Skillet Sportfishing
Skillet Sportfishing and Captain John Burke wish you a warm welcome to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Captain John is a seasoned angler with over 5 decades of fishing, the majority of which he has spent fishing in Hawaii. He invites you to join him aboard on a trip to the areas’ beautiful offshore waters and discover the richness this fishery has to offer. It will either be John fishing with you or his Co-Captain Dan Holt. The captain will do everything he can to provide an enjoyable and productive trip for each of his guests, regardless of their skills and fishing experience. Bring your family or friends and have a memorable time sportfishing in Hawaii.
Captain John owns and runs a 32’ Topaz saltwater fishing boat that can safely take up to 6 guests. It is powered by twin 370HP Cummins engines and equipped with extensive navigation technology, making your ride to the fish smooth and quick. There’s a very nice bathroom on board as well as a table and seating downstairs. The rest of the onboard amenities include a fighting chair, a livewell, an ice box, and various fishing gear.
Kona is the billfish capital of the world. There are more thousand pound marlin caught here than anywhere else. You and the crew may catch many other pelagic species but large blue marlin are what most anglers come to Kona to catch. To reel them in, you use heavy tackle/ trolling.
The crew will have all the fishing tackle and bait(provided they are biting). You should only bring food and drinks to stay energized while on the boat.
Upon request we will cut up a designated portion of the catch per charter to provide each charter guest onboard. Just enough fish to enjoy for a few meals while on island. Ahi over 100 pounds stays with the boat. Blue marlin over 100 pounds is strictly catch and release.
FAQs about Skillet Sportfishing
- US $875 per group - 4 Hour PM Trip (4 hours)
- US $875 per group - 4 Hour Trip AM Trip (4 hours)
- US $1,100 per group - 6 Hour Trip (6 hours)
- US $1,300 per group - 8 Hour Trip (8 hours)
- Toilet The bathroom or head on board is enclosed. The type of toilet is a vacuflush brand similar to what’s on an airlines. Passengers are pleasantly surprised how clean it is when they use it.
- Air Conditioning
- Fighting Chair Professional fighting chair
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Bed
- Live Bait Well When the bait are biting.
- Outriggers Lee’s outriggers
- Tuna Tubes When the bait are biting.
- Ice Box CUSTOMER PROVIDES THEIR OWN FOOD AND DRINKS
- Rods, reels & tackle (130 class Shimano reels )
- Live Bait (Provided they are biting)
- Lures (95 % of the pelagics are caught on lures)
- First Mate ( )
- Offshore Fishing (Big Game fishing)
- Heavy Tackle (NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED)
- Trolling (Species of fish vary throughout the year)
- Deep Sea Fishing (No bottom fishing of any kind)
- Marlin (Black)
- Marlin (Blue)
- Marlin (Striped)
- Spearfish (Shortbill)
- Tuna (Bigeye)
- Tuna (Skipjack)
- Tuna (Yellowfin)
- Wahoo
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About this listing
Targeted species
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin
Striped Marlin
Shortbill Spearfish
Bigeye Tuna
Skipjack Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Wahoo
Boat specs
Topaz (Sportfishing) originally built in 2004. Powered by 2 370HP Cummins engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 20 knots.
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Cancellation policy
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.
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