Prob not much help, but one of the w/surf mags used to have a section with pics and stories on it...BIG boards, and game gear fishing around the islands up north.
I remember reading a story about a guy who hooked onto a big mack and had a shark hassle him for a couple of hours...
There were some great pics though!
yeah I remember Hedgie was into it in Maui with JP. He told an interesting story of hooking up a marlin the size of his longboard only to be trailed by tiger sharks on the way back in.
Hedgie also used to troll around the Fishermans Beach/Long Reef areas as well.
Used an old Mistral Equipe with some pretty heavy duty gear. He had a rod holder bolted just aft of the dagger board well and a cargo net on the front. The end of a baseball bat for a club and several knives stashed on the boom and board.
He got some pretty impressive fish too!!!!
I remember,I just want to see an image of that setup I have fair idea for the rod holder that is screwed into the foot strap inserts. there would be lots of large fish of longy right now methinks
i'm planning on doing some wind fishing this week on the easterlies.
Any ideas or help??
The board of choice will be a jp funster 160.
I figure i'm gunna get some lures aiming for something smallish. ( salmon are coming soon i hear)
I think i'll just set up a line off the handle on the back of the board coz a rod prolly aint going to be the go. so i'll keep the line wound up on a hand reel untill i'm off the beach a bit.
I'm going to get a knife i can strap to my ankle.
Will have my aquapack with gps and phone in it. As well as flare in lifejacket. Will try to stay this side of rotto :)
only things i'm not sure of are:
1. storage of a reasonable catch
2. killing fish without destroying the soft deck (might need a chopping board)
3. avoiding putting too much fish blood into the water (Bucket with a lid??)
anyone else keen to join??? prolly going to go tuesday or wed morning.
I remember the story of the guy in hawaii doing a downwind blast and passing behind a yatch that was trailing a lure. Got tangled up in it then dragged behind with hook in hand as there was no one on deck. maybe 15 years back?
that story was about a guy in oz who crossed a big boats wake and got caught on a trolled lure, and then bit through the 60 lb leader.
not a lot to do with windfishing.
but windfishing is really cool if you set yourself up to do it properly.
you need a big stable board and a 45 degree rod holder screwed into the rear footstrap inserts, a decent rod and reel with good drag (hooking anything at more than 6 knots will result in a break off without drag), a gaff and a priest (club) attached like an uphaul to the front of the mast with a quick release clip, not to mention a vertical rod holder inserted into the deck that you can place the rod when you are holding the leader about to gaff the fish and a bag attached to the board to put the fish in so it does not cook in the sun or trail blood all the way home.
i'll try to find some photos, i caught a few tuna at palmy reef gold coast years ago windfishing, top fun.
