Using 2, Not 1 14ft Rods By Okuma Fishing! Spin Casting & Surf!
Okuma’s HCS (Hawaiian Custom Series) 14ft Menpachi Rod for Spin Casting “Whipping” was released last year but not many videos out there on this long distance light caster. Also the HCS 14ft Surf Rod which hasn’t been released yet due to the Covid issues. I got to World Famous Waimea Bay a few hours before sunrise. I used the 14’ Menpachi Rod for whipping. It got me live bait for casting my 14’ Surf Rod before the first light. The Menpachi Rod i used a CHL “Oh Baby” luminous grub that temped a young Jack to strike.
Even though it was Thursday the place got crowded. Fast. I had not 1, but 3 anglers tangle my mainline because they all said “i couldn’t see that long fishing rod” even though they all looked at it when they walked into my area before casting. Got to meet Bernard who gave me a live Halalu “Scad” so i could live bait my 14’ Surf Rod after something grabbed my earlier live Halalu bait. By 9am i took off. On a normal work day this popular destination is sparsely occupied this early, but with no school & many on un-employment it was packed.
The run of young Goatfish “Oama” has officially started. Also the young Scads “Halalu”. Was hoping there’d be more predators lurking around. I had picked-up 2 more smaller Jacks “papio” but didn’t attach my filming lights yet while it was pitch black. Still it was a nice morning fishing in Paradise:)
Glad you both are out there and having fun! and looks like you’ve been having some good success as well. That’s a nice walleye for this year, haven’t seen too many of those.
Keep it UP for as long as you can, that is our new motto, LOL
Love those muskies, but hard to put up with the crowd at Pineview. Have you caught them on other waters??
Can’t say I’ve seen perch like those two here in Utah. Maybe in Idaho, Cascade. Thanks for sharing..love to hear more stories.
Great pics Kim, good to see you posting again. Those are all great fish. If you don’t mind me asking were those perch from Cascade or Willard? The reason why I ask is because the two you are holding look bigger than any I’ve seen at Willard. If you don’t want to share the location I totally understand. I didn’t know you two fished for the kokes. Looks like you two had a great year on the water.
We’ve fished Joes Valley for TM. Pineview is a nightmare in the summer as we all know all too well. This year we didn’t hit Pineview till July and fish only during the week. Not quite as bad still have a few moments with wreck boaters.
Yep Cascade Perch. However we’re doing well on Willard for Perch also.
Been chasing Kokes for the last several years. Fun fish to figure out thanks to WyoGuy.
The Walleye and Wiper were from Willard a week and a half ago. Working to hone our Willard fall Walleye techniques. PB Walleye at 26” PB Wiper was 24.50” so thinking we’ll continue working them techniques of trolling large cranks at faster speeds.
Thanks for the added info Kim. Wow, those are two nice Willard fish and to be catching them this time of year says a lot for your angling skills. Willard is tough to figure out in the Fall, A 26" eye is a great fish, even with good conditions and that wiper is an amazing fish as well. When you say you were trolling at faster speeds, how fast is that?
Hey K&K glad you two posted and are still enjoying the retirement… Matt was saying he seen you taking off with your nice boat the other day… Great batch of nice fish, thanks for the pics, that’s fun to see… Are you still doing the ice stuff as well? You’re Cascade ice trips sure put me onto a fun hobby… Totally love the winter ice trips and camping on the ice, it’s been a blast and I think it was Kay’s showing me a video at work that headed me that direction.. Hope Gary is still doing well, he really helped me get started into trolling as well… Later and Thanks J
We trolled 1.9-2.2mph with 1oz snap weight ~7’up from lure. Setback was 70-75’ in 19-21FOW. If lure ticked bottom would adjust iTroll up .5% of throttle.
We used kicker as propulsion and steered with bow mount.
For us we sure have lots of fun fishing. Been quite the year. Have to say we are loving the new iTroll toy. Personally I do believe it has helped us fine tune our trolling game. As we love to troll and get that speed dialed in and know where our cranks are running in the water column.
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