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!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(565 reviews)
Kailua-Kona
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $700

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 565 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (492)
Monster fish!!
Monster fish!!
Monster fish!!
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Angler rating
440
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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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Alexandria M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Had a great time and caught fish!

VERIFIED   NEW  Last minute 4 hour trip on July 30, 2025
Took our family of 5 out on the Konadice. The boys had a great time and we caught 2 big tuna! They cut up our fish and sent...
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David T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

BIG STRIPED MARLIN

VERIFIED   Morning 3/4 6 hour trip. on June 10, 2025
Captain Jim didnโ€™t waste any time getting on the fish.ย  We landed a beautiful 8โ€™2โ€ striped marlin within the first...
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Cheryl L.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Hooked a BIG One! ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŸ

VERIFIED   6 hour 3/4 day on June 7, 2025
We booked on Kona Dice and had the time of our life!ย  45 minutes in to our trip we hooked a 110lb yellowfin tuna!ย  Captain...
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Darren P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome Experience!

VERIFIED   1/2 day 4 hour trip (copy) on October 1, 2024
It was our partyโ€™s first time deep sea fishing and what a great time it was. The captain and mate were super friendly and...
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Louis T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Monster fish!!

VERIFIED   NEW  Morning 3/4 6 hour trip. on August 11, 2025
We started fishing for small tunas then we switched on to fish bigger fish. We got a bite early on and after 1h30 minutes we...
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