Byron:

I would love to get after the peacocks. I have found some info on saltwater fishing on other forums and will try to follow up on them. The key there is I don't really care what I catch as long as I'm doing it, so goofy reef fish are fine by me. I am tossing around the idea of trying to get an article or two out of the trip to pay for it, though that will be a post-trip process...

I doubt I'm interested in deep-sea stuff unless there's potential to get something on a fly. Trolling leaves me cold, even if there's a bunch of ahi in the offing.

If we go, we are definitely going to Kauai. Really the only thing we'd miss about Oahu (well, besides better flats) is Pearl Harbor. Otherwise, hiking, surfing, etc. are what we're after, and from everything I hear Kauai is better for that. I also have a friend there, and even though he has guided in MT he has only ever surfed in Kauai.