Henry Chee award for 3rd place charter boat on the Northern Lights 2. Tough fishing had every even all tournament. We were lucky to have luck early and held on to the end. We had a chance to advance on Wed on a late bite but pulled the hook right at the boat. Nice to be in the top 3 again this year

August 07, 2016 at 08:53AM Henry Chee award for 3rd place charter boat on the Northern Lights 2. Tough fishing had every even all tournament. We were lucky to have luck early and held on to the end. We had a chance to advance on Wed on a late bite but pulled the hook right …

Henry Chee award for 3rd place charter boat on the Northern Lights 2. Tough fishing had every even all tournament. We were lucky to have luck early and held on to the end. We had a chance to advance on Wed on a late bite but pulled the hook right at the boat. Nice to be in the top 3 again this year

August 07, 2016 at 08:53AM Henry Chee award for 3rd place charter boat on the Northern Lights 2. Tough fishing had every even all tournament. We were lucky to have luck early and held on to the end. We had a chance to advance on Wed on a late bite but pulled the hook right …

Henry Chee award for 3rd place charter boat on the Northern Lights 2. Tough fishing had every even all tournament. We were lucky to have luck early and held on to the end. We had a chance to advance on Wed on a late bite but pulled the hook right at the boat. Nice to be in the top 3 again this year

August 07, 2016 at 08:53AM Henry Chee award for 3rd place charter boat on the Northern Lights 2. Tough fishing had every even all tournament. We were lucky to have luck early and held on to the end. We had a chance to advance on Wed on a late bite but pulled the hook right …

Capt Mat Bowman and David Borges still on the big ones in Madeira. Lots of bait just showed up giving the new wave of big fish food to target. The dream Madeira season continues for them bringing back all kinds of memories for my wife and I of the good years I spent there.

August 06, 2016 at 06:58AM Capt Mat Bowman and David Borges still on the big ones in Madeira. Lots of bait just showed up giving the new wave of big fish food to target. The dream Madeira season continues for them bringing back all kinds of memories for my wife and I of the good …

Capt Oskie Rice on the Northern Lights 1 in the lead on day five of the 2016 HIBT. We managed to stay in the top 3 by the end of day four in Northern Lights 2. Over a dozen boats in position to win this year in a nail biting finish. Good luck to all teams.

August 05, 2016 at 07:10AM Capt Oskie Rice on the Northern Lights 1 in the lead on day five of the 2016 HIBT. We managed to stay in the top 3 by the end of day four in Northern Lights 2. Over a dozen boats in position to win this year in a nail biting …

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

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 …

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

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

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 …

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

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

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 …

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

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 …