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Hāmākua Fisher’s Ulua Dreams Come True

After another long week of hard work, Friday arrived. The weekend was near and fishing was on my mind. I made a few phone calls to a couple of my fishing partners, and we then set up a gameplan before heading off to our fishing spot out on the Hāmākua cliffs.

After a long day of catching bait, night came and we slid baits down on each of our poles. Right off the bat, our friend Andrew took a strike and quickly landed his first ulua ever, a nice 30-pounder; we were all stoked for him!

The night was still young, and it wasn’t long before it was Ronson’s turn. He took a solid strike, but ended up getting cut off on the reef. We then ate dinner and talked story until the late hours of the night.

We were all lying down when Caleb’s pole went off at around 2 a.m. He quickly landed another 30-pounder, and

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