be extremely limited. But with the Dacron, which does not stretch like monofilament, Kevin Nakamaru, Gregg Moss and I could easily feel the faintest pickup of a live or dead bait. So we were set. The day was clear, the ocean was calm, and the current was running in the right direction for this style of dropping lures or baits to the bottom. All the tackle that we’d selected was designed for relatively small fish; if we hooked into big fish like an ulua or kahala then there would…

■ There was a change of venue for the 150th Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron’s 11th Annual Goodwill ‘Ahi Tournament. All activities shifted to the southern coast of Kaua‘i. The mandatory meeting of team captains on Tuesday evening, May 21, 1991, was held at the Kiahuna Golf Club Restaurant in Po‘ipu. The meeting started an hour late because a few participants had trouble locating the place—the proprietor had removed the sign and was in the process of replacing it with a new one. The launch site was determined a few days before the meeting, and the Port Allen Small Boat Harbor on Kaua‘i’s southwestern coast was selected. Daily fishing times were 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. from May 22 to 24. First-year General Chairperson Herbert Honjo of Lihu’e did…

■ Editor Chuck Johnston got an unusual call last month. The fisherman on the line wanted his name removed from the 100-Plus Club! The caller went on to say that since he had speared his ulua, he shouldn’t be on the list. The fisherman was me. I went on to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the magazine, but I felt that spearfishing was underrepresented. He replied that spearfishermen don’t write! What follows is my attempt to rectify this. My intention is to share the techniques I’ve learned over 33 years of spearfishing. Why should you be interested in spearfishing? Great exercise: Free diving is one of the few sports where the lungs are fully inflated and deflated. Pumping your legs against even a moderate current for a couple hours will…

■ Can you remember your first fish? Most people can and a good feeling comes over them when they reflect on that first fishing experience. Usually, it is with a close family member, such as a mother and father, and it brought the parent and child closer together. Teaching and sharing the joys of fishing with your youngster is something that will stay with them the rest of their lives. With a little luck and some careful planning, that first fishing experience will be remembered by the child and the parent. The folks at Du Pont, makers of Stren and Prime Plus fishing lines, suggest a few tips for the successful fishing trip. The most important item is to do everything possible to assure youngsters will catch fish. Nothing is…

■ A slight breeze blew through the thick Kiawe thicket and sent a cool gust of air to my burning back. It was a hot morning, and I squinted through my Polaroids to look for long silver flashes in the dark green water. I was after ‘o‘io (also called bonefish), and I would easily see them if they were nearby. I’ve found through experience that feeding ‘o‘io have a habit of “rolling” in the mud and sand to flush out buried crabs and shrimps. During this time the long silver sides of the ‘o‘io would reflect the sunlight and create a flash that could be seen from yards away. Finally, in about 10 feet of water I saw small silver flashes indicating small ‘o‘io were feeding in the area, by…

Dear HFN, My wife and I have followed with great concern the recent events with regards to longlining in the Hawaiian Islands. We have fished the waters oj Kona for over 10 years and recently purchased a home there hoping to enjoy many years of good fishing. The advent of the longline fleet is virtually certain to be a disaster for the islands’ fisheries. I am concerned the opposition to the longline fishery may be overlooking a very powerful defense. This centers around any agreements that may have been made at the time of Hawai‘i’s statehood. If, in the documents written during statehood, there is any reference to the native Hawaiians and protection of their rights, this may be used as a defense to stop the longline fishery. For example,…

■ As more and more local tournaments introduce me concept of tagging and releasing billfish and an increasing number of local anglers become interested in fishing conservation (including scientific tagging programs for a number of different species of game fish), some myths about game-fish tagging seem to persist. In the opinion of The Billfish Foundation, the number-one problem facing tagging programs is a lack of education. There are widely held beliefs regarding the tag and release of billfish in particular that are based on rumor, myth and supposition, not on facts. Sadly, many sport fishermen in Hawai‘i bow to peer pressure or mistaken assumptions and continue to resist the growing trend toward the tag and release of billfish. As a result of more than 40 years of billfish tagging in…

