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Uptight? No Triple Sailfish Bite

They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice. Well, this time it struck not just once or twice but three times!

Sailfish are about as rare as lightning strikes here in sunny Kailua-Kona. But in mid-July, on my first time out for sailfish, I lucked into a triple-header. I was, a beautiful 50-foot 2005 Hatteras with Capt. Greg France, and Waimea electric reelmaker Eliot Boneza and friends.

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