Never Underestimate The Will Of An Eight Year Old Boy
Never Underestimate The Will Of An Eight Year Old Boy. Sultan Linjawi, his wife Astrid and two young children, Sammy and Yasmine fished three days with us. Their mission was for the children to catch fish! Unless of course a Grander came on scene, then that one was going to be Sultan’s. On Day one, shortly after leaving the harbor, we are hooked up to the perfect fish for Sammy A 40+ lb Shortbill Spearfish. Sammy is in the chair with the help of his Dad and we are able to land the fish for Sammy. We let the children pick the lures they wanted to run. Sammy chose a Blue and Green Super Ninja lure that Bret put on the stinger. It was the one that the Spearfish took…Carma? It is Sammy’s first Billfish and his first “Flag Fish”.
On Day Two of their adventure, I spot birds and splashing just short of town and we make a pass to see what might be biting. Within seconds we are bit. Astrid is in the chair and wastes no time bringing in a nice 140 lb tuna. Again we let the family choose lures… This family is incredible.
Day three explodes right out of the harbor with a Tuna strike. Sammy is in the chair again and with the help of his dad and my crew, a nice 114lb Tuna is on deck! Yes, Sammy chose the lure…this time a blue Super Ninja lure. With lines back in the water, we head offshore and south towards Captain Cook. Linda spots splashing and birds on the horizon and we go to check it out. We have the whole area to ourselves as Tuna start boiling around us. We are Hooked Up! This time the explosion on the long rigger tells us this is a big fish. After a lengthy tug of war with the fish, we are able to land Sammy’s biggest fish A nice 180lb Ahi Tuna! Amazing…. I think Dad set the bar kind of high now for this young man. The family has a 38 ft Bertram in Australia and are avid fishermen. Now we have to work on Sammy’s first Blue Marlin…hopefully we will get it for him next time when the family returns to fish in Kona Hawaii. No Pressure!
