Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2008 i Hawaii Fishing News

Commonly known as the white ulua in Hawai‘i, the giant trevally is aptly named. No other trevally compares in size. In Hawai‘i there are other trevally, including the bluefin trevally (‘omilu), the black trevally (ulua la‘uli), the bigeye trevally (pake ulua) and the golden trevally (ulua pa‘opa‘o). All of these are beautiful and have unique attributes, but none can grow to the proportions of the giant trevally (ulua aukea). Maui diver Al Gadow speared the largest giant trevally ever captured on January 14, 1980. That ulua, according to Al’s account of what happened, was the smaller of a pair that he saw while scuba diving. Al made the cover of HFN with his dive partner and the truly gargantuan ulua. The third largest ulua on record is one that amazes…

Quality Fishing Tackle ∙ Custom Rods Service/Repairs ∙ Diving Equipment ∙ Parts Mail Orders Welcomed! Aloha, As the upcoming summer season approaches, we at S. Tokunaga Store, Inc. will be hosting the 2008 Ulua Challenge. This shoreline tournament will be held on June 5-8, 2008 and is open to the State of Hawaii. The categories are 1 st-10th place for the largest ulua, 1st-5th place for the largest ‘omilu and an optional jackpot with 1st-3rd place. We will continue to promote the State of Hawaii-Department of Aquatic Resources and Pacific Island Fisheries Group Ulua and Papio Tag and Release Project in conjunction with our tournament. Last year’s participation with the project resulted in great information provided by all fishermen. Each participating fisherman’s name will be entered in a drawing to…

Hook Size: Is Bigger Better? ▪ “Reel! Reel! Reel!” That’s what I was thinking as the fish charged the boat. I cranked in the line as fast as I could to catch up. When you’re in a kayak, getting towed by a fast fish that suddenly turns and runs right at you, your slack line doubles and gaining line can be impossible. As I feared, the ono shot right past me. A few seconds later it took advantage of the slack in my line and spit the hook. Years ago that scenario happened to me too many times. Mr. Ono became my arch enemy. I knew that I wasn’t getting a solid hookset. When you set the hook from a kayak, you sometimes lose force from the movement of your…

3. Should you be required to submit a non-commercial report? 131 Yes 734 No Comments in Support of a Mandatory Non-Commercial Fish Catch Report • I think keeping these kinds of records can be beneficial to the resource. • To help research people understand how much fish is harvested. • All registered boaters, bi-annual. • I don’t mind doing that. Resource managers can track activity better and make better management decisions. • More effective means for fishing data if everyone who fishes participates. • On certain species. • All non-commercial fishermen should be required to send in catch report. • It may be a wise thing to do. It may help manage fish populations better. • If it helps to replenish fish populations. • How accurately would they be reported?…

▪ The major purpose of the new Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) is to stop over-fishing of certain fish species by imposing an annual catch limit (ACL) on each of these designated species. If and when an ACL is reached within a fishing year, fishing for that species will be stopped. Each ACL will be a combined total weight of both the commercial and the recreational/subsistence catches of that species. It is undetermined at this point if the ACLs will be broken down to separate commercial and recreational/subsistence ACLs. In order to operate the ACL “fishery management system,” there must be a means to keep a current account of the total weight of statewide catches of each ACL species at given intervals, i.e. monthly, weekly, etc. Because commercial fishermen are already…

▪ One of my fishing buddies was being bothered by a persistently pestiferous fly. After buzzing repeatedly around his eyes, ears and nose, the bug kept landing just out of reach, as though taunting him to try to catch it. The friend, who will remain nameless for reasons to become obvious, hatched a plan. “I bet I can get it with the tip of my fishing rod next time it lights,” he said. He could, and he did. And in the process, he snapped off the tip of his rod. In addition to giving us a new definition for fly fishing, my buddy added another mishap to my long and growing list of strange ways to wreck your tackle. Some, like catching your rod in the car door, are careless,…

