{"id":116434,"date":"2021-02-06T05:17:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=116434"},"modified":"2021-02-05T16:12:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:12:11","slug":"wct-fisherman-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=116434","title":{"rendered":"WCT Fisherman of the Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116437\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035.jpg 640w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0035-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>when you go fishing, you look for birds. \u00a0that usually means they are following or feeding off fish below. \u00a0so birds are a really good sign. \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116435\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0031.jpg 640w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0031-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0031-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0031-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0031-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>we saw a few bird piles. \u00a0hundreds of birds diving into the ocean in a frenzy. \u00a0the kids get excited and we put out the fishing lines. \u00a0you&#8217;re supposed to circle round the birds and there is a high chance of catching a big fish. \u00a0i drive by once, and if we don&#8217;t catch, i tell the boys &#8220;ok, pull up the lines. \u00a0we&#8217;re leaving.&#8221; \u00a0they look at me like i&#8217;m crazy but i&#8217;m not. \u00a0i don&#8217;t like fishing but i&#8217;ll give it one try, and one try only. \u00a0haha. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116440\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0041-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0041-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0041-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0041-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\u00a0so we&#8217;re heading back in and i have a spot marked on my GPS that is 19 miles offshore. \u00a0it&#8217;s a pinnacle where the water goes from 3000&#8242; to 130&#8242;. \u00a0i tell the boys to drop a lure and see what happens. \u00a0Seth throws the line out on his first drop and BANG! \u00a0a fish was on!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116439 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0047-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0047-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0047-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0047-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>you have to see how excited the boys are when they catch a fish. \u00a0they are more excited than winning a big surf contest. \u00a0look at their faces!!! \u00a0haha.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116436\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0048-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0048-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0048-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0048-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>this is how excited you get when you&#8217;re fishing with your best buddies. \u00a0these kids will remember this day for the rest of their lives&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116438 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0060-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0060-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0060-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0060-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seth with the prized Uku. \u00a0WCT rookie of the year or catching this fish? \u00a0i think Seth was happier catching this fish. \u00a0haha&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>when you go fishing, you look for birds. \u00a0that usually means they are following or feeding off fish below. \u00a0so birds are a really good sign. \u00a0 \u00a0we saw a few bird piles. \u00a0hundreds of birds diving into the ocean in a frenzy. \u00a0the kids get excited and we put out the fishing lines. \u00a0you&#8217;re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-116434","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirbyblog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116434"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116453,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116434\/revisions\/116453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}