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03/14/11

fly fishing hawaii:

the week long bender.

 

as is the case with any addiction, the addict often goes on binges for days, weeks, sometimes months.  the addiction to fly fishing, fly fishing junk, and water is apparently no different and since the last blog, i’ve been on somewhat of a bender myself.  despite inclement weather, poor tides, and a tsunami, i found myself out on the water just about everyday.  i usually go out a couple of times a week to get blog pictures or try out some new gear, fly , or other crackpot idea.  this week was different.  i hardly took any pictures and wasn’t out with any purpose that i can think of except just to be in the water.  i was tired, the weather and tides were lousy, but i found myself going day after day even though i was miserable on several of those days and spent an inordinate amount of the time just standing around out there not even fishing.  the only reason i can come up with as to why i was even out there so much is that the call of the water was too great and overcame my normal semi-rational thinking, causing me to forget about everything and just head out like a zombie to be in the water.  of course hanging out with other addicts doesn't help.  i fished hi kai, k bay, kahala (on the day of the tsunami), and even the lake and i fished like i had just been brain washed.  thinking back now i can’t even remember exactly what happened and when.  i know i caught a bunch of fish and used a bunch of different gear and it all culminated in a ridiculous bass busting evening bite on the lake with doug and kirk (of which for some reason i didn’t take any photos of).  the whole week now seems like a dream to me, i’m not even sure it really happened.  maybe fishing is becoming too much like work for me and i’ve been suppressing the primal urges that made me start fishing in the first place and i needed to go back to the core of it all and just fish to fish for a while.  whatever it was, i do feel good now and all i can say about this past week is sometimes (i guess) like that.  if you don't have a clue what i'm talking about don't worry about it, you're probably in the majority, but if you understand this blog then... well...  then you know.

 

sean and the bay boyz had a decent day out at kbay on monday.

 

the day i was on the bay was a bit "rougher". cold pounding rain.  a popped pap.

 

i caught a bunch of micros throughout the week long bender.  i think this one was at kbay or maybe it was hi kai.  i don't really remember.

 

also some other critters... weke (goatfish) like this are tons of fun on the sage tcx 1196-4.

 

dougie with a nice rat, hi kai,i think.

 

then on the tsunami day i found myself out at kahala after the warning was downgraded to an advisory.  the tide was surging and receding every five minutes or so between about a zero tide and a foot and a half tide all that day and the day after as well.  there were some fish around probably just riding it out like the rest of us.

 

somewhere in the midst of this past week i apparently fished a sage 8124 z axis spey rod and a hardy angel reel.  be careful!  the high that water brings can sometimes be overwhelming.  fish in moderation... good times. 

 

clay.


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