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Kona boats also hold the men's 30 pound and 50 pound class world records, as well as the women's 30 and 80 pound class world records. Kona is the only place in the world where blue marlin are caught daily, all year long. Kona has also produced more blue marlin over 1,000 pounds than any other game fishing destination in the world. 
Kona coast, normally in the winter months. They grow to approximately the same size as the blue marlin. World record is 1,560 pounds. Kona is the only place in the world where both blue and black marlin over 1,000 pounds have been caught by sport fishermen. 
The average size of striped marlin in Kona is less than 120 pounds. These fish travel in groups of three to ten fish, and at times will strike all of the lures in a pattern. This is extremely exciting to experience three or four marlin performing behind your boat. 
spearfish is consistently caught. Anglers trying to catch every billfish that swims eventually come to Kona to catch the spearfish. Virtually all of the light tackle and fly fishing records for spearfish have been caught off the Kona coast. The average weight of the spearfish caught off Kona is 40 pounds. 
Caught occasionally off the Kona coast in the spring and summer months and usually at night. The broadbill grows to more than 1,000 pounds; however most of the broadbill caught or tagged and released off the Kona coast average 250 pounds. 
pacific sailfish Caught occasionally off the Kona coast, primarily in the summer months. These exciting acrobatic fish are fun to catch. The average weight of sailfish in Kona is under 100 pounds. The existing world record is 221 pounds. 
the tuna of choice for sport fishermen, grows to more than 250 pounds. The average yellowfin caught off the Kona coast is 150 pounds. Skipjack tuna (aku) are the smallest of the Kona tunas. They grow to about 35 pounds, average size around 10 pounds. The albacore, big eye and blue fin tuna are caught primarily by commercial fishermen at night during the spring and summer months, although occasionally they are caught by sport fishermen fishing at night or near one of the Kona Fish Aggregation Devices (FAD).
mako shark is the shark of choice for the big game enthusiast. Kona's largest mako to date weighed in at 1,207 pounds. In addition to the mako, the Kona fleet also catches tiger sharks up to 1,250 pounds, hammerhead sharks over 500 pounds, thresher sharks over 500 pounds, white tip sharks over 200 pounds and an occasional blue shark over 200 pounds. 
(Kahala) Caught year around off the Kona coast. Found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Frequent offshore reefs, wrecks and buoys. 155 pounds is the world record, average size caught off Kona is 75 pounds. Can be caught with live bait, dead bait, deep jigging or with lures trolled slowly. 
the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Found near reefs, wrecks, buoys and occasionally in open waters. The world record is 84 pounds. Average size caught off Kona is 30 pounds. Can be caught on shiny trolled lures, dead or live baits and by plug casting. 
giant trevally(Ulua) Caught year around off the Kona coast. The ulua is normally caught from the shoreline; however, it can be caught from a boat by plug casting, deep jigging, drifting baits or slowly trolled lures close to shore. These fish reach weights well over 100 pounds.
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