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I am at the Hyatt too. Yeah, hotel beaches are useless. I have a few hammerbombs (casting eggs) for the setup you are referring to.

I will get down there at some point during this trip. It is stormy and raining most of the time, so the mud roads are not great at this time. I have been there in the past, but never fished it.

Thanks for the suggestions. I managed to land a few baby trevally, still working on the giants.

I will be in Poipu, Kauai tomorrow. It was a last minute vacation plan so don't have a lot of time for research. Can someone recommend where to fish from shore or any guides you may have fished with on the island?

I use small soft plastics rigged Gika style or drop shot with tungsten weights.

Their fishing line is really good and 40% off really makes it worth the $$. I buy their rock fishing hooks too, and tungsten weights are great if you are into any SW finesse stuff.

There is a site wide 30% off sale right now on varivas usa. use coupon “i_fish” for additional 10% off (i_fish is a youtuber, no affiliation other than watching content and mooching coupons) If you sign up with a new email and use coupon “signup10off” to get another 10 bucks off (not sure if this still works)

That is a bigger service item than what I was going for

What regular light maintenance do you do for your VR50/75 other than rinsing it? Lube/clean/replace drag grease ..etc

How do you like those nomad plugs? Did you catch any stripers on them? I tried the riptides and did not have much luck in the surf.

Hey! I like your videos on YT. Please PM me the link I lived on Oahu for a year so I know the standard whipping rigs and hammer bomb style rigs. I have used them before and will again this time. I will most likely end up on Big Island or Kauai this time and would appreciate any info on local stores to buy gear and spots to fish from shore.

I did. Did not find a lot of interesting info.

I might be going to Hawaii soon and I need a travel rod for shore fishing that I can carry with me and bring back. I will be fishing off the resort beach or rocks, nothing crazy but a 8 or 9 ft rod would be great as I can use it for light surf later. Is there a good quality rod that is worth buying for longer use? The other option is to buy a cheap rod for temporary use on the island and donate it on the way back, but I'd rather spend more on a keeper than a throwaway.

Nomad Shikari (saltwater). Have not caught any fish on it but I believe it swims deeper than SP minnow.

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