| Pelagic game fish, such as Blue Marlin (Au), Wahoo (ono), Dolphin Fish (Mahimahi) Yellowfin Tuna (Ahi) and Skipjack Tuna (Aku) tend to prefer deep blue water, ranging from the surface to about 1,000 fathoms. Hence the term Blue Water Fishing. The rule of thumb is the deeper the water the bigger the fish. Yet, monster fish have been caught just out side the harbor, so its just a rule of thumb. You never know when or where a big fish will strike. The "Live Bait" team is prepared to hook up and boat a big fish at all times. |
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Oahu, Hawaii's world-famous North Shore may be a surfer's paradise. But its best-kept secret is that it is also one of Hawaii's hottest big game fishing locations. Massive schools of big Yellowfin Tuna visit Waianae, Hawaii's leeward coast every year. Because of this annual migration, it is home to Waianae, Hawaii's Ahi Fever Fishing Tournament.
Of course, Hawaii is famous for Ahi, the Yellowfin Tuna. Hooking one of these is blue water big game fishing at its best. Yellowfin Tuna, pound for pound, are some of the hardest fighters ever built. Just imagine, the Hawaiian State record was 356 pounds of muscle. Indeed, Yellowfin Tuna are true heavy weights bursting with brute strength. They are a tough fighting fish with a fast recovery rate. They will mix deep dives with long, fast runs to test both angler and tackle. This is Hawaii fishing at its best.
Shannon and the crew of "Live Bait" missed a first place finish in the 2009 Ahi Fever Tournament by two pounds but were happy to go home with a secnd place in the 2009 "Ahi Fever" Hawaii's most prestigious fishing tournament.
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Hawaii Marlin fishing is a team sport. Blue Marlin are at the top of the ocean's food chain, they fear nothing. Selecting an experienced crew is crucial. If you are fishing in Oahu, Hawaii and want to land a big Blue Marlin, you need the experienced well-seasoned crew of the Hawaii fishing charter, "Live Bait".
Skipjack Tuna abound in the waters off Oahu, Hawaii because the sea mounts attract and keep them. They aren't alone: Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin, and Sailfish all love to feast on Skipjack Tuna. The waters are teeming with the hunters and their prey. When the Billfish schools arrive in Hawaiian waters to fatten up during their pelagic migrations, Oahu big game sport fishing is pole- busting excitement.
The "Live Bait" caught the biggest marlin in the 2008 "Ahi Fever" Fishing tournament on Oahu, Hawaii.
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Close to the top of the ocean's food chain are Mahimahi, also known as Dolphin Fish and Ono, called Wahoo elsewhere. These predators are great fun to catch. When Oahu's Mahimahi season is in full swing, multiple hookups are common. Oahu fishing is about pure adrenaline pumping action.
Hawaii Deep Sea Fishing with Light Tackle
Let's not forget those plentiful Skipjack Tuna. Although they are the feeders for all the big game fish, catching 5 to 20 pounders on light tackle is a kick in the pants. These babies fight like torpedos.
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Hawaii deep sea fishing centers around floaters and Fish Aggregation Devices (FAD). "Floaters", the term fishermen call flotsam, act as nurseries for many pelagic species. Where there is food you will find big predators. FADs act as virtual floaters creating this food chain. Deep sea fishing in Hawaii concentrates around FADs. Due to heavy shipping traffic, FADs are not positioned as densely on the North and Eastern Shore of the island of Oahu as they are off the western shore at Waianae. Deep sea fishing Honolulu means long travel times.
The beauty of the western side is that we get floaters blown to us first and have several FADs to choose from. Fishing the western shore of Oahu gets you away from the crowds fishing from Honolulu and out of the wind and rough water of North Shore Haleiwa fishing.