What can I catch with sliced ika?
Ho, sliced ika (squid), dat is some prime bait, braddah! You can catch plenty of fish with dat, depending how you like fish and da kine setup you get. Ika is like candy for plenty of fish. Let see what you can catch…
- Papio / Ulua (Trevally) – One of da most popular fish to catch with ika, especially for shore fishing. Use small strips for da papio, and maybe bigger pieces if you going after da ulua (da bigger buggahs). Bottom fishing or sliding da bait work solid.
- Aholehole – If you get one light setup and you like catch dis tasty fish, try one small piece of ika near da rocks or reefs. They love da squid, brah!
- Moana (Goatfish) – Da moana loooove love love dat squid too. Small hooks, light line, bottom fish near da reefs, and you going see ‘em bite. Plenny fun for da keiki (kids), too.
- Oio (Bonefish) – Now dis one get tricky, but small pieces of ika can work when you go bottom fishin’ for oio. You gotta be patient, but when dat buggah bite, ho, hold on tight!
- Uku (Gray Snapper) – If you fishing deeper waters or near drop-offs, sliced ika going be great for uku. Use bigger chunks for attract da snappers down below.
- Kumu (Goatfish) – Dis one more rare but get chance if you fishing da right spots. Kumu like to eat ika, so if you put dat bait right, you might score dis ono (delicious) fish.
- Menpachi (Bigeye) – Night fishing for menpachi with ika is good fun! Just drop down your bait near da ledges or drop-offs, and you going get action.
- Reef Fish – Chubs, wrasses, and other reef dwellers going nibble on sliced ika all day long. Good fun if you like just relax and catch some fish for da grill.
So basically, brah, you can catch a whole mix of fish with sliced ika. Like I said, it’s prime bait. Whether you fishing on shore, kayak, or even boat, just match your hook size to da kine fish you targeting, and you going be reeling ‘em in all day.
🤙🏼Kai
