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Linda Sue III
Kona Fishing Stories & Reports
By Captain
Jeff Heintz
It's been
INCREDIBLE, are BIG BLUE MARLIN
We still have 3
Marlin photo's to post after the " BIG BEAUTIFUL BLUE
" 645Lbs. caught on Oct. 22 by
Bill & Michele
Hogan from Cal.
Prior to that we
boated 11 Blue Marlin in 18 days, not "CAME OFF "
Tagged & released, not JUMPING ON
& OFF OUR SHORT
CORNER BAIT, but
I really can't put
up daily B.S. to stay busy. Like I always
say, a picture is
worth a MILLION WORDS.
I'll have some new
pictures up soon but don't always post
pictures of Marlin
under 120lbs. Mahi, Ono &
Be back soon, Jeff
Heintz, " OWNER OPERATOR
THAT MEANS, I'LL
BE ON MY BOAT WHEN YOU
AUG , 27 , 2011
Wow, what a wild
June , July, & Aug. As you can see by
the photo's, I've
been extremely busy so fish reports
have been tough to
do, Because, " I'm on
my boat every time The Linda Sue goes out "
Pictures are worth a
thousand words &
I've never been into
'BULL -------G' just
to stay busy.
The Marlin bite is
still good so more pictures will be coming
Last Thurs. we had a
spectacular " LITE TACKLE"
catch for Nate Madry
& brother Josh from Chino,
Ca. by boating 12
Rainbow Runners. I'm
lucky when we boat 2
in 1 year.
Don't forget to look
at the " AMAZING VIDEO " at
the beginning of our
photo's of our Epic 10
hour battle with a "
SIXTEEN FOOT "
1100 Lb TIGER SHARK.
The MONSTER WAS
RELEASED, UNHARMED & has
showed up again at
the same place we caught it.
Aloha , I hope to see
you sometime on
The Linda Sue III, Jeff
Heintz
" OWNER - OPERATOR "
JUNE , 4 , 2011
ALOHA, It's been a
little " TOOTHY " around Kona.
Although we are not
intentionally trying to catch
" SHARKS ", we caught
11 Big Ones in just 5 trips.
All were videoed & then
SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED, unharmed to go about their business,
like eating our " LIVE
TUNAS " we were using
to catch Marlin around Fish Bouy's.
We have some " AWESOME
" live action videos
coming up soon, some
real close "
open mouth shots
"
Joe Ciliberto & Kyle
Bornstien from Bellingham Wa. had some
outstanding SHARK
action on live tunas right behind
the back of the
Linda Sue.
Ann Marcus from
Seattle got her Birthday wish when she
caught a BEAUTIFUL
33 Lb. Mahi Mahi & then
got to eat it " ON
THE BEACH " on her birthday.
We have a good Blue
Marlin bite going on but they are
doing what they do
best, terrorize the boat, jump
on & then jump off.
We've lost enough lately
so get ready for a
great picture soon
because we do get
lucky sometimes.
We are still waiting
for the " ONO " to show up in numbers.
Aloha, till another
time.
Capt. Jeff Heintz,
proud Owner & OPERATOR
of the
Linda Sue III
MAY , 13 , 2011
The fishing in KONA
continues to be quite good.The Ono's
" Wahoo " are starting
to show up in fair numbers
& will continue to
increase until they peek
sometime in June.
Our Stripe Marlin &
Spearfish are still here in good numbers
& we have more Blue
Marlin here than normal.
Mahi Mahi have been
here all winter & spring & just
starting to show up are
our ultimate fighting
machines, The YELLOW
FIN TUNAS,
yes, The AHI are here.
I have several pictures
to post with some of our recant catches
& will do that when I
catch up.
I will again try to be
more current, but because I
operate my own boat on
every charter &
try to be the first
charter boat out
in the mourning , it
makes for a
LONG DAY,
Capt. Jeff Heintz,
Owner & operator of the Linda Sue III
NOVEMBER 20, 2010
Last Sat. 11/13 Lisa
Munhoven & Steve from Ketchikan
AK. along with friends Don
& Chelsea Youmans
from Fl. completed our
11th. straight SUCCESSFUL
ATTEMPT at catching a
TIGER SHARK.
For 3 1/2 Hrs, Lisa
battled the BEAST NON STOP until
we got it next to the boat
for some AWESOME
PICTURES & a successful
release.
900 Lbs. 14
Ft. LONG Wow. Wait till you see The Pictures
On the previous
Thurs. Same group, BOATED 7
Beautiful Mahi
Mahi's, wait till you see those Pictures.
On Wed. Nov. 10 Dan
Andrzejewski from Naperville Il.
BATTLED A
700Lb. Tiger Shark to the
boat
for more pictures after
a grueling 3 Hr.
fight & a successful
release.
Soon, I will put up
some of the most
AWESOME PICTURES
ever taken from CLOSE
UP RANGE.
We still have some Blue
Marlin at Honokohau Harbor & some good Mahi catches.
Soon our Spearfish &
Stripe Marlin will come in as the
water cools a little
more.
I will be posting
several recant Marlin pictures soon so stay
tuned in case you don't
see your picture up yet.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
Jeff
OCTOBER 21 2010
BOY I HAVE BEEN
BUSY, SORRY ABOUT
THE MISSING FISH
REPORT
I'M GOING TO BE
SHORT BECAUSE OF THE STORRY
JUST YESTERDAY, OCT.
20th.
