Showing posts with label aweoweo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aweoweo. Show all posts
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
North Shore Whipping Trip
We spent Christmas Eve whipping on the North Shore. I spent the night fishing for Aweoweo with Jon and our friend Todd visiting from the Bay Area. The bite was decent for Jon, but rather slow for me and Todd. Jon picked up a handful of Aweoweo and Aholehole's.
I was lucky enough to pick up an Aweoweo and a Nenue. It was the first time I've actually caught anything on my new Nitro and Daiwa Exceler that I bought a few months back. It feels good to finally know that the rod and reel can actually catch fish.
I spent some time thinking about why Jon was getting more bites than we were. It's possible that since he was able to cast farther, he was able to reach the school while Todd and I were not. The other possibility is that his lighted floater was rigged differently from mine, which allowed him to feel the lighter bites that I couldn't. My lighted floater was tied directly to the main line as well as my leader. It's possible that that fish were able to feel the resistance of the float when hitting the bait which may have spooked them. I'll be certain to rig my lighted floater differently the next time we go fishing there to see if it makes a difference.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
I was lucky enough to pick up an Aweoweo and a Nenue. It was the first time I've actually caught anything on my new Nitro and Daiwa Exceler that I bought a few months back. It feels good to finally know that the rod and reel can actually catch fish.
I spent some time thinking about why Jon was getting more bites than we were. It's possible that since he was able to cast farther, he was able to reach the school while Todd and I were not. The other possibility is that his lighted floater was rigged differently from mine, which allowed him to feel the lighter bites that I couldn't. My lighted floater was tied directly to the main line as well as my leader. It's possible that that fish were able to feel the resistance of the float when hitting the bait which may have spooked them. I'll be certain to rig my lighted floater differently the next time we go fishing there to see if it makes a difference.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Friday, November 23, 2007
Aweoweo and Menpachi
Went out last night to try catch some redfish. We had originally planned to go fishing on the east side but the conditions were not right so we ended up fishing on the south shore close to home.
Jon brought up a Menpachi within the first 10 minutes of getting our lines in the water. He also brought up a decent size Aweoweo shortly after.
Sadly for me I wasn't able to bring up anything. Must be the fishing gods aren't happy with me.
However, I was pleased with the fact that my new Nitro rod was able to cast out decently far. If I had to guess, I was regularly throwing a 2 oz lead about 75 yards out. We were fishing from a cliff so that probably skewed the numbers a bit, but in general I was pleased with the distances I was getting.
It was moderately windy, the current was strong, and we were getting stuck on Oahu fairly often, so after a few hours we called it a night. Not a great night for fishing, but I was happy to just get out there to test my new gear. Hopefully I'll get a chance to break in my new gear and catch something our next time out.
Jon brought up a Menpachi within the first 10 minutes of getting our lines in the water. He also brought up a decent size Aweoweo shortly after.
Sadly for me I wasn't able to bring up anything. Must be the fishing gods aren't happy with me.
However, I was pleased with the fact that my new Nitro rod was able to cast out decently far. If I had to guess, I was regularly throwing a 2 oz lead about 75 yards out. We were fishing from a cliff so that probably skewed the numbers a bit, but in general I was pleased with the distances I was getting.
It was moderately windy, the current was strong, and we were getting stuck on Oahu fairly often, so after a few hours we called it a night. Not a great night for fishing, but I was happy to just get out there to test my new gear. Hopefully I'll get a chance to break in my new gear and catch something our next time out.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Aweoweo pics
Since I haven't been able to go fishing recently, I've decided to share some pictures from a fishing trip in January of this year (2007). My friend Jon and I went to his "secret spot" on the North shore of Oahu. All of them were caught using grubs and glowsticks.
The bite was on and we were bringing one up every few casts. Unfortunately, the bite lasted only for about an hour and then the aweoweo moved on.
I can't wait to go fishing again. I think we're planning something for Thanksgiving weekend which means I need to pick up the rest of my fishing tackle before then.
The bite was on and we were bringing one up every few casts. Unfortunately, the bite lasted only for about an hour and then the aweoweo moved on.
I can't wait to go fishing again. I think we're planning something for Thanksgiving weekend which means I need to pick up the rest of my fishing tackle before then.
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