More Hawaii action from the 808 state!

[Kau grown]

I've got tons of yak fishing video footage for pelagics from the past few weeks I'm starting to go through and edit, here's one I made last night! Aloha and enjoy!

KG
Big Island, Hawaii



http://youtu.be/dgJSOqpdFb8

[Aaron&Julie]

You guys are da bomb!
Awesome video, and I loved the soundtrack.
Jealous? Oh, yeah. Keep 'em coming.
Hana Pa'a!

[MrPatrick]

Great video. Please explain the harpooning of the fish before you gaff them. Do you hit them in the spine or head to stun them?

[Kau grown]

Originally Posted by MrPatrick

Great video. Please explain the harpooning of the fish before you gaff them. Do you hit them in the spine or head to stun them?

Yep! For some reason the fish doesn't get as nuts compared to a gaff! I usually try to stone them in the brain on the first shot! But most of the time I dispatch a fish with my bat, most of us here in Hawaii use it, we call it a "kage" it works great and some guys only use the kage instead of a gaff! I use both tho, I like to sink my gaff into its head right after the kage shot!!! Hate to try and gaff a large fish trashing next to me and miss, putting a hole in the side of my yak! IMHO it's easier to pull up a 50+ pound fish with a gaff in my yak too!

[Kau grown]

Originally Posted by Aaron&Julie

You guys are da bomb!
Awesome video, and I loved the soundtrack.
Jealous? Oh, yeah. Keep 'em coming.
Hana Pa'a!

Mahalo!

[Necron 99]

Thanks for sharing. Next deployment I'm heading out your way. I'll take some leave and fly over to the big island. Looks like fun.

[MrPukaShell]

Simply Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[Divad]

Nice Bra! Time for move to the big island!
Thanks for sharing.

[RobFish]

Another great video KG, and thanks for the pronunciation clarification.
I'll be heading out tomorrow for a quick AM session, and will do my best to make you proud by putting my kage to use.
Good times ahead.

[Ggiannig89]

Badass video thanks for sharing

[taggermike]

Gret vid. Thanks for posting. I noticed you put a muzzle or shealth around that ono's mouth befor you stashed it in the hatch. Great idea right there. What were you using bait or lure wise? Is that kage barbed or knotched in any way? Seams like if the spike was smooth or polished it would slide back out of the fish. Thanks, Mike

[Kau grown]

Originally Posted by taggermike

Gret vid. Thanks for posting. I noticed you put a muzzle or shealth around that ono's mouth befor you stashed it in the hatch. Great idea right there. What were you using bait or lure wise? Is that kage barbed or knotched in any way? Seams like if the spike was smooth or polished it would slide back out of the fish. Thanks, Mike

Aloha Mike, I like to use the muzzle to protect my fish bag in my hull, I ruined a bag stuffing ono's in without the muzzle before! Them teeth are razor sharp! I like to use whatever live bait that are around the peligcs since that is what they are feeding on, mostly scads. But sometimes they are very hard to find and catch and I'm stuck with using crystal minnows or swim baits. My kage is made out of a 3/8" stainless steel threaded rod. It usually sticks very well if you hit um in the head or spine, but if I get a meat or belly shot it does slip out if I don't back it up with my gaff! I also had a tuna slip off when I kaged it right through the eyes. Try to hit um in the head, it's very bony and it most likely will never slip off! I stoned a 71# tuna in the brain with my kage and pretty much had to unscrew it out because it was stuck so bad! Lol

Thanks mike and tight lines!
KG

[JarrodMc]

Great day on the water man!

[Kau grown]

Here's a new vid of the ono's I caught from the past couple weeks! I went out yesterday and had an EPIC day!!!! Hooked and landed 3 yellow fin tunas, 12#, 30#, and a monster 115# yellow fin tuna! A 4 hour battle and 3 mile tow kicked my butt! Lol but it was well worth it! Gonna work on that vid this weekend and post it here when it's done! Mahalo everyone for the awseome comments and aloha!

KG



http://youtu.be/cRW3VNC4bbc

[ful-rac]

That's some awsome fishing you have over there! I still can't belive you can actually catch wahoo from your kayak! How far do you usually have to paddle? Man if you wanted to catch wahoo here you'd have to go on a 7-8 day out of san diego...and go about 600 miles...your a lucky guy! Cant' wait for the yellowfin video that's too cool!!!

[VINNYC]

You make me want to tell my wife were going on a vacation to Hawaii and just fish the entire time were there, looks like a blast!!!

[Kau grown]

The day before I caught a 115# yellow fin tuna I bumped into the worlds largest fish, this whale shark was massive!!!!! It made a 19 foot boat next to it look like a lil dingy!!!! It hung out for about 10 minutes until the boats chased it away!!! Them damn noisy motors!!!!! It was an awesome expiernce I will never forget! I got some underwater footage with my gopro while it was checking me out, but I had to keep my distance since I know that they like to scratch there backs on the bottom of the boats. I didn't want to be a back scratcher for a fish this size!!!
Shortly after it left I hooked and landed a 31# bull mahimahi! I gotta say it was an awesome week and a great Xmas gift!

Happy holidays and tight lines brothers!
Aloha, KG


http://youtu.be/fhxpzKifc9s

[Kau grown]

Aloha brothers, I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday break. Finally had some time to edit my video of the 115 pound ahi (yellow fin tuna) I caught a couple weeks ago!!!! Ended 2012 with a BANG!!!!!! This is how we do it here in Hawaii, mahalo for watching and enjoy!

Happy new year everyone!
Aloha, KG



http://youtu.be/fU8LbHtAYc8

[dbarnett66]

Originally Posted by Kau grown

Aloha brothers, I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday break. Finally had some time to edit my video of the 115 pound ahi (yellow fin tuna) I caught a couple weeks ago!!!! Ended 2012 with a BANG!!!!!! This is how we do it here in Hawaii, mahalo for watching and enjoy!

Happy new year everyone!
Aloha, KG



http://youtu.be/fU8LbHtAYc8

I just watched this with my 7 year old three times. Awesome!

[outdoorzen]

Sweet vids KG, thanks for sharing!