Hawaii Fishing News

Lighting the Way for Menpachi

Publisher’s Note: We hope you enjoy this Reader’s favorite, from November 1998, Volume 24, Number 10, written by HFN staff writer and local TV celebrity, the late Mike Sakamoto. Look for more soon!

The old way of whipping for menpachi and ‘aweoweo was to simply cast as far as possible and retrieve the leader system. When using this method, several key points are critical.

First, the length of the leader from the lead to the fly or lure should be as

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