Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2017 i Hawaii Fishing News

■ From a young age, I’ve been always drawn to fishing. I remember tagging along with my dad and my older brothers, Alwin, Alex and Joel, at their favorite fishing spot at Barking Sands. One day my dad and brothers were going fishing, and they didn’t want to take me because I was too young at the time. Even though I cried and begged, they left me behind. When my dad and brothers came home, I was excited to see what they’d caught on their fishing trip. I remember seeing a variety of fish including nenue, kala and aholehole. When I was a little older, Alex took me ulua fishing at a spot we called “the Yellow Gate” in the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). In my deep sleep, I…

Dolphin-Harassment Fine ■ A Kona tour captain was fined $2,500 for harassing dolphins. NOAA said this was the first dolphin-harassment fine but won’t be the last. According to news reports, a federal EPA judge ruled that on October 23, 2014, Adventure X Boat Tours owner Casey Phillips Cho was “leapfrogging” dolphins. He ran ahead of the school and dropped swimmers in the path of the marine mammals. NOAA currently has a Federal proposal that people stay at least 50 yards from spinner dolphins in Hawai‘i. NOAA is reviewing public comments. It’s also finishing the economic analysis on how tours would be impacted. New dolphin rules with more stiff fines are expected in the next 12 months. USS Indianapolis Found On August 19, 2017, in the Philippine Sea at 18,000 feet,…

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Japan and South Africa Battle for First Day One Scoreboard ■ Monday, September 11, 2017: After an unusual early morning light rain in Kona, Danny Akaka began with a moment of silence to honor those lost on 9/11 and to give a Hawaiian blessing. Teams from around the world gathered on the starting line as the 58th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) got underway with the legendary call to “Start fishing, start fishing, start fishing!” With that, competitive teams representing Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and the United States began a five-day fishing marathon in Kona’s famous waters. Early Morning Action By the mid-morning radio roundup, six teams reported Pacific blue marlin and spearfish tagged and released. The first tag on the scoreboard arrived just an…

■ A fisherman who goes by the name of “Poki on da Run” made a little team called “Team Poki on da Run.” They went out on a mission to find a monster fish, and they succeeded by landing a 118.5-lb ulua. What an awesome catch, guys! Teamwork is dream work. The group linked up early on in the day to run errands and gather necessary fishing things like bait and hooks. Then we went home to get our other fishing things and headed off to find a decent spot. The first place we checked was taken, so we went on down the coastline, looking for another spot. We finally decided to go to a location that was passed down to me from my family. We got there, set up…

■ Anonymous World Wide Web images of 45 floating fish and two dead seabirds caused a viral blowback to the spread of rat poison on Lehua Island. Dumbfounded when notified by social media posts, the DLNR and its partners maintained innocence, insisting that their poison was not likely the killer. Kaua‘i fisherman Greg Holzman said that the second of three scheduled Lehua rat poison aerial drops came on an extremely calm, variable windy day with no swell in the island’s northern bowl. Ditrac D-50 Pellets, the bait used on Lehua Island, is made by Bell Laboratories in Wisconsin. Ditrac is a “restricted use pesticide” and can be used only by the USDA, USFWS, National Parks and state conservation agencies like the DLNR. Ditrac’s warning label states: “Do not expose children,…

■ After the hardcore days of fishing nonstop as much as we could, life set in and the trips got fewer and fewer. Each time Scottie and I would run into each other, it would be the same story: “Never fish forever; only work nowadays.” We agreed we would fish the S. Tokunaga Store Ulua Challenge together this year. It finally landed on the full moon, and our spot was prime for those conditions. No excuses, it had to happen! Months of prepping and excitement went into our big trip. The best baits, best moon, best tides and best attitudes proved no match for our end result–zero. We were lucky enough to land a 19.8-lb ‘omilu and place third, but we were there for our ulua, our “big boy” ulua.…

■ My two dive/fishing partners, Glenn boy and Malcolm, and I headed out on the KAIKEAOKALANIOPUNA to get some kole for my uncle on August 25, 2017. Glenn boy drove us out and asked where the dive destination was for the day. As usual, we were headed for “destination unknown.” As we headed down the coastline, we stopped and sent Braddah Malcs overboard to check the grounds. He jumped in with only his goggles and snorkel–no fins or dive belt. He looked down and said, “Try pass the spear one fast one.” He took one drop and came up with two kole. This was one cherry spot–get fish! We threw anchor and headed downcurrent. We started three-pronging kole, and a 30-to 40-lb ulua went cruising by. I didn’t want shoot…

Send to: P.O. Box 25488, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96825 or e-mail: <fishnews@hawaii.rr.com> Aloha, My daughter EvaLani’s first time catching her first nabeta and my boyfriend catch this uku. Was a little funny because we where going just for nabeta and his pole was so far bent over the boat and the hook was barely hanging on its lip. Caught on 12-lb line and bait hook! When we are not fishing from land we get lucky to get to fish on the boat! Tight Lines & AlohaCarrie AsuncionEvaLani BalucanChucky Balucan Aloha, On 7/29/17 this 1,032-lb pacific blue marlin was caught outside Waianae on board the KALEI-PUA. Captain Mel Makinney and crew members Lono Makinney, Coen Makinney and his buddy Pookela. They fought this giant for 3 1/2 hours and had to tow…