Napali Omilu

Paddled my oneman along the Napali the last few days. Hooked up several Papio on the troll and whipping from various reefs and points. Below 22" Omilu took a 1/2 oz. white/silver sides with treble hook barbs crimped down to facilitate easier catch and release. This one was Sashimied. Met up with a lot of hungry people

Hey,

Nice fish!
And really cool boat.

I have dreamt of a sea kayak for a long time, but there is just too many crocs down here for it to be safe...


So I just fish from the shore, and it is not that bad.
Except that today I did not catch anything, and that the tunas were busting of just out of casting distance all morning long...
Very frustrating and very exciting at the same time, quite beautiful in fact, with the birds above diving on the bait and the big fish slashing the water in all direction.

Have a good day,
Pecheur

hey mark, what gear were u using with this catch?

KauRJL wrote:

hey mark, what gear were u using with this catch?

1/2 oz. rig
10' Hawaiian Gold and a Shimano Stellafb 2500 loaded it with 20-30lb PowerPro and about 3' of 30# Seaguar Fluorocarbon leader tied Uni-Uni. Double the braid side. Then use a Macmahon snapswivel from Cabelas for good action and easy changing of lures. My all day whipping rig.

Pecheur wrote:

Hey,

Nice fish!
And really cool boat.

I have dreamt of a sea kayak for a long time, but there is just too many crocs down here for it to be safe...


So I just fish from the shore, and it is not that bad.
Except that today I did not catch anything, and that the tunas were busting of just out of casting distance all morning long...
Very frustrating and very exciting at the same time, quite beautiful in fact, with the birds above diving on the bait and the big fish slashing the water in all direction.

Have a good day,
Pecheur

That's indeed a concern. Do you ever encounter them along the shore? Do other fisherman take the risk? Aloha, Mark

cool kayak mark i wish this trevally vist dubai

cheers!

Admin wrote:

That's indeed a concern. Do you ever encounter them along the shore? Do other fisherman take the risk? Aloha, Mark

Hi Mark,

Yes sometimes you are knees deep in the water and you see one swim past, then you get out of the water as fast as you can.
Personally I am a bit paranoiac about them and never get my feet in the water in a river.
Sometimes I do on the sea shores, but even then I do not feel comfortable.
I have seen them in salt water a few times, and every time it is a reminder of how carful we have to be.
Yet some of my friends don't seem to mind and get in the water any where...
You are almost guaranty to see one when you go fishing on some of the local river or estuary in a small boat.
In some billabong (little lake) you are sure to see a lot of them every time you go.

It is actually a quite fascinating animal, very fast, can grow pretty big.
If you want to have a quick look at what kind of animals it is follow the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_Crocodile

Have a good day,
Pecheur

Hi There,

Talking about crocs...
This is today front page of our local newspaper...
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/08/05/169811_ntnews.html

Have a good day,
Pecheur

Pecheur wrote:

Hi There,

Talking about crocs...
This is today front page of our local newspaper...
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/08/05/169811_ntnews.html

Have a good day,
Pecheur

That's a beast! He has no neck. Do they/you eat Croc meat? Looks like a lot of food there. I think if I were you I'd be carrying while I fished.

Yes that is a big one, they don't come that big very often...
It might be a record in fact...

I do eat croc meat once in a while, usually when I have guest from down south or overseas.
It is ok, but honestly not the best meat in the world.
I still prefer my fish.

And yes this is just another reminder of the need to be carful when fishing alone.

Have a good day,
Pecheur