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OFFSHORE FISHING – Kona, HI
Gene Vanderhoek and crew Chris Choy (Porter Black G12) have been racking up the blue marlin releases in Kona this summer aboard the Sea Genie 2.

Gene has been winning the IFGA award for most Blue Marlin released anywhere in the Pacific for the last several years, Chris and Gene successfully released 86 blue marlin during the 2008 season.

The Pacific shortnose spearfish are the rarest of all billfish species, but actually quite common in Hawaiian waters. The Sea Genie crew release all of these too.

All in a day’s work- 3 blue marlin and a spearfish released by 3pm. These guys make it look easy. Chris hoists the release flags as the boat arrives back at Honokohau harbor.