Aku Fever!

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my brother called me at night telling me the fish are biting. i drop everything and go fishing. yeah, i told you before that i quit fishing but i’m only human. i get excited so fast and i don’t want to miss a thing in life. so i get up 3am and head out to sea.
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just like surfing, getting out at first light is important.
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and yes! we hook up right away! a huge aku or katsuo. so stoked!!!
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so happy to get the fish in the cooler!
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then things slowed down so it was nap time.
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then both reels went off!!! wake up!!! double hit! one got off, and one got in the cooler.
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2 huge aku’s that will make a lot of people very happy, especially me. i’ve never seen aku’s this big before.
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my brother Mason, and our high school friend Ryan. great fisherman teaching me how to fish.
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i had 4 gold penn reels. i sold 2, and i kept 2. you just never know when the fish are biting and i must be prepared. i’ll have fresh katsuo tataki for the whole week!
great experience but i still prefer free diving. haha.

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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