▪ Recently we lost Capt. George Parker. Over his long life. George touched many people, and he will be remembered always. George was in his mid-90s and was inducted into the IGFA International Fishing Hall of Fame in 2005. The following is George’s biography from the office of the IGFA: Capt. George Parker is a man of achievements. He was the first person in history to catch a 1,000Tb blue marlin by IGFA rules. He created a trolling lure that revolutionized bill fishing. He was a driving force in the proper identification of Pacific billfish. He was one of the fathers of Hawaiian charter fishing, the longest active skipper in Hawai‘i history, and he fished the Hawaiian International Bill-fish Tournament (HIBT) more than any other captain. Responsible for numerous successful…

▪ We successfully completed the First Annual Prince Kuhto Free Dive Competition on the windward side of O‘ahu on March 26, 2008. Because this was our first event, we did not have a lot of exposure; but the word got around, and we had more than 35 competitors and a huge turnout overall. A few canoe clubs raised some good money, and many attendees enjoyed a lot of fun, food and prizes. A bunch of us enjoyed the remainder of the afternoon at “The Deli” (our favorite pit stop after the Makuli League races!), thanks to Ernie Choy at He‘eia Pier. Thanks also to the DLNR officers who were able to provide great advice on the timing and location of our event. Our organization was created to unite divers and…

Anglers of the Month ▪ It is not uncommon to see a father and a child enjoying a day of fishing together. Mothers, too, are frequently spotted trying their luck with their progeny and having great, inexpensive fun doing so. Having an inexperienced youngster is par for the course, and often the parent also has little or no experience. It is heartwarming to see them working together to overcome obstacles like wind knots, weed hook-ups, finding the proper bait for the venue and whatever else can go wrong. I try to ease the endeavors by dropping a hint here and there. It sort of pulls at my heartstrings to see the lights go on and see how a modern parent, in spite of the odds, still can share simple endeavors…

“The Voice of Hawaii’s Fisherman” 2008 TOURNAMENTS Phone ................................. (808) 395-4499 Fax ..................................... (808) 396-3474 E-mail ................. <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> BIG GAME FISHING OFFSHORE TOURNAMENTS MAUI–5TH ANNUAL QUEEN K TESORO BLACK & BLUE STRIPED SHOOTOUT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP May 24, 2008 Jeff Kahl (808) 283-2628 Website www.bluemarlinshootout.com OAHU–AHI FEVER FISHING TOURNAMENT June 14 & 15, 2008 Waianae Boat Fishing Club (808) 696-3399 P.O. Box 821, Waianae, HI 96792 Norman Swift E-mail nswift9005@msn.com OAHU–NORTH SHORE HANAPA‘A June 20 & 21, 2008 Eddie Balidoy (808) 637-4533 or 382-2129 KAUAi–PORT ALLEN FISHING DERBY June 21,2008 Mitch (808) 652-6938 or Troy (808) 639-4925 Phil Ayala (808) 639-6122 or E-Mail onshore222@yahoo.com WORLDWIDE–WORLD CUP BLUE MARLIN TOURNAMENT July 4, 2008 Mike Leech (954) 566-2813 Website www.bluemarlinworldcup.com E-mail mike@bluemarlinworldcup.com OAHU–PEARL HARBOR FISHING TOURNAMENT July 12, 2008 Curtis Chong (808) 473-9046…

▪ On Friday, March 14, 2008, one day before my fiancée Marisa’s birthday, she said, “Hey, we should go to the beach.” I said, “Shoots, let’s go.” We decided to spend the whole day and night at the beach. I packed my fishing gear, and we left. Once we got to the beach, I decided to go diving for some live bait. After about 30 minutes, I speared a manini, which I used for bait. A few hours passed, and I finally got a small strike. I reeled it in and got a good-sized puhi. The sun was going down, so I decided to cut up the bait I had. My brother John said, “Eh, you should use the puhi!” The only knife we had was small and dull, so…

