March 27, 2012 – Bayard Gets 2 Big Ahi Fishing Kona!

Bayard, Dave and John joined me today for a full day of fishing on the Lepika.  The ahi are biting in the porpoise school so we headed out in search of porpoise.  We trolled our way north of the harbor out past the 1000 fathom line and scanned the horizon for signs of life.  At about 9am we spotted a nice pod working their way south out of the wind.  Our first few passes never got a look but the ahi were showing on the sounder so it was just a matter of time before they bit.  Pass after pass I marked fish shallow but they wouldn’t bite the typical trolling lures so we switched over to the greenstick.  Again however the fish were shalllow and just wouldn’t jump on the squids.  Bayard and his friends were really patient as we worked the school.  Then, out from under the porpoise a big ahi exploded on one of the squids!  Bayard was first up and landed his first big ahi weighing 105lbs in about 15 minutes!  We immediately set back up and worked the school.  The fish were still shallow but we had to be patient.  I made pass after pass over fish that should have bit.  Then, almost when we were about to give up another big ahi blew up on one of our squids!  This time Dave was in the chair and the fight was on!  Dave also landed his first big ahi which weighed 136 1/2 lbs in about 20 minutes!