Who says you can’t Fish and Dive off a Yamaha AR240!!!????

[rkim808]

Last night, we booked a trip to Maui. This will be our second trip to HI but my first since getting PADI certified. I'm stoked!

Nice, have a great and awesome trip to Maui. On ur third trip plan to come to Kauai, lol.??

 

[Captain Obvious]

Do the hammerhead shark dive!

I will definitely check that out.

 

[Scuba_ref]

I will definitely check that out.

I'll get you the dive shop details we used. It was surreal to see those magnificent animals approach us out of the deep!

 

[Captain Obvious]

I'll get you the dive shop details we used. It was surreal to see those magnificent animals approach us out of the deep!

That would be much appreciated

 

[ToddW850]

That was freaking awesome video @rkim808 !! ??

 

[rkim808]

That was freaking awesome video @rkim808 !! ??

Aloha @ToddW850 and mahalo nui loa(Thank u very much) it was so awesome a day I will never forget. I could have Alzheimer’s and don’t even remember my name, but I’ll remember that day swimming with the whale shark.??

 

[blacksapphirez]

o m g i was just in Kauai 4/28-5/3... should've skipped the Dinner Cruise and met up with yall! awesome pictures & videos!

 

[Milwmarc]

Amazing! Ive gotten to visit Hawaii 3 times in my life but never your island. I live to swim,... March of 2018 I rented a guide went out a few miles with free diver guides.. 3 of us snorkeled. Ive never had such a spiritual experience in my life!! Swam with PYGMY KILLER WHALES, DOLPHINS and a 12 TO 14 FOOT TIGER SHARK SHOWED UP WITHIN 30 FEET OF ME!! Ive never been so in touch with a place, so spiritual!!!! as that experience.!! It changed me....your whale shark took me right back there!!!.... Hawaii and that shark experience changed me so much I got my first tattoo from it..
My 2nd purchase from that was a larger boat than my pontoon to an ar230....so i can. Boat around the great lakes in Wisconsin. Pretending im back in Hawaii...murky water, muddy bottoms and 70 degree days...dont compare.

I have been fortunate enough to see much of the world for fun....what u have Beneath the water on your Islands is the greatest place on Planet earth.....thank you for sharing...next time if u need a riding partner to teach how to free dive, pay for your gas and bring beverages of your choice. Let me know....this 47 yr old white boy from Wisconsin will jump right on a jet!

ITS A GOOD LIFE! MARC M.

 

[zipper]

@rkim808 Happy Birthday Rueben. Have a great day.

 

[rkim808]

@rkim808 Happy Birthday Rueben. Have a great day.

Mahalo nui loa @zipper ??

 

[rkim808]

o m g i was just in Kauai 4/28-5/3... should've skipped the Dinner Cruise and met up with yall! awesome pictures & videos!

Aloha @blacksapphirez u should’ve, but it’s ok. Next time u come now u know.

Mahalo nui loa(Thank u very much),
Rueben

 

[rkim808]

Amazing! Ive gotten to visit Hawaii 3 times in my life but never your island. I live to swim,... March of 2018 I rented a guide went out a few miles with free diver guides.. 3 of us snorkeled. Ive never had such a spiritual experience in my life!! Swam with PYGMY KILLER WHALES, DOLPHINS and a 12 TO 14 FOOT TIGER SHARK SHOWED UP WITHIN 30 FEET OF ME!! Ive never been so in touch with a place, so spiritual!!!! as that experience.!! It changed me....your whale shark took me right back there!!!.... Hawaii and that shark experience changed me so much I got my first tattoo from it..
My 2nd purchase from that was a larger boat than my pontoon to an ar230....so i can. Boat around the great lakes in Wisconsin. Pretending im back in Hawaii...murky water, muddy bottoms and 70 degree days...dont compare.

