Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2012 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ The 2012 S. Tokunaga Store Ulua Challenge was held this year from June 7 to 10. The Ulua Challenge began in 2004. This year, its ninth, there were a staggering 569 participants including 60 from the neighbor islands, two from the mainland, and even one from Japan! Of these participants, 21 were female. The Ulua Challenge has become the largest shorefishing tournament in the state. If you ever participated in this event, you’ll know why it has become such a popular, anticipated, yearly event! S. Tokunaga Store has been in business since 1920. That’s longer than most of you have been alive. The store caters to fishermen, hunters, spear fishermen, standup paddle boarders, and other outdoor enthusiasts by offering quality equipment and expert advice while maintaining a personal relationship.…

■ Welina. Every year, the west side of O‘ahu anxiously awaits Ahi Fever, the largest fishing tournament in the state of Hawai‘i with 200 boats entered. Ahi Fever begins on Friday, with blessings from Pastor “Bird” Mahelona and the captains’ briefing. On Saturday, June 16, at 4 a.m. boat inspections began. Excitement dawned on the office where Bonita Swift prepared for the day with last-minute crew add-ons, waivers and a “sound check.” Then came the countdown of the 15th Annual Ahi Fever. Wai‘anae’s beloved Polly Grace, also known as “Granny,” started this grand event. With the announcement of, “Five, four, three, two, one!” the boats shot off at the start of Ahi Fever. From the rooftop of the Wai‘anae Boat Harbor, the sight was truly amazing. At that moment, an…

Hawai‘i Tops Billfish Newsletter Again ■ NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center has published the 2011 Billfish Newsletter. The 48th issue of the worldwide billfish newsletter compiles the 2010 results from the Angler Survey cards. Kona’s Capt. Teddy Hoogs was the world leader with 27 tags. Capt. Hoogs beat fellow Kona Capt. Chuck Wigzell by one fish. The next highest tagging boat was in Baja where Capt. Tom Shaver tagged 10. Hawai‘i had the world’s most tags: in a total of 1,685 angler days, 561 Pacific blue marlin were tagged. This was a CPUE (catch per unit effort) of .33, or an average of one marlin caught for three days fishing. Guatemala had the highest catch record with 194 billfish, mostly sailfish, caught in 18 days. The Angler Survey showed that…

Native Struggle ■ Capt. Cook arrived in West Hawai‘i over 200 years ago (1778). Since then, Hawai‘i has gone through massive changes in its culture, government and beliefs. At one point it was estimated that there were at least 300,000 Hawaiian people living in the Hawaiian islands. One hundred years later, it was estimated that only 30,000 Hawaiians remained. We were a nation with a monarchy that lasted less than 100 years. Annexed to the United States, we found ourselves backed into a corner. Laws were being created by individuals from foreign territories, one of which was the ban on speaking our native language, a form of cultural genocide. The ability to communicate a story from one generation to the next was lost. Many questions went unanswered. In this new…

■ Aloha, ya’ll! My wife, Sasa, and I just got back from a truly amazing trout fishing adventure on Kaua‘i. We teamed up with fellow fly fishers Tiare and Dr. Greg and young Kaua‘i guide extra-ordinaire Nigel Warrack. Our first stop was a small reservoir, one of a few that hadn’t been totally drained after the dam disaster, for a try at Kaua‘i’s famous peacock bass. This was a great flyfishing warm-up. We all caught quite a few peacocks on streamer flies and wooly buggers. Then, it being opening day for the trout season at Koke‘e, we headed to Pu‘uloa Reservoir. I had expected it to be very crowded, but there was plenty of room. During the previous two opening days there had been very few trout caught, and I…

Waipouli Variety Shoreline Fishing Tournament ■ The 25th Annual Waipouli Variety Shoreline Fishing Tournament was held on the weekend of May 4 to 6, 2012. The night sky was extra-bright because the full moon was the closest that it would be this year, resulting in the strongest tidal pull. The Waipouli Variety Shoreline Fishing Tournament is now the longest running tournament on Kaua‘i. Once again there were more than 300 entrants. Stan Kono, along with his army of volunteers, once again pulled off a great tournament. Mahalo to Stan and his army. Until next year, tight lines. … Brad Papio Division Place Angler Fish Wt. First Robert Shibukawa.............. 9.4 lbs Second Wayne Bonilla .................... 7.5 lbs Third Phil Hocson ........................ 7.0 lbs Fourth Kaimani Villon..................... 6.3 lbs Fifth Phil Hocson…

