Barracuda (Kaku)

77 lbs
Dean Hayashi
March 22, 1992
Olowalu, Maui, Hawai'i

Shorecaster Dean Hayashi of Makawao, Maui was fishing at Olowalu on March 22, 1992 when the state record barracuda came cruising by and ate Dean’s puhi-paka (eel) bait. Dean bested the great barracuda using a Fenwick pole, 113HLW Penn Senator reel and 60-lb test Five Star line.