Fishing with Mike! ▪ As soon as the 5-oz bank sinker struck the bottom 25 fathoms (150 feet) below, I engaged the reel and took up the slack. Because my woven PowerPro line has zero stretch and incredible sensitivity, I could easily feel the bottom as the HANAMANA drifted in the wind. Blowing in from the north, from the direction of Kawaihae, the wind was mild and gently bounced the all-aluminum charterboat along the North Kona Coast. It was a picture-perfect day for the six of us aboard the 37’ HANAMANA, which is owned and operated by Capt. Chip Fischer. I could feel every bounce of the 5-oz lead. I imagined the lead striking the bottom and creating puffs of sand. As the boat continued its drift, I paid out…

▪ The Makahiki Tournament is more than two months underway, and I am happy to report a successful start. Anglers from Maui, the Big Island and all across O‘ahu have entered the state’s only islandwide progressive kayak fishing tournament. The month of February started out slowly; but by the end of March, O‘ahu’s Dave Elgas, from the North Shore, had gained the lead with some impressive mahimahi catches including three in a day! I, Isaac Brumaghim, grabbed hold of second place with six uku caught during March, including a 23-pounder. Craig Colburn secured third by consistently pulling in uku, papio and kaku. The dynamic duo of Kevin and Gareth Uyeda quickly gained the rest of the competitors’ respect by landing uku, mahimahi and the lone ono, a whopping 41.5-pounder, while…

▪ As we move into the New Year, “new” legislation is introduced, just as it is every year. The problem is, there is nothing new regarding some of these bills. In fact, they are the same old, tired, worn-out money grabs that they have always been. When these bills pass, there will be no enforcement, and when they fail many will be recycled and cited as the reasons for “new” ever-more-restrictive legislation that continues the never-ending cycle of infringement upon our freedoms and upon our right to fish. This stuff makes criminals out of us just for fishing in the wrong place. A good example of this was the “introduction” of H.B. 3440 H.D. 1, which sought to “establish the waters surrounding the island of Niihau as a marine life…

A Continuing Series of Amusing Stories for the Young at Heart! ▪ On one of my summer vacation visits to Kona when I was 15 (1950), I found out that my aunt had taken another job to make up for lack of income between coffee crop seasons. Coffee season lasted for three to four months during the fall, and there wasn’t any other source of income for Uncle’s family diving the rest of the year. So during the spring and summer months, my aunt took up the task of transporting some of the local fishermen’s catches from Kona to Hilo’s fish auction house. I guess her job was what we know as the middleman. It wasn’t an easy job. She had to purchase a pickup truck with a huge icebox…

▪ Five men, Stuart “Stu” C. Apte, John L. Morris, George Parker, Donald J. Tyson and Edward vom Hofe, were enshrined December 11 into the International Game Fish Association Fishing Hall of Fame. Sponsored by Rolex and held at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach, Florida, the star-studded induction dinner and ceremony had been rescheduled when Hurricane Wilma interrupted the event in late October. The 2005 inductees, their contributions and excerpts from their induction speeches follow: • Stu Apte, of Tavernier, Florida, is an all-around angler considered a pioneer in fly fishing for tarpon. Stu said that being inducted was the second most important thing to happen to him, the first being when his wife, Jeannine, said “yes"! In the 1960s, Stu developed a huge…

▪ Aloha from the Friendly Isle of Moloka‘i. Judging by recent reports from several fishermen, it seems that the offshore fishing is starting to improve. Capt. Joe from ALYCE C Charters has been connecting with the mahimahi. He had a great half-day charter with seven nice-sized fish and followed that up with three more the next day. I was out on a holoholo trip with Kyle Lum, and we were fortunate to connect with a bull mahimahi weighing 22 lbs. It was the only strike we had, but who’s complaining? We had fresh mahimahi for dinner, and there’s nothing like fresh mahimahi. Yummy! It seems as though fishermen on the other islands have been seeing increased mahimahi action, too. Hopefully this year will be a productive one. Several new boats…

