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Old 02-23-2009, 12:40 PM   #1
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Aloha,

This years been pretty nasty as far as weather goes , and due to work schedule and some minor work on the boat, we finally got out after almost a month.

I got to meet a great guy this summer in Rhode island. Keith Richardson who rented out his kayak to my nationals partner Eric Salado. That kayk must have had major Mjo, because Eric placed fourth in the nationals and we took sixth.

Keith is in town with his girlfriend and since the boat hasn't been run and the weather was bearable, we decided to get out. Also one of our gang, Matt Smith is being deployed and won't be back for six months. This is his last time to dive with our gang. We also needed some fish to take to his going away dinner tonight. He leaves on Tues.
We met at the Kaneohe pier and the first thing we did was
head to our ono alley. We spent three hours to no avail. Tons of bait but no pelagics.

Our next line of business was to put Matt or Keith on some fish. By then Keith was feeling down due to our choppy waters , so Joe, Matt and I went to the closest Ulua house.

Its in 55 ft of water and we barely made it down after not diving for so long. Matt was on the up side of the hole and I was on the down side. Going into the hole there were about a dozen uluas. Four were good sized and the rest fifteen lbs or smaller. Not one to be picky, I shot the closest big one and it ran towards the other end of the house. I blocked the hole and while the others were going nuts in there, I could see Matt trying to line up on one. He was trying to shoot my ulua and when he saw that it was shot already, the other uluas were leaving as I was out of air and going up. The great partner he is, he went back down and second shot it for me and I took Joe's gun and finished it off. Joe went down and unclipped he line for me and we got it up pretty easy. That's the great thing about diving with friends. We all want to make sure the fish is landed and help each other out. Joe's shaft got bent, but we landed the fish.
Back at the boat, Keith got to see what our trophy fish looks like. Theres is the tasty Striped bass.

We did a reef dive next to get some fish for Matt's dinnner party. We ended up with a few Kumu's and Joe shot some nice uhus to cook as sweet sour fish nuggets.
On the way back home we looked at one more Ulua house to see if Matt could score before he leaves. Matt went down first and tried to line up on a nice ulua. It ran out the hole and then turned back. I was on that end and shot it before it went back in. So we had enough fish to give away to neighbors and freinds.
Diving doesn't get better than that. New friends, old friends and shooting fish!

Aloha,Daryl
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Old 02-23-2009, 01:05 PM   #2
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Nice story, and cool pictures
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:08 PM   #3
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Oh my! Daryl, way to cool! Looks like you all had to much fun. The water looks so blue. Thanks for sharing your diving experiences they are to awesome!
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:21 PM   #4
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What a great time !!!
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:33 PM   #5
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Thank you so much Daryl! I had an absolute blast as always!

Bummer that I just couldn't get a shot off on an ulua, just wasn't my day! It's pretty tough knowing that I have to deploy for the next six months, but also knowing that I'll be back in Sept makes it ok.

I'm going to try to dive as much as possible while I'm gone. With the port visits we have scheduled I should be able to get in the water in some cool places.

Even though I didn't get an Ono this season, I'll be here for two more winters so I'm sure I'll get it done before I transfer!

Thanks again and see you guys at dinner!!
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:46 PM   #6
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You guys are killing me. Nancy and I will be in Honolulu from late Sunday through Thursday, but we fly standby with just carry-on luggage, so no room for dive gear.
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:56 PM   #7
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Oh that's no excuse Bill! You know Daryl has extras of everything!! Just bring a 3 mil wetsuit and mask and snorkle!
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I don't even have a 3 mm wetsuit, but even if I did, it would take up most of the room in my carry-on bag.
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:58 PM   #9
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Diving doesn't get better than that. New friends, old friends and shooting fish!
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Old 02-23-2009, 03:08 PM   #10
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I don't even have a 3 mm wetsuit, but even if I did, it would take up most of the room in my carry-on bag.

Excuses, excuses! Have fun while you guys are out here. Bummed that I'll already be gone when you get into town, but I'll see you in Sept when I swing through SD on leave after this West-Pac....
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Thank you so much Daryl! I had an absolute blast as always!

Bummer that I just couldn't get a shot off on an ulua, just wasn't my day! It's pretty tough knowing that I have to deploy for the next six months, but also knowing that I'll be back in Sept makes it ok.
Try 15 months.........
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Old 02-24-2009, 02:46 AM   #12
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No thanks! I take my deployments half a year at a time. But in 15 years, I've spent a lot of half years away!! Haha!!

But thank you for doing what you do though!! You guys with boots on the ground are the real heroes in this deal. You have my utmost respect!! Keep yor head down and stay safe!
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hahaha i mean its always a lotto ticket, some of you guys with the 6 months get the back to back crap and that sucks just as bad as being gone for a year N back for a year then going again.

ugh, when will all this crap end so i can just enjoy my corona and shoot fish.
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Old 02-24-2009, 11:00 AM   #14
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Thank you for doing what you do, so we can do what we do. Godspeed, look forward to your stories when you return safely.

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Thanks for your wishes! Im sure smudge agrees, everyone who supports us and sends their best wishes, theres just no way to thank you all enough!

Cant wait to get back home and start shooting fish with all the great people ive met here and on HSD
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