Yellow Fin Tuna!

These "footballs" get well over 200 lbs. This one was caught on the last day of 2002 and made for some great shasimi for the new year.

This big Yellowfin was caught trolling lures while fishing the North Shore of Molokai. We don't see these big tuna's like we did 20 years ago.

FISH WITH TEETH!

This is a 60 lb Barracuda that could use some dental work! We tagged and released the fish to scare someone else another day.

A 40 lb. Wahoo has a mouth full of razor blade teeth that can cut through 200 lb. test CABLE leader. We are VERY careful when landing one off these fish.

This 122 lb. Ulua could eat just about anything it wanted! This fish was caught on a live "Opelu" fishing near a deep underwater cave where they like to hide out during the day .

THE POWER OF BAIT!

This is the "Snicker's Bar"of the Hawaiian Islands! We catch these Mackerel and use them for bait both on the surface and down deep. Using light spinning gear with five flies on each rig you can have a real ball just catching bait. (when in season)

A beautiful "Hawiian Salmon" or "Rainbow Runner" caught on a live bait down deep.These are great eating and fun to catch on light gear.

Another Amberjack on live bait. During the winter months we catch a lot of these fighters that we tag and release. These fish can get up over 100 lbs.!

Barracuda "Kaku"

"KAKU"
(Barracuda)
This "Kaku" belongs to Lauren Leifson and was 58 inches long! We managed to tag and release the fish without loosing any fingers! Hawaiian Barracuda get HUGE and are one of the most impressive looking predators around. They feed on just about anything but love a live "Opleu" most of all.

Striped Marlin And Blue Marlin!

STRIPED MARLIN!
Winter months are our best for"Striped Marlin" . These smaller Marlin put up a great fight and are often found in schools where you can get multiple hook ups. This is a large "Striper" that we tagged and released last winter.

Here's a Blue Marlin these boys caught off the pier! (All fishermen are liars except for me and my crew..........and I'm not so sure about my crew!) This fish was really caught on a lure off Lanai on July 8th 2003...on the "Luckey Strike II".

It's called "WAHOO!" when you get it in the boat and "ONO" when you get too close to those teeth! Anyway you spell it they are a great fish to catch especially while slow trolling with bait and light gear.

Wahoo, Gray Snapper and Mahi Mahi!

One of the fastest fish in the ocean, these Wahoo (or "Ono" in Hawaiian) can hit a lure at 15 mph or more! More common in the summer months are the smaller 15 to 30 lb. models. In the winter we get the big one's over 60 pounds but they are harder to find.

A very fat Gray Snapper caught on a live "Opelu" on the downrigger.

A 40 lb. "Bull" Mahi Mahi caught on a live "Opelu" can give you a great battle on light tackle!