100-Plus Club

 Before I tell my big-fish story, I’d like to thank the people I’ve fished with, met and talked story with over the last 35-plus years. Because there are so many–hundreds–I can’t mention them all by name, but I appreciate the positive interactions we’ve shared.

 I would like to mention a few people integral to my fishing endeavors. Of course, I have to mention Chuck Johnston and HAWAII FISHING NEWS. Without HFN, I never would have read about hundreds of hardcore and legendary ulua fishermen and other fishing people who over the years inspired me. I also probably never would have moved to the Big Island in ’84 with an obsession to fish, dive and camp, and I never would have made the 50,000-plus handmade hardwood lures that I’ve made over the last 35-plus years.

 The second person I have to mention is the late, great Jim Rizzuto, who