Posts by jaguigui

  • Interesting and funny stuff

    Yeah when this vid came out I couldn't believe my eyes! Some friends I showed it to said they fast forwarded it, but I don't really buy that. Nonetheless, that's crazy. Some guys out here wiggle their fingers at uku (jobfish/grey snapper) to imitate baitfish. Works for them.

  • O'ahu dive and spearing report

    Went out on a zodi dive again yesterday with the boys.
    Finally got a nice day of weather this week cuz it's been raining,
    Voggy, and just unpleasant.


    Anyways, we hit our first spot and within the first five
    minutes I see a really nice moano kali (or simply referred to as kali). I was using my
    AD 120 with the stock salvimar shaft. The stock salvi shaft has virtually no overhang from the muzzle
    this makes it hard to instinctively aim. I took a shot on the kali and hit it high on the back. As I went to recover
    it, he wiggled off and darted between my legs! Lol. Slippery bastard. I resurfaced and loaded only 1 band to check the hole. I descended and found the hole, shot it mid body and tried to take it out. It turns out I was in a wrestling match with
    a puhi (eel). I tried grabbing the kali with my hands in excitement but couldn't nudge it from the eel's mouth. No luck.
    Unfortunately the eel won that day. I'll upload the vid of that fiasco soon.


    So I decided to check the edge of the channel for some mu's (bigeye emperor) and uku's (jobfish).
    I descended to 50' and immediately put my head down and starting dusting sand. I lifted my head up and saw a silver silhouette come in and saw it was a bar jack. I tracked it for a couple seconds and fed it some steel.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO8NjFu7IFw


    here's the kali fail... lol


    kali fail - YouTube

  • First Dive Vid!

    Hi guys!
    been awhile since i posted on here. just getting back into the swing of things
    with school. I recently came back from Guam and unfortunately didn't get to meet up and
    dive with Hau because I had to dedicate most of that trip to spending time with my family.


    Anyways, this is my first dive vid that I ever made using iMovie. All footage was shot in O'ahu this
    past saturday, and I'm currently waiting for the rice too cook and posting this at the same time so I can enjoy my fish.


    Hope you guys like it!


    First Dive Vidju - YouTube

  • Reef diving the Kona Coast

    Nice! Seemed like a pretty successful trip. Those mu have their PhD's in avoiding divers. The light show that the tako do is fascinating. Most guys that catch them for bait (for ulua) try to keep them alive and it just suffocates and starts to "blink" colors. They sell for more money if they are kept alive and are called "blinkies".

  • Speardiver composite speargun reel

    So I'm still kinda on the fence about whether I would want a reel to automatically go into free spool after shooting a fish because that's what my abellan does. After talking to Harry (greekdiver), he was telling me that he wouldn't want a drag while ascending up from depth cuz that could lead to blackouts and the only real drag is the palm of your hand. At the same time it is kinda humbug that the reel does loosen up a little when trying to make the mono shooting line tight once rigged. Can anyone shed some additional insight into pros and cons between free spool vs set drag on a reel?

  • Octopus Kelaguen (Kelaguen gamson)

    Hi guys, stopping by right now to drop a recipe for the octopus i caught from my report.
    This dish is normally served on special occasions in Chamorro culture and it can take some time to make, so
    this is not a rachel ray 30 minute meal.


    What you'll need:
    -octopus (generally i like to use 2-4lb ones for a decent sized bowl of kelaguen)
    -1/2 white onion
    -2 to 3 stalks of green onion
    -table salt
    -coarse hawaiian salt
    -lemon or lemon powder
    - donne' (pepper, the hotter the better, but you can adjust according to your preference)
    - light beer (for cooking and drinking with the dish after)


    It is best to freeze the octopus for at least a couple days as this will help tenderize the meat. I prefer non-chewy octopus.
    Defrost octopus and massage it with coarse hawaiian salt to remove the sliminess in a NON-METALLIC bowl. Cut right below the eyes of the octopus separating its legs
    from its head. Cut above eyes to separate head from eyes. Cut out the octopus "beak". Remove innards from head (usually helpful to cut the three to four tendons attaching the innards to the head then pull out, save innards for chum/burley).


    bring enough light beer in a pot to a boil, place octopus in boiling beer, reduce heat to a slow roll. Cover pot. Let it boil/simmer for AT LEAST 45 minutes. Bigger octopus
    need more time typically 1-1.5 hours.


    while waiting for octopus to be cooked mince onions, green onions, and peppers. Mince the white onions really small, the bigger the piece, the more sour it will be.
    Prepare ice bath for octopus when its done boiling.
    Place octopus in ice bath when done boiling (you can tell if its done by sticking a chopstick in the meat, if it goes cleanly through, its done).
    Cut octopus into bite size pieces, leaving the skin on. In a large ceramic/plastic bowl mix cut octopus, onions, and pepper and massage.
    Dash salt and lemon powder to taste (the lemon should definitely be tasted in the dish, but not too much to overpower it and make it sour).
    Let sit in fridge for about 2 hours. Garnish with green onions.


    Serve with white rice or with pan-fried corn titiyas (tortillas) seasoned with garlic salt. Enjoy your favorite beer as a compliment.


    here is a pic of the finished product from report:


  • Sriracha shortage?

    Siracha is great. I first tried it at Panda Express years ago when I visited Cali. It's popularity has taken off in the past few years. It seems just about every restaurant out here in Hawaii had Siracha.

  • O'ahu dive and spearing report

    Hafa Adai and Happy Thanksgiving guys,


    just wanted to share a photo of my kelaguen gamson (octopus kelaguen), its a Chamorro dish commonly served with titiyas (flour tortillas) at parties and as a chesa' (chasers). I finally had some time tonight to make some for Thanksgiving tomorrow.



    Dive safe guys!

  • O'ahu dive and spearing report

    Quote from jhip

    Fatty Ala`ihi and good size He`e too bro!! :thumbsup2:


    Thanks joe! That tako is nowhere near that 7-ish lber you caught. I'm still jealous of your cheater tab uku. Yes guys, joe shot an uku (jobfish) with the band on his cheater tab. Nuts! Guys usually use longer range guns to get those.


    Don Paul, I looked that up (thought you were telling me it was poisonous, lol) and is looks good. I'll actually try and give that a shot.


    Hookinfish, so jealous the big island has pelagics so close too shore! Hopefully you catch some big ones and report back here!