The tide was low and the wind was up so I wade fished a spot I normally board fish.  I started with cut bait and when the small papios started biting on every cast I switched to a Makata strip.  No bites on the strip so I switched back to bait.  The action was much better than I had expected. Besides the countless 5 inch omilus, I caught a large mongoose fish and had some heavier fish unbutton.  About an hr before sun down I hooked something that looked and felt like a small oio.  When I brought it closer I was realized it was a 14 inch plus white weke.

giant oama

I had never caught a full grown white weke before, and it was weird to handle a fish that looked like an oama, just giant-sized.  I wonder if the white weke and obake weke are always on the shallow reef or if it’s the season for them now.  They’re fun to catch but I was really hoping for an oio that would smoke my reel.

weke of all sizes

Hopefully the adult weke plays nicely with the 5″ to 8″ oamas.

Summary:  On the shallow, bouldery reef, cut bait trounced the strip lure once again.