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Dear Hawaii Fishing News Staff, I am a subscriber to your magazine and enjoy reading your articles every month. I have to tell you that the last few months I have been reading more and more of 100-lb ulua caught by paddle-out fishermen. I have been fishing my whole life and ulua fishing for 20 years. I am very disappointed that HFN allows these “cheaters” to be admitted into a club [the 100 Plus Club] that takes people a whole lifetime to achieve a fish of that size. If you look at any fishing tournament for ulua, the use of floatation devices, boats, kayaks and Jet Skis is not allowed. True, they were physically on shore when they landed the fish, but if your line is taken out by a…

■ The beginning of the new year brought some fairly poor diving conditions for the west side of the Big Island. Still, everybody at Kona Coast Spearfishing Outlet was holding out hope that Mother Nature would grant us a reprieve from the pounding surf that had plagued Kona for the previous few months. If she didn’t, the Fourth Annual Kona Coast Spearfishing Challenge would be in serious jeopardy for the first time in four years. As February got into full swing, the situation was looking dire. The big swell and poor visibility was not only sticking around, it seemed to be getting worse. Despite the outlook, we continued with our preparations. Although the weather was a concern to us, it didn’t seem to bother the potential competitors. The applications kept…

■ The chairs and executive directors of the nation’s eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (RFMCs) recently concluded their three-day Council Coordinating Committee (CCC) meeting in Hawai‘i. The CCC is convened annually to enable the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA officials and others to exchange information with the RFMCs. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the RFMCs are responsible for developing management plans for the nation’s offshore fisheries. After approval by the Secretary of Commerce, the plans are implemented by the NMFS. This year’s CCC was hosted by the Western Pacific Council, whose jurisdiction includes the federally managed fisheries of Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Manuel Duenas, chair of the Western Pacific Council and president of the Guam Fishermen’s Cooperative Association,…

■ The ethanol law is a bad idea that was premised on ethanol production in Hawai‘i–a premise now proven to be invalid. As it stands, the ethanol law only benefits gas companies and the South American ethanol industry at the expense of Hawai‘i’s consumers. I’m an attorney who became familiar with the ethanol law when I represented some commercial boat owners who sued the gas companies when the fiberglass in their fuel tanks was eaten away by ethanol (ethanol eats the resin out of the fiberglass and deposits it as black sludge in the motors). Ethanol in our gas supply was a bad idea when implemented in 2006, and the idea has only gotten worse as we have seen that Hawai‘i will never produce ethanol. We buy our ethanol from…

■ The weather in North-Central Florida is starting to heat up, so my Fishing Buddy and I spent a day grouper fishing. We were joined by father-and-son friends Mark and Mike. Together, we have fished in South Florida and in the Bahamas. We headed out from our fish camp in the town of Suwannee. Shorty the Boat Dog was along, as well. There was a bit of a cool breeze–just enough to knock down the gnats. We ran out about 30 miles and spent the next few hours catching our limit of grouper. Mike had just completed his second year of college and was enjoying the time off. In between our drops, we talked about our first experiences in fishing. Mike recalled that as a youngster, his dad would take…

It all started when my brother Kealii Krzyska caught his 100-plus-lb ulua. He kept bragging about it and I was getting anxious to go with them on their next trip. On Friday, April 6, I got the call while I was at work that they were going, so as soon as I got off work, I went home, got my gear together and met them at their spot in Makaha. All the poles were in and set around 6:45 p.m. We were cruisin’ talking story and the poles went off screamin’. My friend landed a 72-lb ulua and I landed my 112-lb 8-oz ulua at 10:45 p.m. The next morning, we went down to Hanapa‘a, got ’em weighed and now I like join the club. Imua KrzyskaWai‘anae, O‘ahu It PAYS…

■ It was the week of Easter when my family decided to camp out for the weekend in ‘Ewa Beach. I decided to throw my ulua poles out since I hadn’t gone fishing for a while. I used tako on both my poles for bait on Friday night, April 6, 2012. No bites just nibbles. The next morning around 7 a.m. I reeled my poles in to check the bait. The legs were missing off the tako. I threw one pole out with another tako and on the other I used fish that my nephews, Po‘okela and Kana‘i had caught while dunking with their father Jesse. I cast my Nitro pole not telling them I used their fish for bait. It was about 3:20 p.m. I was alone with all…

