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Deep sea fishing?
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05-02-2009, 11:06 AM
I have a friend coming in from the mainland who I'd like to take deep sea fishing. How is the fishing here on the east side of the island? If it's pretty good, can anyone recommend someone I can hire to take us out? We'll want to go the 8th or 9th and will need all the equipment provided as we don't have any.
Thank you!
05-03-2009, 02:33 AM
Yoji,
The fish are on both sides of the island but, the water is a LOT calmer on the west side. If you want a pleasant boat ride I recommend going to Kona and check out the harbor. There are always plenty of boats that will be willing to take you fishing and it is the sport fishing capitol of the world. The price range from $350.00 a half day to $500.00 a full day and up to what ever the market will bare. I owned two charter boats there for many years and suggest that you drive over there and start calling the numbers on the dock signs. I would bet that you could get a boat booking for the next day at this time of the year. I don’t know of anyone who commercially charters on this side of the island. The Lack
05-03-2009, 08:39 AM
Does anyone know if the Kona charter captains still refuse to let the anglers keep the fish? I know that was a major point of contention a few years ago.
05-03-2009, 11:39 AM
That is a point of contention with me too! In the US Gulf Coast areas and even the Great Lakes, the people paying get to keep the fish. Not only do they keep the fish, but the fees are a lot less as well.
05-05-2009, 05:47 AM
Tag and release has become more popular every year on marlin. One should ask before chartering a vessel if the fish goes to the boat and crew before engaging their service. The reason that the fish go to the crew is to try and off set the cost of a charter. Sport fishing here in Hawaii is the most inexpensive charter fishing in the free world. It will cost you more to charter a boat of the same quality in Mexico than it dose here in Hawaii. I know because I have run charter boats in both places. Most any captain will agree to let you have your catch if you make that a condition before chartering. But what will the average angler do with a five hundred pound pacific blue marlin after they have taken their picture with it? Hawaii law dose not permit the layman to sell their fish unless they have a state permit [wholesale licence]
The Lack
05-05-2009, 07:46 AM
Tom, I'm sure you know that not all of the fish caught are big marlin; they also include ahi, ono and other fish that are smaller, fine eating and fairly valuable, too.
If that is the case, that the fate of the fish needs to be made clear up front, I wonder how many of the customers are made aware of that beforehand.
05-05-2009, 12:48 PM
I appreciate your insight on this guys. I have chartered a boat in Kona and after negotiating, we're going to split the fish evenly among all on board. I'm cool with that
05-05-2009, 04:02 PM
quote: Aloha au i Hawai`i, devany www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com www.eastbaypotters.blogspot.com
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
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05-05-2009, 04:03 PM
Sorry for the trigger finger. I was just wondering why Lack is coming up as a Newbie with so few posts???
Aloha au i Hawai`i, devany www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com www.eastbaypotters.blogspot.com
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany www.SassySpoon.wordpress.com www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com www.EastBayPotters.com
05-05-2009, 04:15 PM
With his new knee he became a Newbie [
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