Kauai Fishing

[Latimeria]

My wife is turning 50 and it's our 20th anniversary. I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday and she said "A trip to Hawaii"....  Not exactly what I was thinking and a hell of a lot more $$$ than I was expecting, but neither of us have been to the islands before.  After she picked the island and resort, we reserved our time on Kauai at a beachfront resort.  I tried talking her into an air B&B, but she wanted a resort....  Well, I most likely won't be chartering any boats to go fishing with all the coin I'm dropping, but going to do some surf and reef fishing to hopefully get a few dozen new species to add to my list.  I would need 31 to hit the 400 species mark.  That may be a stretch, but I'm arming myself with all of the little critter gear also to help try and make that happen.

Anyone fish Kauai before?  If so, any pointers?  Everything I read so far is pretty standard to how I would go about it, but asking just in case someone knows something that I might not have thought of. 

Thanks!

[jrodda]

Never been, would love to. Im sure you will find a rhythm and figure it out. C-rigs, crack, feathers, KMs. Should get awfully close to 400 with that trip.

[KogaHead]

Dropping coin on her anniversary versus the money you spend of fishing. You are a penny pinching cheap sh!t!

[Latimeria]

Dropping coin on her anniversary versus the money you spend of fishing. You are a penny pinching cheap sh!t!

She's lucky to have me for this long!

[Tim524]

 Congrats on the 20 years !!!  It would be funny if you caught a Bat Ray over there .

[Latimeria]

constant 25-35 mph winds in my face 24 hours a day.  Damn trade winds are making things tough.

Went 0/5 today in the surf before losing my iron.  Trying to cast into that wind and set the hook with a bow in your line seems impossibkle.

Going to try again later and adapt to another style of fishing.

[jrodda]

Oh I thought this trip would be a way's into the future. Good luck out there!

[Tim524]

There is always Plan B

[vdisney]

Can't imagine casting into a 35 mpg head wind, hopefully things shift for you.  Looking forward to seeing a exotic

[Latimeria]

Fishing is almost impossible in the surf in front of the resort.  Don't ask me how I did it, but found a protected harbor about 15 minutes away and talked my wife into "visiting a State Park" with me.  I'm not sure what she'll say when the taxi shows up to get us and I have my fishing tackle with me.  I have a way that might make her forgive me, but I NEED TO CATCH A FISH while I'm here!

[jrodda]

Looking at the forecast for you. I hope you will be there through Friday, thu and fri the wind looks like it will ease off.

[KogaHead]

constant 25-35 mph winds in my face 24 hours a day.  Damn trade winds are making things tough.

Went 0/5 today in the surf before losing my iron.  Trying to cast into that wind and set the hook with a bow in your line seems impossibkle.

Going to try again later and adapt to another style of fishing.

Karma for trying to fish on a anniversary trip