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Two Hawai‘i Anglers Await IGFA Review of Record-Setting Pacific Bonefish Catches
Not one but two Hawai‘i anglers have submitted documentation to the IGFA for catches that if certified would set two new world records for Pacific bonefish. “As many local fishers know,” says HFN Executive Publisher Carrie Johnston, “it is quite an achievement to just prepare for and get a catch qualified for consideration for an IGFA record.”
The IGFA announced last month that Hawai‘i angler Duane Fukumoto had submitted a 2.58-kilogram (5-lb, 11-ounce) Pacific bonefish to potentially set the IGFA 1-kg (2-lb) Line Class World Record for the species. Duane was wading the flats off Honolulu when the bonefish struck his live crab. The fight lasted 30 minutes as he battled the bonefish across the flats on the light line. After recording its weight and other measurements, he was able to release the fish safely. At press time, this record was pending and under review.
Another Hawai‘i angler, James Kakos, also is awaiting word on the outcome of his record submission. On February 12, James landed an impressive Pacific bonefish that tipped the scales at 4.79 kilograms (10-lbs, 9-ounces), potentially setting the IGFA men’s 8-kg (16-lb) Line Class World Record for the species. He was fishing the flats off Honolulu with Captain Chris Wright when