■ In early June, experts from all over the country came to the islands to participate in the first major seminar on marinas in Hawaii’s history. The event was sponsored by the state of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DEBDT), the Department of Transportation and the U.H. Sea Grant Extension Service. David Tamas, West Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Agent, was the prime coordinator of the event, and he described the seminars as an educational forum on the design, construction, operations and management of marinas. The seminar program drew from the network of expertise developed by the International Marina Institute (IMI), an independent not-for-profit think tank founded in 1986 as a spinoff from the University of Rhode Island Sea Grant Program. IMI codirectors Neil Ross and Paul Dodson…

■ A federal environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed work in coastal waters for a marina that would be the major facility in a 4,850-unit urban housing community in ‘Ewa District, O‘ahu, will be prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “The public will have the opportunity to review the draft EIS when it is completed, and a public meeting will be scheduled to obtain public comments on the draft EIS,” said Lt. Col. Tim Wynn, Honolulu district engineer. The Corps is processing an application by Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. for a permit to construct channels and waterways for a 1,600-slip marina in its ‘Ewa District development. The marina project would include two rock jetties along the entrance channel, rock wave absorbers, floating and fixed docks, boat ramps and…

■ During the last Thanksgiving holiday, a group of Hawaii’s topwater fishermen journeyed to New Zealand to show the local people there what action really is. Were we in for a surprise! Richard Murakami, Chris and Norbert Watanabe, Roland Okamura and I went to spin our topwater lures at all the likely shorelines of the North Island of New Zealand. We rented a large “Travelhome” to sleep in. We brought along two 80-quart coolers, plenty of warm clothes and 200 popping lures. November 18, 1990 After renting a giant Travelhome, we drove north to Bream Bay and Whangarei Harbor. Richard, Chris, Norbert and I walked down a steep trail to McLeod’s Bay in a place commonly known as Whangarei Heads. There the kahawai (Arripis trutta) can be seen schooling during…

■ The Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament is going into its 33rd year this August in Kona. The internationally renown tournament will be held from August 16 to 25. A field of 85 teams with more than 300 anglers representing 18 countries is expected to fish the competition. Anglers will be heading for Kona from countries as far away as Taiwan. Representing the Atlantic will be teams from South Africa, Bermuda and the Bahamas. From the South Pacific there will be teams from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan, New Guinea, American Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands. Another 25 to 30 teams will travel to Kona from the U.S. mainland and Canada. Twenty-five teams will also be flying the colors of Hawai‘i. The international anglers have demonstrated…

1. The coals are ready when they are glowing red and covered with light gray ash—roughly 45 minutes after you start the fire. 2. Set your grill 4 inches above the coals—6 inches if the fish is very thick. Be sure the grill is clean-(free-of-the previous dinner) and well-heated before you put your seafood on it. Oil or grease the grill to prevent the fish from sticking. Invest in a hinged wire basket with a handle for ease in turning over fish. Oil or grease the basket before you put the fish on it. 3. if you marinate.your fish prior to cooking, 30 minutes is ample time. The acid in the marinade (vinegar, citrus Juice, shoyu, wine) acts as a tenderizer and can break down or soften the flesh, so…

■ Keehi Boat Club members have been catching some good amounts of fish other than marlin. Ken Yasatuke on his boat, the WAILANA, caught 769 lbs of ‘ahi on the 19th. Al Silva, another captain who is out there trying all the time, caught 120 lbs of ‘ahi, 72 lbs of ono, 120 lbs of mahimahi and 120 lbs of aku last month. Al built his own boat, the LINDA L. Capt. Kyle Rosa had his boat, the MELEANA, in dry dock for a good part of May. When he got it back in the water, he wasted no time catching a 169-lb marlin, 25 lbs of ono, 600 lbs of mahimahi and 731 lbs of aku and kawakawa from the Hale‘iwa side of the island in about a week.…

■ The bite dropped off slightly during the month, and only 69 billfish were landed by 11 boats. There were 44 blues, four stripers and 21 spearfish, and another 24 billfish were tagged and released. The majority of billfish were small blues under 200 lbs, and an amazing amount of spearfish showed up. The south side of Lanai between the lighthouse and Kamalki Point continued to be the hot spot. Lahaina Town’s first big ‘ahi of the season finally showed up, tipping the scales at 130 lbs. It was caught off Olowalu in 70 fathoms of water. The ISLANDER II started the month with a 406-lb marlin for Mike Cage. Captains Tim Putnam and Mike Murphy were about a mile off the Lanai Lighthouse when they had a blind strike…