87 year old, YES 87,
COLLETTE DIVINE FROM CANON
CITY CO. CAUGHT A
185Lb. BLUE MARLIN
SO DON' T EVER THINK
YOUR TOO
OLD OR IT'S TO LATE
I"LL TRY TO FILL IN
THE BLANKS FROM BEFORE
THIS
IT'S OCTOBER & THE
MARLIN FISHING IS STILL HERE
IN KONA
5 / 18 / 2010
After Judy Shaner's
spectacular show on the dock
with her 121 lb.
MAKO SHARK, her husband
Red had to give it
one more try.
He made a great
comeback
with his 93lb AHI
NICE GOING RED
ON 5 / 7 Ed Carr along
with wife Sue from Glen Gardner
N.J. After4 ATTEMPTS,
"On other boats" decided
to give the LINDA SUE
lll a shot.
Good choice, He landed
his
DREAM
FISH.A 233lb.
BLUE MARLIN
5 / 13 / 2010
Mark Judis from
Palasade Co. landed
a beautiful 102 Lb.
AHI to make the day complete
His brother Scotty
thought the fish was
so pretty, he had to
give it a KISS
In between these
trips where we posted the
pictures, we had
many other charters
where we caught Ono
& Mahi Mahi
like Bobby Driver's
7 Ono & 2 Mahi day
back on 4/20/10
4/24/10
BIG NEWS IN KONA,
LINDA SUE III DOES IT AGAIN
JUDE SHANER CATCHES
THE 1st MAKO SHARK
OF THE YEAR,
TROLLING on a LURE
MORE UP DATES SOON INCLUDING
INFO ON
KONA"S 1st. GRANDER OF THE YEAR
1104 Lbs. WOW
and it's only April
FEB 22, 2010
NO SUPER NEWS IN KONA, EXCEPT THE
LINDA SUE 111
ENDED UP AS THE TOP BOAT IN JAN. FOR
AHI
" Yellow Fin Tuna " WITH 3 OVER 100
CAUGHT THE OLD FASHION WAY
OF TROLLING.
THERE WERE MORE CAUGHT THE
COMMERCIAL, NON SPORT FISHING
WAY, WITH WHAT'S CALLED A GREEN
STICK RIG. WE
HAVE ONE BUT OUR 3 AHI, 107, 110 & 121
WERE ALL CAUGHT BY ROD & REEL
WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR OUR STRIPE
MARLIN & SPEARFISH
TO SHOW UP , BUT WE ARE STILL
CATCHING AHI &
BLUE MARLIN WHICH ARE USUALLY NOT
HERE DURING WINTER MONTHS
GO FIGURE
I'LL BE BACK TO YOU
WHEN THERE IS SOME
THING EXCITING TO REPORT
CAPT. JEFF HEINTZ
OWNER-OPERATOR OF THE
LINDA SUE III
Jan. 11, 2010
WOW,
WHAT A 1/2 DAY SUN. A.M.
YESTERDAY, DR. DICKRAND BORAINIAN FROM KONA TOOK
HIS 84
YEAR OLD FATHER OUT FISHING ON THE LINDA SUE III.
AFTER A COUPLE HOURS OF LOOKING FOR FISH
WE CAME UPON A PORPOISE SCHOOL. ON OUR
3rd. PASS THRU, WHAM, 2 OUTRIGGERS CAME
CRASHING DOWN.
AFTER A 30 MINUTE BATTLE, DICKS DAD DICKRAND BOATED
A BEAUTIFUL 110 Lb. AHI " Yellow Fin Tuna ". 10
Min.
LATER IT WAS DICK Jr's TURN & UP CAME
ANOTHER AHI AT 107.5 Lbs.
WHAT A GREAT TIME FOR A FATHER & SON TO SPEND
TOGATHER
THE PICTURE WILL BE UP ON MY WEBSITE IN A
COUPLE DAYS. Capt. Jeff
JAN. 2, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR
THE FISHING IN KONA CONTINUES TO BE A MIXED BAG
NOTHING REALLY GREAT, BUT IT WILL GET BETTER
AS ARE STRIPED MARLIN & SPEARFISH ARE
STARTING TO SHOW UP AS THE WATER COOLS
LAST SUN. IT WAS THE CANADIANS DAY
ON THE WATER.
GABE PRESPYTEIN from PICKERING ONTARIO, & HIS SON
STEVE HAD
A GREAT CATCH. GABE LANDED A 240Lb. BLUE MARLIN, WHILE
STEVE CAUGHT A 30Lb. MAHI MAHI & 20 Lb. AHI.
LAST TUES. TOM LONG FROM WIS. HAD A TOOTHY DAY. STEVE
CAUGHT
A 300 Lb. BRONZE WHALER SHARK & DAUGHTER WHITNEY
CAUGHT
A 100 Lb. BRONZE WHALER. ALL RELEASED AFTER CLOSE UP
PICTURES
ALOHA & HAVE A GREAT 2010, CAPT. JEFF HEINTZ
HEAD LINE NEWS
DEC. 1St. 2009
BOATS FASCINATE ANGLERS, FISH ALIKE
A direct quote from Jim Rizzuto, author of FISHING
HAWAII OFFSHORE
and many other notable fishing books
This was the head line in yesterdays local news
paper, sports section
THE LINDA SUE III WAS FRONT & CENTER & SHAWN
DRIGGERS from
WICHITA KS the ANGLER ALONG with his
233Lb. BLUE MARLIN
& THE EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT OF LAEL WILSON
SETTLES A THEORY DISPUTED FOR YEARS
NOV. 3 rd. 2009
FINALLY GOT BACK TO FOR THE REST OF THE STORY AFTER
OUR EPIC BATTLE.. LAST FRI. CATHERINE
PANAGAKOS
FROM GREENVILLE S.C. & HER FRIEND LARRY
SAW ANOTHER MONSTER MARLIN LEAP
ACROSS THE WATER 900 YARDS
ON IT'S 1ST. RUN.