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■ In the days leading up to the highly anticipated 2012 S. Tokunaga Store Ulua Challenge, which has become the premier shorecasting event in the state, Bryson Kawaihae made some bold but prophetic statements. He told his wife, Tessie, his good friend Aba, and his uncle and shorecasting mentor Rody Dasalla that he was going to win this year’s Ulua Challenge. Little did he know, the Good Lord had already decided this would come to pass. Bryson’s story of destiny began the week prior to the Ulua Challenge. While getting his gear ready and servicing one of his Penn extended 4/0 Senators, he realized that the reel was missing quite a few sideplate screws. He immediately called his Uncle Rody to ask for some spare screws, but he had none.…

■ Is there a tuna moon? Is there a time during the lunar phase when rod-and-reel fishermen have their best chance of catching yellowfin ‘ahi by trolling or live-baiting at the surface during the daytime? Some fishermen think so and explain away a bad day’s catch by saying the moon phase was wrong. Both kinds of ‘ahi, the yellowfin and the big-eye, feed’round-the-clock, and some nights may turn up better catches than others. But those successes may be more a matter of the fishing method than the feeding urge. When you are ikashibi fishing, for example, you may do better on the dark moon because the lights you deploy to attract the squid-to-tuna (ika-to-shibi) food chain have a greater effect. But I am talking only about the daytime catch–the hours…

■ For the second time in five years, the Bermuda-based team aboard the QUEEN OF HEARTS emerged victorious in the worldwide Blue Marlin World Cup Championship (World Cup). They had previously won the World Cup in 2007. In this very unique event, teams from around the globe compete annually each July 4 for eight hours in their time zone to see who can land the largest blue marlin weighing 500 lbs or more. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake. It was the seventh win for Bermuda in 28 years. Only Kona, Hawai‘i, has as many World Cup wins. It was only the second time in the event’s history that the same team won two times. The HAPPY HOOKER, fishing in the Cape Verde Islands, did it in…

■ In the early 1990s I got a phone call that would change my life forever. A man from New York called and told me he was coming to Hawai‘i for a football game and wanted to go turkey hunting. What? Turkey hunting? Why? He wanted to call in turkeys because it was exciting. O-o-o-o-K. It was December and turkey season was open, but in Hawai‘i nobody hunted turkeys with calls. At the time, this was unheard of in the Aloha State. I’d only read of spring or fall turkey hunting in outdoor magazines. I told this guy I didn’t know how to hunt turkeys the way he wanted. He told me that all I needed to do was take him to where the turkeys were and he would do…

■ Summer is here, and hope springs eternal for a great run of fish for the waters off Kane‘ohe. The spring run of mahimahi was pretty strong. Joey Nakagawa showed up three days in one week with lots of fish aboard the PAMELA MARIE. Rahn Yamashita on the SHIRLEY Y also went out and filled his fishbox with mahi-mahi. Calvin Hiatsuka and Daryl Cazinha joined forces on the BINGO TOO for some shibi and mahimahi action as they trolled the FADs for their fish of the day. On another day Rahn Yamashita and crewman Nick were out on the SHIRLEY Y, trying to find more mahimahi. They found their spot, and the mahimahi started to fill the fishbox. After a while, the schools thinned out and Rahn decided to head…

■ I like to think that the Aloha Spirit is every-where. Here’s proof. In 2010, Debbie Lorenzo and two of her daughters were fishing on the IHU NUI with Capt. McGrew Rice in Kona. As they fished, the captain and first mate Carlton told them about a wahine fishing tournament that was taking place. “When we returned to the docks, there were all these women weighing in their catches,” recalled Debbie. “It sounded very exciting to us–no men yelling at us about how we are fishing ‘wrong,’ then to come back, kick back and party.” That sparked the idea for the Ladies Light-house KDW Tournament held in Jupiter, Florida, on June 2. “When we got back from Kona, we decided to run with the idea of hosting a ladies-only fishing…

