I just want to comment that, although I have read the reviews where the people wrote that you have to pay to keep your own fish; this is true enough, but the crew makes it clear up front about this, not after the fish are caught. But to get to the point of the review; we booked a private 4... more

We were referred by "Captain Mike" (fishmaui.com) to this fishing charter. We were horribly disappointed. My husband and I went on the 6-hour morning trip from Lahaina. While I understand that the fishermen can't control whether or not the fish bite, they certainly did not make this an enjoyable experience for us. (Our boat not only didn't catch fish, but... more

We thought this would be a great trip with our kids. What a let down. It was a lot of money ($700.00+private 4 1/2 hour trip) we went out and all was fine. The skipper (Ryan) went up top to drive the boat. Daemon (first Mate) sat with us for maybe 5 minutes and then went up top with Ryan.... more

I went out sportfishing on "Action", one of Start Me Up's boats on Maui. We caught three mahi mahi and when we returned to the dock, we were told the fish belonged to the boat and if we wanted to eat any, we would have to pay them $1.50 a pound for our own fish! Beware! Frank Esposito more

From the pre-dawn school-like lineup to the 'we better get back now' final line, the experience was one of boredom. Our boat housed 'two captains' and one of their wives (just a free ride-a-long) besides the 5 of us supposedly fishing for the ever-elusive 'anything in the water'. The crew stayed up on the captains deck, except for occasionally resetting... more

Used the services of Capt Mike, www.mauifish.com for screening and selection of a boat to fish from during our stay in Maui, Hawaii. We wanted a boat that we could keep as much fish as we wanted and we wanted to fish for Mahi Mahi, Ahi or Ono. Capt Mike hooked us up with the boat Action, one of Start... more

I signed up for a full day share boat with the Start Me Up fishing. The 9 hour trip cost around $200. Start Me Up put me on the 35 foot Blackfin "Action". The boat was clean, fast, and rigged for serious offshore fishing. The Captain, Captain Patrick, takes your safety, fishing, and bringing home the fish seriously. He said... more

We took a 9 hour charter on the Action out of Lahaina and had the best day of fishing anyone could ask for. The crew, Captain Patrick and deckhand Brandon were friendly and knew the waters well. We started out of the harbor at 3:30 and had a perfect day for fishing. No marlin, but we got three nice mahi... more

Our boat circled around for 4 hours in the same spot and not one bite. The tour before us....same thing. You can chalk it up to bad luck or a bad fishing day, but the boat next to us came back with tons of fish. Both the Captain and deckhand were nice people, but both have only been working with... more