Family Trip to Hawaii...with a side order of surf fishing.

[Wingnut]

Oh Man Brother Don... this has got to be the best report I've seen this year.

What a wonderful vacation with the family... and you even got to fish!

These memories will last a lifetime.

See you Sunday!

[DockRat]

Great pics, very nice trip.
DR

[anchor3n1]

Hello Don my friend!!!!!!!

OMG (Oh my goodness, gosh ). What a great family vacation!!! I bet Ethan is bugging you to take him out fishing again real soon Your report was awesome and made me feel the adventure but the pics and all those bee-U-tee-full fish WOW. It was better than paying the bucks to go to the LB Aquarium HaHa

Alexa was fascinated by all the different variety of fishes. Alexa hopes you bring Ethan and Erin to HG7 so she can meet them.

Thank you for taking the time to "show and tell" us your great trip.

blessings brother,

Nick

[remington]

Outstanding report Don! The pictures tell a great story, looks like your family & friends had a fantastic vacation.

Aloha brother!

Kelly

[simijab]

pretty freakin sweet dude!!!! looks like an awesome trip

[wyu]

Awesome report man... Love it when the kid said he rather fish LOL...

What type of rig did you have set up with the grub catching those Papios? I'll be in Hawaii in October with the family and hoping to do the same with my kids.

[bachiboy]

What an awesome vacation/report Don. The pics are amazing and the variety of colorful beautiful fish are mesmerizing !

I really know just how you felt when Ethan said “ I wanna go fishing again “. Nothing warms the heart of a father fisherman like those words and it looks to me like he has already got the infectious disease in a GOOD way. Great job pops...... Now the main battle is going to be when he is about 10 years older and testosterone kicks in. I ultimately lost the tug of war with my boy when he discovered GIRLS...LOL
Also worthy of mention is Erin’s first fish the amazing barred Kupipi. Kinda looks like a zebra perch and the look on her face is priceless!

Thanks for sharing the wonderful memories with your family and friends!

See ya soon Brotha,

Mike

Thanks sir! We had a great time and Ethan has got the fever BAD now. He was just about in tears when I went on the boat and didn’t take him this past weekend...good sign of things to come!

Very inspiring report Don, thanx for sharing your amazing family vacation with us , it really warms my heart to see the family fishing ! You guys put the wood to quite a variety of gorgeous fish, scenes and sceneries are priceless.
God bless your family!

Tight lines,
Edgar

Thanks!

Thanks for sharing this fantastic report...can’t beat fishing a new place with family and catching all those gorgeous new species with them...

Thanks! Fortunately, I had a lot of experience fishing other islands so it wasn’t completely going in blind.

Hi ya bachiboy,

Family times, lots of good memories and a few beached fish! What an excellent way to spend time with your family!

Thanx for sharing your vacation with us!

SP Dan <”))><

Thanks Danimal! It was one to remember! Gotta get back in the surf together soon.

Awesome trip,those pics were very cool,I saved a couple of those,the pics of your family were great too,thanks!

Cya Tuna Vic

That is one amazing place that you could fill a scrapbook of awesome photos with.

Great report and a great time for the family. Wow what a variety of fish you caught, makes my head spin.

I was hoping for a good variety to get my kids into and share with all of you.

great report and pics! we fished on Kuai a couple of years back and caught many species but no Papio.

What doesn’t eat a MORF???

Thanks Tim! Time to get the girls back over there and enjoy the fun!

Thanks for the great report and info! I’ll be in Maui and Kauai in 10 weeks! Hopefully will have a great report like yours.

Best of luck out there. Went to Maui last year and was pretty disappointed at the fishing results. It was a pleasant surprise to get into a good bite this time around.

Very cool report Don..
I was wondering if you were gong to get a chance to fish... OF COURSE YOU WERE!!
Very cool to see everyone having fun, I liked the kids pointing to the rainbow.
Awesome to see Ethan getting more interested in the sport that you enjoy as well.
BUT, the best picture is the one of Erin holding the fish and examining it....
Glad you had a fun time with friends and family.
Take Care & God Bless,
Robert
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p.s. Good Luck on Sunday

Ethan’s enthusiasm was probably the highlight of the trip for me. Now I really have ammo to acquire more hallpasses to the surf.

Wish Sunday went a little better, but it was a good time out on the deck of a boat regardless.

Oh Man Brother Don... this has got to be the best report I’ve seen this year.

What a wonderful vacation with the family... and you even got to fish!

These memories will last a lifetime.

See you Sunday!

Guess I used up all my fishing karma in Hawaii. Back to the “bachi” once we got on that boat!

Great pics, very nice trip.
DR

Thanks!

Hello Don my friend!!!!!!!

OMG (Oh my goodness, gosh ). What a great family vacation!!! I bet Ethan is bugging you to take him out fishing again real soon Your report was awesome and made me feel the adventure but the pics and all those bee-U-tee-full fish WOW. It was better than paying the bucks to go to the LB Aquarium HaHa

Alexa was fascinated by all the different variety of fishes. Alexa hopes you bring Ethan and Erin to HG7 so she can meet them.

Thank you for taking the time to “show and tell” us your great trip.

blessings brother,

Nick

Thanks Nick! The whole family will be there. Looking forward to seeing you and the girls again.

Outstanding report Don! The pictures tell a great story, looks like your family & friends had a fantastic vacation.

Aloha brother!

Kelly

Thanks Kelly! Looking forward to another surf session with you soon.

pretty freakin sweet dude!!!! looks like an awesome trip

Thanks Jeff! Looking forward to seeing you at HG7 slaying some more beans with the LC!

Awesome report man... Love it when the kid said he rather fish LOL...

What type of rig did you have set up with the grub catching those Papios? I’ll be in Hawaii in October with the family and hoping to do the same with my kids.

Thanks! For my set up, I took a 8’6” Clarus steelhead rod (which became a 8’5” rod when my wife slammed the hatch of our rental on the butt and chopped off some cork handle.), a Stradic Ci4 3000 with 10# test. I put a medium sized bubble filled completely with water with about a 6-8’ 10# leader and the 3” grub on the end. I used a size 1 Rebarb hook which was kinda key. The way those fish kept pulling on the tail, it kept from sliding down and fouling. If you can’t find that hook, you can always just put a dab of Krazy glue on the hook before you slide on the grub. A lot of the guys I saw were using smaller grubs...always pink or black, but I used a motor oil with red flake. Hope that helps. Go get em!!!