Hooked Up!
04/30/13 06:07 PM
Entered a little contest thing on The Fishing Website http://fishing.net.nz for some OWNER hooks and didn’t think anything of it until one day we get an email from Rebecca at Tight Lines http://tightlines.co.nz telling us we won! Just received the package in the mail and opened it up to find $100 worth of OWNER hooks in there for us!!!!!!
Besides not getting to fish that much in 2013, this is turning out to be a banner year for us! Thanks to The Fishing Website and Tight Lines (both out of New Zealand)!
Besides not getting to fish that much in 2013, this is turning out to be a banner year for us! Thanks to The Fishing Website and Tight Lines (both out of New Zealand)!
RIP Fin-Nor Offshore 9500 OS
04/24/13 05:55 PM Filed in: Fishing
Retired In Peace 
Our first Fin-Nor Offshore 9500 OS spinning reel will be retired today. We originally purchased it from Roy’s Fishing Supply in 2009 for somewhere around $150. We have mixed emotions because we battled many wonderful fish with this reel.
Notable fish we’ve caught with this reel since January 2009...
194.3# Pacific Blue Marlin - 1/09/2009
80# Ulua (and around a dozen of his little brothers...most tagged and released)
Mahimahi (~35-40...lost count)
Ono (~15-20)
Shibi (~6-8)
Uku (~15)
Parts that needed to be fixed/changed in the 4 1/3 years we’ve owned this reel...
The Clicker Thing and Spring had to be replaced twice. SPECIAL THANKS to the fish who ran so hard they wore it out!
The Dog had to be replace twice. SPECIAL THANKS to the fish who slammed it so hard they crushed it!
And finally...the Handle...couldn’t handle any more strain.
We believe it has held up under the most strenuous test in the World - The UBTT = Uyeda Brother Torture Test. We sprayed it down after fishing...and honestly didn’t always wash it down that well. We did very little maintenance to this reel besides oiling the dog, greasing the drag washers, and greasing the gears once a year.
It’s time for it to take a well-deserved permanent vacation.
Rest In Peace Mr. Fin-Nor Offshore 9500 OS!
Our first Fin-Nor Offshore 9500 OS spinning reel will be retired today. We originally purchased it from Roy’s Fishing Supply in 2009 for somewhere around $150. We have mixed emotions because we battled many wonderful fish with this reel.
Notable fish we’ve caught with this reel since January 2009...
194.3# Pacific Blue Marlin - 1/09/2009
80# Ulua (and around a dozen of his little brothers...most tagged and released)
Mahimahi (~35-40...lost count)
Ono (~15-20)
Shibi (~6-8)
Uku (~15)
Parts that needed to be fixed/changed in the 4 1/3 years we’ve owned this reel...
The Clicker Thing and Spring had to be replaced twice. SPECIAL THANKS to the fish who ran so hard they wore it out!
The Dog had to be replace twice. SPECIAL THANKS to the fish who slammed it so hard they crushed it!
And finally...the Handle...couldn’t handle any more strain.
We believe it has held up under the most strenuous test in the World - The UBTT = Uyeda Brother Torture Test. We sprayed it down after fishing...and honestly didn’t always wash it down that well. We did very little maintenance to this reel besides oiling the dog, greasing the drag washers, and greasing the gears once a year.
It’s time for it to take a well-deserved permanent vacation.
Rest In Peace Mr. Fin-Nor Offshore 9500 OS!
Hawaii Ocean Expo 2013 & Fishing
04/17/13 03:30 PM Filed in: Expos/Demos
Had a great time at the Hawaii Ocean Expo. Got to spend time with old and new friends...I thought I had pics, but I guess I didn’t take too many. Hahaha! Isaac “Rocket” Brumaghim was there on both days...for those of you who don’t know who Isaac is (you must have been under a rock or something), he’s the famous kayak fisherman w/Chompy The Shark.
Had some time to kill, so we went on a run on our Hobie TI. Fun day, but not much fish...
Got a couple of Kawelea and a bunch of Opelu, but not much else...Better than nothing I guess... =)
Had some time to kill, so we went on a run on our Hobie TI. Fun day, but not much fish...
Got a couple of Kawelea and a bunch of Opelu, but not much else...Better than nothing I guess... =)
AquaHunters Makahiki Day 1
**VIDEO ADDED BELOW (4/22/13)
Finally threw our hats into the ring for the 2013 AQUAHUNTERS Makahiki Tournament. For those of you who don’t know, the AQUAHUNTERS Makahiki is the toughest kayak fishing tournament on Earth! You have 8 months to fish 40 days against some of the greatest kayak fishermen in the world.
