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Just got back from 10 days in Maui. Talked to an older guy who was casting from shore. He was using a rig that they call an Australian slider. They use a long rod with a level line for casting. The neat thing is they only cast the weight out, the bait is on a rig that has a coiled end. The rig is then put on the mainline and it slides down to the weight. The casts are much longer with the weight alone and the bait suffers much less impact. You do not need a license to fish there. The old timer told me they tried to introduce license fees but residents refused. He also told me the turtle population was down to less than 100 not too long ago. The government banned all killing of turtles and implemented a $25000.00 fine. The turtle population is back. Someone in the fisheries dept. decided it was a good idea to introduce a Yellow fish which was not native to Hawaii but was good eating and multilplied rapidly. Unfortunatley this Yellow fish also eats the eggs of the really prized native fish. I have learned the stupidity is not only in B.C.
