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
(159 reviews)
Angler's choice
Haleiwa
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $550

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 159 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (163)
Things they need to improve
Fresh Catch of the day
Fresh Catch of the day
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
86%
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Josh L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great times

VERIFIED   NEW  Beginners 1:00 PM on July 26, 2025
Good times had by all! Got 2 Mahi on our last stop.
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Jacky G.
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Things they need to improve

VERIFIED   NEW  Beginners 1:00 PM on July 25, 2025
We love Giovani โค๏ธ He is such an amazing crew! The boat condition they need to improve. Hinges are loose. They donโ€™t...
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Joshua W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip.

VERIFIED   Beginners 1:00 PM on June 18, 2025
Captain Matt and his deck hand were awesome! Personable, made some adjustments to make the trip better, and we had an amazing...
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Jacob A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Lucky Lass Charter

VERIFIED   Beginners 6:00 AM on January 6, 2025
Was a great experience Captain Matt and his son Gio made it a comfortable and successful trip. We did a small fish trip for...
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Francis S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

50-pound Wahoo, beautiful views of North Shore, fun hanging out with Matt

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on September 18, 2024
I would recommend booking with Matt and Lucky Lass. We caught a 50-pound Wahoo (Ono). It was worth getting up early and making...
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