Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament Days One and Two Update of the teams that fished on the Fire Hatt shows Team Captain and Angler Masaharu Matsushita of the Kona Game Fishing Club Taiyo from Japan with his release flag for day one. Masaharu released a 150 pound Pacific Blue Marlin on Monday and later in the […]
Mahi Mahi Fishing in Kona Hawaii is every bit as exciting as hooking into a Spearfish or Marlin especially if it is a big one! This one was! For Roy Small of Lancaster, PA this Mahi Mahi was one of the largest fish he had ever caught. A short while later we had a Blue Marlin […]
Not only a first Marlin while fishing in Kona Hawaii, but also his first Shortbill Spearfish. Dirk and Martina Untermann along with their two daughters Suenjn and Maike boarded the Fire Hatt for a day of fishing with the prize in mind being his first Pacific Blue Marlin. After we had three bites and nothing […]
The Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament (HIBT) gets underway July 25-29, 2011 in Kona, Hawaii. Built on prestige, trophies and strict International Game Fish Association (IGFA) rules for world records, anglers and teams from around the world will once again gather to fish the world-famous waters off the Kona Coast. Visitors and kamaaina are invited to […]
KONA – The Anglers Paradise If I were involved as an Attorney Officer of the Court in a trial, I would now simply say…”I rest my case”. I offer this as the next exhibit as to why Kona is indeed the Anglers Paradise of the World. In this year’s World Cup Marlin Tournament, one day, […]
The Kona Tournaments are in full season. With the July Fourth Firecracker Tournament, the Kona Kickoff and the Marlin Magic Tournaments behind us, we are in the middle of the three day Skins Tournament. We released fish in both the Firecracker and the Kona Kickoff. The big one just wasn’t in the cards for us. […]
While Fishing in Kona Hawaii this week, Clayton “Tommy” Wells boarded the Fire Hatt on a 3/4 day afternoon charter in hopes of catching a prize Blue Marlin. After am hour into the trip, the short corner is bit. A Shortbill Spearfish. Tommy gets to the chair and after a short 5 minute fight, we […]
While vacationing in Kona this week, Jacob Kleiss along with his parents James and Rhonda and sisters, Sarah and Jenna boarded the Fire Hatt for a morning of snorkeling at Captain Cook followed by a little fishing. Both turned out to be a great success. We fished our way down to the bay with no […]
Its Kona fishing tournament time!. With the first of the tournaments starting the 24th and 25th of this month. Last year Russ and Debra Whitman from Redondo Beach, CA arrived excited and prepared to fish the Rock N Reel Marlin Tournament. On the second day of the tournament we hooked this 560 lb Blue Marlin […]
Lost Marlin, Marlin that strike and don’t stick, Marlin that come up in the pattern chasing a lure and doesn’t take it, Marlin that spit the hook at the boat and finally, a hook set breaking today. Need I say more? Five chances in four days. This is not a sport for the emotionally weak! […]