Rob Ellyn and I went to Florida to look at boats and got in a swordfish trip with good friends at L and H Sportfishing. We didn’t think we were going to have time but in the end got out to try for Rob’s first swordfish. We met up with Debbi David and their kids …
Time for the part we love. Varnish. It looks good but sure is a ton of work to keep up. Mat and I found that there was a problem with the varnish. Our varnish that we used didn’t hold up to the summer like it has in the past. It was splitting in cracks down …
Today we got an early start and ran up to the grounds and started live baiting right away. Andy and Bill caught baits and we started the grounds live bait chess game. Every think has looked so good on the grounds that I have had to go there everyday. The fish have been acting funny. …
Mat’s parents Susie and Andy came to fish with us along with their friend Bill. The first day we had planned we would fish a half day and then go up to our bosses house for a beach barbecue. We trolled up to the grounds and checked the current and where the bait was. The …
Today we had the Paradise Fishing Club out for their 2nd day we had planned this summer. We went up to the grounds and trolled the ledge that looked so good the day before. It still looked great and we saw a few fish hooked and caught. We caught a nice ono and just couldn’t …
The 4th day of the TART the fish moved away from the spot we were fishing the day before. I tried to stay in the area but a few boats that weren’t in the tournament would not lay off of us. They cut in front and in back which made it really hard to concentrate. …
Day 3 we had Rick. AKA Malahini. Malahini is the name given to the newcomer to the tournament. Rick has been trying to come the the TART tournament for 15 years and been invited to fish with Ken but never could get away to fish it. We started off the morning with a bang and …
Today we had Donny on board for the 2nd day of the TART tournament. The weather was different with winds out of the west. It was sloppy and choppy. The lures were having a hard time. I heard through the grape vine that the current was good and that it was moving inside again. We …
Today was the first day of the Tag And Release Tournament.We had the host of the event Ken Corday on board. Ken took off from his busy schedule producing the show Day of Our Lives to fish with 4 of his friends here in Kona. He and 4 of his buddies switch boats everyday for …
Angler Ty Meyer a good friend of the owner of the Northern Lights fished the Big Island Invitational with us. The Rob McCarthy fished on the Lightspeed and his 2 boats fished the tournament. We were on the fence on weather to team up on the Lightspeed or fish the 2 boats and with the …
We had the Paradise Fishing Club out today for the first of 3 days they have booked from now through Sept. They were able to keep our little streak going. Old friends and previous charters Robert and Teresa Oswald active in the club put the trip together. Friends and members Gary and Leroy joined them.Having …
We worked our way back the the harbor down the 1000 and really need to get 4 of the 5 in. We had about 40 minutes of trolling to get to the harbor when we raised a fish on the Polu Kai tube on the short rigger. The light was perfect as the fish swam …
The Coscino Family Chris,Karla,Cole,Connor and Kayla friends of Hobey and Marau Beck of Kauai fished with us today. The day started out with us fighting with a filter that kept loosing prime. I finally got it to stop and we were able to troll. Our plan was to get the kids some action so we …
About 10:00 Jessica got her turn in the chair. Her fish came up on the short teaser and followed it all the way to the transom. I took it away and watched it go over to the short lure. I picked up my camera and got some shots of the fish eating the lure. It …
Today ewas a perfect example of the early bird gets the worm. We ran out at 6:00 and tried to set the pattern out. The 3rd line hit the water and we were hooked up on the first line that went out. After a 10 minute tough fight Rowland caught a 203 pound ahi. We …