I have been fortunate enough to see much of the world for fun....what u have Beneath the water on your Islands is the greatest place on Planet earth.....thank you for sharing...next time if u need a riding partner to teach how to free dive, pay for your gas and bring beverages of your choice. Let me know....this 47 yr old white boy from Wisconsin will jump right on a jet!

ITS A GOOD LIFE! MARC M.

Aloha @Milwmarc, so happy that u’ve Got to experience the MANA of Hawaii Nei. And in true Aloha Spirit and Hawaiian Style, u r always welcome to come and dive with us anytime.??

 

[Gym]

Aloha Gang,

Sorry in advance a little longer thread but it will be worth reading I promise. I decide on Monday afternoon 4/22 to plan a fish/dive expedition with the boys for Tuesday/yesterday 4/23. As I seen there was going to be a brief break and a small window of nice conditions. Made some calls to see who was down to go, told them we’re going on the new Yammy(AR240) not old faithful(LS2000). So she’s not totally setup yet no GPS/Fishfinder Combo unit, no trimtabs, basically stock. All the boys were still down, so I committed and said let’s do it.??

I Made a call to my cousin who runs a Zodiac Tour out of Kekeha Harbor where i’m planning to go out of, and ask him if he had a morning tour and if I could escort him and tag along going around the corner of the island. They run the shorelines like 100yards off shore, staying inside of the chop @ 25-30mph. and he knows we’re all the shallow reef heads r and when to cut outside. This is on the west side of the Island and I normally would hit these grounds from the Northside and make the trip around. It’s a shorter drive towing the boat. He told me yeah come should be nice in the morning, winds will kick up around lunch so best to head back before then. Going is all downwind, but get one southswell 4-5ft. So coming back after lunch going be UGLY. I got major butterfly’s in my stomach, cause u don’t want to be coming back up wind in a 4-5ft swell 15-20mph trade winds. Even on a closed cabin dedicated fishing boat that’s not a comfortable/Dry ride, let alone being on a open bow light Yamaha AR240. But I still felt like we just make the run down do our thing and head back early, plus my cousin would be nearby on his tour.

So I told the boys meet me down Kekaha Harbor we launching at 5:45am and we leaving at 6am. My cousins tour was running a little late couple of the tourist hadn’t shown up yet. It was 6:15am so I told him I’m going to leave and start my run down to the grounds. He told me go he’ll find me, just shoot outside at Davison’s and Nohili Points get super shallow reefs on the inside. But it’s low tide and because of the swell u going see the breakers on the shallow reefs, which is good cause can see where to avoid.

We did our pule(prayer)?? and left the harbor got her on plane and up around 5500rpms averaging 30mph ran downwind about 100yrd off shore. Winds were dead so it was a easy ride down just had to slow down from time to time cause we were jumping the large rolling swells. Got to the first spot outside Polihale(Queen’s Pond), told the boys suit up I’ll boatman first. They jumped in the water 30-35ft deep was a little murky, but had some fish. Told them go shoot us some dinner!??

They shot some Moana Kali(Goat fish) and some Mu(Emperor fish). Then we moved to the next spot a little deeper up current hoping to find cleaner water and less current. We hit the jackpot water was crystal clear and no current. It’s was in about 50-60ft of water, so we were hoping to see some Uku(Jobfish), but had a few Ulua(GT Giant Trevale) one kept bothering my friend so he shot it, stoned it dead. Which is great cause no fight and no bent shaft or ruined gear. We got BLOOD on the Deck weighed in at 77.8lbs. We got a small one too 15lbs. which r great raw sashimi style.?

We decided cause visibility was so good to run outside in deeper water to do some Blue Water hunting maybe run into some Mahimahi(Dorado) or Ono(Wahoo). Did that for like an hour so and nothing. Just when we were going to call it quits, this beautiful Huge easily over 20ft Whale Shark rolled up. I been in the water my whole life and never seen one, only on TV. It stayed with us for like a half hour circling the boat, allowing all of us to interact. It was a “Once in a Life time” moment, truly magical felt Blessed.??

