Sparkey Boy,

Hope you've got some big-ass flies for those ULUA (ooh LOOH ah). That's what they call 'em in Hawaii and I've seen 'em go 100# plus.

I watched a segment on a Hawaii fishing program called Let's Go Fishing when they featured Christmas Island. That was before it was such a "destination" spot for serious bonefishers toting the long rods. Anyway, these guys spent the morning catching 8-12# bones and keeping them. For God sakes, what for I was thinking to myself. Well in the second half of the show, they just severed those bones in half, skewered a half a bone on a humongous circle hook and tossed into the nearest deep channel off the flats. Those GT's hit like a ton of bricks, and fight like freight trains. They're damn hard to pull against when they turn sideways on you (a favorite tactic of all jacks) so hope you are armed with at least a 12 wt rod.

Looking forward to your report when you get back. Make sur you get a few pictures of the 'omilu , or blue trevally..... absolutely stunning colors that put even our most flamboyant salmonids to shame.