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Snorkeling Tour and Marlin Fishing Yields Big Results

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Snorkeling Tour and Marlin Fishing

Debbie and Jack Cupples along with friends Shannon and Mark Johnson enjoyed a stress free day aboard the Fire Hatt. The day started with an ono run to Captain Cook Bay, near Kona, for a morning snorkeling tour. (One ono was caught and involuntarily released along the way.) Being the first boat to arrive this day, the group had the entire bay to go snorkeling by themselves. After a leisurely snorkel, we loaded up and headed out for a big fish. Around 2:00pm, a nice big blue marlin hit while it was Debbie’s turn in the chair. While getting the rod to her, I told her “This is the real deal”. With wide eyes and a big smile, Debbie began to wind.  Forty five minutes later after a fantastic display by the marlin and the other guests having a turn in the chair, the marlin was released. Good thing the world didn’t come to an end, who would they get to tell their story to?

Ono Fishing in Kona

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Ono Fishing in Kona

Fun, Fun, Fun! I know most of you will not get the pleasure of fishing in Kona with this group. Words can’t describe how much fun they were. At one point we were entertained by Doug Casady with a guitar number to try to raise a fish. No monster fish were caught.  One mystery fish was lost one ono caught. Lisa Tallman (right) works and giggles as she is fighting the mystery fish that came off  just minutes into the fight. Her sister-in-law, Mary Casady hooked into a 30lb ono and brought it to the boat as her husband Doug encouraged her on! Great team effort!  I go with lady luck any day. Mary’s ono is featured in center photo and we look forward to more fishing in Kona with them.

Ono Prepared Three Ways

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Our guests Peter and Jenny sent this photo of the Ono Feast they prepared after their day aboard the Fire Hatt.  Jenny prepared the Ono 3-ways. Battered, baked, and sashimi style.  This looks fabulous!  You can almost taste it.  If the recipes are shared with me, I will pass them along.  The family sent us a wonderful thank you stating  “You are absolutely the best with your customer service and professionalism.  Even if we would have been skunked, we would have still felt the same!”  We are so proud.

The Ono are here!

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Peter and his family,  including his young Grandson Scout, boarded the Fire Hatt with such enthusiasm.  We were bound to hook up something today.  Fishing had been a little slow, a few Mahi Mahi and a few Ono being reported along with a few nice Marlin in the past week.  We put out our Ono rigs and headed out to “Ono Lane” (40 fa) and hoped for a strike.  Nothing!  Not even a knockdown.  We changed out rigs and headed to deeper water.  Hoping for a Spearfish or Marlin.  Nothing.  Young  Scout waited beside a rod that was designated as his.  Again nothing.  Finally we headed back to Ono Lane, changed the rigs back and we are bit!  Peter brought the fish to the boat in just minutes.  Sometimes when you want a fish so bad for a guest it seems impossible to get one.  This time it payed off.   After packaging fish for them to take back to their condo, Peter’s wife Jenny prepared the Ono 3-ways.  Battered, baked, and sashimi style. It was delicious.

A Shark Stole My Fish

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From our guest Brendan on our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/firehatt

“Glad I came upon your Facebook Page! It’s been over a year since that day I went out with you on the Fire Hatt but I remember it like it was yesterday. The Ono was the biggest fish I’ve ever caught but never landed. LOL When the shark took it, technically I had two fish on one hook! You don’t see that everyday and you don’t pull your dinner from the mouth of a shark everyday either. What an incredible experience. I’ll never forget it. You guys are the best. Thanks!”

A Shark Stole My Fish

A Shark Stole My Fish