The Bernier Family fished with us today. We were looking for smaller game for the boys to catch and found the perfect day for them. We caught these Mahis at a floater catching our share before we had to go in. Trolling home we had a monster come up on the long corner. It came …
the bottom fishing was good yesterday so we decided to go again. We had just got started and this whale shark showed up to check us out. We had Jack and Kai Bunnell with us today and Dr. Jack jumped in with a mask to check him out. His son Kai and my dad Kent …
Today my dad Kent and my brother-in-law Doug Hopeman went bottom fishing with me in order to catch fish for the New Years holiday. It is tradition for us to eat the fish that we catch bottom fishing for the holiday. It has been slow so we didn’t expect much. It started off slow but …
We finished a 2 week dry dock today. We pulled the boat to clear coat the toe rail and the varnished areas downstairs. Lots of parts and lots of sanding. We have been clear coating the varnished areas so we can get more coats on with less sanding. it is still a ton of sanding …
Today we had a great trip with the Staples. They came from Destin Florida to visit the Big Island and fish with us on the Northern Lights. They operate a charter business in Destin so they were no strangers to catching fish. They brought their luck and skill to us here in Kona filling up …
Had a great start to the day by catching this marlin right out of the gate. It ate the Polu Kai Tube on the short rigger and we caught him quickly. We headed south to the dolphins where we worked them all day. There were a few fish in them but they wouldn’t bite. Right …
The current was good today pushing into a good spot that I like to fish. There were tons of birds and bait all over a spot that usually the fishing is good but there is not always the sign on the surface. I trolled all morning through the bait and birds with no luck. I …
The night bite was on this week so the dolphins were pressure free. The tuna came to the dolphins and the pressure that usually brings from the boats trying to catch them were night fishing so we had a school to ourselves. I was able to make good passes on the fish. They finally bit. …