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Nearshore Fish |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
Barracuda (Heller's) |
9 lbs 4 oz |
Carl Okamoto |
Kalapana, Hawaii |
01/04/10 |
Carl Okamoto was fishing outside Kapalana when he got a bite on his Penn 12/0 reel. He cranked in the 100-lb test line and found a huge kawele'a on his hook. It beat the current state record by nearly 3 lbs and was caught on Carl's homemade rod.
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