Tommy and Marla Hunt from Morgantown, West Virginia reserved HighNoon for their first day in Kona. Tommy really wanted a Blue Marlin but also wanted his new bride to catch a nice fish also. And they wanted to snorkel in the warm waters of Captain Cook. Any one of the three would have been a good day.
After leaving harbor, we tried for some smaller fish, no luck. Then we went outside and trolled for Blue Marlin down to Captain Cooks where Tommy and Marla snorkeled a bit. On the way back we went back outside and the stinger game slamming down. The marlin put on quite a white water show before going deep. Tom did a great job of getting this fish to the boat in about 30 minutes. Could not get the hook out, so we decided to take the fish. After boating the Blue Marlin, Tom said he could not possibly fight another fish that large, so we went back inside try and catch Marla a fish. A double Wahoo strike and Marla got in the fighting chair. The first fish got away when I grabbed leader, but Marla was determined and she landed the second fish. Blue Marlin, Wahoo and and snorkeling adventure !