‘Ohana’ (the boat) lives up to its Hawaiian meaning

Typically, preparation is the key to fishing success. However, unplanned and spur of the moment fishing trips can also be fun. Saturday was one of those days.  

 

Elliott (my son), Heather (Elliott’s girlfriend), Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog), and I spent most of the morning getting Ohana, our offshore boat, ready to fish on Sunday. Like I said, preparation is the key to fishing success.

 

After cleaning and organizing the boat, we needed to take Ohana to the marina to fuel up. Brody said, “Let’s bring the grill and cook hot dogs for lunch.”

 

Elliott said, “Let’s take a couple of fishing rods.”

 

Heather said, “A boat ride sounds nice.”

 

I said, “Let’s do all of the above.”

 

We launched Ohana and slowly idled to Wando River Marina. Elliott fired up the Magma grill. Heather lounged on the forward seat. Brody dutifully guarded the hot dogs. To tell the truth, I think he was counting them to make sure he got a fair share. 

 

I thought to myself, “This boat is aptly named.” Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family.

 

The hot dogs were delicious. Brody ate his hot dog then half of Heather’s. When I was not looking, Brody scarfed my second hot dog. I wondered what the Hawaiian word is for a dog that eats like a hog. Hog Dog was at the top of my list. While I was wondering, Brody laid

down in the sun and took a nap. We all enjoyed the leisurely boat ride to the marina.

 

Upon arrival at the marina, we filled the boat with fuel. Brody must have felt guilty for eating most of the hot dogs because he paid for our fuel bill. I apologized for calling him a Hog Dog. He accepted my apology and went back to napping.  

 

On the ride back to dock, Brody woke up and began barking at a small creek run out. I stopped the boat. Elliott grabbed a fishing rod and cast a Z-Man Finesse TRD into the small creek. Boom! Trout on.  

 

Heather took a quick picture before Elliott released the fish. I surveyed the scene from the helm of Ohana and thought, “This boat IS aptly named.”

 

Contact Captain Greg Peralta at captgregp@gmail.com or call (843) 224-0099.