The prize for photos received in July is a 5-IN-1 Emergency Survival Accessory, from American Camper. Carry in pocket or pack when hunting, fishing, backpacking or camping. Our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch! …Hana pa‘a, Chuck Send to: P.O. Box 25413, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825 Dear Chuck, Here is a picture of three kids that had a great time camping on the island of Moloka‘i. They are Franklin Monitizor Jr., my nephew Blake Sumida and Karla Nakashima. They are pictured with an ulua that Karla’s dad, Richie, had caught on March 28 at 9 a.m. Not a bad spring vacation for the kids! Mahalo, Keith S. Dear Chuck, On April 12, 1991, we boarded the airplane at about 1:45 p.m. and headed for Moloka‘i. When we got there…

■ 1. BAITKEEPER. How do you catch a bait fish when the turkeys are gobbling? “Turkey” is one of the code names (perhaps the only printable one) on some fishing grounds for the tricky porpoises that gobble your aku as rapidly as you hook one. You’ll usually encounter them only around fish aggregation buoys, but once a pod of porpoises develops the bait-stealing habit, they’ll rip you off whenever they cross your path. The larceny is worst around the FADs, to be sure. Turkeys consider the FADs to be their own, personal barnyards, and you are there only to make the feeding easy. Most days, if you hook an aku or any other small tuna on a trolled lure, you’ll get to play it just long enough to slow it…

■ After a three-day meeting at Dole Cannery BaLLroom, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESPAC) set additional restrictions on longliners in order to protect Hawaii marine resources from overfishing. The actions are related to an emergency moratorium on new entries into the Hawaii longline fishery which went into effect April 12 for 90 days. The Council voted to extend the emergency moratorium for another 90 days with modifications. During the 180-day emergency moratorium, an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan will be developed. “By these actions, the Council is sending a message that it intends to work with the state to ensure that we protect our Pacific fishery resource,” said council chairperson William Paty. “During the moratorium, we will collect the necessary data to make long-term management decisions.…

Golden Goddess ■ The 14th Annual Western Sports Fishing Tournaments were held in the Kona waters off the Big Island of Hawai‘i over the first and second weekends of May. The winning teams of both the Golden Goddess and the Kona Gold Jackpot tournaments landed big Pacific blue marlin to take the first-place honors. The Golden Goddess, featuring only wahine anglers, started off with lots of pretty but serious anglers ready to tangle with big fish. Twenty-seven teams readied themselves for the two days of fishing on May 4 and 5. The event began with a colorful boat parade in which the BLACK BART took first place with a great display of the upcoming solar eclipse with leaping marlin below. Once the parade was finished and the water balloon battles…

■ Approximately 80 North Shore, O‘ahu men and women who fish in Kawela Bay are participating in a two-page sur-vey to help create guidelines for the future use of the bay. All O‘ahu fishermen are invited to participate in the “Kawela Bay Fishing Survey.” The survey is sponsored by the Kuilima North Shore Strategy Planning Committee, a community organization. Kuilima Development Company is planning to construct a 4.8 acre public park at Kawela Bay which will be dedicated to the City and County of Honolulu. The results of the survey will be presented at a meeting planned for later this year, and participants will be notified when it is scheduled. Survey forms are available from Yukie Ohashi at Group 70 Limited, 924 Bethel Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 phone 523-5866.…

■ Our current voyages on board Uncle Abe Dudoit’s Bertram SUN BUN BOY have continuously produced astounding results. Abe’s ice chests kept returning from the ocean full of fish, and often with some rather large tails sticking out. Sometimes we compare spearing an ulua under the sea to hunting for the equally elusive “big buck” in the mountains. So stalking and diving for these beasts of the sea is really an ultimate challenge. One particular dive culminated with Walter Naki finding a rather large cave that had at least 20 ulua swimming within its dark confines. The ulua were of all different sizes, the smallest being around 25 lbs. There were two entrances to this “house,” and as we prepared to dive toward the largest opening, a pretty good-sized ulua…

