Captain
Matthew Ratoni

Member since January 2022 Haleiwa, United States
Background
Enjoy Hawaii's charming waters and have a wonderful experience chasing many top-class species. Captain Matthew has got everything to make your trip unforgettable!
Techniques
Everyday is different in Hawaii so you have to be adaptive and able to fish for what's biting. In Hawaii as captain's consider ourselves Swiss army knives with multiple tools to catch fish.

Hey, I'm Captain Matthew Ratoni

Haleiwa, United States
Background
Enjoy Hawaii's charming waters and have a wonderful experience chasing many top-class species. Captain Matthew has got everything to make your trip unforgettable!
Techniques
Everyday is different in Hawaii so you have to be adaptive and able to fish for what's biting. In Hawaii as captain's consider ourselves Swiss army knives with multiple tools to catch fish.
Anglers Choice
234
Reviews
50
Fishing Reports
Verified
Our Team
Matt R.
Captain
Megan R.
Staff
Giovanni R.
First mate
Chase F.
First mate

My Charter Listing

Lucky Lass Haleiwa Charters

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(234 reviews)
Angler's choice
Haleiwa
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Calm winds the next few days and open sp
Calm winds the next few days and open sp
Jun 9, 2026 Haleiwa
Starting tomorrow into the weekend it looks like we have some nice conditions to do any type of fishing. I have a few spots available. Take advantage.
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Wind backs down big time this week
Wind backs down big time this week
Jun 7, 2026 Haleiwa
This is a perfect opportunity to book a trip this week and get an ideal conditions when ideal conditions are not necessarily available. Summer is typically the roughest time of the year, but we have some good winds to get out there and catch some real fish
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Beginner trips out producing 5-hour trip
Beginner trips out producing 5-hour trip
Jun 6, 2026 Haleiwa
The beginner trip has been on fire lately. With us catching fish nearly every trip, making for a bunch of happy memories. The winds are always stronger in the summer so staying in shore catching the reef fish that move in during the summer tends to be the best way to get consistent tight lines.
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Summer is a great time for beginners
Summer is a great time for beginners
May 15, 2026 Haleiwa
During the summer it's a great time to try a 3 hr trip on the lucky lass. With the winter waves gone this gives us the chance to fish on the reefs for the abundant smaller reef fish. These hard fighting smaller fish is the perfect introduction to our fisheries. Also this trip keeps us out of the Strong trade winds we receive in our summer months. So book your trip today before all the spots are taken.
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Ono season has finally started
Ono season has finally started
Apr 15, 2026 Haleiwa
This is the best time of year to get out and Target what we call Ono otherwise known as wahoo the spawn has officially started
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Bad weather over and plenty of open spot
Bad weather over and plenty of open spot
Apr 13, 2026 Haleiwa
As some of you may have seen Hawaii recently got rocked by back to back to back to back Kona lows. For about a month whether was unpredictable and fishing was tough due to constantly changing weather. But it looks like it finally came out of these changing weather patterns and have some stability for the ongoing month. So get in on some great opportunities for springtime fishing on Oahu.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 234 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (254)
First real deep sea experience
caught a huge bluefin trevally ☺️
July fishing trip
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
88%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
87%
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Lutz V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Absolutely unforgettable Day

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on May 29, 2026
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely world-class – caught an awesome Wahoo!We had an unforgettable day on the water with Captain Matthew.
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Andre C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing time on the water!

VERIFIED   Beginners - 9:30 AM on June 29, 2026
We took the 3hr beginners trip and we had an amazing time! my biggest goal was for my 9yr old son to catch something and within...
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Michelle C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Caught a huge bluefin trevally ☺️

VERIFIED   NEW  Beginners - 9:30 AM on July 10, 2026
Captain Matt and Giovani do really well running the boat and trying really hard to make sure you catch something even when...
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Matt B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Such an awesome trip!

VERIFIED   7 Hour Three Quarter Day 6:00 AM on April 2, 2026
Thank you so much for an unforgettable trip! Matt is an awesome, very knowledgeable captain and makes it an all around fun...
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Jim S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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Plenty of Action

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on August 23, 2025
I took my adult son out fishing when we were in Hawaii to drop him off for school.  We wanted to get out and have some action. ...
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