Hawaii Fishing Thread, WORLD CLASS BLUE MARLIN in Fishing Reports; long time no post! I gave up the jet ski fishing with all of the new rules. SO, I've been ...  | | 
Jul-04-2008, 09:11 PM
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#1 | | Maui Mark
Name: Mark Age: 34 Vessel: yamaha waverunner Location: upcountry, Maui Job:construction Bio: Work hard and fish harder. Stay catching plenty big fish from small jet ski.
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| WORLD CLASS BLUE MARLIN
long time no post! I gave up the jet ski fishing with all of the new rules. SO, I've been doing my apprenticeship as a deckhand out of Lahaina. Today was crazy!! a 6 hour trip turned into a 8 hour. we started with a 12lb mahimahi, no big deal. 30 min later everything changed. short corner went off and the show started. after an hour and 45, we released a blue at 700plus. i know, but the customer strongly stated that he was not killing that fish. his trip would have been free but he didn't care. the fish was very healthy and looked really good. we leadered her up and actually removed the hooks. they were happy we weren't. we sucked it up and put the lines back out. on the trip in we spotted one coconut floating close and decided to make a pass with our spread. as we passed i told capt tim that i saw a marlin in the wake that swam right across without even looking twice. he made one more pass and wham!!!, double marlin hookup. long corner and stinger were gone. to make a long story short, one was released est. at 275plus. the other was tail wrapped and dead so after 2 hrs we got her in. at the dock she weighed 551.3. the guys still got a free trip. go figure. don't have pics right now, just got off the boat and got home. i will have pics and some video soon. this young capt just caught a 916lb blue like 3-4 weeks ago.  | 
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Jul-04-2008, 09:32 PM
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#2 | | Registered User
Name: Matt Age: 44 Vessel: 17.5' Scout Location: San Clemente Job:General Contractor
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Nice one...Cant wait for the pictures.
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Jul-04-2008, 09:48 PM
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#3 | | Registered User
Name: JB Vessel: In Time Location: Chicago Job:Trader
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Nice work. Nothing wrong with releasing a big female, all she's going to do is go and make more! Unreal that even so you got to catch three blues out of Lahaina. What boat are you crewing on?
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Jul-04-2008, 10:38 PM
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#4 | | Skipper
Name: Capt. Charlie Vessel: S.S. Minnow Location: Lahaina, Maui Job:Retired Charter Boat Captain Bio: I love blood on my decks!
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Nice job on the release! You shouldn't be bummed.
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Jul-04-2008, 10:41 PM
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#5 | | Tourist
Name: Clay Age: 29 Vessel: Not yet... Location: San Diego Job:Making things happen
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Sounds like a great day on the water. I bet the pis are awsome.
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Jul-04-2008, 10:41 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Name: Bret Age: 43 Vessel: 25 Gradywhite, Hardlicker Location: DFW Job:Pawnman Bio: Hunt-N-Fish
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great report. glad to hear that Tim is doing well in La haina..
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Jul-05-2008, 02:03 AM
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#7 | | Konakeenan
Name: Jim Keenan Age: 66 Vessel: 28' Skipjack !! Shazam !! Location: Kona, Hawaii Job:retired / part time coffee picker
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Those were probably Kona marlin. They must have gotten lost in the VOG.
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Jul-05-2008, 02:04 AM
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#8 | | Maui Mark
Name: Mark Age: 34 Vessel: yamaha waverunner Location: upcountry, Maui Job:construction Bio: Work hard and fish harder. Stay catching plenty big fish from small jet ski.
Posts: 31
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we're on start me up la dat. guys, you have no f-ing idea. today was once in a lifetime!! 1600 lbs of blues in 3 fish. the mahimahi was 12 lbs. haha
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Jul-05-2008, 09:30 PM
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#9 | | Registered User
Name: Richard Age: 50 Vessel: Cape Horn 31 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Job:Pharmacist/Phisherman
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Congrats to Tim....he's a young legend down here in Texas. His adventurous life and success, fishing in Hawaii, is making us all proud. (Us older guys are re-living our youth through him...grin). Way to go Tim!!
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Jul-06-2008, 01:20 PM
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#10 | | Skipper
Name: Capt. Charlie Vessel: S.S. Minnow Location: Lahaina, Maui Job:Retired Charter Boat Captain Bio: I love blood on my decks!
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Unreal that even so you got to catch three blues out of Lahaina?
What a dumb comment that is. We're catching granders over here!
The last year I fished all year, I captured 96 marlin (biggest 880 with a 639 the next day) and released 66 of them.
That would be good for any Kona boat!
Capt. Charlie Maui Sport Fishing Charters - Hawaii | |
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Jul-06-2008, 01:39 PM
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#11 | | Registered User
Name: JB Vessel: In Time Location: Chicago Job:Trader
Posts: 87
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Originally Posted by tagn'release  Unreal that even so you got to catch three blues out of Lahaina?
What a dumb comment that is. We're catching granders over here!
The last year I fished all year, I captured 96 marlin (biggest 880 with a 639 the next day) and released 66 of them.
That would be good for any Kona boat!
Capt. Charlie Maui Sport Fishing Charters - Hawaii | Yeah, I'm A real dumbass. I forgot every day is a grander day, in Lahaina. Point is, three blues is a hell of a day, no matter what island, let alone what part of the world.
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Jul-07-2008, 06:36 PM
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#12 | | STAY GOING!
Name: THE WORLDS MOST INTERESTING MAN! Vessel: DEPENDS ON THE DAY Location: CALI/HI/MX.....FOR NOW Job:BOAT
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TUNA ARE RUNNING AS WELL! 
THE SUNFISH BITE HAS SLOWED A LITTLE THOUGH.  | |
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