AFTER A 45 MIN. BATTLE OF THE LINDA SUE IN REVERSE
THE BIG BLUE
ATE THROUGH THE 600LB. LEADER AND WENT BYE BYE.
TO GO BACK TO THE REST OF LAST WEEK, AS REPORTED
YESTERDAY
IN THE WEST HAWAII BY JIM RIZZUTO, KIM MILLER FROM
YUBA CITY CA. TOOK
HER NEPHEWS OUT FOR A DAY ON THE LINDA SUEIII &
WHAT A DAY IT WAS
FIRST THING, 20 MIN. OUT LITTLE 8 YR. OLD RALPH MILLER THE
4Th. LANDS A 20 Lb. MAHI MAHI
THEN UP TO O TEC BUOY. AFTER CATCHING SEVERAL SMALL
YELLOW FINS
UP TO TEN Lbs. THE SHARKS MOVED IN & SO DID 8 Yr.
OLD RALPH THE 4Th.. HE JUMPED IN THE CHAIR & HAULED UP
A 200Lb. SHARK
AFTER THAT, JUSTIN ONEAL HAULED IN A 200Lbr. & GARY
HALLBERG
BROUGHT IN A 300 Lbr. ALL 3 SHARKS WERE BRONZE
WHALERS
AND RELEASED AFTER SOME GREAT PHOTOS
2 DAYS LATER, JOHN OVERLAND & HIS WIFE FROM SAN
DIEGO
HAD A FANTASTIC DAY BY BOATING 7 ONO'S.
TO CAP OFF THE WEEK , ON 10/26 STEVE & TRACEY
HOPKINS FROM
WHITBY, ONTERIO CANADA ON ONLY A 3/4 DAY CHARTER
LANDED A 270 Lb. BLUE MARLIN.
OCT. 28, 2009
WOW WHAT A WEEK ON THE LINDA SUE III
IT ALL STARTED Tues. OCT. 20 WHEN ZAC MOORE
FROM
PLAYA DEL RAY CA. CHARTERED THE LINDA SUE III FOR A
3/4 DAY.
AROUND 9 : 30 A M HEADING BACK TO THE
HARBOR A MONSTER MARLIN
HIT THE LONG LINE. IT TOOK 1&1/2 HOURS TO
REALLY SEE HOW BIG IT WAS
RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOAT, RIGHT UNDER THE OUTRIGGER
THE
MONSTER BLASTED OUT OF THE WATER. IT WAS ONLY THEN
THAT BRENT BARTOSCH , SITTING IN THE FIGHTING
CHAIR GOT TO SEE WHAT A REALLY BIG FISH
LOOKS LIKE
AFTER THAT THE REALLY EPIC BATTLED BEGAN. FOR 3
MORE HOURS THE
BIG BLUE HAD AN ATTITUDE. AFTER THE LONG BATTLE,
WE RELEASED THE BIG BLUE TO CONTINUE
TERRORIZING MORE KONA BOATS
BY,THE WAY, THE PENN 80
EXPLODED BEFORE GETTING THE FISH NEXT TO THE BOAT
BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME PRESSURE SO CREW MEMBER & LAEL WILSON
HAD TO HAND
LINE THE FISH UP TO THE SURFACE
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE 900 Lbs.
160 IN. LONG
I'LL CONTINUE THE WEEK AFTER
GAME 1 OF THE WORLD
SERIES.
OCT. 6 , 2009
SORRY ONCE AGAIN FOR THE NOT TIMELY FISHING
REPORTS.
WE ARE NOW INTO OCTOBER AND THE BIG BLUE
MARLIN
ARE STILL IN KONA, ALONG WITH SOME AHI, ONO
& THE ALWAYS GREAT TASTING MAHI MAHI
THE FISH SO NICE THEY NAMED IT TWICE
WE HAVE HAD SOME GOOD MAHI CATCHES LATELY, LOST
SEVERAL LARGE MARLIN & AS RECENTLY AS
YESTERDAY CAUGHT A GREAT TASTING
ONO & A COUPLE 20 LB. TUNA, ALL
OF WHICH WE CUT UP TO
SHARE WITH OUR
CLIENTS.
NOW THAT CHARTERS HAVE SLOWED A BIT I'LL HAVE MORE
TIME TO
KEEP YOU POSTED & MORE UP TO DATE.
PLEASE NOTE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR
CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS
IF YOU BOOK THRU THE CRUISE SHIP IT'S
POSSIBLE THAT 2 FISHERMAN
COULD END UP PAYING MORE TO SHARE A BOAT WITH
4
OTHERS THEN YOU WOULD PAY ON THE LINDA SUEIII
EXCLUSIVELY
AUG. 27 , 2009
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I PUT UP A FISH REPORT BUT
PICTURES
ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
THERE ARE 9 NEW PICTURES ON MY WEB SITE SINCE
MY LAST
REPORT WITH 3 MORE GREAT PICTURES THIS WEEKEND
THAT'S 12 PICTURES SINCE MY LAST REPORT.
WOULD YOU PERSONALLY LIKE TO HAVE ME PITCH YOU FISH
STORIES
OR PUT UP THE PICTURES THAT SAYS IT ALL WE NEVER
WILL PUT UP A PICTURE OF THE ONE THAT GOT
AWAYYYYY.
