This was the most amazing trip from start to finish. Great communication, kindness, and flexibility with crew.  Captain Tarek and Eby were so much fun and taught us all about the many kinds of fish we caught and Hawaii marine life—not to mention they were endlessly fun and patient with my boys. We caught a 70 pound yellow finn tuna and saw humpback whales, dozens of varieties of bottom feeders (when my kids got bored at the end we switched gears to the bottom, and the kids pulled up different fish, often four or more at a time, every time they put down their lines). The boat is very comfortable and it was such a relaxing afternoon.  We spent the afternoon cruising through schools of tuna that we could see jumping out of the water and swimming past my feet as they dangled off the boat.  It was a trip of a lifetime—don’t hesitate to book!

Our trip with Captain Tarek and his crew was fantastic. It was more than just a fishing trip, it was a learning experience. Captain Tarek was attentive and explained things about the island, the sea bed, the fishing grounds, and even the weather. The conditions varied from one area to the next and Captain Tarek navigated them perfectly. Fishing was slow going but Captain Tarek got us on the fish. We caught 3 Skip Jack and a huge Yellow Fin Tuna(ahi). The crew Mikey and Captain Tareks son (sorry don’t know how to spell his name) we’re great and worked hard to set up the gear and especially to help us land our catches. They were all great to be around and you see they were as excited as we were to catch fish. We felt welcome and more like family from the very begining. There were three in our group, we all caught fish and we all agree this is the one to book when you come to fish on Oahu. Thanks for everything, from Joe, Ron and Alex, MAHALO!

Captain Tarek and first mate Mikey are very nice and knowledgeable. Right away they put my wife and I on the fish. We caught all jigging by hand, but he did spot some on the electronics while trolling we just couldn’t get them to bite. That’s why they call it fishing, not catching. I’ve been on ocean charters before and I like having the option to do both jigging and trolling. Switching it up is fun. Excellent service by both captain and first mate, and entertaining the whole time. I brought home some fish to eat, and we caught 3 new species. I’d definitely book again!

Bonus: we got lucky and saw whales throughout the whole excursion!

When booking the trip I knew Striped Marlin would be active although I had a limited time to go fish.  Captain T. Rex improvised a 5 hour afternoon trolling outing.  We wasted no time getting to Marlin waters.  His deckhand Mike worked the entire time changing lures to find the right combination.  They are not lazy they really worked the lure options and the fishing grounds.  The hard work paid off and we landed a 70 pound Striped Marlin.  At one point we had two hit at the same time and third chaseing the jigs.  They found the fish and got them to hit.  That’s all you can ask for.  Great job and hope to use them again.  Great outing.

We had a great time with Capt. Tarek and Mikey.  Each of us had a different level of experience on the water.  We had big hits while trolling; a shark got one and the two others popped off.  We then transitioned to bottom fishing to allow the less experienced ones get some fish to the boat!  We finished with an extra-time troll back to the harbor.  We pulled a bluefin trevally to the boat; what a beautiful fish.  The whole time Tarek was attentive to the set ups, switched out lures and tactics.  We had a great time.