May 2007

The fish of the month was definitely Yellowfin Tuna or Ahi as they are called locally. Technically the fish as to be over 100 pounds to truly be an Ahi and be counted in the total number of "real" Yellowfin Tuna you or your boat caught for the year. Anything smaller is called a Shibi and doesnt command the same amount of respect as it big brother. It pretty strange when you hear someone say "Oh man, my Yellowfin Tuna was only 97 pounds. Shoot, it doesnt count". What ever... It's still a damn nice fish! For the first time in a very long while lots of boats from Haleiwa harbor had score cards with over 10 Ahi in just one month. Usually May is the start of the Ahi season and things tend to build up gradually. Not the case in 2007. The fishing went from 0-60 over night. You gotta like that!