{"id":25121,"date":"2023-01-18T12:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/hawaiian-angler-pulled-overboard-by-a-giant-tuna\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:30:38","slug":"hawaiian-angler-pulled-overboard-by-a-giant-tuna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/hawaiian-angler-pulled-overboard-by-a-giant-tuna\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian Angler Pulled Overboard by a Giant Tuna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Authorities in Hawaii are nonetheless looking for a 63-year-old man who was reportedly pulled overboard by a large tuna on Sunday morning. Captain Cook resident Mark Knittle was fishing with a buddy off the South Kona coast when he went over the boat\u2019s railing and into the South Pacific, in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/01\/17\/search-underway-missing-man-who-went-overboard-while-fishing-off-south-kona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hawaii News Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Knittle\u2019s buddy instructed authorities that the 2 have been fishing close to \u201cC\u201d buoy, which is roughly 4 miles offshore from the H\u014dnaunau Boat Ramp. He mentioned Knittle hooked into a big yellowfin tuna round 5 a.m. on Sunday, and that he heard Knittle say \u201cthe fish is huge\u201d simply earlier than Knittle went overboard. After attempting to seize Knittle\u2019s line, the buddy jumped into the water, but it surely was too late. He defined that he noticed Knittle vanish underwater inside seconds of going overboard.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHawaiiPoliceDepartment%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0ivsDBKiCQjfUUKDLUnQk7zV1MJYKhPHQfmunogURt8TjfCWU5ZQ94AHyT8CToi9Sl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"717\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Hawaii Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to the decision on Sunday. Crews started looking that day. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiipolice.com\/1-16-23-missing-person-investigation-launched-after-man-goes-overboard-at-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hawaii Island Police<\/a> has additionally launched a lacking particular person investigation for Knittle, who was described as 5-feet, 10-inches tall, 185 kilos, with curly brown hair and a white mustache and beard.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how precisely Knittle was pulled overboard, or if he was utilizing a preventing belt or one other sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/aftco.com\/blogs\/tackle-how-to\/proper-fit-of-a-fighting-belt-and-harness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive sport fishing harness<\/a> on the time. These harnesses are ceaselessly utilized by offshore anglers when battling tuna, billfish, and different hard-fighting species. By having the rod-and-reel secured to their physique with clips, anglers can higher use their legs and again to exert most leverage and hold strain on the fish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/survival\/two-missing-anglers-bodies-recovered-virginia-lake\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Young Angler Dies Trying to Save His Friend, Both Bodies Recovered from Virginia Lake<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being clipped right into a harness is inherently dangerous, nevertheless. The angler turns into absolutely linked to the fish on the opposite finish of the road, they usually can critically endanger themselves if the reel\u2019s drag is ready too tight. Some harnesses function quick-release clips for security causes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/georgepoveromo.com\/pro_stand-up_tips.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many captains suggest<\/a> having a crew member stand behind the clipped-in angler in case they lose their stability or get pulled too far in any path. As a ultimate precaution, anglers ought to all the time have a knife or different chopping software useful in case they should minimize their line in a rush.<\/p>\n<p>The search will proceed by means of Wednesday morning, authorities say. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\" id=\"facebook-js-js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Authorities in Hawaii are nonetheless looking for a 63-year-old man who was reportedly pulled overboard by a large tuna on Sunday morning. Captain Cook resident Mark Knittle was fishing with a buddy off the South Kona coast when he went over the boat\u2019s railing and into the South Pacific, in accordance with Hawaii News [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/17\/HI_angler_pulled_overboard_by_giant_tuna.jpg?auto=webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-outdoor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}