“First I would like to thank Taka,Katy,and Steve Tanaka from Taka’s Tackle for supporting this trip since 1993. I had the pleasure of fishing with the best tuna fisherman I know, Taka Tanaka.

Thank you to Matt Salas from Salas Lures for donating the 6xJR and 7xJR Wahoo Lures. They worked great for the Wahoo.

Thank you to Matt Matsuno for donating the Pistachio nuts.

Thank you to Bryan Porter for donating the RP jacket, the UC rail rod, and the Penn 30 VISX.

Last but not least , thank you to the RP crew. Trevon, Rambo, Eddie, Tyler, James, and Fisher for all of the hard work they put in to put us on fish even if the bite was tough. They worked their butts off to find fish.

Huge thank you to our RP chefs Perle and Alan for the outstanding meals! Until next year Thank you to all!”

-Ron Kusumi