The conditions were PERFECT for the Hobie Mirage Tandem Island and off we sailed...
Fishing was really slow for most of the day, but it was an amazing day to be on the water with our TI. She pedaled smoothly and efficiently, sailed flawlessly, and was a joy to be on in the water.
The bite seemed to start to pick up when we caught a little lai (leatherback jack or queenfish) that we caught and released, but sadly we were wrong. =(
We were ready to pack it in and call it a day and were actually heading back to our launch spot when one of our rods started SCREAMING! zzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! After a short while the handle of our Fin-Nor 9500 snapped off and was useless to us. Gareth continued to crank what was left of the handle until the ono was right next to my seat and BANG...the Kage struck home and the ono was in my lap!
Video Of The Battle With The Ono...
We were contacted by our friend/Pro Photographer Brian Yamauchi while we were on the water and he said he was on his way to shoot photos at a beach right down the road from where we were, so he stopped and shot some pictures of us from the beach.
When we finally reached shore we shot a few more pictures and packed up for the drive home.
The ono weighed in a little over 41 pounds and was cleaned and shared with family and friends.
Thank you to Windward Boats, Hobie Kayaks, AquaHunters, Ikaika Clothing Company, Ewa Beach Buy and Sell/808 Locate, and for all of you who have been following us on our website!
Aloha,
Gareth and Kevin
Finally threw our hats into the ring for the 2013 AQUAHUNTERS Makahiki Tournament. For those of you who don’t know, the AQUAHUNTERS Makahiki is the toughest kayak fishing tournament on Earth! You have 8 months to fish 40 days against some of the greatest kayak fishermen in the world.
The conditions were PERFECT for the Hobie Mirage Tandem Island and off we sailed...
Fishing was really slow for most of the day, but it was an amazing day to be on the water with our TI. She pedaled smoothly and efficiently, sailed flawlessly, and was a joy to be on in the water.
The bite seemed to start to pick up when we caught a little lai (leatherback jack or queenfish) that we caught and released, but sadly we were wrong. =(
We were ready to pack it in and call it a day and were actually heading back to our launch spot when one of our rods started SCREAMING! zzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! After a short while the handle of our Fin-Nor 9500 snapped off and was useless to us. Gareth continued to crank what was left of the handle until the ono was right next to my seat and BANG...the Kage struck home and the ono was in my lap!
Video Of The Battle With The Ono...
We were contacted by our friend/Pro Photographer Brian Yamauchi while we were on the water and he said he was on his way to shoot photos at a beach right down the road from where we were, so he stopped and shot some pictures of us from the beach.
When we finally reached shore we shot a few more pictures and packed up for the drive home.
The ono weighed in a little over 41 pounds and was cleaned and shared with family and friends.
Thank you to Windward Boats, Hobie Kayaks, AquaHunters, Ikaika Clothing Company, Ewa Beach Buy and Sell/808 Locate, and for all of you who have been following us on our website!
Aloha,
Gareth and Kevin
Hawaii Fish and Dive Expo
03/04/13 10:11 PM Filed in: Expos/Demos
Hello Friends,
We’re going to be at the Hawaii Fish and Dive Expo this Sunday, March 10, 2013 and will be doing a seminar at the Pikake Room Stage at 3:00. Hope to see you all there!
Aloha,
Gareth and Kevin
We’re going to be at the Hawaii Fish and Dive Expo this Sunday, March 10, 2013 and will be doing a seminar at the Pikake Room Stage at 3:00. Hope to see you all there!
Aloha,
Gareth and Kevin
2013 Hobie MIrage Tandem Island
02/10/13 09:20 PM Filed in: Kayak Mods
UPDATE!!!
Here’s what we’ve been up to recently...
Stripped our old Hobie Mirage Tandem Island of ALL our things. We didn’t realize how many things we add onto our kayaks!
Here she is...bare bones (except for stickers here and there)
Talk about mixed emotions! We drove up to Windward Boats w/our Megatron to see our new baby packed up and waiting outside for us.
Strapped the box of goodies (Amas, Akas, Mirage Drives, Paddles, Seats, etc) on the racks and strapped the new kayak (still in the wrapper) to our EZ Loader kayak trailer.
Got back to Wahiawa kind of late, so we unpacked and unwrapped our new baby the next day. Yes, we know she looks the same as our old Hobie Mirage Tandem Island, but there are quite a few improvements in this model.
