| If you're coming to experience Hawaii sport | | | | the bunch! Only the striped marlin is a |
| fishing, youhave one heck of an adventure | | | | sometimesresident, showing up only in winter. All |
| awaiting you! Anglers from allover the world | | | | of the others canbe found year-round. Some of |
| journey to these deep blues waters teemingwith | | | | the best fishing spots you'llwant to try would |
| trophy fish. This is where you come to get the | | | | include Kona; long regarded as the bestbig-game |
| bigones. In fact the biggest fish ever caught on | | | | fishing in the world. Oahu's North Shore is |
| rod and reelwas a blue marlin caught just off | | | | morefamous for it's surfing, but it's just under the |
| Oahu, weighing in at ahefty 1805 lbs.! Hawaii is so | | | | surfacehere where the real action begins! Actually, |
| legendary among sport fishingenthusiasts that | | | | there's prettymuch not a bad place for Hawaii |
| several "big-game" tournaments are heldhere | | | | sport fishing: some are justmore excellent than |
| every year, including the granddaddy of them all, | | | | others! |
| the | | | | Booking your Hawaii sport fishing adventure is |
| Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, luring | | | | easy. Thereare literally hundreds of charter fishing |
| fishermenfrom all over the globe. | | | | boats operatinghere, offering you a ton of |
| Hawaii sport fishing is the home of big-game fish. | | | | choices. Some things to keep inmind would be to |
| Some ofthe species you'll encounter here are | | | | consider how long you'll want to be out. |
| three types of marlin;blue, black and striped. It's | | | | Most offer half or full day trips, but also know |
| entirely possible to hookyourself a "grander", | | | | that of youwant the best chance at hooking a |
| meaning a monster fish weighing atleast 1000 lbs.! | | | | big-game fish, a longertrip may be called for to |
| Other top game fish include Ahi (Yellowfin | | | | give yourself time to get to thebest fishing |
| Tuna), Ono (Wahoo), Mahimahi (Dolphin fish), and | | | | grounds and keep your line in the water awhile. |
| Skipjack | | | | No experience or fishing license is required, and |
| Tuna. All of these babies can give you a | | | | should youhook a trophy fish, taxidermy can be |
| reel-spinning runfor your money, and an | | | | arranged. Come andexperience Hawaii sport fishing |
| experience you'll not soon forget! Infact the tuna | | | | and come home with a littlesomething for that |
| are among the fiercest, most tireless fightersof | | | | bare wall! |