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02/17/11

bonefishing hawaii:

the goings ons.

 

my good friends harold and grant were just in town from the o.  so we, along with brother harry and doug have been out checking on locales pretty much all around the island, just taking whatever the gods were kind enough to give out (including an absolute beating on k bay when the last front rolled through).  between guiding fly fishermen from afar and serving newlyweds and their entourages, e.t. was not able to fish with us.  hickam is apparently still fishing extremely well, grant went out with deano the first day he was here and reported catching the most and biggest fish of his trip.  the rest of the time we fished hi kai, ke’ehi, and k bay.  the upside is that for the most part we all managed at least some fish everytime out.  no spectacular days by any means, but okay enough to keep it fun for all involved.  the down side is that i don't have many good pics of the guys for this blog.

 

when fishing, we kind of just hit a certain area, spread out, do our own thang and report back as we pass each other during the day or when the whistle blows.  this combined with the oregonites not sending me any pictures as they said they would when they left, leaves me to blog with what some in the photo industry may call a less than ideal pictorial representation of the events that unfolded.  i think the technical industry term is “crappy pictures”.  anyway, i do believe strongly in keeping the pics current rather than using good stock photos of big fish caught ten years ago, so i’ll just go with what i got. 

 

clays rigs this week:

 

rod: g. loomis classic glx 8wt. (best casting rod ever made.)

reel: abel super 6 (deep green w/ yellow drag plate... get it?)

backing: 30lb cortland micronite

line: airflo ridge bonefish

leader: hand tied with (approximately) 6ft. .021 mono with a perfection loop looped to the fly line, 3ft. .019 mono joined with a blood knot.  3ft. .015 fluorocarbon tippet joined with an albright knot.

fly: orange charlie

all around sight fishing/bombing set up... perfect... so sweet to cast.

 

 

 

rod: beulah classic switch 6/7

reel: abel 3n. the best abel ever imho.

backing: 30lb cortland micronite

running line: rio slickshooter 35lb.

line: rio skagit short 325gr.

tip: 10ft. clear intermediate

fly: small banger... natting (nothing) chucking this but sometimes gotta try just in case.

this set up was okay but i wouldn't say it was completely dialed in, at least for me.

 

 

 

rod: sage 7126-4 tcx (the deathstar!)

reel: pate bonefish direct drive... a nod to old skool.

backing: 30lb cortland micronite

running line: rio powerflex core .030 intermediate shooting line.

line: rio skagit flight 575gr

tip: 12ft. clear intermediate

leader: 5ft. 20lb fluorocarbon

fly: gold/tan charlie w/pink tail... yeah i'm still stuck on this one.

this rig is the bombarama special for those times and places when you gotta (or just want to) reach out and launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

 

 

 

dougie and a borderline micro/rat.

 

sometimes you just gotta play the hand you are dealt and take what they're givin'.

 

another victim of the "deathstar".

 

and another from the far reaches of the hi kai galaxy.

 

i guess you could say the story of the week was rats.

 

doug, the thunder stealer, got this day saver at the twilights last gleaming.  it also turned out to be the biggest fish of the week.

 

grant swung his 14 ft. winston all week...

 

and ended up this trip with a handfull of bones as well as a nice awa 'aua.

 

we ended the week with the traditional gigantor barbeque at daryl's (harolds brother) house.  pretty crappy pics... pretty good times.

 

clay.


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