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Maui fishing
Posted on 7/10/24 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 7/10/24 at 1:31 pm
Anyone charter a trip in Maui? If so any recommendations? I would like to fish Mahi, Tuna, and Wahoo.
This post was edited on 7/10/24 at 6:39 pm
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Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:40 pm to LSUtigerMD
Never mind, looks like availability is slim due to fires taking out a bunch of boats. I will just go with what looks like the best available, thanks anyway.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 7:20 pm to LSUtigerMD
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availability is slim due to fires taking out a bunch of boats
Look into kayak fishing. Seriously. Dont have to go far for your dolphin, wahoo, tuna
Posted on 7/10/24 at 7:23 pm to Saskwatch
I see your stance on sharks is soft
Posted on 7/10/24 at 9:13 pm to LSUtigerMD
I have been told by some maui fishermen the action is much better near molokai and especially big island. Would love to hear if you find someone on Maui that can put you on em.
Posted on 7/11/24 at 6:12 am to LSUtigerMD
Went one time and scratched. After we paid up, then the captain was like, "yeah, we don't catch much around here bc the bottom drops off so fast. It's much better at Big Island." Plus the captains keep anything you catch to sell to restaurants for profit.
You're better off bank fishing for a tenth of the cost.
You're better off bank fishing for a tenth of the cost.
Posted on 7/11/24 at 7:31 am to Duckhammer_77
quote:We are headed to Kauai next week and I looked into a charter pretty hard, it seems your story is more often the case than not. I scratched the idea, I would hate to waste half a day and the money to not catch, I feel like we could do some bottom fishing and catch a bit, but not interested in that.
Went one time and scratched. After we paid up, then the captain was like, "yeah, we don't catch much around here bc the bottom drops off so fast. It's much better at Big Island." Plus the captains keep anything you catch to sell to restaurants for profit.
You're better off bank fishing for a tenth of the cost.
Posted on 7/11/24 at 7:40 am to tigerfoot
I have found instagram to be the best place to find actual results. The younger captains love to post when they do well, if they are only posting once a week and you know they fish 4-6 times that’s not great.
Hawaii definitely has some great fisheries but also not great spots. As said many of the captains sell to the markets to make extra money, but I don’t think that’s a huge deal when you are staying in a hotel and most of them will work out a deal with you for the fish if you want it especially if it’s not a ton and saves them a trip to the market.
Hawaii definitely has some great fisheries but also not great spots. As said many of the captains sell to the markets to make extra money, but I don’t think that’s a huge deal when you are staying in a hotel and most of them will work out a deal with you for the fish if you want it especially if it’s not a ton and saves them a trip to the market.
Posted on 7/11/24 at 7:52 am to Duckhammer_77
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like, "yeah, we don't catch much around here bc the bottom drops off so fast. It's much better at Big Island."
Similar experience in puerta Vallarta. Trolled for 6 hrs with zero bites. Wife seasick the whole time. After we arrived to the dock the captain says “we normally don’t catch anything until the blue water comes in around October.”
Posted on 7/11/24 at 9:51 pm to LSUtigerMD
I have done charters on Maui, Big Island and Kauai, did the best on Kauai
Posted on 7/12/24 at 4:57 am to CSATiger
Went on some snorkeling and sub trips off Oahu, and was surprised that really didn’t see much fish, just kind of thought that was strange, but had a friend and colleague that is a trauma surgeon there and during his trauma presentations he had two guys that were impaled through the chest by Marlin in a week span… they sometimes jump around the boats and come in hot….can’t imagine going out that way, with a fish flopping, and you stuck to it…be careful out there
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:52 am to CamdenTiger
they can be dangerous, that is why they have a bat near by to whack em in the head
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