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Kona Hawaii fishing report 1/23/03

Storms and rough seas tops the news for this months fishing report. Storm season in Hawaii is January-February and the storms seem to be coming back-to-back. The seas have been rough for over a week. This is the time of year you find out which captains are hungry. What I mean is that some captains will take their clients out for a `Bronc` bustin` puke-fest for the sake of making a few bucks. Some people can take the rough seas but most cannot. I`ve been talking the sea conditions over with my clients and discussing our options. As a result, all of my charters lately have either been canceled or cut short.

The trolling bite has been very good. Lots of bites but hard to get a hook in `em. All the captains are talking about how many "hits" they`ve had and they are plenty. Mostly it`s the mahi mahi in the 20 to 40 lb. range that are acting aggressive enough to get hooked but the striped marlin and spearfish (both running in the 20 to 50 lb. range) have been a bit shy about committing to the kill. They`re just playing with the lures like a cat chasing a string but it won`t extend it`s claws. There`s so many out there though that if you can take the pounding for a whole day trip, you`ll probably catch.

The bottom drops have been very productive with a wide variety of catches. If you`re looking to catch something of size, the bottom is the best way to do it right now. We even snapped a stand-up fishing rod in two a couple of weeks ago fighting a big fish. I already bought a replacement rod but haven`t had the chance to test it out yet. I`m anxious to see how it performs on a big fish. That will come this Saturday ……. If the weather cooperates.

See 'ya on the water,
Capt. Jeff Rogers
http://FISHinKONA.com