Save the park

Remember the tv show "Cheers" where everybody knows your name? Surfing the park is like that where if you put in your time others will know you. You meet lots of people and learn to respect the locals. Got my membership sticker from "Save the Park Coalition". Mahalo Basil! See you in the line up.

Tune up

Time to tune up my blue water gun for some BIG game! Sanded, stained, oiled, waxed and ready to shoot some pelagic fish. Last year I filmed divers confronted with huge fish and was amazed. This year I have ahi fever, Ono fever, mahi fever on my mind. Fish beware!

Missing Mentawai

It seems like so long ago now that we got good waves to ride so reflecting on the last trip to Mentawais where we got good surf everyday.  Maccas was going off as usual for 3 days straight and we got to surf with legendary Martin Potter and some of his friends from Rip Curl.

We had the honor of donating school supplies to local villages as a mission and we had so much that we will be giving more out on our next trip.  

One of my favorite waves by far is HT's or Lances Right. This wave is the dream right hander and one day we surfed it all by ourselves.  The other day 35 guys in the line up.

But like any Red Sea trip, the surfing, diving, fishing is the "icing on the cake".  Its really about travel and meeting you friends and just living the dream!    I can't wait to get back on the boat later this year.

Big Ulua

Another nice Ulua caught by this young gun.  56 lbs.  His best one yet!  Congrats to all the divers!

Big Kumu

Heres a shot of a big Kumu this guy caught for the Hawaiian Open Spearfishing Tournament.  4.05 lbs. See below the dorsal fin..this fish was shot before!

8.26.12 sunrise

What a beautiful day in Hawaii! Eastside sunrise as divers head out for the Hawaiian open spear fishing tournament. Stay tuned for the weigh in this afternoon.

Lucky or Good?

The weather was looking good for a day on the water so we decided to take the Red Sea boat out for another day of breaking in the motors.  You need to go slow when breaking in the motors and trolling seemed like the best option, but if we didn't catch anything I brought my dive gear as plan b.  We drove far and found a nice pile of birds and we put in our favorite Gaji lures and bam!  Starboard rigger goes off!  I quickly clear the lines while Kekoa grabs the pole and Crow mans the wheel.  Its a good fight and I grab the gaff while the fish slowly comes up.  

We see color and the fish is hooked by the trailer hook on the top of the head?  What? Yup! Kekoa keeps the lines tight and we get it in the boat:)  It was Kekoas first Ahi and we were just talking about it last week of how he wanted to catch one.  My dad has worked long and hard on the boat and it was good for him to actually see all his work paying off with fresh fish!

Thanks guys for a fun day on the water!   This was our first real catch on the Red Sea boat and as the phrase goes..."Better to be lucky than good!" Pretty soon Red Sea charters will be open for business!  Ha Ha!