Captain
Jim Wigzell

Member since March 2017 Kailua-Kona, United States
Background
Captain Jim, who owns and operates Kontadice Sportfishing charters, has been living in Kona since 1984 and fishing here since 1985. He is on the water 365 days a year, and his family owns restaurants Pancho and Lefty's Cantina! Captain Jim grew up in the hospitality industry so he knows it's most important making sure clients catch fish and have a great time doing what they're doing!

Hey, I'm Captain Jim Wigzell

Kailua-Kona, United States
Background
Captain Jim, who owns and operates Kontadice Sportfishing charters, has been living in Kona since 1984 and fishing here since 1985. He is on the water 365 days a year, and his family owns restaurants Pancho and Lefty's Cantina! Captain Jim grew up in the hospitality industry so he knows it's most important making sure clients catch fish and have a great time doing what they're doing!
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My Charter Listing

Konadice Sportfishing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(564 reviews)
Kailua-Kona
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $700

Fishing Reports

Tables Hot.
Tables Hot.
Aug 14, 2025 Kailua-Kona
Better get on the Dice while the boats hot. 808# 350# blue marlins 2 yellowfin 120&115#โ€™s 4 mahi mahi in the lasf 3 days. Mifht be few feils open ext fee days. ?KONADICE!
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Rare Encounter.
Rare Encounter.
Aug 12, 2025 Kailua-Kona
Its been a little slow on the 4 hour trip. Had one yesterday pushed it back to 8:30am to 12:30 and 10 min left. Blue marlin. Some fish out there and getting better. Been a little while since the boats seen a whale shark pretty cool. Massive!? i forgot to tell the charter whale watching is extra! Lol Thanks again you guys to bad we lost that one or missed the bite out of the gate Getโ€™em next time Aloha ?
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Rare Encounter.
Rare Encounter.
Aug 12, 2025 Kailua-Kona
Its been a little slow on the 4 hour trip. Had one yesterday pushed it back to 8:30am to 12:30 and 10 min left. Blue marlin. Some fish out there and getting better. Been a little while since the boats seen a whale shark pretty cool. Massive!? i forgot to tell the charter whale watching is extra! Lol Thanks again you guys to bad we lost that one or missed the bite out of the gate Getโ€™em next time Aloha ?
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In the right area code Aloha! 808-
In the right area code Aloha! 808-
Aug 12, 2025 Kailua-Kona
Some big fish around got a nice one this morning.
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LIFE!
LIFE!
Jun 16, 2025 Kailua-Kona
Fishing been good last couple days 0-2 blue marlin and dozen or so big skipjack tuna great fun on the light tackle .
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Blue,stripe and short nose billfish are
Blue,stripe and short nose billfish are
Feb 8, 2021 Kailua-Kona
Some blue marin around.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 564 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (489)
Blue Marlin Birthday Catch
Great Captain
Great Captain
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
89%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
69%
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Omar M.
Long Beach, CA
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
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Fishing with James

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (6:30AM) on June 2, 2022
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Bobby F.
Lake City, FL
Good
2.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
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September fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip 2:30 on September 7, 2021
We rode for 4hrs and didnโ€™t even get a bite!
Bobby F. does not recommend Konadice Sportfishing
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Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
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Horrible Experience

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip 10:30 on December 22, 2022
Bait and switch is what we experienced during this whole entire setup. We were told one thing but got something COMPLETELY...
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Willis A.
United States
Good
2.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
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Fishing with James

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (6:30AM) on June 11, 2021
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Glenn H.
Ontario, California
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
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4 hr ride with Capt Fish & Zack.

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (6:30AM) on July 31, 2017
My bad for not requesting a smoke-free boat. Zack, the deck hand was virtuous & knew what he was doing aboard the boat. Captain...
Glenn H. does not recommend Konadice Sportfishing
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