▪ The day couldn’t have been any better for the Alii Holo Kai (AHK) club’s annual three-prong fun meet. The meet was held in Waimanalo, O‘ahu. It was nice to see that many divers brought their families to enjoy the picnic that followed. The sign-up sheet showed that 22 divers competed in this event. “You had to find a nice crack and move with the surf to ambush this fish,” said Wayde Hayashi. “The nenue were wild. They weren’t holding up in the holes.” Shay Motonaga got his limit of two, and David Sakoda also got a big nenue. Thanks to Shay losing a fish, Dave found his nenue dying on a sandy bottom. According to the rules, it was fair game. Vann Oshiro also got two big nenue and…

▪ Here is the “Let’s Go Fishing” episode lineup for May 2008. “Let’s Go Fishing” is broadcast on KHON-TV, Sundays at 5:30 p.m.. cablecast on digital channel CW 93, Saturdays at 5:30 p.m., and available for viewing online at <http://www.benwongtv.com>. This Month on ‘Let’s Go Fishing’ Sunday, May 4, on KHON; and Saturday, May 10, on CW 93 In this episode, you’ll join a bunch of friends spending time together on the Friendly Isle of Moloka‘i. As the sun sets, the gang, including Jon Kaneshiro, Larry Sakata, Glen Gillia, Tim Clark and James Cordova, dunks with tako and hooks up to a good time. The next morning, a few of us take a ride aboard the charterboat HALLELUJAH HOU with Capt. Clay Ching. We’d never seen calmer bottomfishing waters or…

May signals better weather for Hawai’. There is still a small chance of bad weather in May, but normally it is a well-behaved month. Trade winds will blow about 86 percent of the time, and one should expect about four to 10 days of gusty trades. Northwest swell activity will continue to decrease. Surf at Sunset Beach, O‘ahu, will not rise above five feet on most days, but there is a chance that 10- to 15-foot surf can occur. Higher than normal swell and surf on the southern shores will be increasing through the month as storms in the Southern Hemisphere become stronger. May 1 - Sunrise: 6:00 am, Sunset: 6:57 pm • May 15 - Sunrise: 5:53 am, Sunset: 7:03 pm • May 31 - Sunrise: 5:49 am, Sunset:…

Wassup, Chuck? Just want to tell you about a recent catch. My riend Michelle and I decided to go fishing for he evening, even though the conditions didn’t ook too good. A full moon and a dropping tide save me a hint that it was probably going to be i quiet evening. We arrived at Hau Bush a little after lunch tnd saw a bunch of poles out. We discovered hat there wasn’t any bait to be caught, so we lecided to move about a quarter-mile down the beach. Michelle got her pole ready to catch some bait while I got a couple of my poles rigged for some slide-bait action. I left them in the pole lolders, ready to be cast if we got lucky catching some frisky nenue.…

Hanalei’s and Darin’s Walu from McKenzie Point It was Sunday evening. I and my bro Hanalei Schutz were camping since Friday morning. The conditions had been almost perfect. The waves were rough–full pounding on the cliff. A few times the waves even splashed up and killed our fire which sucked. The current had been pulling straight out since pretty early so we were stoked on that. Our line was about 1200 feet out with seven bottles (Aloha Shoyu and Luau Juice gallon kind). Each bottle had an 18- to 22-foot leader of 300-lb test. The bait we had were seven live nenue–and we always get something with them. That night had gotten pretty dark; no moon, cloudy skies, even thunder and lightning. At around midnight we had our first strike…