It was now almost noon, told the boys let’s start heading back. I was a little worried cause we were a little late and I knew as soon as we got around the corner we were going to hit the trade winds and the swell. Just then my cousin rolled up to check on us as he was heading back too. Told him let’s do it. We were truly Blessed cause the trade wind held off long enough for us the make it almost all the way back to the Harbor. We made one last stop at a spot called Inter’s, on a deep ledge about 70ft that dropped to 110ft. As the boys was in the water the winds shifted making the water start to get ugly. Told the boys it’s time to go. I couldn’t go as fast as I wanted because of the swell but wasn’t UGLY chop/break yet. Just the last mile or so the winds started blowing harder trades and got sloppy. Was a bumpy wet ride the last 15-20mins of our trip, but I still felt ok cause I could see Kekaha harbor in the distance. It was a awesome day out, one that I will remember for the rest of my life. If u read this whole thread hope it was enjoyable for u, here’s some pics of our adventure.??????

Aloha and Mahalo Ke Akua,

Great story & pics. I'd love to hook a ride on that whale shark. Book me on your next trip

 

[rkim808]

Aloha Gang, here’s some pics of my Birthday Free Dive Spearfishing Mission this past Tuesday. We were so Blessed with very rare super Glassy flat conditions. Was able to hit top speed of 47mph? with a full tank of fuel, 4 men on board, 100lbs of ice, and another 2-300lbs of dive gear. I was very impressed, and it’s a rare occasion in Hawaiian Water to be able to go all out. We traveled over 30 miles to the grounds and got there in less than a hour.?

We anchored on the top of a shallow ledge outside Kalihiwai Point. The top of the ledge is 60-65’ and drops off to about 130’. The boys know the rules on my boat, and Josh was the first man in and yells “anchor is set and rode length is good”??. I’m the last to get in the water and i’m immediately greeted by two 7.5-8’ Galapagos Sharks, these r very punchy sharks and these r in hunting mode. They come darting in at our flashers. It obvious we won’t be able to hunt on this spot, they would try and steal everything we get. So I call the boys and tell them let’s move spots?.

We end up hitting a spot outside of Kilauea Light House between there and Pila’a Beach(Mark Zuckerberg’s property, that he purchased for a quarter BILLION $). As soon as we drop anchor one of the boys yell Big Kawakawa(Mack Tuna), so everybody scrambles to get in. I look off into the distance and I can see about 20 of them in the 20-25lb range, for this species of tuna that’s on the larger side. The boys start to work the flashers and start chumming to try and bring them in. Just as they seem comfortable with us, and we think we might have a chance for a shot. I look down and I can see a big dark blob coming up out of the depths. As I’m trying to figure out what it is, they start shooting up at rocket speed a giant school of Ulua(Giant Trevally). They chase away the Kawakawa, then go straight back down into the depths. Bummed me out, but it was a sight to see. So we started our chumming and noticed some Uku(Jobfish) coming up and eating chum. I do a breath up, slow my heart rate and calm myself down. I then proceed to make a drop they move off a little, but I just make like I’m there to partake in the feeding. One gets curious and decides to come in for a look, wrong move I lift up my KAP Speargun and give it a SS shaft right in its head. It’s a good holding shot and I was able to muscle it up to the surface and dispatch it. A nice 13lber, and we got the first BLOOD of the day on the boat??.

The rest of the day was truly a Blessing, as the conditions stayed nice and all the spots we hit produced some fish. No World record stuff, but beautiful mixed plate of great fish. Hawaiian Style is never take more then u need, always leave for tomorrow. We were able to take home fish to our Ohana(Family) and Kupuna(elders). Greatly appreciate the days Blessings, I had a awesome Bday session with the boys on my Yammy.??

Mahalo Ke Akua??