Hobie improved the rudder/rudder lines, Ama bungees, seat posts, Mirage Drives, Aka support beam, Aka paint (so no more chipping and peeling), front hatch gaskets, and mast bolt. We improved our roll bar, rod holder mount, and our transducer mounting ring. =)
Gareth tricking out our sailing main line... (Don’t ask...it’s a secret. Haha!)
We installed our sonar and GPS...
We di
Bolted in our rod holder track w/improved mounts...No drilling necessary! =)
Our new roll bar/sail main line riser now has 2 mounts for our GoPro cameras, a wider headrest, and a few other secret things...
Here’s Gareth mounting our Lamiglas Kayak Outrigger holders.
And last, but not least, we put together our mast and sail.
We’re ready for some good times on the water...and if we’re lucky enough maybe some HUGE FISH to bring home to share with our family and friends! Enjoy The Day, Everyone!
Aloha,
Gareth and Kevin
The Uyeda Brothers
Here’s what we’ve been up to recently...
Stripped our old Hobie Mirage Tandem Island of ALL our things. We didn’t realize how many things we add onto our kayaks!
Here she is...bare bones (except for stickers here and there)
Talk about mixed emotions! We drove up to Windward Boats w/our Megatron to see our new baby packed up and waiting outside for us.
Strapped the box of goodies (Amas, Akas, Mirage Drives, Paddles, Seats, etc) on the racks and strapped the new kayak (still in the wrapper) to our EZ Loader kayak trailer.
Got back to Wahiawa kind of late, so we unpacked and unwrapped our new baby the next day. Yes, we know she looks the same as our old Hobie Mirage Tandem Island, but there are quite a few improvements in this model.
Hobie improved the rudder/rudder lines, Ama bungees, seat posts, Mirage Drives, Aka support beam, Aka paint (so no more chipping and peeling), front hatch gaskets, and mast bolt. We improved our roll bar, rod holder mount, and our transducer mounting ring. =)
Gareth tricking out our sailing main line... (Don’t ask...it’s a secret. Haha!)
We installed our sonar and GPS...
We di
Bolted in our rod holder track w/improved mounts...No drilling necessary! =)
Our new roll bar/sail main line riser now has 2 mounts for our GoPro cameras, a wider headrest, and a few other secret things...
Here’s Gareth mounting our Lamiglas Kayak Outrigger holders.
And last, but not least, we put together our mast and sail.
We’re ready for some good times on the water...and if we’re lucky enough maybe some HUGE FISH to bring home to share with our family and friends! Enjoy The Day, Everyone!
Aloha,
Gareth and Kevin
The Uyeda Brothers
Beautiful Day In Hawai'i Nei
We haven’t really been catching too many big fish recently, but we’ve been having some beautiful days out on the water. Here’s one of them...hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed being out there!
Play Day Video!
Video from our play day on the water. Fun times and got lucky with a couple of fish to eat!
Merry Christmas!
Enjoy The Day!
Aloha,
The Uyeda Brothers
Gareth and Kevin
Merry Christmas!
Enjoy The Day!
Aloha,
The Uyeda Brothers
Gareth and Kevin
Play Day!
12/02/12 08:22 PM Filed in: Fishing
It sure seems like a long time since we’ve caught anything worth posting about. Had a great day on the water with friends around. Ended up with an Uku (Grey Snapper)...
a CnR Wahanui (small tooth jobfish)...
and a Kawakawa (wavy back skipjack) to end our day...
Another great day on the water! Enjoy The Day!
Aloha,
The Uyeda Brothers
a CnR Wahanui (small tooth jobfish)...
and a Kawakawa (wavy back skipjack) to end our day...
Another great day on the water! Enjoy The Day!
Aloha,
The Uyeda Brothers
Wind Warriors Fishing Day
11/25/12 06:53 PM Filed in: Fishing
***Video of the day added 12/09/12***
The Wind Warriors - Sailing & Fishing Day With Hobie Kayak Team Coordinator Kevin “The Kid” Nakada aka Sea Samurai and Cousin Joel Fujii on Hobie Mirage Tandem Islands.
The conditions weren’t ideal and we didn’t catch any monster fish, but we sure had a great day on the water!
We were even visited by a Hawaiian sailing canoe during the day.
No matter what...any day on the water is a good day. Enjoy The Day!
The Wind Warriors - Sailing & Fishing Day With Hobie Kayak Team Coordinator Kevin “The Kid” Nakada aka Sea Samurai and Cousin Joel Fujii on Hobie Mirage Tandem Islands.
The conditions weren’t ideal and we didn’t catch any monster fish, but we sure had a great day on the water!
We were even visited by a Hawaiian sailing canoe during the day.
No matter what...any day on the water is a good day. Enjoy The Day!