Captain
Teoni Black

Member since February 2017 Honolulu, United States
Background
Captain Teoni was born on Oahu and the grandson of legenary WWII veteran and Waianae fisherman Captain Bob Black. Captain Teoni often fishes the same grounds where he and his grandfather fought a giant for 12 hours before finally losing it to sharks. That day is long past but the hope of landing a fish like that keeps him waking up every morning with optimism and he enjoys sharing soiries with his guests from all across the big beautiful USA.
Techniques
I could tell you but i’d have to kill you.

Hey, I'm Captain Teoni Black

Honolulu, United States
Background
Captain Teoni was born on Oahu and the grandson of legenary WWII veteran and Waianae fisherman Captain Bob Black. Captain Teoni often fishes the same grounds where he and his grandfather fought a giant for 12 hours before finally losing it to sharks. That day is long past but the hope of landing a fish like that keeps him waking up every morning with optimism and he enjoys sharing soiries with his guests from all across the big beautiful USA.
Techniques
I could tell you but i’d have to kill you.
Anglers Choice
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(266 reviews)
Angler's choice
Honolulu
 Last booking: 3 days ago
Trips from US $1,299

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 266 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (335)
9 foot Marlin
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Angler rating
216
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
89%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
82%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
62%
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Ismael H.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bad
1.7 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Joe

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 25, 2023
Our experience on board ,the boat is in the worst shape very nasty donโ€™t go by the pic you see on internet smells nasty...
Ismael H. does not recommend Play N Hooky Sportfishing
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Robert M.
Weirsdale, FL
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Expensive joyride

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on June 15, 2021
The only thing we did was troll around for 4 5 hours.
Robert M. does not recommend Play N Hooky Sportfishing
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Kuni Y.
San Diego, CA
Bad
2.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Zero Fish and Zero Bite

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on August 18, 2021
We had a half day with Joe, and we spent 4+ hours sitting in the boat without any bites.ย  Of course, no fish.ย  Wasted our...
Kuni Y. does not recommend Play N Hooky Sportfishing
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Sisto M.
Santa Ana, CA
Good
2.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Zero fish

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 25, 2019
It was a very sad experience absolutely no bites not sure if it was inexperienced of the Captain or just not fish. This was...
Sisto M. does not recommend Play N Hooky Sportfishing
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Doug M.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   August 9, 2021
The charter operator canceled 13 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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