Come reel in the fish of your dreams and experience the ultimate "reel" experience of sport fishing with Live Bait Sport Fishing, ranked as one of the best fishing charters on Oʻahu for nearly 40 years.
With an extremely high success rate, Live Bait has been providing sport fishing charters since the year 1985. Live Bait offers deep sea trolling with light to heavy tackles, lures, and live bait. These waters hold game fish like Blue Marlin, Striped Marlin, Skipjack Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Pacific Barracuda, Shortbill Spearfish, Bigeye Tuna, and more.
Live Bait is a 35’ Bertram, powered by twin diesel engines and cruises at 25 knots and designed for offshore and coastwise sportfishing.
All equipment and ice are furnished. For the safety and comfort of our guests, she has a full complement of electronics, A/C, and a marine "head". She exceeds the U.S. Coast Guard requirement for safety equipment.
The Captains and crews of Live Bait are all top notch and trained for years before attending to our guests.
Your fishing license for the day is covered by the charter boat, so you can drive right over and come aboard without any hassle! Have in mind that some fish may have harvest limits or closed seasons. Simply ask and your captain can tell you more.
It’s never a bad idea to bring sunglasses, sunscreen (non-spray), bottled water, and a hat. If you’d like to bring other drinks, just ask.
Welcoming novice to experienced anglers on board, Live Bait combines ancient Hawaiian fishing traditions with modern and innovative fishing techniques. If your partner does not want to fish, they could enjoy the beautiful scenic views of the Leeward side of Oʻahu only seen from the ocean and possibly encounter dolphins, whales, rays, turtles, and much more!
Let Live Bait help you get that bucket list! Stop wishing, start fishing! Don’t be late, get on Live Bait!
Rating summary
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Appropriate for children
83%
Friendly captain
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Recommend this charter
86%
Caught fish
86%
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Half Day Trip (AM) on August 2, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience! The captain and crew were fun, persistent, and knowledgeable! They continued making changes in order to make sure that the day on the ocean was the best it could be! And boy did they deliver! After catching a few tuna, we hooked an 8 foot Blue Marlin! Everyone on board worked to reel him in and ensure the catch of a lifetime! You can’t go wrong booking your Hawaiian ocean adventure with Captain Dusty and Garrett! An awesome experience for the whole family! Mahalo!
Once in a lifetime experience! The captain and crew were fun, persistent, and knowledgeable! They continued making changes in order to make sure that the day on the ocean was the best it could be! And boy did they deliver! After catching a few tuna, we hooked an 8 foot Blue Marlin! Everyone on board worked to reel him in and ensure the catch of a lifetime! You can’t go wrong booking your Hawaiian ocean adventure with Captain Dusty and Garrett! An awesome experience for the whole family! Mahalo!...
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Half Day Trip (AM) on February 27, 2025
A group of 6 of us took a trip on Feb 27th 2025 and we weren't disappointed. We caught two Blue Marlin that put up a hell of a fight, one was 10Ft 350lbs and the other was 9ft and around 240lbs. Would definitely recommend Shannon and crew, very friendly and social.
A group of 6 of us took a trip on Feb 27th 2025 and we weren't disappointed. We caught two Blue Marlin that put up a hell of a fight, one was 10Ft 350lbs and the other was 9ft and around 240lbs. Would definitely recommend Shannon and crew, very friendly and social.
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Half Day Trip (AM) on February 20, 2025
Great Day with Son and 2 Grandkids. The 2 Grandkids manning the poles, doubled up on 2 Marlin within 10 seconds of each other. Must of been brothers out trolling the bay and we didn't miss them. Captain Shannon and Dusty did us right. i would recommend without hesitation.
Great Day with Son and 2 Grandkids. The 2 Grandkids manning the poles, doubled up on 2 Marlin within 10 seconds of each other. Must of been brothers out trolling the bay and we didn't miss them. Captain Shannon and Dusty did us right. i would recommend without hesitation.
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3/4 Day Trip on May 8, 2025
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Half Day Trip (PM) on March 16, 2025
Captain and crew were laid back with positive attitudes. They made sure to stay long enough for us to catch fish, which was super awesome. Great experience
Captain and crew were laid back with positive attitudes. They made sure to stay long enough for us to catch fish, which was super awesome. Great experience
Live Bait Sport Fishing - Updated 2025 Prices