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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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Five Star Sportfishing Hawaii

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(429 reviews)
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Honolulu
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Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 429 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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great family trip
great family trip
mahi-mahi catch!
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Angler rating
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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
79%
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Soukhy S.
Santa Ana, California
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Catch one

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (6am Start) on June 5, 2021
Crew was great got on the fish
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Sebastian R.
Middletown, RI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (6am Start) on May 10, 2021
10/10 couldnโ€™t ask for a better trip
Sebastian R. recommends Five Star Sportfishing Hawaii
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Christopher D.
West Linn, OR
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with John

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Shared October 13 on October 13, 2022
Didnโ€™t catch any fish. Otherwise it was good.
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Jeffery T.
La Pine, OR
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Half day fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 7, 2022
Sadly didnโ€™t catch any fish and only one bite. Was told before hand that the fishing has been very slow. Just disappointed...
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Patrice D.
Santa Ana, California
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

The two guys are great but it would been nice to caught more that one fish. But thatโ€™s way it go

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (8am Start) on November 13, 2021
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