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100-plus |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
Ulua |
115 lbs |
Peter Rushton |
Ka'u Coast, Hawaii |
10/27/02 |
Peter hooked his monster ulua while using one of his oldest rod and reel combos, an 11-foot 6-inch Sabre pole and Penn 6/0 reel. He'd spooled the Penn with 100-lb test PowerPro and topped it with 80-lb test Ande monofilament. He'd downsized his hook on this rig and baited it with puhi in hopes of catching a small trevally.
Incidentally, Peter was recovering from an operation and wasn't supposed to lift anything heavier than 5 lbs at the time of his big catch.
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