Welcome to Fish University,
Sportfish Hawaii's fishing tackle tips pages. In this section you will find helpful
hints pertaining to big game fishing Hawaiian style, from rigging lures to setting lure
patterns and fighting the fish, and methods for releasing Billfish next to the boat.
The list below is a sampling of the stories we will be bringing to you. Each will be
fairly short and contain pictures to make a reading more enjoyable and
user-friendly. Move your mouse pointer over the titles below to determine whether or
not the story has been written, and check back often to see new updates which will take
place approximately every three weeks. |
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Fish University
Catalog:
(Stories are not always posted
in order, so check all the way down the list) |
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Fish University
101: The fish strikes, now what?
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Fish University 102: How to estimate
a fish's weight
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Fish University 103: Expectations and
Etiquette
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Fish University 201: Setting a
trolling lure pattern for the specific type of fishing you will be doing
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- Trolling for Marlin
- Trolling for Ahi, Mahimahi and Ono
- Multipurpose trolling on those days
when you don't know what's biting
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Fish University 210: Baiting
situations
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Fish University 301: The end of the
line, or what to do when the fish is up close and personal.
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Fish University 310: How to Rig Lures
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- Multipurpose lures (This has a lot of photos so be patient while it
loads up)
- Marlin lures
- Ono lures
- Aku and Tuna Lures
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Fish University 401: Reading the
birds
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- Iwa birds
- Shearwaters
- White Flutter Birds
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Fish University 403: Tournament
Fishing & Preparation
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- Entry Fees and Optional Entries
- Preparing the boat or chartering a boat
- Proper etiquette in splitting the
winnings
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