■ Diver Bruce Ayau speared an 87-lb ulua off Kona’s OTEC Point and swam to shore towing an oddity. A circle hook was jammed in the ulua’s jaw hinge and appeared to have been there for so long that the jawbone had grown tightly around it. The hook had even become infested with goose-neck barnacles. When fisherman Uha Farias tried to remove the hook, he could not work it free no matter how he tried. Finally, he gave up and discarded it along with the carcass. What do incidents like this add to the controversy over the use of circle hooks versus J-hooks as conservation measures? If this had been a J-hook, the ulua would have almost certainly shed it very soon after breaking free. But the fish might very…

■ Ever since E10 gasoline (gas containing 10 percent ethanol) became widely available several years ago, the nation’s largest recreational boat owners group, BoatUS, has received hundreds of calls and E-mails complaining about boat engine problems. The majority of complaints concern older outboard motors, those made before about 1990. BoatUS’ Seaworthy magazine asked Mercury Marine’s Ed Alyanak and Frank Kelley, who between them have over 60 years of experience, to find out what’s made these decades-old outboards more susceptible to ethanol’s well-known problems and what owners can do. 1. Vulnerable hoses. In the mid-1980s, new standards (SAE J1527) for fuel hoses were developed for “gasohol,” which was known to deteriorate rubber and plastics. Since then, problems with hoses have largely gone away, but that doesn’t mean they are maintenance-free. Tech…

The weather outlook in Hawaiian waters for June is good except for gusty trade winds and higher-than-normal southerly waves and surf. It is unlikely that strong Kena winds, thunderstorms and heavy rain will occur. Although it is possible for a tropical storm to appear inHawai'i waters as the warmer months approach, the odds are against it. Gusty trades have made their presence felt since March and are expected to continue in June. With trades on almost all the days of the month, gusty trades are expected on 5 to 10 days. Their occurrence may be more frequent if this pattern for stronger trades persists into June. Surface water conditions, expecially in the major channels between islands open to the trade wind direction, become rough and can be hazardous for boaters.…

Big Baits are Catching ■ The word ulua means exciting fishing for a lot of shoreline anglers. Whether you slide bait, baitcast or plug with artificial lures, ulua fishing hooks the angler, too. No matter where you prefer to fish, ulua pretty much like to eat the same foods. Tako, live fish and eels are what they want and are commonly used by anglers. The old saying “bigger bait means bigger fish” is pretty much true. There are times when large ulua will take a small bait like an ‘oama, a small piece of tako leg, or a small fillet of eel, but most times the larger ulua are seeking something big in order to get the most value for the amount of energy they expend on a hunt. Of…

Hawai‘i Among Six NOAA Earth Day Drifter Sites ■ Earth Day continued on Maui as area students and teachers from Baldwin High School and Kihei Charter School deployed a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ocean drifter from a Trilogy Excursions vessel that departed from Lahaina Harbor. The drifter will contribute to a global ocean drifter array that provides climate and other environmental data vital to helping track hurricanes, ocean pollutants, species migration and marine debris. “The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is excited to be a part of this important program that involves students in real-world science aimed at better understanding the ocean,” said Malia Chow, sanctuary superintendent. “Today’s deployment is the second of its kind in Hawai‘i, the first of which occurred in November of 2011.…

Early Hawaiians Outfished Moderns ■ Early Hawaiians caught more reef fish in a year than today’s scientists think is sustainable. Not only that, but traditional Hawaiian harvests didn’t collapse reef fish stocks. Amazingly, they sustained megaharvests for over 400 years. A new scientific study suggests that for sustainable fish stock management, the key for Hawai‘i is looking back to the future. University of Hawaii-trained Dr. Jack Kittinger worked with Dr. Loren McClenachan, a fisheries researcher at Maine’s Colby College, to publish the study “Multicentury Trends and the Sustainability of Coral Reef Fisheries in Hawaii and Florida” in the journal Fish and Fisheries. “Today, a majority of coral reef fisheries are overexploited, which has impacted the function of coral reef ecosystems and posed food security risk in tropical countries worldwide,” stated…

■ A comprehensive one-man show featuring the work of premier sporting artist Stanley Meltzoff (1917–2006) will open on June 6 at the Museum of American Illustration in New York. With some 90 paintings scheduled for exhibition, this show will be the largest Meltzoff retrospective ever mounted and focus on his breathtaking renderings of the world’s apex game fish. While many of Stanley’s images have been widely reproduced over the years, these are the original pictures from the artist’s estate. Most have never before been on public display. The Museum of American Illustration is located at 128th East 63rd Street in Manhattan. It is also home to the Society of Illustrators, a venerable 111-year-old institution whose membership has included virtually every major illustrator of the past century. Stanley joined such luminaries…

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