Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
JUMP Once MORE
GIVES BOOST IN
FISHING REVIEW
Noted Angler Tells of Game
Fishing in Hawaii in New
York Sun Article


Jimmy Jump OF Los Angeles, Homo
lulu and Catalina Is right on the
job Since he returned to the main
land ne has been writing reams OF
good things about game fishing in
Hawaii. Al the present time he is
writing a series OF articles on game
fishing for the New York Sun. Here
is what the Hawaii booster has 20 say
about the fishing in one OF his arti-
eles:
Anglers Paradise
fished In Hawaiian waters last
winter. For variety and number OF
big game fish il is the anglers para
disc, a paradise which has yet been
exploited but little. When one may
catch. as ] did, Is varieties Of game
salt water fish, big and little, in one
days fishing. surely thus TO name II
is not extravaganza.
Yellowfin tuna, swordfish ulua, ono,
dolphin. aku, kawakawa and kaku are
the principal varieties OF game fish,
each and every one worthy Of the ang-
ler's bes. skill on heavy or light
tackle, as the case may be. And they
are plentiful.
Just by way Of illustration the kaku,
which runs from five TO rs pounds in
weight, is only one OF 20 varieties Of
barracuda found in Hawaiian waters.
The Hawaiian Islands lie northwest
and southeast, with a lee coast line
nearly 300 miles long. II the interven.
ing channels are included,
leeward Side
The prevailing wind is a northeast
trade, and on the lee side of the isl.
ands the angling conditions are much
the same as those prevailing on the
lee of Santa Catalina and San Glenn
ente islands, the fish mostly frequent.
ing the comparatively quiet waters.
They are caught on the windward side,
but the conditions are not so favorable
there.
The yellowfin tuna, for which the
Catalina record is less than IS pounds,
here reaches a weight OF several hun.
dred pounds and is very plentiful. The
marlin swordfish or spearfish is also
numerous. i hooked only one, which
got away, as | was not rugged for
swordfish at the time,
Bulldog Of Sea
The ulua, bulldog of the seas, is the
typical deep sea game fish of Hawai-
ian waters. II is chunky, broad of
tail and heavy OF shoulder, with pug
nacious Roman nose. II weighs up to
$50 pounds and is, pound for pound,
the hardest fishing fish they have.
My best ulua, caught on light tackle
-tnine ounce rod and nine thread line) :,
weighed 3S pounds. The ulua strikes
hard, heads for the rocks or bottom
and requires skilful handling.
Then there Is the ono, with sword
fish body and pike head, weighing UP
10 100 pounds II strikes harder and
more swiftly than any other game fish
Of its size. IL makes long runs of
500 or 600 feet just beneath the sur
face of the water and does not sound
or sulk, as do the ulua and tuna.
At the end Of long run ii may turn
and head directly for the boat, and the
angler must be on his guard against
the breaking or tangling of the line.
MY heaviest ono weighed 60 pounds.
Dolphin p'Artaqnan Of Seas
My hat Is off to the dolphin, king of
light tackle game fish. the D'Artagnan
OF the summer seas II is very plenti-
ful. running In schools and weighing.
up to so pounds.
II jumps repeatedly, fighting all the
way, never quitting; makes short runs,
shaking its head savagely, trying to
free itself from the hook. All that
poets and writer's have said OF the