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Story submitted by Dee Dee

All that I caught from him regarding the specifications of the catch was that he was using an extended 4.0 (with some kind of gearing? Can’t remember what the term he used) on an Outcast pole, with a #32 hook, and #15 leader. The basic story of this catch was that the bell sounded at 3:10am while he was sleeping. He quickly got up and grabbed the pole, but had to put it back in the spike since the tugging was so strong. He continued to lock down the reel and started to apply pressure to turn the fish around. The last draw came when there was only one layer of line left in the spool. He held the spool with his thumb which quickly got burnt, but he accomplished in stopping that fish. As he was bringing the guy in he came across the splice in the line and had to do some fancy maneuvering to get that knot down the rod. Finally, he got it to shore, but had to climb down a few rocks and avoid the waves crashing on it. He called for his wife Luana, to bring the gaff and hold the pole while he went to get this big fish, which he finally saw that it was a big ulua. He gaffed it in the mouth and hoisted the fish onto the rocks and onto shore at approximately 3:50am. He was ecstatic, but now had to unload his 162 qt cooler in order to place that fish on ice. He wanted a good reading when they finally got to weigh the fish. They broke down camp at first light and went to find a large enough scale enough to handle this big guy. He also needed to keep the whole fish on ice for his weigh-in at Buster’s as his qualifying entry into the year-round competition.

Elden has been fishing all his life with a dream of catching a 100-plus one day. This was the closest he ever came. He fishes practically every weekend at his favorite spot. Everyone was surprised to see such a huge fish come up in the shallow waters where he fishes.

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Angler:	Gary
Weight:	?
Date posted:	8/12/01
Comments:	I'm a Navy transplant to Hawaii for the last 10 years & love the fishing. I'm currently on deployment to Diego Garcia (small Island in the Indian Ocean) so my catch doesn't count as a Hawaii catch, but nonetheless an Ulua. I caught "him" on bonefish w/ my 11' surf rod & Daiwa Sealine reel (50lb test). Love the site! Keep it up! Laters.

Angler:	Maui Boys
Weight:	?
Date posted:	9/02/2002
Comments:
Onopaa's Bro with a (32 lb Ulua)

Angler:	Guy Matsumoto
Weight:	45lbs
Date posted:	4/6/2003
Comments:	Caught down Mokuleia 45 lbs using Oama 2:00 in the afternoon 40 lbs test line

Angler:	Wayne and Mona Parker
Weight:	?
Date posted:	4/6/2003
Comments:	i know it's not an ulua, but i was wondering if you could post it anyway. caught it on 25 lb test. i don't know the weight, but it was 50 inches long. caught it whipping for ulua. thanks!

Angler:	Eli Foster
Weight:	16lbs
Date caught:	28 Aug 2003
Comments:	Caught at Laie Point, live Aweoweo for bait. 3AM, 40 lb test line.

Angler:	Elden Doi Submitted by Nadine
Weight:	95.5 lbs
Date caught:	2.15.2004 bit 3:10am landed 3:50am
Comments:	Story submitted by Dee Dee All that I caught from him regarding the specifications of the catch was that he was using an extended 4.0 (with some kind of gearing? Can’t remember what the term he used) on an Outcast pole, with a #32 hook, and #15 leader. The basic story of this catch was that the bell sounded at 3:10am while he was sleeping. He quickly got up and grabbed the pole, but had to put it back in the spike since the tugging was so strong. He continued to lock down the reel and started to apply pressure to turn the fish around. The last draw came when there was only one layer of line left in the spool. He held the spool with his thumb which quickly got burnt, but he accomplished in stopping that fish. As he was bringing the guy in he came across the splice in the line and had to do some fancy maneuvering to get that knot down the rod. Finally, he got it to shore, but had to climb down a few rocks and avoid the waves crashing on it. He called for his wife Luana, to bring the gaff and hold the pole while he went to get this big fish, which he finally saw that it was a big ulua. He gaffed it in the mouth and hoisted the fish onto the rocks and onto shore at approximately 3:50am. He was ecstatic, but now had to unload his 162 qt cooler in order to place that fish on ice. He wanted a good reading when they finally got to weigh the fish. They broke down camp at first light and went to find a large enough scale enough to handle this big guy. He also needed to keep the whole fish on ice for his weigh-in at Buster’s as his qualifying entry into the year-round competition. Elden has been fishing all his life with a dream of catching a 100-plus one day. This was the closest he ever came. He fishes practically every weekend at his favorite spot. Everyone was surprised to see such a huge fish come up in the shallow waters where he fishes.

