Sean Jennings

Sean Jennings is a Homesteader, Fisherman and Surfer. He has been working towards feeding himself and his family for the past 20 years and teaching others to do the same.

He predominately fishes the inshore waters of the Big Island of Hawai’i, but once in a while ventures out further into the deep.

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My Story

Aloha. My name is Sean Jennings and I currently live in Hilo, HI, home to some of the best ocean fishing on the planet. I grew up in Southern CA close to the sea. Everyday I would Surf, Kayak or Fish somewhere along that wonderful coastline.

About 18 years ago I moved to Hawai’i. I kept surfing, but kayaking and fishing kind of fell off for me. I didn’t have a kayak when I first moved here and I tried fishing, but with the coral and rocky coastline I kept losing lures and generally just had poor luck. So I gave up on it.

Fast forward 10 years or so and I began to take up kayaking and fishing and then Kayak Fishing. I picked up 2 secondhand sit on top kayaks for a couple of hundred bucks and outfitted them into sleek little fishing boats. Now the time spent getting my line snagged in the rocks is instead spent catching fish!

I never really fished for sport. Fishing for me is to put food on the table. I have a little homestead here in Hawai’i where I grow a lot of my own food. I like to supplement it through fishing and hunting.

So when I am not out surfing, I’m either out fishing, writing or simply enjoying what Hawai’i has to offer.

I am really passionate about sharing what I learn to others following the same road I once traveled. I hope some of these tips and experiences I share on this site will help you become a better fisherman, faster than I ever got the chance to.

My Bucket List

  • Catch a 10lb Papio (COMPLETE – Caught my first 3 years ago!)
  • Climb Mount Everest (COMPLETE – I climbed a few trails at the base of Mt Everest, counts enough for me.)
  • Have a Story Done About Me in the News (COMPLETE – I organized a big Garden Event in LA one year where the Newspaper Covered it.)
  • Surf in Indonesia (COMPLETE – Me and My Family Went last year.)
  • Speak in Front of Hundreds of People (COMPLETE – For 3 years I ran a community group in LA that regularly brought 200+ people to each meeting.)
  • Fall in Love and Get Married (COMPLETE – I asked my wife to marry me after one month of dating and we’re still together, 10 years later.)
  • Buy a House (COMPLETE – Well I didn’t buy a house, I bought land and built my own home, debt free.)
  • Have Kids (COMPLETE – I have 2 amazing children who I love more than anything)
  • Be a Soccer Coach (COMPLETE – I coach both my kids teams.)
  • Use a Fire Extinguisher on a Fire (COMPLETE – I almost burned a house down once by accident. I got it out)
  • Build a House out of Bamboo (COMPLETE – I built a small bamboo bungalow for some friends on my land.)
  • Paddle My Kayak from Waipio Valley to Pololu Valley on Hawai’i Island
  • Sail to Tahiti from Hawaii
  • Make $100k in one year
  • See the Great Wildebeast Migration in Africa
  • Go to Argentina where my Family is from