Chuck Blesso was fishing aboard the 35-foot Bertram, the POMAIKAI, with Capt. Harry Shigekane and deckhands Serafin Duterte and Florencio. The marlin ate a
Capt. Ray Kawahara and Walter Koyanagi were competing in the Kona Mauka Trollers Club Fishing Tournament on the LAHELA when they hooked their behemoth.