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.

Hey, it's Tantrum Sportfishing

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.
Our Team
Nick D.
Captain
Keri W.
Business partner

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(20 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 20 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Caught fish
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Jeffery M.
Excellent
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Sunny day with an Ahi on top

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on April 17, 2026
Went for a full-day charter with Tantrum Sportfishing. As can happen with any fishing, we thought we were going to come up...
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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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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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Sarah P.
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October fishing trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on October 9, 2025
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Mark C.
Excellent
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Tantrum Sportfishing is the real deal!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on May 4, 2024
My wife and I chartered Tantrum Sportfishing for a full day and it was an amazing experience.ย  Capt. Nick was great and the...
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