Almost forgot how to post a report??? A few trips, only a couple pics, haven't been very focused on snapping pics.
11/23 Mikey, slip neighbor's (Les) nephew and I pushed off early to get some bait. Would also add Les and Mikey's Dad were out on Les's boat. got a few akule then ran out to R, variety out there, small shibis/akus, halalus and medium opelus. Dragged a couple around for an hour or 2 nothing.
Trolled outside, by mid day headed back down south, on the 1000 Maili we get the typical winter time attack, before it was all said and done every lure had gotten slammed, ended up w/ 1 Nairagi about 60#. Mikey gets on the radio and gives his uncle and Dad crap about blood in the box. Get set back up, flat goes and comes off, by now down around Kahe, so head it back up north. Get blitzed again, get one about 80#, sweet, Mikey of course gives his Dad and uncle more crap. Cut up the smaller one, gave Mikey and family the other one for Thanksgiving. No pics from Wednesday.
11/27 Derrick and Hunter met me down at the boat around 5, bait is why. Got some and released a couple papios as well. Ran out to R, mostly small shibis. Set up to troll, head up north look for CO couldn't find it, not sure if it went missing or I was blind, pretty big swells may have just missed it. Had a mahi grab the flat line, but came off. Heading back towards the middle, the port corner and center both go, center instantly comes off, corner stays stuck for awhile, then comes off, check bot lures, teeth marks, no way it was mahis, bummers. Make a bunch of passes thru the area, no more.
Just outside the 1000 outside the harbor, get the Nairagi blitz end up with 1 close to 100, nice. set back up, maybe an hour or so later get blitzed again, this time no more, another half hour or so, get attacked again, this time we get one 100+, sweet. Around 3P, decide to head it towards the harbor, clearing lines, riggers only lures out, just crossed the 200 curve when the stbd rigger goes, look back and think, we might have a chance (can maneuver well only 1 other lure), maybe it will come off, its gonna be dark by the time we get this one. I only saw the shoulders and back and it was a conservative 4+. Never ran, just kept pulling line, like it didn't even know yet it was hooked, kinda fortunately it came off after a couple of minutes.
12/4 Pushed off at 5, akule bit very good, ran out to R very small halalus and opelus. Drifted thru the area w/ a bigger akule out, nothing. Trolled out to the dogmouth dead the whole way out and back. Another slip neighbor (KC lures) had gone out the day before, word was it was SLOW. Just inside the pinnacle saw my first "almost" pile, they weren't quite sure what they were supposed to do. Stayed there for awhile, no love. Head it towards R, just cross the 500 and start to plan the clean up disappointed w/ the day. Had to change my thinking, the port flat went, scurry down from the tower push the drag up then the stbd rigger goes, drag up, thinking stripers, see the flat line fish, nope blues, at least that one. One fish runs hard to stbd, the other pretty much straight back, that should be good. Get the back deck set up, I squatted to pee that day, left the rods in the rod holder. Remember Kai'Nana's mantra; if you squat to pee you can leave the rod in the rod holder. 2 fish on and solo, no way can belt and harness up.
Long story short: got the first one to leader, after having done the rod dance, moving rods back and forth. Bang stick loaded up, leader the fish, good bang stick shot, gaff and thru the door. Start reeling in the second one and it comes off, probably a good thing. 95% of the day, very slow, 5% mayhem, very cool.
Cheers
Pat
11/23 Mikey, slip neighbor's (Les) nephew and I pushed off early to get some bait. Would also add Les and Mikey's Dad were out on Les's boat. got a few akule then ran out to R, variety out there, small shibis/akus, halalus and medium opelus. Dragged a couple around for an hour or 2 nothing.
Trolled outside, by mid day headed back down south, on the 1000 Maili we get the typical winter time attack, before it was all said and done every lure had gotten slammed, ended up w/ 1 Nairagi about 60#. Mikey gets on the radio and gives his uncle and Dad crap about blood in the box. Get set back up, flat goes and comes off, by now down around Kahe, so head it back up north. Get blitzed again, get one about 80#, sweet, Mikey of course gives his Dad and uncle more crap. Cut up the smaller one, gave Mikey and family the other one for Thanksgiving. No pics from Wednesday.
11/27 Derrick and Hunter met me down at the boat around 5, bait is why. Got some and released a couple papios as well. Ran out to R, mostly small shibis. Set up to troll, head up north look for CO couldn't find it, not sure if it went missing or I was blind, pretty big swells may have just missed it. Had a mahi grab the flat line, but came off. Heading back towards the middle, the port corner and center both go, center instantly comes off, corner stays stuck for awhile, then comes off, check bot lures, teeth marks, no way it was mahis, bummers. Make a bunch of passes thru the area, no more.
Just outside the 1000 outside the harbor, get the Nairagi blitz end up with 1 close to 100, nice. set back up, maybe an hour or so later get blitzed again, this time no more, another half hour or so, get attacked again, this time we get one 100+, sweet. Around 3P, decide to head it towards the harbor, clearing lines, riggers only lures out, just crossed the 200 curve when the stbd rigger goes, look back and think, we might have a chance (can maneuver well only 1 other lure), maybe it will come off, its gonna be dark by the time we get this one. I only saw the shoulders and back and it was a conservative 4+. Never ran, just kept pulling line, like it didn't even know yet it was hooked, kinda fortunately it came off after a couple of minutes.
12/4 Pushed off at 5, akule bit very good, ran out to R very small halalus and opelus. Drifted thru the area w/ a bigger akule out, nothing. Trolled out to the dogmouth dead the whole way out and back. Another slip neighbor (KC lures) had gone out the day before, word was it was SLOW. Just inside the pinnacle saw my first "almost" pile, they weren't quite sure what they were supposed to do. Stayed there for awhile, no love. Head it towards R, just cross the 500 and start to plan the clean up disappointed w/ the day. Had to change my thinking, the port flat went, scurry down from the tower push the drag up then the stbd rigger goes, drag up, thinking stripers, see the flat line fish, nope blues, at least that one. One fish runs hard to stbd, the other pretty much straight back, that should be good. Get the back deck set up, I squatted to pee that day, left the rods in the rod holder. Remember Kai'Nana's mantra; if you squat to pee you can leave the rod in the rod holder. 2 fish on and solo, no way can belt and harness up.
Long story short: got the first one to leader, after having done the rod dance, moving rods back and forth. Bang stick loaded up, leader the fish, good bang stick shot, gaff and thru the door. Start reeling in the second one and it comes off, probably a good thing. 95% of the day, very slow, 5% mayhem, very cool.
Cheers
Pat
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