100-plus Weight Angler Location Date Ulua 115 lbs Kevin Kojiro Kau Coast, Hawaii 08/30/03 Kevin Kojiro was fishing on the Ka'u Coast of the Big Island using a 10-foot 7-inch Fenwick pole with a Newell 454 reel and Maxima line when he took the strike of his life. His giant ulua measured 55 inches long and 44 inches in girth.