NEXT TIME I'LL TRY TO ADD A LITTLE MORE
COLOR OR B. S.TO MY NEXT REPORT.
IN THE MEAN TIME ENJOY THE
PICTURES AND THE STORIES.
HOPE I GET TO TAKE
YOU FISHING,
JEFF HEINTZ
BIG NEWS IN KONA, YESTERDAY, 7/29, ON THE
LINDA SUE III JOE GAMBA & 14 YR OLD SON BEN
FROM VACAVILLE CA.
HAD A FANTASTIC DAY OF FISHING ABOARD THE LINDA SUE
III
BEN SINGLE HANDILY, BOATED A 161lb. & 168lb. BLUE
MARLIN & THEN
HAD A BRUTAL 1 HOUR FIGHT WITH A 182lb. AHI "
YELLOW FIN TUNA, AN BEN
CAME OUT THE WINNER. REMEMBER, BEN IS ONLY 14 YRS
OLD
MEAN WHILE, FATHER JOE HAD HIS OWN BATTLES
HE SUCCESSFULLY BOATED A 201 lb. BLUE MARLIN,
RELEASED A 140lb.
BLUE MARLIN & HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT WITH
BIG MAMMA, WELL OVER 700LBS. ALL THIS ACTION
ON A 8 HR. CHARTER. PICTURES UP SOON
LAST WEEK WAS THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL BILL FISH
TOURN.
THE BEST IN IT'S 50 YEAR HISTORY, 98 BLUE MARLIN
TAGGED & RELEASED, 30 SPEARFISH TAGGED
& RELEASED, 7 QUALIFYING MARLIN
BOATED, WOW, WHO SAYS
THE FISH ARE GOING
AWAY.
BOOK NOW 7 GET ON THE GREAT MARLIN FISHING
JULY 20 2009
BOY, TIME FLYS WHEN YOUR CATCHING FISH. SORRY I'M
SO LATE
WITH FISH REPORTS. I HAVE 7 CURRENT FISH PICTURES
COMING UP ON
MY WEB SITE SOON. WE HAVE CAUGHT FISH EITHER
MARLIN AHI MAHI MAHI OR ONO
DURING EVERYONE OF OUR LAST 15 CONSECUTIVE TRIPS,
PHOTOS SOON.
JUST IN THE PAST 6 DAYS WEV'E CAUGHT 5 BLUE MARLIN
2 100lb. +
YELLOW FIN "AHI" TUNA SEVERAL MAHI & 3
ONO. FISHIN IS THE
BEST IN YEARS. COME JOIN UR WHILE THE LINDA SUE
STILL OFFERS THE BEST RATES IN KONA, GUARANTEED
CHECK IT OUT
& CALL ME AT 808 987 4773
JEFF
JUNE 11, 2009
ON MONDAY JUNE 8 PETE RYGWALSKI FROM WYOMING
FULFILLED
HI LIFE LONG DREAM, TO CATCH A MARLIN.
HE CHARTERED THE LINDA SUE III &
MADE HIS DREAM COME TRUE
4 TIMES IN ONE DAY
YES, PETE BOATED 3 BLUE MARLIN & 1 STRIPED MARLIN
IN JUST
AN 8 HR CHARTER , THE BIGGEST BEING 247 Lbs.
CONGRATULATIONS ON ONE HELL OF A JOB
JUNE 6, 2009
BIG NEWS IN KONA. JUST YESTERDAY THE 1st GRANDER OF
THE YEAR
WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCALES IN KONA. 1064 Lbs
THAT IS A TRUE SIGN THAT SUMMER IS REALLY
HERE
BULLETIN 5 / 31/ 2009
67 MAHI MAHI BOATED IN LESS THEN 2 HOURS
ON MAY 31St. THE LINDA SUE III MADE HISTORY OF IT'S
OWN WITH
A RECORD CATCH OF IT'S OWN
JOHN HOXMEIER FROM FT. COLLINS CO. ALONG WITH HIS 3
SON'S
CHARLIE, ALEX. & JOE BOATED 67 MAHI MAHI IN
JUST
UNDER 2 HOURS. WHAT A GREAT JOB MY DAD
& THE NEW GRADS FROM FT. COLLINS
MAY 30 , 2009
AS WE WIND DOWN MAY , ONE OF THE BEST
BLUE MARLIN & AHI
MONTHS IS UP NEXT. THE LINDA SUE STARTS AT 5 ; 30 A
M
NOW TO BE 1ST OUT THE HARBOR & HAVE LINES
SET AT DAY BREAK FOR THE EARLY BITE
THE BUOY'S HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR
LITE TACKLE TUNA FISHING
ALSO, THE SHARK ACTION AT THE BUOY'S HAS BEEN
FANTASTIC
WITH SHARKS RANGING FROM 150Lbs. to 500 Lbs.
2 DAYS AGO TWO BIG BLUE MARLIN WERE BOATED, 913Lb.
& 604Lbs.
