Tantrum Sportfishing – Full-Service Charter 

One of the nicest fishing boats out there, with elite technology and an extremely knowledgeable crew. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a single bite across two 6-hour trips, but with Hurricane Lala having just passed through, the conditions may have been a bit stirred up. That’s fishing sometimes! Joe and Dan tried hard, still had a great experience learning from them, and hopefully I’ll be back someday to catch my dream fish—a marlin.

If you have fished and chartered boats as long as we have over the years, you realize in awe when you watch the actions of a Capt and Mate in unison alll day long. This IS a Professional Marlin FishingTeam in action! Even though we didn't charter during a tournament, someone forgot to tell Capt Nick and First Mate Joe, as they just worked hard all day long to grab us two nice Stripe Marlins in a relativily slow bite period. Joe m the Mate, is one of the hardest working first mates I have been assoiciated with as he continually scanned the spread and successfully dropped back and caught us 2 out of 3 Marlin bites. Something a lazy Mate could not have accomplished. He was talkative and filled the whole day of his fishing experiances from the Outer Banks, Azores, St Thomas and Tahiti, This Mate is the real deal and his knowledge and actions backed it up! Capt Nick is a gem of a nice guy. Both make you feel beyond comfortable. Boat is is nice and clean, and the Air Conditioned Salon is awesome to duck out of the hot sun for a few minutes. Without a doubt, our next trip to KONA would include a couple trips on the Tantrum - these guys are the real deal! GWL

Went for a full-day charter with Tantrum Sportfishing. As can happen with any fishing, we thought we were going to come up with empty hands. Even then, we were in great spirits and having fun on a beautiful boat, trolling along the beautiful Kona Coast. Had a great crew who were being just as attentive to the fish as they were to my family. In the last hour of the charter, they got another hit on the screen. Captain Joe quickly locked in, stopped talking, took two passes over top, but lost them on the screen, he took one last swipe in front of where he thought they were. After 8 hours of nothing, FISH ON! My 16yo hopped in the seat, having never been before, fought hard for 30 minutes, and was able to finally land this beast of an animal: a 150lb ahi tuna. Core memory created! Funny story, when your son is on his forst big fish ever, dont hit take photo instead of record video on thr GoPro you set up earlier. Thank you, Hawaii, for your bounty, as well as Captain Joe and 1st mate Dan of Tantrum Sportfishing for the memories.

Bucket list check ✅. it was an amazing trip, from A to Z the crew was so nice, the boat is awesome Easy peasy make your journey as you wish. It was my first time in Hawaii , I always dream to catch a big Fish. With Tantrum my dream come true! Couple hours pass without a bite , you never know what the sea will offer you , We saw Pilot Whales, Dolphin, birds and suddenly ZaaaaaPPP!!!!! 1 Mahi Mahi 2 Mahi mahi! Great fight, my heart was pumping fast , the thrill, the adrenaline while I was reeling the line and saw the fish jumping out everywhere I do recommend to take the 9 hours trip they are pro but sometimes it take time before the fish bite!