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
(540 reviews)
Kailua-Kona
 9 bookings in the past week.
Trips from US $750

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 540 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (454)
We took the whole Family
We took the whole Family
We took the whole Family
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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
68%
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Amber S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We had a great time!

VERIFIED   6 hour 3/4 day on July 31, 2024
Jim and the crew gave it everything they had. We did not end up landing anything but we knew that was possible taking a later...
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Anthony P.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great 6hr trip, caught plenty of yellowfin tuna and a 250lb Blue Marlin

VERIFIED   Mid morning 6 hour trip on February 18, 2025
Konadice was an awesome afternoon trip. We started with catching some yellowfin tunas that were fun to reel in. Then used a...
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Steven S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

December fishing trip

VERIFIED   Mid morning 4 hour on December 27, 2024
Captain and mate did everything to entice a fish, slow, fast, changing lures, trying live bait. Heavy swells didnโ€™t help....
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David H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

3 generations of new memories

VERIFIED   6 hour 3/4 day on December 23, 2024
Our boat was filled with family ages 22-83. The crew on Konadice could not have been more helpful and friendly. We couldnโ€™t...
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Barbara H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Super fun fishing trip

VERIFIED   1/2 day 4 hour trip on November 27, 2024
There were six of us and what a great time we had with Jim and Jimmy. We had so much fun catching some decent size fish. Everyone...
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