Jon Barretto of Hawai‘i Skin Diver fame added to his legacy on Aug. 27. While spearfishing just outside Black Mountain, he shot a 105-pound ulua while freediving in about 50 feet of water. After Barretto speared it, the fish retreated
Jon Barretto of Hawai‘i Skin Diver fame added to his legacy on Aug. 27. While spearfishing just outside Black Mountain, he shot a 105-pound ulua while freediving in about 50 feet of water. After Barretto speared it, the fish retreated into a cave, where Barretto’s partners Ryan Paik and Tony Gasli had to help pull it out. This was Barretto’s first 100-pounder. Jason Matsumoto and boat captain/owner Tyler Tsuyama, abourd the ‘Lil Jo,’ also witnessed the feat. According to Hawai‘i Skin Diver’s website, the record for spearing an ulua is a 144.2-pounder caught by Travis Kashiwa off Kane‘ohe Bay in 2003.
