Fisherman in Hawaii hooks big one, goes overboard, still missing

Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi

Mark Knittle, 63, of Captain Cook, was fishing with a friend off Honaunau on the Big Island on Sunday, when he hooked an ahi, or tuna, police said.

Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi

The search continued Tuesday for a missing Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a boat after hooking a tuna over the weekend.

Fisherman missing at sea after 'huge' tuna catch pulls him overboard into water

Mark Knittle's friend said he had hooked a huge 'ahi' and remarked 'this fish is huge' before he fell over the side of the boat and disappeared below the water

A Hawaii man told his friend he had hooked a "huge" tuna while deep-sea fishing. He went overboard and is still missing.

"If there's a fish that's actually pulling him around, you don't know where he could go," a fire official said.

Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi

The search continued Tuesday for a missing Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a boat after hooking a tuna over the weekend.

Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi

The search continued Tuesday for a missing Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a boat after hooking a tuna over the weekend.