The Tahitian Pirate is one of Tom Futa’s original lure shapes, produced by Shawn Rotella using Futa’s original mold.

• The Tahitian Pirate is one of Tom Futa’s original lure shapes, produced by Shawn Rotella using Futa’s original mold.
• Features one of Aliʻi Kai’s best-selling fish head inserts, hand-painted with lifelike detail, in a classic proven straight runner shape
• Lowest price and skirted by Cpt Rotella IN KONA. Our competitors sell this for $140

Aliʻi Kai Lures are handmade big game trolling lures in Kona, Hawaiʻi, by charter captain Shawn Rotella, who has fished Hawaiian waters for more than 20 years. Mentored by Tom Futa and influenced by legendary Hawaiian lure maker Joe Yee, Rotella still uses many of Futa’s original molds and wooden masters to produce Aliʻi Kai Lures. He has caught more sailfish than any other local captain, held six top big-game fishing spots in a single year, and landed one of the largest blue marlin ever caught on 50-pound tackle. Each lure is tested and refined aboard his Kona charter boat, Night Runner, and the name Aliʻi Kai means “King of the Sea.”