kaka'ako kool... pretty cool.
kaka’ako kool is an
interesting place. they sell shave ice, other food and snacks, and the place is filled with old and collectable
toys. jana is the manager of kaka’ako
kool and a super nice girl. i got the
reel which was in really good condition and we chatted for a bit. i found out that the owner is quite a
collector and is constantly buying stuff for, and selling stuff from, his
collection. sounds like someone i know,
well at least the buying part. since i
was there, i also got a shave ice (vanilla with ice cream and a snow cap) that
came in a cool plastic flower cup thing.
i’m not a big shave ice eater but the shave ice was pretty damn
awesome. if you want some good shave ice
or are into old toys from back in the day, jana at kaka’ako kool is a definite
check out.
vanilla shave ice with ice cream and a snow cap. awesome.
i
finally got around to cleaning up the reel and getting it ready to get back
action. wednesday rolled around and it
was time for it’s debut. i spooled the scientific
angler system 7 reel with cortland
444 classic line and hung it on my g
loomis classics glx 6wt. yeah,
that’s a lot of “classic”. it was a
perfect combination and very period coordinated. i like that.
we
got out on the water and, as has been the case for me lately, i had a pretty tough
time out there. the setup i was using was
excellent. every time i fish a classic glx, it reminds me of how absolutely ridiculously good casting this rod
is. there are lots of great rods out
there but, to me, this is still the all time best. there were quite a bit of fish around, i just
couldn’t get any of them to bite. i
pulled out just about every trick in that twenty year old giant santa clause
bag of tricks i haul out every time with me on the water. no dice.
i was beginning to think that the reel, although sweet, was lacking in
the juj department. hours went by and
all i got was the middle finger (or fin) from every single bone i cast to... sometimes like that.
finally
at the zero hour i hooked one. it, of
course, ran and popped off. right then i
knew that it was over. though the fat
lady hadn’t peeped a note yet, i could tell she was definitely warming up. i was done, but my system 7 reel was still in
the fight. in the face of defeat it
summoned up every last bit of juj it had and hooked me a little day saver micro
bone... and then another. these were
tiny fish, under a pound, but it is on this size of fish that the six weight
shines. these tiny bones were just as
much fun to catch as any ten pounder that i
have caught before. my latest addition to the team, the scientific anglers system 7
reel, officially began a new chapter in its life.
welcome to the family. i’ll see
you on the water.
fun little bones often save the day on hard fished waters.
doug knows all about that!
hey jana, thanks for the sweet reel! i'll be back to kaka'ako kool soon for some wicked shave ice and good times.
clay.