Aloha! We're the
Uyeda Brothers, Gareth and Kevin, from Hawaii on
the island of Oahu. Our parents taught us from a
young age to take care of the land and our ocean
resources. We are currently volunteer taggers in
the Division of Aquatic Resources Papio and Ulua
Tagging Project, we always try to leave the beach
and ocean cleaner than when we came, and we keep
only what we're going to eat (or use as bait the
next time out).
We can't really remember when we started kayak fishing, but we've been fishing in one form or another as long as we can remember. After shore fishing with our family we started wading/swimming out to small offshore reefs, then we fished off of our surfboards, which was followed by fishing off an inflatable raft, then borrowed kayaks before we finally got out own kayak. We LOVE kayak fishing because it's all human powered, there's no engine exhaust, we can launch from almost any beach, it's great exercise, and sometimes we come home with something good to eat too! We started kayak fishing very simply with a stock Cobra Tandem kayak, seats, paddles, pfds, and one whipping rod each. We upgraded to an Ocean Kayak Zest Two EXP and were told by many that the Zest isn't a fishing kayak. We modified our rod holders and other things and made it into a fishing kayak that suited our needs. Our newest tandem kayak, The Green Lady III is an Ocean Kayak Cabo and it's loaded to the gills with gear!
We're fortunate to have met many great people and made good friends through kayak fishing. After kayak fishing for MANY years, we met Travis Kashiwa, one of the best skin divers in the world and all around good guy. Travis's encouragement, inspiration, and tips helped us to go for, and catch, bigger and better things. Our next big influence in Kayak fishing came when we hooked up with Isaac "Rocket" Brumaghim, founder of Aquahunters. Aquahunters has a fantastic kayak fishing forum with members ranging from beginners we call nOObs to professional kayak anglers. The forum is a great place to learn about ocean safety, kayak fishing, and to network with people who are passionate about kayak fishing.
Thanks for taking the time to visit with us!
Kevin & Gareth
The Uyeda Brothers
We can't really remember when we started kayak fishing, but we've been fishing in one form or another as long as we can remember. After shore fishing with our family we started wading/swimming out to small offshore reefs, then we fished off of our surfboards, which was followed by fishing off an inflatable raft, then borrowed kayaks before we finally got out own kayak. We LOVE kayak fishing because it's all human powered, there's no engine exhaust, we can launch from almost any beach, it's great exercise, and sometimes we come home with something good to eat too! We started kayak fishing very simply with a stock Cobra Tandem kayak, seats, paddles, pfds, and one whipping rod each. We upgraded to an Ocean Kayak Zest Two EXP and were told by many that the Zest isn't a fishing kayak. We modified our rod holders and other things and made it into a fishing kayak that suited our needs. Our newest tandem kayak, The Green Lady III is an Ocean Kayak Cabo and it's loaded to the gills with gear!
We're fortunate to have met many great people and made good friends through kayak fishing. After kayak fishing for MANY years, we met Travis Kashiwa, one of the best skin divers in the world and all around good guy. Travis's encouragement, inspiration, and tips helped us to go for, and catch, bigger and better things. Our next big influence in Kayak fishing came when we hooked up with Isaac "Rocket" Brumaghim, founder of Aquahunters. Aquahunters has a fantastic kayak fishing forum with members ranging from beginners we call nOObs to professional kayak anglers. The forum is a great place to learn about ocean safety, kayak fishing, and to network with people who are passionate about kayak fishing.
Thanks for taking the time to visit with us!
Kevin & Gareth
The Uyeda Brothers