Angler:	TEAM PHENOM FISHING
Weight:	?
Date caught:	May 2004
Comments:	Here's an ulua we caught in waianae, using live hinalea on 80lb. test and a 4/0 reel. didnt get the weight of the fish. struck at high tide on a dark night! may 2004

Angler:	TEAM PHENOM
Weight:	?
Date caught:	6-17-2004
Comments:	Here's an ulua we (myself & fellow TEAM PHENOM member Kekoa kaluhiokalani) caught on a week night of fishing at waianae on 6-17-2004. We used a good size live moana for bait, a penn 4/0 and a 13ft kimura on 50lb. main line. We took the strike at 1am. and landed the fish a little after. We didnt get to weigh the fish...but, you know how that goes! mahalo Monty Garcia TEAM PHENOM FISHING

Angler:	Franklin S.
Weight:	?
Date caught:	?
Comments:	Here's a picture of the TEAM PHENOM gang, this ulua was caught on a live hinalea with 80lb. test at 1:45am at yokohamas, the fish was caught by Franklin S. mahalo TEAM PHENOM FISHING

Angler:	Jr and Taz.
Weight:	Various...
Date caught:	8/14/2004
Comments:	All caught before 9am... The 2 bigger ones were Ulua, 10.8 and 16.8




Comments:	The "big" one, well big enough. on july 16, 04 myself and Kekoa kaluhiokalani was camping out at waianae (maili) to get ready for my sons birthday party to be held on the next day so we decided to put out two poles while watching the "spot" for my sons party. we baited both poles with live kupipi (if u ask me, das mamoz!) anyway at 11:30pm we took a good strike, fought the fish for a while then jus before landing it, the ulua got struck by a shark right in shore!...WOW bummaz! we were all "sick" but excited at the fact of hookin the ulua, and knowin we still had that one pole. At 3:30am in the morning the one pole took a massive strike rippin line like crazy, jus when i got to it the reel was almost "spooled" i tried to stop it but it went all the way to the knot! now not being able to get back line, kekoa hand lined some back into the reel and the fight was on and we both took turns fighting the ulua and landed it little after on shore, weight was 80lb.s. Mahalo Monty Garcia TEAM PHENOM......Search for da 100lb.ah continues




Comments:	July 6,2004 , 99 1/2 lbs., IRW ultragame rod , Newell 550 w/ #80 Berkley big game , Frankie Fernandez and gaff man Kenji Miyamoto. aloha and thanks




Comments:	Date: July 27, 2004 Weight: ?? caught this guy on 12 pound test with my roddy and Penn 103 hunter he ate California shrimp.




Comments:	Aloha, attached is our latest catch from Keaiwa along the Southeast side of the Big Island. One ulua at 21lbs. 6 oz. that hit at 7:45 am on a one pound papio as live bait then as we were bringing up the ulua on the slide gaff the bell went off on our hang line also with a one pound papio. The ulua was caught on a newell with 60# test line and Kaku on a Penn Jig Master with 80# power pro. Isaac and Kamu

Angler:	Rich Patacsil
Weight:	40 lbs
Date caught:	3/4/2005
Comments:	Aloha, heres my first ulua caught fishing. my fiancee and I went back home to Kona for a little vacation/ camping trip with my ohana down Pawai for the weekend. This would be my first time ulua fishing. I grew up ulua fishing with my dad and uncles and helped with landing their uluas but, i have never Ulua fished by myself. The first strike came at 1 a.m. what a screamer!! took my jigmaster for a ride. it came off within a few minutes. when i brought it in guess what, slip knot! my cousin started laughing at me. The second strike came at 2 a.m. to make a long story short i did some boosting to keep the ulua from running into the ono lane, around a pinnacle and into a cave, climbed down a 15 foot cliff and landed the ulua without a gaff (my gaff man couldn't find it). I used my pops old penn 6/0 that he gave me filled with 80lbs Maxima and my uncles custom made one piece 13 ft old school ulua pole 14/0 circle tuna. Mahalos to my ohana for everything and my cousin Ana da gaff man!!