When the Magnuson Act was reauthorized and signed into law last year, Congress mandated that NOAA Fisheries make improvements to the nation’s saltwater recreational data collection program. The collection of surveys nationwide now has a new name–the Marine Recreational Information Program–though the components are still being worked out. Recently, a contingent from NOAA Fisheries HQ visited the islands to support this process and learn more about our noncommercial data needs for the region. The visit was the first of six “Listening Sessions” that are taking place nationwide through May. The sessions are an opportunity for leadership to listen and learn from regional science and management partners about our specific data and management needs, as well as interact with fishermen. The group includes some experienced fisheries managers who are playing key…

Bottomfish Season Ends Early ▪ Citing that the 178,000-lb “Deep Seven” bottomfish quota has been reached, the DLNR closed the fishery. All fishing for ehu, gindai, kalekale, lehi, onaga, ‘opakapaka and hapu‘upu‘u is kapu. The effective closure date was April 14, 2008. The closure will remain in effect until August 31, 2008, in all state waters out to 3 miles. A federal closure went into effect on April 16 in waters from 3 miles to 200 miles offshore. The closure is for commercial, recreational and subsistence fishing. In March, the Division of Aquatic Resources sent a letter to bottomfish license holders asking for a voluntary stoppage of fishing. Congress Investigates WESPAC The accounting investigation unit of Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), wants to know if the Western Pacific Regional…

Afternoon Action ▪ I have an interesting story to tell you. Sunday, March 9, my dad (Kawika) and I went fishing on our boat, the LUCKY K KONA. We launched out of Honaunau at about 6 a.m. We trolled for ono down to Miloli’i and had not one strike. We checked Miloli’i ko‘a, but not much was going on. So we went to TT-buoy. When we got there, we saw my uncle. He was letting down his line, so we asked him, “What’s the scoop?” He told us it was really slow and that the fish were finicky. That kind of put our hopes down. We tried anyway but got only four rats. After those four, we didn’t have another bite! We thought we could go big and find porpoises,…

▪ On March 29, 2007, the MARLIN MAGIC II left its slip at 6:25 a.m. and headed south from Honokohau Harbor on a two-day adventure. With conditions at South Point being unusually calm, the goal was to explore as far south and/or offshore as possible on the newly refurbished (in 2006) 52’ Allied Marine boat. At the helm was a legacy in Hawai‘i sport fishing, Capt. Marlin Parker. He is more than a renowned captain in his own right; he is also recognized worldwide as one of the best offshore custom lure makers. Marlin and Gary Eoff jointly developed and currently manufacture Marlin Magic Lures in Kona, Hawai‘i. His co-captain and deckhand extraordinaire was Jason Holtz, who has earned a tremendous reputation at a young age for traveling the world,…

▪ Even in my very short life, I have witnessed drastic changes in the coral reef ecosystems surrounding Moloka‘i. I remember when I was just learning to snorkel, lying across my boogie board that was strapped securely to my mom’s wrist. I felt as if I were flying over a dream world populated by layers and layers of brilliantly colored fish. I would clutch the leash when we were on the “ledge” side of the reef, terrified of the really big fish that would flash by, and watch the colored layers of small fish swirl and scatter below them. Huge silhouettes of uhu and turtles and who-knew-what lurked in the distant shadowy depths. On the shallow side of the reef, I would slip off the boogie board and swim like…

Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825 or e-mail: <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> Aloha Chuck, My boyfriend, Alan Matsumoto, is an avid reader of the HAWAII FISHING NEWS. As a surprise to him, I was wondering if you could print this picture of him with his “big catch.” He went out fishing with Capt. Wayne Miyata outside Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i on his Boston Whaler. They had two hits but were able to only bring in one of the hits. We would like to send out a big mahalo to Capt. Wayne for an awesome day! Aloha & Mahalo,Jan TakeuchiKekaha,Kaua‘i Hi Chuck, Here’s a picture of my first ‘omilu (4 lbs) caught this past weekend with a float and aku belly with my dad on the south side of Kaua‘i. JusAddWata!Rudy AgootKapa‘a, Kaua‘i Hi…