this is my second new board i just got. a TSSC 5’10 Glenn Minami that is waxed up and ready to go. there should be a new south west swell filling in from tomorrow and lasting all week long. i can’t wait to test out my new boards. new boards, new life!
i’m planning some surf trips later this year so i’ll be ready. thank you TSSC and Glenn for the magic boards!
Maui Sporting Goods is located in Kapahulu 10 minutes away from my house. Kurt and Wendell are experts in spear fishing so when i want to set up my gear, that’s where i go. i borrowed this tuna gun from my friend Shane and it needed some minor adjustments. Kurt made me new bands, put on a new spear tip, and set up the gun perfectly. it’s ready for a #300lbs tuna. i’m going to take it out this week to do some testing and hopefully everything goes good. and for those of you who want to know how much it costs to maintaing spear fishing equipment, i just spent $300 for the adjustments. i didn’t want to spend too much money on it but when Kurt told me “hey kirby, you are going to spend thousands of dollars on a trip going to the other side of the world to spear a tuna, you better be ready.” i said “you are absolutely right!” thanks Kurt!
and while we are on the spearfishing topic, i want to talk about sharks. everybody asks me if there are sharks in hawaii. my answer is always “yes.” there are sharks everywhere! seen some in waikiki, north shore, west side, and east side. if you spend as much time as we do in the water, you will see sharks everywhere. check out this video of a spear fisherman’s encounter with a tiger shark on the north shore. it’s in 10-12′ deep water so that’s pretty shallow. the shark is 13′ so that’s pretty big. big shark in shallow water? this video was taken right next to laniakea. think again before you go swimming! JAWS!!!! haha.
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