Kona Hawaii: Bluewaterhunter.com

I can’t say it enough how well taken care of I was in Hawaii and how thankful I am to everyone that went way way out of their way to make our stay amazing. From Day one Kimi Werner (www.kimiwernerart.com) helped us plan every bit and made sure that we made the most of the conditions and had fun on and off the water.
On Kona, Rob White of www.Bluewaterhunter.com took a day off of work to share some of his dive spots with us and it was a good day of awe inspiring story telling from the both of us.
In Hawaii they are blessed with the chance to see almost anything on even a shore dive. As we would approach dive spots, Rob would start telling me about how when he was swimming here from shore one day he saw the biggest Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) he’s ever seen in Hawaii and he regularly shoots Wahoo here.
This all while we are drifting in 60 ft of water!
The Ulua above came in while we were berleying for an Uku (jobfish) we had seen and been working. I let him swim past the first time hoping the Uku would come in but when I checked his hole just down the reef and he was sitting there I couldn’t resist and had to put a shaft into him.

A lot of divers in the islands use smaller 100-120 cm guns but those who live in Kona have come to find that having a bit more gun comes in handy when even a shore dive can produce pelagics!
One of the best parts about Kona is the offshore FAD’s or fish aggregation devices. I can’t understand why there are not more of these around the world and off the Florida Coast especially when they are so valuable to the local fishery.
This is on one of the Charters that Rob White runs through www.bluewaterhunter.com . He has definitely figured out how to put people on the fish and has done so consistently for some time now. If you are in Kona definitely look him up, check out the shop, and plan on getting out on his boat for a day or three.Here is what can happen at the FAD’s:

Rob has Kona wired and more importantly, he knows how to put you on the fish, and explain each spot so you feel as if you’ve been diving there your whole life when you see the hole and know exactly where to go and where the fish will be. In the blue… as you are going through your mental checklist of things to bring for bluewater in Kona, Big gun, bungey, buoy, flasher, berley, etc. Adding Rob White will put you way ahead of the game and on the fish.
Thanks again Rob and I look forward to diving with you again