Medusa Sportfishing
Medusa Sportfishing
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Medusa Sportfishing welcomes you aboard. Spend a day on the water with your loved ones and create wonderful memories that will stay with you forever. Your journey will start in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii where you'll meet Captain Lance Gelman, a friendly and seasoned angler who'll take you offshore to catch a number of prized species. Join him and have a memorable fishing experience on the sea!
You'll fish from a 38' Ocean offshore sport fishing boat that's powered by twin 375 HP Caterpillar engines and can sit up to 6 guests. It uses modern navigation technology, outriggers, tuna tubes, as well as a fighting chair, and the facilities include a kitchen, toilet, and flying bridge. There will also be an ice-box to store your fish and drinks and a first mate will be present throughout the trip.
You'll have the chance to target Tuna, Marlin, Spearfish, Wahoo, as well as Mahi Mahi, and the way you'll catch them is trolling on heavy tackle. You can keep all the fish you catch and take it home but you can also return it to the water. Feel free to make things even more fun by bringing kids on your trip.
Captain Lance will provide you with all the tackle, lures, and fishing licenses, so yours is just to bring your favorite food and drinks before you depart.
Come down to Medusa Sportfishing and create lifelong memories on the water!
Medusa Sportfishing welcomes you aboard. Spend a day on the water with your loved ones and create wonderful memories that will stay with you forever. Your journey will start in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii where you'll meet Captain Lance Gelman, a friendly and seasoned angler who'll take you offshore to catch a number of prized species. Join him and have a memorable fishing experience on the sea!
You'll fish from a 38' Ocean offshore sport fishing boat that's powered by twin 375 HP Caterpillar engines and can sit up to 6 guests. It uses modern navigation technology, outriggers, tuna tubes, as well as a fighting chair, and the facilities include a kitchen, toilet, and flying bridge. There will also be an ice-box to store your fish and drinks and a first mate will be present throughout the trip.
You'll have the chance to target Tuna, Marlin, Spearfish, Wahoo, as well as Mahi Mahi, and the way you'll catch them is trolling on heavy tackle. You can keep all the fish you catch and take it home but you can also return it to the water. Feel free to make things even more fun by bringing kids on your trip.
Captain Lance will provide you with all the tackle, lures, and fishing licenses, so yours is just to bring your favorite food and drinks before you depart.
Come down to Medusa Sportfishing and create lifelong memories on the water!
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This was a great experience from the start. Captain Lance was proactive with his communication before the trip, which was very helpful. He and his mate Jack were very friendly and made great conversation! We got an in-depth training in how to use the tackle and the fighting chair, and we were invited to sit up on the bridge while we were fishing, which had a lovely bench seat where we could see everything going on - including the crew checking and replacing baits/lures and also several wildlife sightings. Saw multiple pods of pilot whales, sea birds, and spinner dolphins. Lance and Jack were quick to point them out when we didn’t see them first, and changed course to follow them looking for fish. We didn’t catch anything - which is the only thing that could’ve made the trip better - but it wasn’t for lack of trying. They even put out a light line when we found a flock of birds to see if something smaller would bite. We’d heard the bite had been slow recently. When we got back to the harbor, Lance even invited us to stay up on the bridge to watch the sunset. They also provided some delicious snacks and water, truly going above and beyond in every way. We will definitely book a trip with them next time we’re in town!
Thank you for the review Jack. We hope to see you again in the future when the fish are more cooperative!
although we didn’t catch Fish, that is Fishing. That happened Lance and first mate Jack we’re very friendly and knowledgeable and spent time speaking and talking with us throughout our trap. Would recommend this trip to anyone.
Thank you for review!
Captain and first mate were experienced, knowledgeable and friendly.
Thanks Sherry, we enjoyed have you onboard!
Sunrise from the ocean, anticipation of a hit, great conversation, time with my sons. Great morning
Thanks for the review and video, always a special time of day!
My kids ages 15 and 12 had a great time with Lance’s associates Jackson and James. We caught a TON of fish - both kids literally simultaneously got a 30 pound spearfish, and then the older one got a mother-lode 110 pound ahi yellowfin tuna!!! We also release a maybe 150 pound Blue Marlin. Weirdly they got everything in the first 3 hours of the 8 hour trip - that is how fishing goes. The ahi was just incredibly memorable - they found us a group of literally up to 100 dolphins plus all sorts of birds flying on top - with lots of fish around all that commotion. Which is what the ahi came out of. Jackson and James were also excellent with my 12 year old - who wanted to talk fishing literally the whole time. Muffins and soft drinks and water were a nice touch too. My wife appreciated the bathroom on the boat. All in all - great! We will look up Lance again next time on BI!
Thanks for the review, we look forward to having you onboard again!
FAQs about Medusa Sportfishing
- US $850 per group - Half Day Trip (4 hours)
- US $1,100 per group - 3/4 Day Trip (6 hours)
- US $1,350 per group - Full Day Trip (8 hours)
- Toilet
- Fighting chair
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Flybridge
- Kitchen
- Outriggers
- Tuna tubes
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- First mate
- Offshore fishing
- Heavy tackle
- Trolling
- Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
- Marlin (Black)
- Marlin (Blue)
- Marlin (Striped)
- Spearfish (Shortbill)
- Tuna (Bigeye)
- Tuna (Yellowfin)
- Wahoo
Your captain
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
Captain Lance has worked in the charter fishing industry since he was 14, and his love of fishing, the ocean, and his clients has always rewarded him. Captain Lance believes it is his responsibility to show his clients a great day whether the fish are biting or not. With that said, he is a very accomplished captain, catching two grander Blue Marlin (1058 lb and 1075 lb), 57 Mahi Mahi in a single day, and has many tournament victories to his credit. A superb Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) fisherman, Captain Lance won first place in the Maui Jim Tournament Ahi Division three years in a row: 2009, 2010, and 2011.
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How cancellations work
You can cancel or modify your booking up to 3 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
What the listing policies are
Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
How you can pay
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 30% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
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When paying the remaining balance with a credit card, an additional 3% charge will apply.
What’s biting in Kailua-Kona right now
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Marlin (Black)
Marlin (Blue)
Marlin (Striped)
Spearfish (Shortbill)Spearfish (Shortbill)
Tuna (Bigeye)
Tuna (Yellowfin)
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