Innholdsfortegnelse for November 1997 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ The University of Hawaii is conducting a tuna tagging project in local waters, which is one of several projects funded under the Pelagic Fisheries Research Program. The project was designed to address questions of local movement and exploitation of tuna in relation to seamounts and FADs. In fact, the project was first proposed and supported by Big Island fishermen who were concerned as to the health and future of an offshore handline fishery for yellowfin and bigeye tuna that is centered on the Cross Seamount, located 150 miles southwest of Kona. The objectives of this small-scale tagging project are to investigate retention rates of tuna on the Cross Seamount and offshore weather buoys that act like FADs and the movement and exploitation patterns of tuna in relation to Hawai‘i-based…

MAINTENANCE OF STEERING AND CONTROL CABLES ■ This month’s topic is the maintenance of steering and control cables. Steering and control cables are a most important part of your boat, and maintenance of these cables is very important. Greasing steering and control cables is the first step. On the motor side, the steering tube must be greased with a grease gun. Use three pumps every three trips to make your steering cable last a long time. You must also look for cracks in the cable sheathing. The sun has a lot to do with this. If any of your cables sheaths are cracked, replace the cable as soon as possible. If you are out on the water and traveling at high speed, the steering cable can break and you will…

■ “Fishing Tales®” airs every Saturday evening at 6 p.m. on KITV-4. Here’s a preview of what host Mike Sakamoto has in store for you. Saturday, November 1-Fishcake on Light Tackle Ben Mori and Stanley Kitagawa invite Mike to go fishing for bonefish and bottom fish with light spinning tackle. The fish are there, and the action is electrifying. Stanley shows Mike his leader system and how to fish for bonefish and finds that Mike learns fast. Then, Ben takes Mike back to his home and shows him how to make “Bonefish One-Ton Puupuu.” It’s delicious, and this is a fun show. Saturday, November 8-Scuba Diving Midway Atoll This show is dedicated to scuba diving the untouched reefs of Midway. Mike joins up with master diver Masaki Tabata and Mimi…

■ It is amazing how one year passes so quickly. It seems just yesterday we returned from Ipswich, England, for the 1996 World Long Distance Tournament, and now the 1997 tournament is already history. Time sure flies. Maria Rosario at AAA Travel made travel arrangements for us once again. Because we were going to Germany, we made travel plans to see the Scandinavian countries. The tour fit perfectly in our schedule. The 14-day tour ended June 19, and the tournament began on the 21st, a little tight, but we made it to Kiel, Germany, on the 20th. Our tour started in Copenhagen, Denmark, took us to Sweden and ended in Oslo, Norway. The northern countries are breathtaking, really beautiful sights: snowcapped mountains, green hills and just gorgeous weather. On one…

HOW PRIVATIZATION MAY AFFECT YOU: • IF YOU OWN A TRAILER BOAT: —Daily launch and retrieval fees. —Trailer parking fees. —Washdown fees. • IF YOU ARE A SLIP HOLDER: —Higher monthly rates (possibly 300% higher). —Slip lottery (awarded to the highest bidder). —Insurance required. • IF YOU ARE A COMMERCIAL OPERATOR: —Higher monthly rates. —Higher percentage rate paid. • IF YOU JUST LIKE TO VISIT THE HARBOR: —Limited or no access to the harbor or launch area. • IF YOU ARE A SHORELINE FISHERMAN: —Limited or no access within the harbor or launch area. —No fishing within the harbor or launch area. —Fee for access. If you cannot afford higher rates or fees, or do not wish to be denied access to areas that you and your family have enjoyed…

■ Marlin was definitely the predominant catch during the month. The charterboats were reporting from four to seven strikes per trip on a consistent basis. With an everincreasing mahimahi bite and a still somewhat decent ‘ahi bite, it shaped up to be another fantastic month on Kaua‘i. It seemed like most of the really hot fishing was centered offshore from the Nawiliwili to Port Allen area. At Nawiliwili, Capt. “Wild Bill” Lawrence reported his second rare sailfish catch of the year! The WILD BILL managed to come across the 60-lb beauty early in the month, and this foreshadowed the heavy marlin action that followed. Everyone seemed to be catching the smaller blues, and a lot were lost; but during the last two weeks of the month, plenty of big marlin…

■ Winter-type severe weather in Hawai‘i waters begins this month. Some of the worst weather in the islands has occurred in November. It is likely that there will be some bad weather days during the month. Mariners are cautioned that the change from good weather to bad weather can be fast. The following are the possible bad weather conditions that can occur: high northwest swell and surf, gusty trade winds, heavy rains, strong southwest Kona winds, squalls, thunderstorms and waterspouts. Southerly surf is down while high swell and surf activity from the northwest direction greatly increase. More than half of the days of the month will have higher than 5-foot surf at Sunset Beach, O‘ahu. There’s a chance of a very high surf, greater than 20 feet high. The frequency…

The Stingray and Me ■ It was a long drive to the North Shore. I was invited to tag along by classmate Doug and his friend Ed to go spearing on the reefs near Mokule‘ia. Doug was a strong swimmer, a member of the high school swim team and an experienced diver. His friend was also a swim team member. I had done some “spearing” in the shallow and safe waters of Waikiki’s San Souci beach with my homemade speargun, but now I had a chance to see some “real” action with my experienced friends, They had brought an extra set of equipment for me to use. Although the flippers were a bit too large and the mask didn’t quite fit, I was ready to follow, armed with a 4-foot…

