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Old 02-24-2007, 05:00 PM
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Looking for any recomendations folks.
Going to oahu for a while in June with the wife and daughter.
One day will be me fishing solo while they shop, whatever....
We are staying at the Ihilani Marriott.

Any info on charters, walks-ons would be greatly appreciated.
Hoping to possibly find a 6 pack charter w/5 looking for a 6th.
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Old 02-24-2007, 05:08 PM
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Not on Oahu, but you can take little hopper plane and go to Kona well worth it. Fish with Capt. Kevin Hibbard on JR'S HOOKER, he used to captain the MARLIN MAGIC. You will not be disappointed. http://jrshookersportfishing.com/ Tell Kevin the guys from the FOUL HOOKER sent you.
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The busiest charter boat harbor on Oahu is Kewalo Basin. It is located about 40 minutes from where you will be staying and would be the best chance to find a share boat.

Check out www.hawaiifishingnews.com to find some information under charter boat listings. Sent me a pm if you have any questions of the boats or about things to do on the island in general.
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Foul hooker is dead on.

Take a puddle jumper to Kona. I go with Capt Jay Leighty on the Mariah a 28' blackfin. His prices are so reasonable you can just go by yourself. Search and find his web site which is like mariahsportfishing.com or similar. Excellent Capt and raises marlin. You better get on it though.

I have fished with him a few times and my biggest was a 862 lb blue.

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Old 02-24-2007, 11:33 PM
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Great info!
Thanks Guys!!

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Old 02-25-2007, 12:08 AM
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Whatever you do, do NOT book with Live Bait Charters out of Waianae. Big rip off. Did a full day trip with them in October 2005. Started out with a 45 minute ride to where we caught bait fish. Caught about 45 bait fish in an hour. Then we proceeded to Troll with lures for almost the entire rest of the day. Within the last 1/2 hr of the trip, they rigged only 2 bait fish (out of all the ones we caught in the morning). That left a nice bait well full of bait fish for the next day's client. Even caught the captain and first mate sleeping on the fly bridge while we were trolling at about 8 knots with the boat on autopilot, but no radar. They slept for about 1.5 hrs. Even got pictures of them sleeping. I had to be the lookout while they slept. The captain on that trip was filling in for the real captain/boat owner. I contacted the real captain and I e-mailed him the pics of his fill in capt and 1st mate napping. He gave me roughly a 20 to 25 % refund. But for as bad as that trip was, he shoulda gave me back more than that.
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The Ihilani is adjacent to the Ko Olina Marina where there is at least one charter boat. The Ko Olina folks have been lousy to the locals, closing access to and tearing up the trailer boat ramp, so can't recommend a boat there. Also, one day the charter boat had to pull alongside us to let their charter take photos of the big marlin we were towing to port; couldn't catch their own. Nevertheless, if you want convenience, check with the Ihilani activities desk.

The next closest is the Waianae Harbor where there are at least a couple charter boats. There're a lot of fish, YFT and such, off Waianae in June but have no first hand knowledge of the charter boats so can't recommend one there either. See above for a first hand report and take as a caution.

As ali'i kai says, Kewalo Basin is home to the majority of charter boats on Oahu. There are many good captains/boats there and you should search for their websites and do your own evaluation. Here's a link to just one of them: Kewalo Charter Boat. Be sure to take a look at the boat's catches pictured in the slide show.

Another harbor with charter boats not far from the Ihilani is Haleiwa. Here's a link to just one: Haleiwa Charter Boat. Be sure to take a look at the boat's catches pictured in their 'Reports' tab. This boat seems to do more 'shares' and as your time draws nearer you should check their 'Availability' tab to see what they've got booked.

No affiliation with any of the above boats; just trying to help a visitor to our waters. Surfing the boats' websites is a good way to get a feel for their performance. Good luck, hope you catch a big one (but not mine ).

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Again, many thanks to all.
I really appreciate it. This is my first trip to the Island chain and want to enjoy it as much as possible.
lawaia, as a local your opinion in invaluable. I did speak to a business associate last week while in Nashville,
She lived on Oahu for a approx 10 years and had nothing but good to about it.
Really looking forward to the trip.
I will visit websites and do as much research as possible.
Ihilani resort gets good ratings as far as client services go and I will be relying on them as well.

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