■ Experts agree that fish are able to distinguish shades of gray, and maybe even some colors. On certain days, fish become very aggressive and lure color doesn’t seem to have an effect on how well the fish bite your lure. However, on days when fish become finicky due to weather changes, boat traffic or any number of disturbances, lure color suddenly is vital to your angling success. Devices such as the Color-C-Lector can tell you the shades of color a fish can best see in particular water color. The Color-C-Lector uses an ultrasensitive electronic meter to determine water clarity at different depths and registers the most effective colors on a dial much like a speedometer. The alternative for freshwater and saltwater anglers without such electronic magic available is to…

House of Representatives Washington, B.C. 20515 June 17, 1991 Dear Mr. Taylor, I want to thank you for returning your 1991 Congressional Questionnaire as well as for your separate response to question #5 concerning the creation of a National Marine Sanctuary in Hawai‘i. I appreciate having the benefit of your views in this matter. As you may know, in 1990, the United States Congress appropriated funds for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a national marine sanctuary in the marine waters adjacent to Kaho‘olawe, Hawai‘i. This report is due to be submitted to Congress by December 1991. You are absolutely correct that, in the last “go round,” the state of Hawai‘i withheld its support for the creation of a national marine…

Editor’s Note: It appears to me this is a clear case of baby seal-napping, harrassment and cruelty toward a protected mammal species. I’d like to tag a couple of NOAA marine scientists so we could track their movements and reproduction. The following press release was submitted by NOAA to the local media for publication. It’s enough to make a mama seal cry! It seems to me the humane action would have been to temporarily or indefinitely ban the use of gill nets in the monk seal’s inhabited area if that was the concern as stated, not to separate the seal family before the mother had an opportunity to teach her young pup to feed and avoid the natural dangers of their ocean environment and place the pup in a restricted…

■ On June 27 and June 29, cannon blasts will signal the dual starts of the 36th biennial Trans Pacific Yacht Race. Then 43 sleek racing yachts will point their bows westward to Hawai‘i—2,250 nautical miles away. The vessels are expected to cross the Diamond Head finish line between July 7 and the 12th. Great viewing of the the finish is available from both Diamond Head lookouts, and closeup views of the yachts and their crews can be had at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, where the vessels will berth. Year after year sailors return to Transpac, drawn by the siren’s call of a classic downwind course, in the oldest long-distance yacht race in the world, which attracts the world’s most modern yachts. In 1983 the Transpacific Yacht Club…

Honokohau Catch Report Due to the limited space available and the large number of fiah caught, catch reporta are limited to tuna over 100iba and biflfish of any size, any epeciea. (S) Striped martin, (B) e Black marlin and (T) Tag and release, weight estimated.…

■ What I liked about the fishing trip we were preparing for was that all we had to bring were fishing clothes. Hmm! That sounded like my kind of packing. Open suitcase, and throw in a few pairs of jeans, T-shirts, sweatshirts, B.V.D.s and socks. Bam! It took all of 10 minutes. Alaska Quality Lodges (formerly Alaska Connections), still operated by Richard Yamada and a very professional staff, supplied everything else. Juneau, Alaska, was our destination, and our quest was for Pacific halibut and a variety of salmon. The trip would consist of four and a half days of fishing, plus a half-day tour of the city of Juneau complete with a picnic beside a glacier and a visit to a salmon hatchery. The day we started planning this expedition,…

■ The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces that application forms and instruction sheets for the 1991 Mouflon Sheep season on Lana’1 are available at Division of Forestry and Wildlife offices and hunting license dealers statewide. The rifle season this year is scheduled to begin on August 25, 1991, and end on October 20, 1991. The season will consist of nine consecutive Sundays. The bag limit will be one mouflon sheep of either sex. Interested hunters may apply once. Hunters should turn in or mail their applications to the Division of Forestry and Wildlife offices on their respective islands. The deadline for filing applications will be 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, 1991. There will be no make up Sunday for no-show hunters. Archery and Muzzleloader Season An archery season…

