Charter Operator
Five Star Sportfishing Hawaii

Member since July 2019 Honolulu, United States
Background
Captain John Troutman has been a captain since 2005, but he's been fishing his whole life! The first captain license he obtained was from the Government of Japan. He moved to Hawaii in 2018, and transferred his license to become a US Coast Guard certified captain. A love for the water transferred over into his work life, too – he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 27 years of honorable service, primarily in the Pacific where he served 20 years on Okinawa. His favorite thing about running charters is to watch his customers catch fish. Capt. John considers Hawaii to be one of the best places in the world to chase and catch Marlin, Mahi Mahi and Yellowfin Tuna. Even better, Hawaii is the most beautiful place to do it in! He can't wait to have you on board to discover this thrill of a lifetime for yourself.

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Honolulu, United States
Background
Captain John Troutman has been a captain since 2005, but he's been fishing his whole life! The first captain license he obtained was from the Government of Japan. He moved to Hawaii in 2018, and transferred his license to become a US Coast Guard certified captain. A love for the water transferred over into his work life, too – he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 27 years of honorable service, primarily in the Pacific where he served 20 years on Okinawa. His favorite thing about running charters is to watch his customers catch fish. Capt. John considers Hawaii to be one of the best places in the world to chase and catch Marlin, Mahi Mahi and Yellowfin Tuna. Even better, Hawaii is the most beautiful place to do it in! He can't wait to have you on board to discover this thrill of a lifetime for yourself.
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
(392 reviews)
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Honolulu
 7 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $300

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 392 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
91%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
78%
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Shayla J.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   NEW  July 5, 2025
The charter operator canceled on trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Tony B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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These guys work hard for you!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (11am Start) on April 14, 2025
Right from the beginning of the trip, Gabe and Tino were on top of things from explaining what we could expect to showing us...
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Zachary S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Boat & Crew

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (8am Start) on March 7, 2025
My wife and I signed up for an 8-hour private charter with Captain Ruben and deckhand Tino (I thought Tino was Tina at first,...
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Mikka O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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We had such an amazing trip. Our 10 yr old caught his 2 dream fish- the blue marlin and the mahi mahi. My 3 year old daughter...
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Michael L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Striped Marlin!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (6am Start) on February 22, 2025
What an awesome experience! We got a grand slam of billfish while weโ€™re out and we got to take the striped Marlin home. Having...
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