Day 3 leader board – We tagged one early on the Northern Lights 2 to go up a notch had the go ahead fish right to the boat late in the day and pulled the hook. Every one counts so I hope that didn’t cost us. We will see in the end

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August 04, 2016 at 09:06AM Day 3 leader board – We tagged one early on the Northern Lights 2 to go up a notch had the go ahead fish right to the boat late in the day and pulled the hook. Every one counts so I hope that didn’t cost us. We will see in …

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Capt Oskie Rice and Greg Hopkins headed to the starting line of the 57th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament on day 4 with team 6 Ahipara Game Fishing Club. They are one tag away from first with 2 blues and a spear release

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August 04, 2016 at 07:21AM Capt Oskie Rice and Greg Hopkins headed to the starting line of the 57th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament on day 4 with team 6 Ahipara Game Fishing Club. They are one tag away from first with 2 blues and a spear release

A quick shout out to Tracy Melton and his rod building team led by veteran rod builder Miguel for building the ultimate HIBT rods for us on the Northern Lights. As you can see here a great taper for 50 pound test. On our boats we need the ability to clear the corners of the cockpit when we have the drag up. Working with them at the shop testing and playing with the blanks is how we agreed on the blank. It is different from what I wanted at first but Tracy hit it right on the head with the perfect rod for fishing 50 pound. Here Hiromi from team Fantasia fights her blue we caught this morning. This is the look of the taper with 22 pounds of drag. The credit goes the the blank choice for the performance but the build is beautifully built with the leather grips and custom wrap. Thanks again

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August 03, 2016 at 09:22AM A quick shout out to Tracy Melton and his rod building team led by veteran rod builder Miguel for building the ultimate HIBT rods for us on the Northern Lights. As you can see here a great taper for 50 pound test. On our boats we need the ability to …

Read more “A quick shout out to Tracy Melton and his rod building team led by veteran rod builder Miguel for building the ultimate HIBT rods for us on the Northern Lights. As you can see here a great taper for 50 pound test. On our boats we need the ability to clear the corners of the cockpit when we have the drag up. Working with them at the shop testing and playing with the blanks is how we agreed on the blank. It is different from what I wanted at first but Tracy hit it right on the head with the perfect rod for fishing 50 pound. Here Hiromi from team Fantasia fights her blue we caught this morning. This is the look of the taper with 22 pounds of drag. The credit goes the the blank choice for the performance but the build is beautifully built with the leather grips and custom wrap. Thanks again”

Gabriella my daughter caught her first blue yesterday while pre fishing for the HIBT . She was cheered on by the David family our family and my niece Zoe. She got the traditional throw in when we got in. Jules your turn next

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August 01, 2016 at 02:49PM Gabriella my daughter caught her first blue yesterday while pre fishing for the HIBT . She was cheered on by the David family our family and my niece Zoe. She got the traditional throw in when we got in. Jules your turn next

Miss Laurel David with an ahi she made short work of. Had a good day of action caught a spear and her little brother Chris caught his first blue at 4 YEARS OLD. So you wonder how Laurel got so good so young Capt Jimmy and wife Deb Start em young on their charter boat LandH

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July 31, 2016 at 07:22AM Miss Laurel David with an ahi she made short work of. Had a good day of action caught a spear and her little brother Chris caught his first blue at 4 YEARS OLD. So you wonder how Laurel got so good so young Capt Jimmy and wife Deb Start em …

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ONO pulled the hook AGAIN!!!!!! 0-4 on blues and 0-3 on spears. Great day of fishing with Rod and his family but we kept pulling the hook!! Fishing in Kona heating up with multiple catches on most of the boats that went out the last few days. After a slow July the smiles are back and we all hope it continues

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July 29, 2016 at 06:55AM ONO pulled the hook AGAIN!!!!!! 0-4 on blues and 0-3 on spears. Great day of fishing with Rod and his family but we kept pulling the hook!! Fishing in Kona heating up with multiple catches on most of the boats that went out the last few days. After a slow …

Read more “ONO pulled the hook AGAIN!!!!!! 0-4 on blues and 0-3 on spears. Great day of fishing with Rod and his family but we kept pulling the hook!! Fishing in Kona heating up with multiple catches on most of the boats that went out the last few days. After a slow July the smiles are back and we all hope it continues”

Trey and Nate with wireman James David with Nates blue we caught yesterday. Nate added to his blue catch with a big spear and missed another small blue. Nates cousin famous young angler Laurel David had a 500 pound blue inside the shot mark and had the leader break right at the boat. The big leader we use somehow got sliced and the fish got away. She was fishing by IGFA rules which would have had a chance to qualify for a junior record. She did a great job on the fish. Everything went right and then a freak thing happens proving how hard fishing can be sometimes.

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July 28, 2016 at 08:05AM Trey and Nate with wireman James David with Nates blue we caught yesterday. Nate added to his blue catch with a big spear and missed another small blue. Nates cousin famous young angler Laurel David had a 500 pound blue inside the shot mark and had the leader break right …

Read more “Trey and Nate with wireman James David with Nates blue we caught yesterday. Nate added to his blue catch with a big spear and missed another small blue. Nates cousin famous young angler Laurel David had a 500 pound blue inside the shot mark and had the leader break right at the boat. The big leader we use somehow got sliced and the fish got away. She was fishing by IGFA rules which would have had a chance to qualify for a junior record. She did a great job on the fish. Everything went right and then a freak thing happens proving how hard fishing can be sometimes.”

Spearfish saved the day for us yesterday on The Northern Lights 2. Had a small blue on and raised a nice fish that didn’t bite. It did a full circle under the long rigger all lit up and didn’t bite. Thanks to Mike Tam for putting a nice group together

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July 27, 2016 at 09:29AM Spearfish saved the day for us yesterday on The Northern Lights 2. Had a small blue on and raised a nice fish that didn’t bite. It did a full circle under the long rigger all lit up and didn’t bite. Thanks to Mike Tam for putting a nice group together

On Kyle Vannattas last day of fishing with Capt Mat Bowman and David Borges he got to wire this big mama on the Grander in Madeira yesterday. Peace Grossa with Capt Frothy De Silva released a 800 plus and saw a 1000 plus as their season continues to improve.

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July 25, 2016 at 12:54PM On Kyle Vannattas last day of fishing with Capt Mat Bowman and David Borges he got to wire this big mama on the Grander in Madeira yesterday. Peace Grossa with Capt Frothy De Silva released a 800 plus and saw a 1000 plus as their season continues to improve.