■ It’s back! CO-buoy is back. In response to the overwhelming outcry from the public, the Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) had redeployed CObuoy. It is located a half-mile northwest of its previous site. The initial coordinates and headings given on the FAD charts are still good, and, in fact, most of the landmarks that fishermen have been using are still accurate. If anyone would like to thank the DAR for their prompt response to the fishing public’s demands, please feel free to call Henry Sakuda at 548-4001 and Debbie Newton at 548-3044. At that time you might want to mention that the original request for additional buoys suggested six sites and that CO-buoy was a great start but at least two other buoys on the 1,000-fathom curve are needed…

■ On Thursday, the 23rd of May, my fishing partner, Lee DeVincent, picked me up at 8:30 p.m. and we headed down to Ka‘ena Point to do some holoholo. The air was calm, quite different from the previous Thursdays when the crashing waves and blowing wind stopped us from fishing. This night, the hushed air and the 1-foot inconsistent waves promised ideal fishing. We caught some ta‘ape and menpachi early on; after a couple of hours, the fish stopped biting. As I looked down in the tide pools, I spotted a white eel about 2 feet long. I went back to the truck and told Lee about it; he got the net, and we headed back down to the water. The eel disappeared from the hole that I saw it…

■ The fishing’s been great at Lake Wilson as of late, and here are some tidbit B.S. (Bassin’ Stories) I (Russ) have to share with you. Just recently, Craig Lucker of Oakley, California, returned to Hawai‘i to do some more verbalized bassin’ (see September 1990 issue of HFN). Once again, he talked the bass into biting his 4-inch electric blue/chartreuse tail ribworms. Every time he landed one. he would say, “Russ, I wouldn’t have caught any fish if you hadn’t taught me how.” That was nice to hear, but he kept repeating it time after time as he caught more fish. He analogized himself to the “grasshopper,” and I was the “teacher”. We caught a lot of bass and lost a good many others due to thrown hooks, acrobatics leaps…

■ Over the past several months, a lot has been accomplished, but at the same time a lot of potential problems have risen to the surface. I’m confident that these can be addressed and serious situations avoided. I am convinced that it is going to take the support and organization of all of us as well as some well-directed research to provide our fishery managers the input they’ll need to see our concerns. One of the problems I currently see as a potential hazard to us is one of our own doing. Although we’ve been granted a reprieve from any additional longliners into Hawai‘i’s fishery for a three-year period, the remaining 120 longliners may have an adverse effect on a long-term management plan. Many of you have written or called…

Reprinted from “The Abercrombie 1991 Congressional Questionnaire” 5. The federal government may create a National Marine Sanctuary for humpback whales near Kahoolawe. This would permit the government to prohibit or restrict motor boating, thrill craft operation, mineral exploration and military operations in the area. Should there be a National Marine Sanctuary for humpback whales? □ (A) YES, there should be a National Marine Sanctuary for humpback whales. □ (B) NO, there is no need for a National Marine Sanctuary for humpback whales. Congressman Neil Abercrombie 1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Abercrombie, Thank you for your 1991 Congressional Questionnaire. It has been completed and is being re; turned under separate cover. I would like to provide you with the rationale for my response to issue five…

■ Waikiki Yacht Club won the competition tor the celebrated Hawaii Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup—a yacht racing trophy from Hawaii’s sailing past that was retired in 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the challenger, Waikiki Yacht Club (WYC) defeated the defending Kaneohe Yacht Club (KYC), finishing first in each of the three Olympic triangle races that comprised the series. WYC was represented by the J-35 yacht URBAN RENEWAL, skippered by WYC commodore Kevin Meechan. Defending the title was Dave Nottage sailing his J-35 KAIMILOA for KYC. Third place went to ICE BREAKER, sailed by Steve Martin for Hawaii Yacht Club. The race was held offshore of Kane‘ohe Bay on June 1 and 2. Winds were 10 to 14 knots with seas 3 to 5 feet. Lipton, a…

■ Australian paddlers swept the 15th annual Bankoh Kayak Challenge, a 32-mile open ocean kayak championship, with Sydney’s Guy Leach crossing the line first out of a field of 39 finishers. Leach’s time was 4:30.56, and he received a check for $1,000. In second place was Queensland’s Martin Kenny, 4:35.00 ($750), and in third place was Perth paddler Dean Gardiner, 4:39.40 ($250). The first female finisher was Sydney’s Jane Hall. Her time was 5:11.17, and she won $500 for her efforts. Weather was the key factor in the May 19th Moloka‘i to O‘ahu competition across the Kaiwi (Moloka‘i) channel. Usually conditions are windy and choppy, which helps paddlers to surf across the often capricious expanse of water. The record men’s time for the crossing is 3:27.31, set by South Africa’s…