GET YOUR DATE NOW FOR THE SPECTACULAR SUMMER
FISHING AHEAD
4 / 28 / 09
BULLETIN KONA 2009 STRIPED MARLIN RECORD
THE 2009 STRIPED MARLIN RECORD FOR THE YEAR WAS SET
TWICE
FOR KONA ABOARD THE LINDA SUE III
JEFF GERTINO FROM SAN DIEGO SET THE BIGGEST OF THE
YEAR ON 4/18/09
ONLY TO BE OVER TAKEN BY JIMMY CARTER FROM
SACRAMENTO
4 / 22 / 09 BY 4 POUNDS
IN BETWEEN THESE 2 RECORD SETTING CHARTERS, WE
CAUGHT LOTS OF
AHI, SEVERAL ONO & MAHI MAHI
CHECK OUT THE NEW PICTURES ON MY WEB SITE
ALOHA, CAPT. JEFF HEINTZ
APRIL 16 2009
THE ONO FISHING ALONG THE KONA COAST HAS PICKED UP
IN THE
PAST WEEK & SHOULD IMPROVE EACH AS IT THE SEASON
FROM
NOW UNTIL JULY. WE WILL BE DOING MORE OF OUR
3 A M STARTS TO SOUTH POINT FOR SOME
SPECTACULAR ACTION.
THE AHI " YELLOW FIN TUNA " ACTION CONTINUES
TO BE GREAT
WITH SOME AHI REACHING WELL OVER 200lbs.
THE MAHI MAHI WERE HERE IN BIG
NUMBERS LAST WEEK WITH
SEVERAL 50 POUNDERS
CALL & BOOK NOW WHILE OUR 2008 RATES ARE
STILL AVAILABLE
APRIL 10 2009
FISHING OFF THE KONA COAST CONTINUES TO HOLD UP
WITH MANY GREAT CATCHES OF MAHI MAHI UP TO
35 ON 1 BOAT, 22 on ANOTHER, 12 UP TO 50 LBs.
ON ANOTHER, ALL IN THE PAST WEEK.
ON OUR LAST 3 TRIPS DOWN SOUTH
ON OUR 3 A. M. STARTS WE HAVE
HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH
ONO,& MAHI
ON OUR LAST OVERNITER THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD A BLAST
WITH 50Lb. STAND UP GEAR. 18 AHI
"YELLOW FIN TUNA
FROM 16lb. to 30 lb.
THE BLUE MARLIN HAVE NEVER LEFT KONA THIS WINTER
WITH NICE
BLUES COMING UP DAILY.
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE BIG AHI " YELLOW TUNA " OVER
180 Lbs. CAUGHT SO FAR THIS YEAR BREAKING
ALL THE PREVIOUS RECORDS
JOIN US ON ONE OF OUR 3 A. M. STARTS DOWN TO SOUTH
POINT
OR ONE OF OUR OVERNIGHTERS. IT JUST MIGHT
BECOME A TRIP OF YOUR LIFETIME
THE REALLY " BIG NEWS " AROUND KONA WAS CHARLIE
WHTTAKER
ON THE LINDA SUE III CAUGHT A 1000 Lb. THRESHER SHARK,
1 / 9 09
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT , LOOK AT THE LIVE PHOTO'S
TAKEN FROM MY BOAT. AS WE RELEASED IT.
THERE ARE ONLY 2 PHOTO'S ON MY FRONT PAGE , BUT GO
TO
" SHARKS AWESOME " CLICK ON & SEE THE LENGTH &
WIDTH OF
THE GREAT THRESHER UNDER THE WATER, ALL 18 FEET.
KEEP FISHING & THEY WILL COME
OUR WINTER FISH ARE HERE & IN BIG NUMBERS. STRIPE
MARLIN &
SPEARFISH HAVE SHOWN UP IN BIG NUMBERS & WE STILL
HAVE BIG BLUE MARLIN ,YELLOW FIN TUNAS "AHI'
& MAHI MAHI STILL HANGING OUT BECAUSE
WE STILL HAVE WARM WATER OFF KONA
AN THE BIG ONES ARE HERE,
THE SENSATIONAL HUMPBACK WHALES IN NUMBERS NEVER SEEN
IN EARLY DECEMBER. DON'T WAIT TO BOOK A TRIP
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THE THIS.
I'LL BE OUT EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
WEEK SO I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED
12 / 10/ 08
SO FAR DEC. HAS US OFF TO A GREAT START. THE MARLIN
FISHING HAS
BEEN A LITTLE SLOW, BUT THE MAHI MAHI IS STILL
HOLDING
UP AT A GOOD RATE.THE MOST AMAZING THING SO FAR IS
WE HAD 5 STRAIGHT TRIPS CATCHING AT LEAST 1
SHARK EACH TRIP. WE CAUGHT ALL OF THEM
ON RIGGED LIVE TUNA'S AT THE FAD BUOYS
ALL WERE IN THE 150 to 300 Lb. SIZE &
AFTER SOME GREAT IN THE WATER
PHOTOS, WERE SAFELY RELEASED.
THE SHARKS WERE SOME GREAT SPORT FISHING ON 80 Lb.
& 50 Lb
TEST. WE GOT OCEANIC WHITE TIPS, BRONZE
WHALERS
& TIGERS. I'll TRY TO GET THE PICTURES UP
AS SOON AS I GET THEM
11 / 20 / 08
FISHING CONTINUES TO BE A LITTLE ON THE SLOW SIDE, BUT
THE MAHI
MAHI & BLUE MARLIN KEEP COMING UP . SOME OF OUR WINTER
TIME FISH, SPEAR FISH & STRIPE MARLIN ARE STARTING
TO SHOW UP. LAST TIME OUT WE CAUGHT SOME
BIG MAHI'S 35 Lb. PLUS & LOST A BIG
BLUE MARLIN 500 Lbs. CLOSE
TO THE BOAT.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN'T CATCH ONE UNTIL YOU GET OUT THERE.
OUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY SEASON RATES ARE NOW IN EFFECT
OCT.25 2008
385 LB & 360 LB. BLUE MARLIN ON LINDA SUE III OCT 2008
.
OCTOBER IS WINDING DOWN, FISHING WAS A LITTLE SLOW
COMPARED
TO YEARS PAST, BUT WE HAD SOME GREAT MAHI MAHI
CATCHES, WITH MOST OF THEM BEING 30 TO 40 LBS.
BESIDES SEVERAL SMALL MARLIN, CAUGHT OR RELEASED
THE
LINDA SUE III RECORDED 2 GREAT MARLIN CATCHES.
JUST 2 DAYS AGO ON THE 23RD DAVID " C-4 "
HAYDEN AND HIS WIFE MARIE FROM SAN LEANDRO CA
COMPLETED ONE OF HIS LIFE
LONG WISHES ON HIS " BUCKET LIST " TO
CATCH A FISH
BIGGER THEN HIM & BOY DID HE DO IT. DAVID WEIGHS
215lbs. & LANDED THE FISH OF HIS DREAMS
385 LBS OF WILD BLUE MARLIN
NICE GOING " C-4 "
ON OCT. 7 Th. BRAD NORRIS FROM JASPER IN. HAD
THE BATTLE
OF A LIFE TIME WITH A 360 Lb. MARLIN
DUE TO
ONE HUGE " TIGER SHARK " & 3
OCEANIC WHITE TIP SHARKS
THAT WANTED TO HAVE THE MARLIN FOR DINNER.
NO MATTER HOW HARD DECK HAND LAEL
WILSON PULLED ON THE LEADER, THE
MARLIN DIDN'T WANT TO COME
NEAR THE SURFACE TO
BE GAFFED.
AFTER 2 LONG HRS. WITH A LOT OF BOAT MOVES<
WE
FINALLY GOT A GAFF IN IT DOING 6 KNOTS.
USUALLY WE GAFF AT 1 KNOT
OCT. 3 , 2008
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JEFF HEINTZ
OWNER
OPERATOR OF THE
LINDA SUE
III
IF YOU BOOK A CHARTER FOR 2009 NOW, YOU WILL
RECIEVE OUR
VERY LOW 2008 RATES ,OTHERWISE IT'S A CRAP
SHOOT
OCT. 2, 2008
OUR FALL RUN OF MAHI MAHI HAS STARTED RIGHT
ON TIME WITH
SOME BOATS REPORTING GREAT CATCHES OF 12 OR 15
PIECES
IF YOUR LUCKY TO FIND SOME RUBBISH FLOATING.
THERE ALSO SOME BIG MARLIN AROUND CAPABLE OF
SNACKING ON
THE MAHI, BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF SKIPJACK
TUNA
ON THE LEDGE TO KEEP THE MARLIN FED QUITE WELL.
WE STILL HAVE SOME GREAT AHI " YELLOW FIN
TUNA "
IN THE PORPOISE SCHOOLS SO IF YOU GET OUT AT
THE CRACK OF DAWN AS WE ALWAYS DO, YOU
CAN BE THE LUCKY ONE WITH A 150lb.
FIGHT LIKE HELL TUNA.
ALOHA, JEFF
IT's SEPT. 4TH & I GOT A BREAK
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE LINDA SUE 111 RAN EVERYDAY
SINCE MY LAST DAY OFF ,JULY 26
.
THE BAD NEWS IS, I FORGOT EVERY THING THAT HAPPENED
I'LL GET TO THAT LATER
THE MARLIN & AHI BITE HAS SLOWED DOWN A BIT BUT
SOME EARLY
MAHI MAHI ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP & SHORTLY ARE
SPEAR FISH
WILL BE HERE FOLLOWED BY THE STRIPE MARLIN
YES I FINALLY GOT A DAY OFF & I'M CUTTING
THIS SHORT TO GO BACK TO THE BOAT
FOR THE ALWAYS HATED OIL CHANGE
JUST REALLY WANTED TO LET ALL THE LOYAL & LONG TIME
CLIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ABOARD THE LINDA SUE KNOW
ABOUT THE PRICE FREEZE. WITH THE WORLD
SITUATION, WITH PRICE OF OIL,
THIS COULD BE BIG!!!!
SINCERELY, JEFF
7 / 26 / 08
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURES THE LINDA SUE III
has caught some GREAT
FISH since I had my last day off the boat June 1st.
to up date my fish report
I ALWAYS WANT TO STAY CURRENT, BUT KEEPING MY
CLIENTS ON THE
OCEAN HAPPY & CATCHING FISH TAKE TOP PRIORITY over
my B.S. on the computer.
JUST 5 DAYS AFTER MY LAST REPORT< SALMON UNLIMITED
MEMBER
from Chicago WON THE BID as the Cass Sliwa Memorial
FUND RAISER AUCTION for a Half Day Charter on the LINDA SUE
III & WHAT A WINNER HE WAS.
ON just a 4 Hr. charter he caught a 601.5 LB BLUE
MARLIN
ON 6 / 13 / 08 DIAMOND TAN from
Santa Ana hooked into a beast of an AHI & BOATED
A BEAUTIFUL 187LB YELLOW FIN TUNA
ON 7/1/08 I hosted Steve & Janice Webb
locals here on the Big Island
From Kohala & the each got their own big Ahi
125lb. & 156lb.
