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Monthly Archives: July 2016

Lure vs. bait, the winner is?
27 Jul 2016

Lure vs. bait, the winner is?

by Jim Rizzuto | posted in: Kona Fishing Weekly Report | 0

What’s the difference between a “lure” and a “bait”?  Well, a lure is an artificial bait and a bait is a natural lure.  But you can lure a fish with a bait and bait a fish with a lure.  Confused?  … Continued

Blue Hawaii battles 800-pound blue marlin
20 Jul 2016

Blue Hawaii battles 800-pound blue marlin

by Jim Rizzuto | posted in: Kona Fishing Weekly Report | 0

Blue Hawaii battles 800 pound blue marlin Rick Fair and his family joined Capt. James Dean and crew Tobin Hudgins on Blue Hawaii and got a shot at one of Kona’s biggest blue marlin of the year.  Daughter Stephanie, 13, … Continued

The three titles that got away from Kona
15 Jul 2016

The three titles that got away from Kona

by Jim Rizzuto | posted in: Kona Fishing Weekly Report | 0

The 2016 World Cup Blue Marlin Championship, along with the Big Blue Challenge and the Kona Cup, may become known as “the ones that got away” from Kona. Why? We’ll look at what happened and then at what might have … Continued

Kona Update/World Cup Results
7 Jul 2016

Kona Update/World Cup Results

by Jim Rizzuto | posted in: Kona Fishing Weekly Report | 0

MADEIRA WINS WORLD CUP WITH NEAR GRANDER By the time the 54-team Kona fleet took to the seas to compete in the World Cup Blue Marlin Championship, the worldwide, one-day event was over. Before the Kona starting time on Independence … Continued

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