It's On

Waited for the south swell to fill in and winds to clean up and it was on! 5 guys out, score:)

Fishing Tournament Results

There was about 40 boats who entered the Heeia Kea Jackpot tournament with flat seas. Great diving weather.

James Oshiro and Al Ah Nee was on board and we were excited as the countdown began.  Promptly at 630 am. all the boats raced out to the horizon.

Our plan was to head out 30 miles but there were no birds or rubbish in sight. Took 3 knockdowns by 2 onos and a few Mahis but they shook the hook off= rubber hooks? 10 boats weighed in fish with biggest fish a 177 lb marlin winning a cash prize of $3,900. A 149 lb ahi came up in second place, 27 lb Ono, and Mahis also caught. Congrats to all the winners and glad everyone back in safe!

Heeia pier jackpot 2014

Heeia kea pier jackpot 2014 briefing. Tomorrow at least 35 boats will be out in full force. Thanks to Reid Yamashita and Russ Inouye for organizing the tournament. 

Hanapaa boat is ready alongside this huge boat. It's pretty cool to see all these nice boats.

I'm going to try my luck and hope we hook up!  I got a good crew, gaji lures, Al's sandwiches, and nice weather for the event. Gotta wake up at 230 am so better go sleep soon...and pray for big fish!

Behind the scenes

Been busy editing and working before we leave for our "dream" trip! Here Merlinda Garma is doing her thing behind the scenes of Hawaii Skin Diver TV. 

First North Swell 2014

Today's surf spot = Vland.  Lots of hungry surfers looking for the barrel!  

Wave Watch

Time to start monitoring the Indian ocean. This has a been a great summer for the Hawaiian Islands as well as Indonesia.  Lots of storm activities and back to back swells.  Hope the waves continue as we make our way to someplace far away to catch the perfect wave.

Getting Ready!

Got together with the next group heading out on their Red Sea Ocean Adventure. Everyone is super excited and really awesome group of travelers from Hawaii and Japan.

I ate the furikake ahi one of nicos signature dishes.

Got some killer "Gaji" lures for our next fishing trip. Gonna try our luck next week in a fishing tournament. Mahalo to Allan and Gail Sato for always supporting Red Sea.

$60 worth of hooks will be well worth it with all the fish we will be catching.