In between all these great catches we have landed
several more Ahi
105lb - 156lb & several small Blue Marlin 125lb -
237
Still some MAHI MAHI AROUND & Spearfish but The BIG
STORY
IT'S THE GREATEST TIME OF THE YEAR
FOR THE BIG BLUES & HUGE AHI'S
We havn;t caught a Marlin since the 26th. but have
lost many huge ones
that are still out there
BROKEN LINES, CHEWED LEADERS, BAD LUCK KEEP LETTING
THE BIG ONES GET BIGGER
Please don't even think because I don't keep up
with my fish report that
I'M not FISHING. It's THE OPPOSIT I'm fishing
too much to
KEEP UP WITH THE CURRENT FISH STORIES
KEEP HOPING I'LL GET MORE TIME FOR B.S.
BUT I RATHER BE FISHIN
ALOHA> JEFF
6 / 2 / 08
FISHING CONTINUES TO GET BETTER AS WE ENTER OUR SUMMER
SEASON
YESTERDAY, 6/1/08 ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALL
YELLOW FIN TUNA,
GLENN MCGOWEAN FROM LIBERTYVILLE IL
BOATED A VERY BEAUTIFUL
154Lb. AHI TUNA
ON FRI. 5/30/08 DAVID KUSPA FROM SAN JOSE CA
BOATED A VERY HARD FIGHTING
120 Lb. AHI
THE LINDA SUE IS HAVING A GREAT EARLY AHI " Yellow
Fin Tuna"
SEASON. DURING THE LAST 21 DAYS THE LINDA SUE
HAS
BOATED 4 of These great fighting fish
116lbs., 105Lbs., 120Lbs. & 154Lbs.
ALL PICTURES WILL BE UP SHORTLY
5 / 29 / 08
IT'S BEEN A LONG 30 DAYS STRAIGHT WITHOUT A BREAK,
THAT'S
WHY NO CURRENT FISH REPORTS, BUT GOT HALF OF TODAY
OFF SO I'LL TRY TO JAM ONE IF I DON'T FALL ASLEEP.
2 days ago, 5/27, Joe Jackson from ALAMO CAR RENTAL
took some associates
out on THE LINDA SUE III for some R & R but got
WORN OUT by
LANDING 23 MAHI MAHI & 8 SHIBI " Ahi Tuna"
ON 5/ 24, Jeff Cooke Pres/Owner of Air
Plane Parts Network in Santa Ana Ca. landed a BEAUTIFUL
105 Lb. Ahi while on boarb the Linda Sue
On 5/19 Erin & Brian Gilmore from Austin Tx
brought their family out & ended up with
2 Mahi, 2 hugh Ono ,46 & 42 Lbs. 1 Spearfish & 10
Shibi. What a GREAT DAY
5 / 18
Cathy & Keith Johnson from Clute Tx came to Kona for some
Bill fishing. Ist day only lots of Tuna, but the 2nd day
Cathy caught a bill fish she's never caught before, the rare
Short Nose Spearfish only found in Hawaiian waters. Way to
go Cathy.
My son Jeff Jr. came to Kona April 25th. with his family
from Madison Wi.
We got real lucky 25 miles off shore & found a big log. The
end result was a lot of action & one
HELL OF A LOT OF FISH ON LITE TACKLE
81 FISH TOTAL, 78 Shibi "Ahi Tuna" 1100lbs.
2 BIG ONO & SOME MAHI
All of these GREAT CATCHES with Pictures will be
posted on my web
site shortly under NOTABLE CATCHES. I didn't mention
all of our
other daily catches because I don't want to bore you.
ONE MORE IMPORTANT NOTE, LAST WEEK IN
A 6 DAY PERIOD 5 MARLIN OVER 600Lbs. were
brought to the scales,
one being over 700 lbs. SO IF YOUR WAITING FOR THE
BIG TUNA'S & MARLIN TO SHOW UP in
KONA, DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER
LESS THEN 1 WEEK LATER ANOTHER BIG MARLIN
1,050LBS. CAUGHT 30 Min. out of the HARBOR
2 "GRANDERS" ALREADY IN MARCH
OF 2008 WOW
3 / 30 08
BIG, REALLY BIG NEWS in KONA
LAST TUES. March 25 LARGEST BLUE MARLIN LANDED IN A
DECADE
1251Lbs. Yes that is better then a HALF OF A TON &
it was caught
JUST OFFSHORE of DOWN TOWN KONA
We thought we had the CATCH OF THE DAY when the
Linda Sue III showed up
at the weigh in dock with our 397Lb. Blue Marlin
caught by Jim Blacklaws
last Tues. the 25th., same day & the news kind of
popped our bubble
Jim is from Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan Canada
BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO FRAN & ROB for the
GREAT JOB
ON THAT REALLY BIG FISH
Last Thurs. 3/27 we returned from our NOW FAMOUS 3
A.M. start to South Point
with a GREAT CATCH. Bobbie Driver, angler from
Honolulu flew over to
FISH KONA. End result 4 big ONO'S 23,33,38 &
45lbs. Then we trolled
out to T T bouhy and boated 30 AHI, (yellow fin
tuna) & a few
Skipjack Tuna, between 4 & 15 lbs. ALL ON SPINNING
RODS & UGLEY STICKS
WHAT A BLAST IN ONLY 2 Hrs. Bobbie went back to
Oahu with
OVER 100Lbs. of fillets & the ONO'S paid for the
FUEL.
