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[boneless]

Friday 1/9 was a day with perfect conditions out on the flats. It was I "if I don't catch one today, I quit" day. Of course I didn't say that out loud because then if things followed the normal pattern, I would have to quit. You see, I was a (fly rod) o'io virgin. Despite the nice conditions, my friend and I walked around for a long time without seeing anything. I finally saw a tailer within range (which for me means pretty close by) and made a cast. Instant explosion. In about 2 seconds, my backing was seeing the light of day for the first time. I had to crank down on my drag. That first run was so long that there really wasn't a second one, just a few small surges. I got him in and my friend snapped a couple pics with my trusty disposable cam. We would have used some of Stan's fish enlarging techniques but I was too damn excited. Total length was fighting butt to stripping guide, 30". After that , we fished another fruitless hour or so but I didn't care. Oh, I caught it on a fly called a hand grenade that I copied from local guide Ollie Adams.

[boneless]

Oops, Ollie's last name is Owens, not Adams. Sorry Ollie.

[skunked]

Congratulations on the awesome fish! Must've been a great thrill on a fly rod. I have only caught one O'io in my life and it was about 9" long. So sad.

[OO7:BASSINASSASSIN]

That is so cool!!!!!! I hope to do that someday.

[Stan Wright]

Nice oio.... usually the only time I see one is after I spooked it.

[JChen]

Looks like everyone's caught one of these beauts except me

[Ahnkochee]

Looks like everyone's caught one of these beauts except me

No excuse, you have access to some awesome O'io grounds on base- Halekoa beach flats as well as the flats surrounding the marina. Grab yourself a 6wt fly rod, some crazy charlies, and start catching!