Hope u enjoy the pics

 

[swatski]

Aloha Gang, here’s some pics of my Birthday Free Dive Spearfishing Mission this past Tuesday. We were so Blessed with very rare super Glassy flat conditions. Was able to hit top speed of 47mph? with a full tank of fuel, 4 men on board, 100lbs of ice, and another 2-300lbs of dive gear. I was very impressed, and it’s a rare occasion in Hawaiian Water to be able to go all out. We traveled over 30 miles to the grounds and got there in less than a hour.

We anchored on the top of a shallow ledge outside Kalihiwai Point. The top of the ledge is 60-65’ and drops off to about 130’. The boys know the rules on my boat, and Josh was the first man in and yells anchor is set and rode length is good??. I’m the last to get in the water and is immediately greeted by two 7.5-8’ Galapagos Sharks, these r very punchy sharks and these r in hunting mode. They come darting in at our flashers. It obvious we won’t be able to hunt on this spot, they would try and steel everything we get. So call the boys and tell them let’s move spots?.

We end up hitting a spot outside of Kilauea Light House between there and Pila’a Beach(Mark Zuckerberg’s property, that he purchased for a quarter BILLION $). As soon as we drop anchor one of the boys yell Big Kawakawa(Mack Tuna), so everybody scrambles to get in. I look off into the distance and I can see about 20 of them in the 20-25lb range, for this species of tuna that’s on the large size. The boys start to work the flashers and start chumming to try and bring them in. Just as they seem comfortable with us, and we think we might have a chance for a shot. I look down and I can see a big dark blob coming up out of the depths. As I’m trying to figure out what it is, they start shooting up at rocket speed a giant school of Ulua(Giant Trevally). They chase away the Kawakawa, then go straight back down into the depths. Bummed me out, but it was a sight to see. So we started our chumming and noticed some Uku(Jobfish) coming up and eating chum. I do a breath up, slow my heart rate and calm myself down. I then proceed to make a drop they move off a little, but I just make like I’m there to partake in the feeding. One gets curious and decides to come in for a look, wrong move I lift up my KAP Speargun and give it a SS shaft right in its head. It’s a good holding shot and I was able to muscle it up to the surface and dispatch it. A nice 13lber, and we got the first BLOOD of the day on the boat??.

The rest of the day was truly a Blessing, as the conditions stayed nice and all the spots we hit produced some fish. No World record stuff, but beautiful mixed plate of great fish. Hawaiian Style is never take more then u need, always leave for tomorrow. We were able to take home fish to our Ohana(Family) and Kupuna(elders). Greatly appreciate the days Blessings, I had a awesome Bday session with the boys on my Yammy.??

Mahalo Ke Akua??

Hope u enjoy the pics

Rueben - this is unreal! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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[rkim808]

Rueben - this is unreal! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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Aloha Swatski, and mahalo nui loa. I was going to make a separate thread talking about open ocean boat prepping, and USCG mandatory safety requirements. But just been so busy and really didn’t have time. So I’ll save it for the next thread lol. I thought I had some good GoPro footage too, but my GoPro was acting up?. But all and all had another great day in Hawaii Nei.??

 

[Scottintexas]

between @Geoff Cooper and @rkim808 it makes me day dream of my next vacation! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us,

 

[rkim808]

between @Geoff Cooper and @rkim808 it makes me day dream of my next vacation! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us,

Aloha @Scottintexas just make sure ur next vacation is to Kauai, Hawaii.?????

 

[Renod]

What an awesome thread. Thanks so much for sharing the pics, vids and experiences!

 

[Mystic1906]

@rkim808 As an island born and raised boy, Hawaii is one of the places I could move to and not miss home. Went for my honeymoon and the wife and I loved it. About as expensive as back home (so that didn't faze me one bit) with all of the conveniences we couldn't get on a small island. Your pics got me wanting to go back. mahalo iāʻoe a loaʻa kahi lā nui (bout the only thing I learned to say when I was there hope it's right)