EXACT

Equipped with with custom tower, outriggers, fish finder, live bait wells, fish boxes and cooler, shaded cabin, and clean head (bathroom.) She is tournament equipped with deluxe fighting chair, top of the line Gold Shimano Tiagra 2 speed reels and Penn International reels, from the light, to the big 130's. She fishes with live bait dead bait, strip bait and lures.

Few, if any, other boats have had such a profound influence on the design of power boats as has the Bertram 31. The first boat design to use a Deep-V hull, it is arguably the most famous modern boat design ever built, the 31 Bertram has achieved a near cult status, infecting boaters around the world. Designed by Ray Hunt and built by Richard Bertram, the 31 was in production for 25 years. Many are still on the water and in use throughout the world.

"The 31 has become a benchmark both in terms of sea keeping ability and rugged fiberglass construction. It has had a reputation from the start as a boat that will take you out and bring you back."

LAHAINA NEWS— The 31-foot Bertram Exact jumped to the top of the marlin leader board for the year 2010, for Maui County, with a 725.2-pound blue by Bryant Kurz. He was fishing with Captains Chad Leonillo and Sal Tarantino.

They raised the marlin in 130 fathoms of water south of the Palaoa Point Lighthouse on the southwest corner of Lanai. It was caught on a Seth Kizel glitter bullet lure from the short rigger position. Bryan boated his fish in an hour using 100-test line on an 80-class reel.

The marlin was 13’5” long with a 10’6” short length. It had a 34-inch half shoulder girth, a 30-inch half-anal girth and a 16.5-inch caudal circumference.

The Exact brought another monster marlin to the scales, weighing a 706.3-pound blue by Jim Honniball. He was fishing with Capt. Sal Tarantino and deckman Jimmy Francis.

They had picked up 23 mahi fishing the SO-Buoy ten miles off the southwest shoals side of Kaho‘olawe. On their way back to Lahaina, Sal headed straight in toward Manele Bay, Lanai. He was about five miles from Manele when they raised the fish on the short corner position. It was an hour-and-15-minute fight using 130-class tackle. This was the second largest marlin of the year for Maui County.