My son is obsessed with fishing, and weโve been on charters in Canada, Hawaii, Australia, etc. Yet, of them all, this was our best fishing adventure ever. We only had 4-hours, as we had to fly out later in the afternoon - but they packed it full of action!
It started well before the day. Booking was simple and easy. And the captain invited feedback on what we were looking for. My son was hoping to catch some tuna, so they tuned the experience accordingly.
We met Chad (our captain) and Ryan (our first-mate) in the morning and it was evident they had already been at it for a long time. Ryan made a great point from the start: Success starts on the dock. And this became very evident. The baits were tailored to catching tuna (and more!), as was the equipment, the route, etc.
And sure enough we caught tuna. One after the other, every few minutes. My son ended up reeling in 9 black fin tuna, one barracuda and a smaller fish. As we had reached our limit on tuna, our captain suggested trying something bigger.
So we took one of the black fin tuna we had caught and Ryan quickly and expertly prepared it for a bigger catch (and BTW - he never stopped moving: either fixing a line, making a quick adjustment here or there, guiding and coaching, etc.) We asked him what he had in mind, and he said (I thought jokingly): Maybe a shark.
Well, I wasnโt laughing for long. Within 10-15 min we had a massive bite on a swapped out heavy-duty pole. It was quickly evident we were dealing with a monster, that quickly ran out 550 yards and gave sudden violent head-shakes. Over the next hour we slowly, but steadily brought it in - and we had to take turns to relieve one another, as it was a brutal fight.
In the end, my 15 year old son had caught a 10-foot, 300-pount Great Hammerhead Shark! I was astonished! Never having expected anything of the sort! He was thrilled and elated for this once-in-a-lifetime catch!
And so, within 4 hours, my son had caught 9 decent-sized and beautiful blackfin tuna, 1 barracuda (2.5 foot long) and a 10-foot Great Hammerhead Shark! If i made this up, people wouldnโt believe me - but we have all the photos and videos and memories and are incredibly grateful and impressed with this fantastic experience. Weโd recommend Old Hat Fishing to anyone. And even in the cab-ride back to the hotel, as we debriefed his mom on our experience, the driver was pressing us: Which company did you use? They sound like experts. And they were. Thank you Chad, Ryan and Old Hat Fishing!
My son is obsessed with fishing, and weโve been on charters in Canada, Hawaii, Australia, etc. Yet, of them all, this was...