i ended up selling my boat for pretty cheap. i knew i could have gotten more but it was ok because it went to a great guy. and that great guy threw in two brand new gold penn international 80STW reels. just these reels alone cost about $2,000 with the line. i’m pretty happy about that.

i’ve never owned these kind of reels before because i simply couldn’t afford to buy them. so just holding them makes me feel like i’m holding some reel gold!

my brother had some fishing poles so after we mount them, i will test them out. i will let out the lines for about 15 minutes and if we don’t catch a fish, i will reel in the lines, put the fishing poles back in my house, and probably never use them again. why? because i don’t have enough patience to be a fisherman. haha.

been in touch with Go-Naminori Blogger Keith Kajioka over there in taiwan. the other swell, he told me he counted 50 japanese surfers in the water. omg, that’s crazy! just want to send a message to all the japanese surfers going to taiwan, “please respect the ocean and the locals. they local Taiwanese surfers are really nice so please be nice too. enjoy the great food, the great culture, and the great people of taiwan!”

River Fishing.
Good morning 6:15am.
North shore 2-4′ and straight offshore.
South shore waist high and straight onshore.
Winds are South/East at 15-20mph.
Raining now but should clear up later.
Best spot is on North shore.
Giant 25′ North/West swell on Sunday!
Surfing morning and afternoon.
Have a wonderful day!

last time i was in tohoku, Kobochihama Kimura-san gave me some wakame they harvested. then when Yamari Kimura-san came to hawaii, he brought me shirasu. i mixed the 2 together and ate it tonight for dinner. tohoku and wakayama to hawaii. i was so happy to feel the love of two great prefectures. We Are One!

i went surfing with Yamamoto-san today and when he put on his wetsuit, i was surprised! a brand new Dove Wetsuit custom made. i actually got a little jealous so i will call up Inomata-san tomorrow and order a new one too. haha. thank you Yamamoto-san for inspiring me to get a new wetsuit, and thank you for a wonderful morning surf session! hope to see you surfing Isounora someday.

we went to check out In4mation in china town after lunch. my first time down there.

super cool shop. stoked to see Go-Naminori Blogger Jun Jo and the guys doing great!

and was happy to try the Sugar Butter snacks from Yamamoto-san today. omg, it was so good!
another amazing day. going to sleep and getting ready for another amazing day tomorrow. surfing all day long!