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
(202 reviews)
Angler's choice
Haleiwa
 10 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 202 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (228)
great trip and put us on the fish
great trip and put us on the fish
Caught Fish!
+225
Angler rating
179
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
86%
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Oliver B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Matt was Awesome

VERIFIED   NEW  Beginners 1:00 PM on March 2, 2026
We did the 3 hour โ€œbeginnerโ€ trip and despite not catching any fish, we still had lots of fun cruising around with Matt...
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Sung L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Caught Fish!

VERIFIED   NEW  7 Hour Three Quarter Day 6:00 AM on February 20, 2026
Captain Matt was great; seemed like he really knew the Hawaiian waters, amd worked with the given weather conditions. Yanked...
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Christopher O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Canโ€™t beat the North Shore

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on February 13, 2026
Matt will be my go to guide for all fishing trips on the island. Fishing out of Haleiwa is the way to go. Not only do we always...
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Marlon M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

5 Hour Trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on November 29, 2025
We had a great trip with Captain Matthew! He located several tuna schools, but unfortunately none of them wanted to bite. On...
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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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