{"id":140698,"date":"2025-12-16T12:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140698"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:44:16","slug":"tako-poke-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140698","title":{"rendered":"Tako Poke Forever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140699\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0713.jpeg 1985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Round 1: \u00a0A beautiful start to the morning. \u00a0We surfed a secret spot so no photos. \u00a0Shoulder high, strong current, wild waves, and nobody out. \u00a0Perfect for Boot Camp!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140703\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-1068x934.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-70.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0Back to Bowls. \u00a0The winds calmed down so the waves got a lot cleaner. \u00a0And with all this rain, the water was a lot cleaner than I expected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140704\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-71.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perfect rides for Kato-san. \u00a0Surfing better than ever!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140701\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-69.jpg 1530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We saw 3 monk seals, 3 turtles, and a lot of waves. \u00a0Nobody out so we had the ocean all to ourselves. \u00a0It was a lucky day Kato-san!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140706\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two days ago, we drove to the other side of the island, looked at the reefs, and just parked the car and swam out. \u00a0Zero expectations and I was just hoping to see one tako. \u00a0We ended up seeing 5, picking up 4, and this one was the biggest one I&#8217;ve caught in years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140705\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A big tako like this is very powerful. \u00a0You don&#8217;t want it wrapping around your head because you&#8217;ll never get it off. \u00a0It&#8217;s best to keep it away from your body, kill it, and get ready for a lot of tako poke!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0A beautiful start to the morning. \u00a0We surfed a secret spot so no photos. \u00a0Shoulder high, strong current, wild waves, and nobody out. \u00a0Perfect for Boot Camp! Round 2: \u00a0Back to Bowls. \u00a0The winds calmed down so the waves got a lot cleaner. \u00a0And with all this rain, the water was a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140698","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\/140698","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=140698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140707,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140698\/revisions\/140707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}