■ Recent press reports indicate that at least one Hawaii expert is concerned that too many tropical reef fish are being exported from Christmas Island each year, and that if the pace continues, the reefs around that famous atoll could be seriously and perhaps irreplaceably depleted. That report raises an important question: how many reef fish is too many? The simple answer is that no one knows how many reef fish can be taken from an area before the population will not be able to replenish itself and keep the reef healthy. Unfortunately, in the case of Christmas Island, the question goes beyond that of how many fish are being exported, a number which is apparently known, to that of how many fish are being removed from the reef. It…

Dear Hawai‘i Fishermen: Mahalo for all your continued interest in the “Current Line.” We would like to take this opportunity to ask for your assistance in filling out the following fishing survey. As your state fisheries agency we want to be able to serve you better, but we need your help. Please take a minute to fill out the following survey. We would like to know your views, your opinions, and your experiences fishing in Hawai‘i. This survey will help us work more effectively with you, to improve our resources and fishing not just for ourselves but for future generations. For your interest, we will be publishing a summary on the results of this survey in a future issue of the Current Line and HAWAII FISHING NEWS. The Current Line…

Hunters Exhibit The Hawai‘i County Fair this year saw a good show from Hawai‘i outdoorsmen. The Wildlife Conservation Association of Hawaii (WCA), Big Island Birdhunters and Pig Hunters of Hawaii manned their booths over a five-day period. Their job: to let Hawai‘i residents know about habitat, animal and land issues. Outdoorsmen leaders said this is the beginning of what will be a major public relations and lobbying effort. We caught up with Steve Araujo of the WCA of Hawaii at the Hawai‘i County Fair. He was manning the WCA booth and passing out membership applications. Membership for the WCA of Hawaii is a lifetime fee of $20. This includes a T-shirt. Last year, the WCA was active in fighting SB#8, the Senate bill that sought to bar access to private…

■ Surf’s up! It’s a cry that makes every boater’s heart speed up several beats. It seems that there were an above average number of south swells that occurred in the latter part of summer this year. Combine this with a few earlier than normal northwest swells, and you have a wake-up call that winter is fast approaching. That makes it time for a priority check! Fishing is great, but your life and the lives of your family and crew are more important. If you pack your boat the night before and awake before the sun rises only to arrive at the harbor to see waves breaking across the harbor entrance, don’t go! The prudent decision is to break out your lunch, eat it for breakfast and head home. There…

It’s A Randallichthys filamentosus, or its Common Name-Randall Snapper! ■ Most people fish as a form of relaxation. Some take the sport very seriously. In Japan, one of the most serious and labor-intensive forms of fishing is becoming increasingly popular: deep-water jigging. And Hawaii is fast becoming their prime destination for this sport. The new technology jigs they are using far out-perform the old Krocodiles, bucktails and diamond jigs that have commonly been used for many years. In addition, the new braided and polyethylene lines with their no-stretch, high strength and small diameter make it possible to use smaller and lighter reels and still be able to spool enough line to jig in 75 to 100 fathoms. So, your next question might be, “What’s down there that’s worth all that…

Kia Orana from the Cook Islands, I have been reading your paper every time one of my friends sends one down here which isn’t as often as I wish. I was living in Aitutaki for many years and now have moved to the paradise of Mauke which is a smaller island. The best thing is I am the only boat trolling these waters. The guys here only go out and drop stones for tuna. Most of the way the locals fish is with a bamboo pole that has a line the same length as the pole and a hook. With this, they catch ulua up to 20 kgs-something else! The time for the jacks is from December till about end of February. Catches are very good now. We are getting…

■ At the last Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESPAC) meeting, we listened to a briefing by a state Department of Transportation (DOT) representative on the new Oahu Commercial Harbors 2020 Master Plan. This plan will establish the future configuration of Honolulu Harbor, Barber’s Point Harbor, Kewalo Basin and the Ke‘ehi Lagoon. Despite being adjacent to and within the area of the 2020 plan, neither the Ala Wai nor the Ke‘ehi Small Boat Harbor was a part of this plan, except at the Ala Wai where the plan called for the conversion of the entire front row to commercial use. We were shocked and disappointed that the two largest small-boat harbors in Hawaii were left out of a harbor master development plan that practically surrounded them. Fortunately, within a…

And a Great Time Was Had by All ■ The Maui Trailer Boat Club (MTBC) did it again. You may ask, “Did what again?” Once more they sponsored an in-house trolling fishing tournament combined with a do-it-yourself potluck picnic. This event started on September 20 at 6 a.m. at the entrance to the Kahului Harbor when 14 MTBC members took off via the north shores of Maui in search of trophy fish. The weigh-in started at 3 p.m. under the capable leadership of our weighmaster, Robert Merrill, and ended at about 6:20 p.m. after the last boat was checked in. We saw lots of marlin come to the scale, all in about the same weight class-around 130 lbs. There were plenty of mahimahi (no monsters, though), a few ono, only…

For letters, with photos, received during the month of November we’ll send you a HFN 20th Anniversary Koolzie, HFN Cap and two, Official HFN RV or Boat Window Stickers…our way of saying thanks for sharing your catch!…Hana pa‘a, Chuck Send to: P.O. Box 25040, Honolulu, Hi 96825 Dear Chuck, My name is Brandon, I’m six years old and I love to fish. On April 4, 1997, I went fishing in Kahuku with my Dad, Lawrence, and my uncle, Darren Yokoyama. At 5:30 p.m., I caught my first ulua, a 12½-lb ‘omilu. The next morning at 10:30 a.m, I caught a 23A-lb ‘omilu papio. Both fish were caught on my lucky pole and reel using tako bait. I always have good luck, lots of fun and eat lots of good food…