Charter Operator
Tantrum Sportfishing

Member since March 2024 Kailua-Kona, United States
Background
Nick Durham is originally from Sydney, Australia. He cut his chops by crewing on many of the top boats on the Great Barrier Reef and then spent years being a full-time crew for many of the elite boats in Kona. After moving to Kona permanently. Worked full-time for three years on deck with Captain Jason Holtz before transitioning to full-time captain of Tantrum Fishing Experience Has Landed 30+ 800lb+ Blue/Black Marlin World and Australian records among them Experienced in light and heavy tackle Has parlayed his years of experience on deck into immediate success as a captain. Owner of Tantrum Lures Top captains and anglers use his lures globally Fishing with Nick is like attending a mini-Marlin fishing university Very engaging with you and your family while waiting for the next bite The Aussie accent never gets old.
Techniques
Trolling with Heavy Tackle chasing giant blue marlin is by far our favorite. However we love chasing records using light tackle and we have the perfect nible boat for that.

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Kailua-Kona, United States
Background
Nick Durham is originally from Sydney, Australia. He cut his chops by crewing on many of the top boats on the Great Barrier Reef and then spent years being a full-time crew for many of the elite boats in Kona. After moving to Kona permanently. Worked full-time for three years on deck with Captain Jason Holtz before transitioning to full-time captain of Tantrum Fishing Experience Has Landed 30+ 800lb+ Blue/Black Marlin World and Australian records among them Experienced in light and heavy tackle Has parlayed his years of experience on deck into immediate success as a captain. Owner of Tantrum Lures Top captains and anglers use his lures globally Fishing with Nick is like attending a mini-Marlin fishing university Very engaging with you and your family while waiting for the next bite The Aussie accent never gets old.
Techniques
Trolling with Heavy Tackle chasing giant blue marlin is by far our favorite. However we love chasing records using light tackle and we have the perfect nible boat for that.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(19 reviews)
Kailua-Kona
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Trips from US $1,560

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 19 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Julien B. M.
Excellent
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Fish on!!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on October 30, 2025
Bucket list check โœ….ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  it was an amazing trip, from A to...
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Nate R.
Excellent
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Great boat great crew

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on April 28, 2025
Top of the line crew, boat and equipment.ย  I will book with Nick again.ย  Nick and crew was a great group of people that wanted...
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Sarah P.
Excellent
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Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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October fishing trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on October 9, 2025
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Garry H.
Excellent
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Great crew and boat

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Trip - Morning on July 14, 2025
Excellent customer service. Well run charter. Excellent boat with state of the art fish finding equipment.
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Bambi R.
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Great fishing!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on March 17, 2025
We had a great time and caught 4 fish and one of them we brought home for dinner! Great crew and I would recommend this to...
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