■ Remember the ‘oama fishing two years ago? “What ‘oama fishing?” you may ask. Exactly! The ‘oama were almost nowhere to be found. Last year the ‘oama made a short and not so abundant showing–but at least they seemed on the rebound. This year word has it that the ‘oama are coming in early, and it seems that it will be a strong season. As I am writing this, it is the beginning of July and already there have been schools seen. One in particular is large! By the time this issue of HFN is in your mailbox, the run should be starting to really bloom. Typically, August and September are the best months for ‘oama fishing. The run may last only a month, depending on how many people go…

■ No big fish story is complete without a back-ground of why the angler went fishing in the first place. My mom taught me to fish when I was nearly 2 years old with a Zebco reel and a practice plastic casting weight catching “lawn fish.” The drill was, “cast it out, wait for the fishy to bite, and then reel it in.” At an early age, it taught me anticipation and patience. So when I graduated to catching sunfish in the pond down the hill, I was hooked. Those fish were hungry and always willing to bite! The passion started taking hold and grew deep. Then, admittedly, came the obsession. As an only child in a single-parent family, my mom taught me fishing because it was something I could…

For bottomfish management updates, go to <www.hawaiibottomfish.info> ■ The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its four-day meeting in Honolulu with recommendations on the management of bottom fish and other species in offshore waters surrounding Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the remote U.S. Pacific Island areas. • The Council reaffirmed the main Hawaiian Islands bottomfish annual catch limit (ACL) and annual catch target of 325,000 lbs for the 2012-2013 bottomfish season that is scheduled to begin on September 1, 2012. • The Council, after hearing an evaluation of the state of Hawai‘i’s Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFAs), recommended their removal in federal waters. The Council will work with the state of Hawai‘i and NMFS to develop a research plan for the…

Aloha Friends, I’d like to take a minute of your time to consider a few points regarding the article “DLNR Planning to Ban Scuba Spearfishing.” Maybe Biologist William Walsh and the state are not aware of the limitations involved with scuba spear fishing. I’d like to point out the three most obvious: 1. Bubbles are noisy and loud to us and even more so to fish. It’s tough to stalk a mu, uku or ulua when your bubbles sound like sirens to them! So why say, “Fish don’t have a chance?” 2. Scuba is limited in time and limited in depth; repetitive dives are restricted even more. Bounce diving is a big “no no” and very dangerous. If you violate these guidelines, there are serious consequences to your health (there…

■ The Nawiliwili Yacht Club (NYC) Keiki Tournament saw 64 participants this year. Moms, dads and tutus accompanied the keiki. The first 20 keiki whose names were called got to pick any prize they wanted off of the table, and their parent got to select a gift certificate envelope. It was very cute watching the little ones pick their prizes. The first prize choice went to 4-year-old Tyler Tumpap, who caught the most fish: two mamo, one aholehole and one papio. The second choice went to 8-year-old Elias Ancheta, who caught the biggest fish: a 24-inch long eel with a 6-inch girth. The next biggest fish was a palani measuring 11.4 inches by 13.4 inches caught by 11-year-old Tanner Saucier. The next categories were for the next longest fish (the…

E-Mail Your Tournament Dates <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> OFFSHORE TOURNAMENTS HAWAII–HILO TROLLERS AUGUST TOURNAMENT August 5, 2012 Les Isemoto (808) 960-1990 Craig Severance (808) 640-1670 HAWAII–53RD HIBT August 12 to 18, 2012 HIBT (808) 329-6155 P.O. Box 29638, Honolulu, HI 96820 Website <www.hibtfishing.com> LANAI–41ST LANAI RENDEZVOUS August 17 & 18, 2012 Maalaea Boat and Fishing Club Kalei Lu’uwai (808) 870-9040 E-mail <rluuwai@hcsugar.com> OAHU–HYC ALOHA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT August 18, 2012 Capt. Al Bento (808) 223-8210 Website <hawaiiyachtclub.org> HAWAII–HILO TROLLERS SEPTEMBER TOURNAMENT September 1 & 2, 2012 Les Isemoto (808) 960-1990 Craig Severance (808) 640-1670 OAHU–HYC WAHINES TOURNAMENT September 15, 2012 Capt. Al Bento (808) 223-8210 Website <hawaiiyachtclub.org> HAWAII–HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH October 27 & 28, 2012 Jody Bright (808) 325-7300 E-mail <jody@konatournaments.com> MAUI–HALLOWEEN SHOOTOUT October 31, 2012 Capt. Jeff Kahl (808) 242-8350 HAWAII–FUEL DOCK FISHING…