I can do these trips at a very REASONABLE PRICE
because of our catch record
DOWN SOUTH. You can fly in the nite before be on
the boat at
3 A M fish all day and fly back that same day, late
flight from
ANY OTHER ISLAND
3 / 9 / 08
Judy & Dennis Shaner from Pitt.Penn. came to Kona
to celebrate their 38 yrs.
together. They joined me for a day of fishing &
Judy, all most,
all by her self landed a beautiful 362 lb. Marlin &
She's 61 years young. Nice going Judy
BETWEEN ALL THESE FISH STORIES we have landed
several
Stripe Marlin & Spearfish, both of the missing
critters
that finally showed up. The ONO's have also showed
up
& in ONE DAY the week before last over
150 Mahi Mahi were caught off KONA
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR TO BOOK A TRIP ON THE
CHARTER BOAT
WITH THE BEST RATES IN KONA FOR A 35 ft. BOAT
WITH 2 LICENSED CAPTAINS AS YOUR CREW ?
2 / 16 / 08
SORRY, BEEN RUNNING EVERY DAY & NO TIME FOR THE
COMPUTER
Fishing has been a little irregular lately. Some
good days & some slow
days. Our winter run of Stripe Marlin & Spearfish
has yet to
really get started. We are getting Ono every time
we do our
3 A.M. start to SOUTH POINT.
THE REALLY BIG NEWS FOR THE LINDA SUE III IS THE
RARE DOUBLE
BILL MARLIN WE CAUGHT. YES , YOU HEARD RIGHT, A
MARLIN
WITH 2 BILLS. THE PICTURE WILL BE UP UNDER NOTABLE
CATCHES ON MY WEB SITE SOON. JUST GO UP TO Return
to HOME PAGE
& SCROLL DOWN TO THE PICTURE.
The 295 LB. MARLIN WAS CAUGHT BY Willie McCLEARY
FROM Terrace B.C. Canada
The FIGHT WAS an EPIC BATTLE WITH THE MARLIN TAKING
OFF
700 YARDS OFF THE REEL ON IT'S FIRST GREYHOUNDING
RUN, BUT Willie STAYED WITH IT, GOT ALL THE LINE
BACK & WE BOATED IT IN 45 Min.
The MARLIN WAS CAUGHT ON THE NOW FAMOUS "
MAYHAM " LURE
HANDMADE by LINDA SUE CO CAPTAIN LAEL WILSON.
IF YOU EVER GET NEAR Terrace B.C YOU
CAN STOP IN AT Willie's TACKLE
STORE called FISHTALES & SEE THE LURE THAT
CAUGHT THE
RARE MARLIN
IF YOUR PLANNING A TRIP TO KONA FROM CANADA & NEED
A REFERENCE
after the @ is a j
1 / 10 / 08
IT' A NEW YEAR SO MORE RECORDS CAN BE SET
THE LINDA SUE III HELD ONTO THE BIGGEST ALBACORE
TUNA
RECORD CAUGHT IN 2007 AT 66.5 LBS
WE STARTED 2008 OUT WITH A BANG, BY CATCHING THE
LARGEST ONO
FOR YEAR 2008. ON 1/9/08 JOHN & NANCY
ZOGORSKY FROM RAPID CITY S . D
TOOK THE LINDA SUE OUT AND CAME BACK WITH 4 ONO , &
1 AHI,
ALONG WITH 3 MARLIN STORIES ABOUT
WHAT THEY DO BEST
JUMP ON & JUMP OFF. NANCY BROUGHT IN THE 40.5 LB
ONO TO GRAB THE
BIGGEST IN KONA FOR 2008, BUT IT'S A BRAND NEW YEAR
SO THEY
WILL TRY AND BEET IT DURING THEIR NEXT 2
TRIPS.
I'll KEEP YOU POSTED
ON 12 / 28 /07
ROBERT HEGG FROM BILLINGS MONTANA WHO FISHED WITH ME
14
YEARS AGO TRIED IT AGAIN. HE WAITED FOR HIS 2 BOYS &
DAUGHTER TO
GET OLD ENOUGH TO GO FISHING ON THE LINDA SUE
BOY, DID THEY DO THAT. THEIR PICTURE WAS
THE FEATURE FISH PICTURE IN THE KONA
NEWS PAPER WEST HAWAII TODAY ,
JAN. 1 2008
THEY WERE ALSO FEATURED IN JIM RIZZUTO'S COLUMN, same
newsparer
12/31/07.
WHAT MADE THIS A SPECTACULAR DAY FOR THE 2 BOYS AND
DAD
WAS GUNNER, AGE 7 AND HAYDEN, AGE 9 EACH CAUGHT A WAY
BIGGER THAN AVERAGE SPEARFISH 40 & 44 LBS.
WHAT A GREAT JOB. WATCH FOR THEIR PICTURE ON MY
NOTABLE CATCHES
JIM RIZZUTO IS A GREAT AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS ON
HAWAII
FISHING & YOU CAN GET A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL OF HIS
GREAT BOOKS BY GOING BACK TO MY HOME PAGE, SCROLL
DOWN TO OTHER HAWAII INFORMATION LINK &
JUST CLICK ONTO HIS BOOK OR GO TO
YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH HIS WEEKLY REPORT EVERY MON.
& TUES
JIM ALSO HAS ALL OF THE YEARS GREAT FISHING STORIES &
FISHING
TIPS COMPILED IN HIS OUTSTANDING
KONA FISHING CHRONICLES
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH JIM , YOU CAN
REACH HIM AT
rizzuto@aloha.net
FISHING'S GREAT AND GETTING BETTER AS ALL OUR WINTER
FISH ARE NOW HERE IN NUMBERS
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