ALLISON OR LONG YELLOWFIN TUNA SURFACING OFF KONA 



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THE MOST impressive part of Hawaiian fishing is that 

 five species of fish run consistently larger here than in 

 many other spots in the world. Wahoo weighing over 70 

 pounds are taken in large numbers. Dolphin running over 3 5 

 and 40 pounds are common. 



The jack crevalles are easily the world's largest known 

 and many weighing up to 1 00 pounds are brought in. I have 

 caught oceanic bonitos, or skipjacks as they are sometimes 

 called, weighing over 30 pounds and have seen many other 

 anglers boat fish equally large. The world's record bonefish— 

 a 1 6-pounder— was caught by Charles M. Cook, III, and you 

 can see plenty of them in the markets weighing up to 20 

 pounds. Bonefish are fished differently in the Pacific than in 

 the Bahamas, Florida or Cuba— and at much greater depths. 

 Large Allison tuna are abundant in Hawaiian waters particu- 



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