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
157
Reviews
38
Fishing Reports
Verified
Our Team
Matt R.
Captain
Megan R.
Other
Giovanni R.
First mate

My Charter Listing

Lucky Lass Haleiwa Charters

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(157 reviews)
Angler's choice
Haleiwa
 Last booking: 52 minutes ago
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Trips from US $550

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 157 reviews
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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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Chris O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great captain!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 6:00 AM on April 9, 2025
Had a nice trip with Matt! Despite tough conditions we were able to get on fish and he was super up front and honest about...
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Brian O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Bucket list catch with Captain Matt

VERIFIED   Beginners 9:30 AM on March 25, 2025
Captain Matt is awesome. Makes you a part of the whole experience. Mattโ€™s skill and some good luck put us on a huge Ono....
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Mark C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Experience!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 12:00 PM on February 6, 2025
Captain Matt is very knowledgeable, easy going, cool guy. It was a beautiful day, and we caught a striped marlin. I highly...
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Matthew D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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July fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Beginners 1:00 PM on July 23, 2025
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Nathaniel E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Seasoned captain

VERIFIED   5 Hour Half Day 12:00 PM on April 27, 2025
We had a great mid day trip. Put our trust in Capt. Matt and he proved his expertise. Put us on fish and landed a huge Uku!...
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