baiting a mahi in??

**Dropper Loop** · May-25-2012, 01:17 AM

I don't think anyone is gonna load em up after watching YouTube.

**2quartslow** · May-27-2012, 12:22 AM

YouTube is for YouTube. The advice and info that is/has been given away about baiting Mahimahi is/has been given away so freely is the subject at hand. Not weather or not someone can load em up after watching a video. The video shows nothing but the fish already hooked. It's the info that many fishermen worked hard for and the honor to have learned first hand by a mentor/captain that is now being given away like toilet paper.

Stoney sounds bothered about this??? I can guarantee that I am not the only one. For all the guys that want to learn, I suggest hooking up with a local fisherman and learning hands on.....if you are serious about it.

You want to give advice on how to tie a knot, what pound test to use, best gear to use, best charter to book, etc..etc.... Thats fine and dandy. But, leave the hard earned techniques off the forum for the respect of the many fishermen before us and the few fishermen today that worked hard to master it.

Aloha,
Stoney

**shinchan** · May-27-2012, 02:05 AM

Aloha Bricyn,
check this book out, it has info on how to catch different flag fish in Hawaii, including "bait and switch" technique for mahis. You'll find it at the Hawaii Fishing News website.
Tight lines,
Randy

**elevated** · May-28-2012, 03:39 PM

make sure not to "spook the pod..."

**Captain Jeff Illingworth** · May-29-2012, 09:12 AM

MY GOD!

**bricyn** · May-29-2012, 12:52 PM

mahalo randy!!

**shinchan** · May-29-2012, 06:02 PM

You're welcome, hope it helps you catch more fish!

**captdon1** · May-29-2012, 11:28 PM

OH BOY.................WHAT CAN I SA........................NOT EVEN GONNA GO THERE!!

**randay** · May-30-2012, 10:56 AM

This the new show "Wicked Dolphin"?

**jma1978** · Jun-09-2012, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by 2quartslow

I just want to add a comment in respect to the fisherman who learned how to bait by paying their dues. When I say paying their dues, I am talking about when a fisherman was once a crew member getting yelled at by his captain on how to do things. Some may say that it is a privilege to be trained how to bait a Mahi Mahi. Even to this day if you would ask an old time fisherman how to bait a Mahi Mahi, I can almost guarantee he will tell you "sorry, that is something that you would have to learn on your own"-unless you were his deckhand for awhile and learned how.
Aloha,
Stoney

I took your advice, and went out with an oldtimer (aka Stoney), and trusty Capt Don. Learned a little about baiting mahis. Did I pay my dues? Not even close. Got yelled at for sending out the bait when I wasn't supposed to. Then the captain got angry for using all the bait as palu (but at least the mahis were happy). Took some cracks from the angry seas, although mostly because capt thought it was funny to watch Chris get bashed by the waves (I thought it was kinda funny too, sorry Chris). And learned that baiting mahi is a skill that can't be taught on a forum.
Maybe my dues will be paid after another 10 years of learning how to find the birds, how to read the birds, how to drop the bait, and how to actually get the buggahs to bite the bait. Although I'm not sure that in another ten years I'll be able to run around the deck like that spring chicken Capt. Don!