■ An unbelievable catch was waiting at the Kona Marlin Center’s scale on the morning of May 16. The previous evening Capt. Bill Casey had the PACIFIC BLUE out looking for a swordfish trophy catch for the owner of the boat, Rex Crosland. They were trolling bait for most of the night, and at approximately 3 a.m. the rod went off and anglers and crew got into high gear. After only a 30-minute fight, experienced angler Crosland had the fish to the boat’s stern, and, indeed, it was what he’d been looking for, a beautiful broadbill swordfish. The swordfish is a unique type of billfish, with a Sword that is flat and wide, smooth oh top, but razor sharp along the edges. The sword can be up to two-thirds the…

■ We’re going to the barbecue grill this month, but don’t be alarmed. I know that cooking food over the coals has received some bad press lately, because that tasty char-broiled flavor we have come to expect from and love about barbecuing is really a build-up of carbons that can be carcinogenic—a major health concern for all of us. But as I see it, the problems stems more from what you are cooking than from the grilling process itself. The longer the food takes to cook, the more charred or scorched it will be, therefore the more potentially hazardous. Health professionals now suggest you precook your chicken, pork or beef in a microwave or oven, and “finish it off” on the coals; you get the benefit of the barbecued flavor…

■ Even though the Fifth Annual Waikiki/Hawaii Yacht Club Ho‘ole‘a Fishing Tournament was a two-day affair over the Memorial Day weekend, angler Gordon Padgett and his team—PHOENIX II boat owner David Fitzgerald, Scott Bradbury and Chuck Tilton—won the event on the first day when they boated a 324-lb Pacific blue marlin. Submariner Padgett, a Navy chief stationed at Pearl Harbor, and his team had to sweat out the second day of fishing to see if their blue was big enough to hold on to the purse. But by 4 p.m. Sunday they knew for sure. No one was hooked up, nobody had a bigger fish, and they were $19,250 richer. Joe O’Neil, fishing aboard the GIRLIE T, caught the tournament’s second biggest fish—a 222½-lb Pacific blue marlin—in about 20 minutes.…

■ When Mark Andrews and Donna Seno heard their neighbors Danny Lucy and Victoria Gamble calling and asking them to come out of the house at 10 o’clock in the evening, Mark would not have dreamed what was about to happen to all of them. Mark has been fishing for a long time both in Kona and for many years out of Kane‘ohe; his house on the water is a perfect place to keep boats. That night, however, will be remembered for a long, long time as the night he had the weirdest catch of his life. Danny told Mark there might be a duck stuck in the mangrove roots near the house and asked him if he would help them free it. There was splashing in the mangroves, but…

First Ono For BRIGITTE MII ■ Scot Minemoto purchased a 24-foot Sea Craft and named it the BRIGITTE Mil. On May 11, he and Lance Kajiwara went on their first trolling trip. They left the Wailoa Boat Ramp at about 6:30 a.m. The sky was slightly cloudy, but the sea was nice. After leaving the bay and traveling for about five minutes, Scot told Lance to put out the lures. Lance sent out the two outrigger lures and then positioned the two short lines. Because this was their first trip, Scot decided to troll for ono. Headed south, they traveled for hours but nothing happened. When they arrived at Kumukahi Point and made the turn to Kapoho, the short line on the passenger side took a strike. Lance quickly yelled,…

■ This is one of those fishing stories that is hard to believe, even now after the fish has been caught. This fishing episode took place on May 1 at 10 o’clock at night on Kane‘ohe Bay about a mile inside of the Kaneohe Yacht Club. My neighbors Danny and Victoria, who live downstairs, heard a loud splashing sound coming from the mangrove bushes near the shoreline about a hundred feet from the house. Thinking it was one of our pet ducks caught in the bushes, Danny went to the rescue to free it. When he checked it out, he found it wasn’t a duck, but some kind of large fish! Danny called for back-up. My girlfriend, Donna, and I quickly ran downstairs. With a flashlight, Danny and I walked…