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Kauai Fishing
« on: May 02, 2024, 11:28:28 AM »
My wife is turning 50 and it's our 20th anniversary. I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday and she said "A trip to Hawaii"....  Not exactly what I was thinking and a hell of a lot more $$$ than I was expecting, but neither of us have been to the islands before.  After she picked the island and resort, we reserved our time on Kauai at a beachfront resort.  I tried talking her into an air B&B, but she wanted a resort....  Well, I most likely won't be chartering any boats to go fishing with all the coin I'm dropping, but going to do some surf and reef fishing to hopefully get a few dozen new species to add to my list.  I would need 31 to hit the 400 species mark.  That may be a stretch, but I'm arming myself with all of the little critter gear also to help try and make that happen.

Anyone fish Kauai before?  If so, any pointers?  Everything I read so far is pretty standard to how I would go about it, but asking just in case someone knows something that I might not have thought of. 

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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2024, 06:09:03 PM »
Never been, would love to. Im sure you will find a rhythm and figure it out. C-rigs, crack, feathers, KMs. Should get awfully close to 400 with that trip.

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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2024, 07:22:02 AM »
Dropping coin on her anniversary versus the money you spend of fishing. You are a penny pinching cheap sh!t!
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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2024, 07:28:23 AM »
Dropping coin on her anniversary versus the money you spend of fishing. You are a penny pinching cheap sh!t!

She's lucky to have me for this long!
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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2024, 07:55:47 AM »
 Congrats on the 20 years !!!  It would be funny if you caught a Bat Ray over there .

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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2024, 01:16:52 PM »
constant 25-35 mph winds in my face 24 hours a day.  Damn trade winds are making things tough.

Went 0/5 today in the surf before losing my iron.  Trying to cast into that wind and set the hook with a bow in your line seems impossibkle.

Going to try again later and adapt to another style of fishing.
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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2024, 02:46:40 PM »
Oh I thought this trip would be a way's into the future. Good luck out there!

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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2024, 06:22:39 PM »
There is always Plan B


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Re: Kauai Fishing
« Reply #8 on: Today at 03:49:04 AM »
Can't imagine casting into a 35 mpg head wind, hopefully things shift for you.  Looking forward to seeing a exotic
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