Tantrum Sportfishing – Full-Service Charter 

I had never caught a Blue Marlin. My wife and I booked the Tantrum. Not only did I catch my first one but we caught three. Captain Nick Durham and First Mate Joe Byrum were great. They definitely know what they are doing. They worked very hard all day to get us hooked up with fish. I’m telling you they never let up. They worked at it. They were also very kind and fun to be around. The boat was also top knotch. It had an awesome cabin and a great bathroom which my wife was very appreciative of. Overall it was one if the best fishing days of my life. Even if we hadn’t of caught a fish it would if been a great day. Thank you Nick and Joe. Book the Tantrum!!

If you have fished and chartered boats as long as we have over the years, you realize in awe when you watch the actions of a Capt and Mate in unison alll day long. This IS a Professional Marlin FishingTeam in action! Even though we didn't charter during a tournament, someone forgot to tell Capt Nick and First Mate Joe, as they just worked hard all day long to grab us two nice Stripe Marlins in a relativily slow bite period. Joe m the Mate, is one of the hardest working first mates I have been assoiciated with as he continually scanned the spread and successfully dropped back and caught us 2 out of 3 Marlin bites. Something a lazy Mate could not have accomplished. He was talkative and filled the whole day of his fishing experiances from the Outer Banks, Azores, St Thomas and Tahiti, This Mate is the real deal and his knowledge and actions backed it up! Capt Nick is a gem of a nice guy. Both make you feel beyond comfortable. Boat is is nice and clean, and the Air Conditioned Salon is awesome to duck out of the hot sun for a few minutes. Without a doubt, our next trip to KONA would include a couple trips on the Tantrum - these guys are the real deal! GWL

One of the nicest fishing boats out there, with elite technology and an extremely knowledgeable crew. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a single bite across two 6-hour trips, but with Hurricane Lala having just passed through, the conditions may have been a bit stirred up. That’s fishing sometimes! Joe and Dan tried hard, still had a great experience learning from them, and hopefully I’ll be back someday to catch my dream fish—a marlin.

Went for a full-day charter with Tantrum Sportfishing. As can happen with any fishing, we thought we were going to come up with empty hands. Even then, we were in great spirits and having fun on a beautiful boat, trolling along the beautiful Kona Coast. Had a great crew who were being just as attentive to the fish as they were to my family. In the last hour of the charter, they got another hit on the screen. Captain Joe quickly locked in, stopped talking, took two passes over top, but lost them on the screen, he took one last swipe in front of where he thought they were. After 8 hours of nothing, FISH ON! My 16yo hopped in the seat, having never been before, fought hard for 30 minutes, and was able to finally land this beast of an animal: a 150lb ahi tuna. Core memory created! Funny story, when your son is on his forst big fish ever, dont hit take photo instead of record video on thr GoPro you set up earlier. Thank you, Hawaii, for your bounty, as well as Captain Joe and 1st mate Dan of Tantrum Sportfishing for the memories.