McGrew Rice, left, Kai Rizzuto and Carlton Arai pose with the 1,058-pound blue marlin that Kai caught off the Kona coast of Hawaii on Wednesday.
Teen reels in catch of a lifetime —
McGrew Rice, left, Kai Rizzuto and Carlton Arai pose with the 1,058-pound blue marlin that Kai caught off the Kona coast of Hawaii on Wednesday.
Courtesy Jim Rizzuto
It took Kai Rizzuto, right, 30 minutes to reel in the blue marlin under Arai's guidance.
Teen reels in catch of a lifetime —
It took Kai Rizzuto, right, 30 minutes to reel in the blue marlin under Arai's guidance.
Courtesy Jim Rizzuto
It took four people aboard the Ihu Nui to pull the 1,058 pound fish through the transom door, but it was too long to get the tail aboard. <strong>Photo by Jim Rizzuto</strong>
Teen reels in catch of a lifetime —
It took four people aboard the Ihu Nui to pull the 1,058 pound fish through the transom door, but it was too long to get the tail aboard. Photo by Jim Rizzuto
Courtesy Jim Rizzuto
The big marlin did most of its fighting from side to side and in circles so it never got far from the boat, grandfather Jim Rizzuto said.
Teen reels in catch of a lifetime —
The big marlin did most of its fighting from side to side and in circles so it never got far from the boat, grandfather Jim Rizzuto said.
Courtesy Jim Rizzuto
Capt. Rice recovers the Poi Dog lure used to secure the fish.
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Capt. Rice recovers the Poi Dog lure used to secure the fish.
Courtesy Jim Rizzuto
Luremaker Eric Koyanagi made the grander-catcher used to hook the fish. Lures of this sort have been made in Kona since the 1950s, said Jim Rizzuto, who writes about fishing in the region.
Teen reels in catch of a lifetime —
Luremaker Eric Koyanagi made the grander-catcher used to hook the fish. Lures of this sort have been made in Kona since the 1950s, said Jim Rizzuto, who writes about fishing in the region.
Courtesy Jim Rizzuto