There was a pretty good Yellowfin Tuna, and Blue Marlin bite this past weekend in Leeward Oahu. I decided to fish 2 half days, berthing overnight in Ko'Olina.
Saturday, June 02
Left Iroquois Point Marina with my Hawaiian friends Mike & Craig at 0500hrs. Ran to 500fa inside BO. Set the spread and worked out 8nm, then back in up towards S. 0.5nm from S on 500fa, picked up a 70lb Shibi on the short ice blue ova pearl white 2 hole Taganawa jet. My friend Jay was alongside, and said that one 'hurt his pride'. 10 minutes later he was hooked up himself. 45 minutes later he landed a 220lb + Ahi on a 50WLRS standup style. It hit a large naked ballyhoo down on a planer. Fished up to the R bouy, and all the way back to Ko'olina w/o another knockdown. Good day on the water, but a bit sporty out there today.
The Shibi had a stomach full of Stomatopod, Alika stage. Not sure how he though he was going to fit a 9" fish in there
Sunday, June 03
Left the marina at 0700hrs, fished 3 hours straight outside. Friend caught a 582 Blue Marlin. Other friend, had an Ahi bite, and a blue marlin bite, no fish. Other friend caught 2 more Ahi. We caught a barracuda on the way home. Pretty wet/rough ride home.
John
More pics...
Three friends' boats did well too, with a 200lb+ ahi, 3-100lb class Ahi, 1 582lb Blue Marlin, and several Blue Marlin raised or lost over 2 days.
Wow,,,,that's some big tuna,,,what size reels where you using ;D
I was running 4-Penn International 130St, and 1 Fin not Santiago SA130WA.
Jay was rinnin4 Tiagra 50wlrs, 1 Penn 80STW.
Dave, and Jay's friend (along with most local teollers) run all Shimano Tiagra 130.
Really nice gear for some really nice fish ;D
Terrific John. It's good to see your boat getting some action. Dominick
John,
I think I recognize "Dave", tho' I last fished with him on a LR charter a couple summers ago. Can't mistake his grin!
Dave got his boat, the Opah II this past winter. Is he also a cost-offset fisherman? He paid for part of his college education commercial rock fishing, working a skiff out of Trinidad Harbor over 40 years ago.
Quote from: Jim Fujitani on June 06, 2018, 04:30:44 PM
John,
I think I recognize "Dave", tho' I last fished with him on a LR charter a couple summers ago. Can't mistake his grin!
Dave got his boat, the Opah II this past winter. Is he also a cost-offset fisherman? He paid for part of his college education commercial rock fishing, working a skiff out of Trinidad Harbor over 40 years ago.
That's him.
Our Yellowfin made special of the week...
Fresh, troll-caught, pan-seared Ahi
Sooo Ono!