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7/30/09

all hawaii bonefish all the time:

hawaii bonefish pics fix

 

checked out ke’ehi with some of the boyz today.  the normal crew e.t., greg, and surfa boy craig, also lost brian and asa.  lost brian has a few more weeks free so he has been pounding it hard and learning more and more everytime out (that’s how you get good bro).  the tide was of the raging bull variety so we met up at 5:30 am.  that was way too early for me, but sometimes you gotta do work... you know?  when we got out to the flat the light was still low and it was a bit cloudy.  e.t., greg and i opted to chill in the boat and discuss the finer points of fish, fishing, and fishermen, while the other eager beavers set out on their individual quests for the hawaiian bonefish.

 

as the sun got higher and the sky cleared up greg and i finally mustered the energy to jump out and see what was what.  i fished the beulah 6/7 switch rod (www.beulahflyrods.com).  this rod is fast becoming my tool of choice for an all around do everything bonefish rod for hawaii (yes deano, you were right... thanks for turning me on to the switch).  it turns over long leaders easily for sight fishing and is all the cannon you need and more for “bombing” for the hawaiian version of the grey ghost.  it is also tons of fun to cast as you can do a variety of casts both single and two handed.

 

today i used several different “found flies”.  found flies are what i call the handful of flies i’ll tie just before going fishing.  i call them “found” because i use materials that i cockroach from a bin of used flies and flies that didn’t quite make the grade.  i’ll just snip a wing or tail from here. pull off some legs from there.  it’s totally spur of the tying moment so to speak and i never know what i’ll come out with until the whip finish. 

 

the guys all charged into the mangroves and disappeared, anticipating the big tide.  i stayed on the outside.  i love crawling around the mangroves but it seemed like a waste of flats to have everybody in the same place with so much water open for business.  so i just strolled around the great wide open with my switch in hand and my thoughts and internal ipod in my head.  the tide came in quick as expected.  i got some fish to take assorted creations that i “found”.  the other guys also hooked a few.  craig hooked a fish that broke the head of his fly line, a solemn reminder that fly gear is still very much at the mercy of the reef.  we fished a few hours and packed it in at noon as several of us had other less desirable shtuff to do. 

 

chalked up another day in the life and got some bonefish pics for the peeps out there who are into that sort of thing.  hope you guys enjoy them.

 

a perfect hawaii bonefish.

 

 

 

 

"found" flies

 

yet another "perfect" hawaii bonefish

 

 

up your hose with a rubber nose...

 

 

you knew it was coming... i gotta be me.  good times.

 

 

clay.

 


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