Angler:	Brett
Weight:	65 Lbs
Date posted:	4/25/2005
Comments:	Even Brett Yamo gets lucky once in a while. Caught Molokai, South Shore. 65 lb Jeff Andrews 13'8", Newell 550, 80 lb test, Shallow water slide with Tohei fillet. About 13 Bud Lights and some losing card hands also contributed to the fish battle. Maybe 2005 we get some more luck. Aloha and Good Fishing to all.

Angler:	Pono
Weight:
Date posted:	1/11/2006
Comments:	My name is Pono Esteron. Check out my Ulua caught with Moana Kali off of the West End Shore of Molokai. It was a good fight and I had fun!!! Thanks for posting my catch!

Angler:	John
Weight:
Date posted:	1/11/2006
Comments:	Here are a coouple of pictures from our recent trip to the Island of Rota (Marianas Islands) just north of Guam. The bite was slow and the big rod were nailed by sharks. But we picked up a few nice fish with the poppers.

Angler:	Alan
Weight:	26 Lbs
Date posted:	1/11/2006
Comments:	From: Justin This pic is of my dad Alan from one of our recent whipping sessions. He caught this 26lb ulua whipping with his hand-made lures. Had two ulua chasing his lure and of course, the bigger one got away, but not this one! Gear: 13' Daiwa Eliminator, 40lb J-Line, Daiwa Emblem 6000

Angler:	Kalae
Weight:	60 LBS
Date posted:	1/11/2006
Comments:	was caught in lahaina,maui and da strike was at 3:00 am 5/29/05,it took 40 mins to bring in, it was 60 pounds.this was my first ulua and first time fighting one....mahaloz

Angler:	Winston
Weight:	22 LBS
Date posted:	1/11/2006
Comments:	Here's a picture of a 22lb Kagami I caught this past Saturday 12/3/05, at a east side spot. Really good conditions, with the Kona winds,so I decided to take the Kayak out. Used frozen Oama that I kept from this past summer. What a battle, took 30 minutes on my big Penn spinner. Aloha, Winston

Submitted by:	Mike

Date posted:	6/19/2006
Comments:	We know what's at da end of these rainbows... Keep fish'n...

Angler:	Jason Locke
Weight:	16 Lbs
Date posted:	6/21/2006
Comments:	Attached are pictures of my 16 lbs. Barracuda. Caught off shore around Laie on the 5th of June, 2006. It was caught around 7:30pm - 8:00pm with live bait. Thanks, Jason Locke

Angler:	Wilson Beatingo
Weight:
Date posted:	10/12/2006
Comments:	Hi! here are some pics of an Ulua that I caught with the help from my friends here on Guam. It was caught at about 10 p.m. on a light rainy night using live mackerel. The mackerel(Akule) season just started here and I guess the vibration of the school of fish drew it in. It was about a 15-20 min. fight. We didn't get to weigh the ulua but we can all estimate because I am 5'6" tall. Anyways, later until next time. Just select which ones you want to use if not all. Thanks Good Fishin' Wilson Beatingo

Angler:	Kaimaika
Weight:	25 lbs
Date posted:	10/12/2006
Comments:	This is a 25 pound white ulua. I used a half tako. It hit about 12:30am of 10/8/2006. It took me about 5 min to land. I was using a 13ft nitro pole med heavy with a extended 4/0. I just wanted to say that to me Ulua fishing is a very spiritual thing and I love doing it and I'm never going to stop as long as I live.

Angler:	Kawai
Weight:	??
Date posted:	10/29/2006
Comments:	This Ulua was caught on Sunday October, 29, 2006 at 10:30pm. Drag was tight so it was just me against him. Obviously I won.

Angler:
Weight:	90 lbs
Date posted:	Jan 2007
Comments:	My first deep sea fishing trip and I caught a 90 lb. ulua and a rainbow runner and a skipjack all in one day. I'm hooked! I even made the Big Fish List for Jan. 2007. Hope to keep the record for this year.