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
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Our Team
Matt R.
Captain
Megan R.
Other
Giovanni R.
First mate

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(177 reviews)
Angler's choice
Haleiwa
 Last booking: 11 hours ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $550

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 177 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (194)
Fishing with Matthew
Couldn\u2019t reccomend more
30LB Mahi Mahi and tons of fun!
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Angler rating
157
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
87%
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Jim S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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.ย  We wanted to get out and have some action.ย ...
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Steve W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fresh Catch of the day

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on July 23, 2025
The Captain of the Lucky Lass was very professional and explained the planned charter. He called me the night before and give...
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Tyler F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing time, would book again

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on June 15, 2025
We took a 5-hr morning trip with Capt Matt and had a blast. Didnโ€™t catch any fish but didnโ€™t stop us from having a good...
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Hunter K.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Decent Captain

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on October 19, 2025
Matt was upfront about the fishing conditionsโ€ฆ hit or miss. We caught a handful of baitfish, then we got skunked. Unfortunately...
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Skye O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing time

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on August 24, 2025
Was my first ever fishing charter and first time fishing in salt water. Matt was super awesome. Told me everything I needed...
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