mahi madness in hawaii

well heres a shot of my biggest mahi of the summer 25lbs.and a few other ones caught on my hobie adventure island wich is a sailing yak or on the prowler 15 elite. using my penn power stick plus 7ft boat pole with a penn 950ssm spooled with 100lbs red power pro to 80lbs floro carb leader to 90lbs coated surflon steel with three crimped 5/0 owner ahi twist bait hooks this set up has got me a lot of fish see more pics at my web site.  www.coastalkayaktours.com.  aloha Boogie-D

cool pics! I always have questions if you don't mind,  .

how long is the wire leader? do you re-rig much or does that last through a few fish?

why is that one dorado so dark looking?

thanks,
J

From what I have heard, Dorados loose their bright colors right away - when they out of the water. I could be wrong about the time frame though....

yo what up J.  my steel leader is about 8-10 inches long it goes to a small swivel and then to floro carbon.  my three hooks are also steeled together. these rig will last a few depending. i have caught as much as 5 fish without retying. and mooch is right the mahi loose there color after time out of the water. its amazing how they look when you first pull them out. from there the color will deteriate quicky. aloha Boogie

Boogie-D, thanks for the answers on the rigs, helps me visualize the fun a bit more sometimes!

I guess with wahoo and big barracuda, the wire is a requirement.

Best,
J

yeah J got to have steel for the toothys. but how do i know whats going to bits. we run that steel rigg all the time. we get all our mahi with this rig. shark can be brought to boat as well. one thing i havent got out here is a tuna on that rigg. aloha J

eyes as big as silver dollars. maybe you have to go mono for the tuna? no idea really, I was trolling on a party boat in the florida keys, 8' of wire, hooked a skipjack and a blackfin.

J

I was in the aku (blue fin tuna) the other day biut i couldnt get one to hit. I guess its just a mattter of time before i get my first tuna.  Aloha Boogie

I was in the aku (blue fin tuna) the other day biut i couldnt get one to hit. I guess its just a mattter of time before i get my first tuna.  Aloha Boogie

maybe you should keep a lighter flouro rig ready to go for that situation. get bit first, then worry about landing next time?