Kona Sport-Fishing Private Charter - 6 Hours
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Kona Sport-Fishing Private Charter - 6 Hours

By Bite Me Sportfishing
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Duration: 6h
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Live guide: English
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  • Private tour
  • Cooler with ice for your beverages and food
  • Knowledgeable captain and crew
  • All fishing equipment
What's not included
  • Food and drinks (guests should bring your own food and beverages, adult beverages allowed, please no glass bottles)
  • Gratuities
  • Sunscreen (recommended)
  • Fishing license required


Start:
  • Bite Me Sport Fishing, 74-425 Kealakehe Pkwy #1, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 30433P3

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
    • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • A maximum of 6 people per booking
    • Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 30433P3

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    • 74-425 Kealakehe Pkwy #1, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
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    • Bite Me Sportfishing
      433
      United States
    • W8360VOshelleyh
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Sensational Fishing Trip
      Excellent trip, boat caught 3 blue marlins (released) and kept 1 striped marlin in four hours. The meat was shared with everyone on the boat and the crew kept the rest. Brian, the Captain and Clayton, the deck hand were amazing. Highly recommend Bite Me.
      Written 23 January 2025
    • wils641
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Bite Me 4, Great Fishing Experience.
      I went on the Bite Me 4, Shared Charter with 5 other fishermen. Brian and Clayton were great to go out with and we caught 4 marlin. Wonderful boat, skipper and crew.
      Written 16 January 2025
    • maJ6943RP
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Don’t do it
      It was absolutely awful my brother was puking sick the entire time and not once did the crew check up on him. We didn’t catch a single fish and they never touched the live bait they laid out. They also barely interacted with us or the other people on board. Not only that but they went faster than any other ocean fishing boat I’ve ever been on the entire time and never slowed down once. They also lied about the group before and said they caught fish but the group before said they didn’t. Would not recommend! The crews names were Lee and Andy
      Written 1 January 2025
    • Crazy4fishing
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A Christmas Eve to Remember!
      A Christmas Eve to remember! I took my family out for a day of Sportfishing while in Kona with Bite Me Sportfishing and Wow did we have a blast! Captain Brian Harnden and Mate Darin Castoro really know their stuff! we went for the full day trip, left the dock at about 6:30am and by 7:30am my wife was into the first Blue Marlin of her life. What a thrill! Brought it to the boat, and released the 160lb (ish) beauty! But that was just the beginning. Next up in the chair was our daughter and within the next hour she hooked up with her first Striped Marlin, about 65 pounds. We boated that fish and split the meat with the crew. We ate some last night, fabulous! After a few more hours of “mowing the lawn” looking for a fish, as luck would have it, the best fish of the day struck! Our son was in the chair and did a great job controlling his first Blue Marlin. We were able to bring that 250lb. beauty to the boat where Darin was able to tag and release it. All in all, Captain Brian and Mate Darin were terrific, very positive and super professional. Our family will never forget this adventure and can’t wait to do it again!
      Written 25 December 2024
    • markoG6707MH
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Experience of a lifetime.
      A beautiful November day on the ocean sport fishing for Marlin. Momi, the Bite me 3 deck hand was an awesome young lady, more than capable and very knowledgeable. After a couple hours of trolling, we finally got a hit, I jumped into the chair and let the line run. It was amazing to watch the Blue Marlin jump completely out of the water. With Momi coaching me along the way and the top of the line gear used, I reeled in the biggest fish I had ever caught. Captain guesstimated the Marlin to be around 175 lbs. I would have loved a better picture of this gorgeous fish, but I am a sport fisherman and I practice catch and release.
      Written 25 November 2024
    • BradSchmeider
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best Marlin Trip You Can Find
      Booked a half day trip on a make up Charter. what a great experience. Captain Brian and mate Cam were professional, knowledgeable, well prepared, and excited to put us all on the fish. Got our discounted tickets at Costco for $100 per person for the make up Charter. Wow, was I surprised at the Marlin that we caught. Had a great time all day with family and friends. The boat was comfortable and well supplied with everything that we needed for the day. I can’t wait to go back and do it all over again with these guys.
      Written 18 October 2024
    • Anne L
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Dont book with them!
      Extremely bad experience. Got the wrong address first and then blamed for being 15 minutes late. Personell was extremely arrogant and rude. Did not allow questions during instructions. Seemed agitated and maybe intoxicated. They also brought a friend to join the drip who was drunk from before and got more drunk during the trip. Not to mention we didnt catch any fish, not even a bite of a small goldfish. Returned also 15 minutes before time went out, but to be honest we were happy about that. I would absolutely not recommend them. Might be completely different on another boat though.
      Written 28 September 2024
    • J5916FZjoee
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      This fishing charter Sucks!
      This fishing tour sucked!! My wife and I had planned our trip to Kona for a birthday fishing trip. I had dreamed about a Hawaiian fishing trip and was excited even though there were 6 of us on board. First mate had 6 lines out, and we started trolling at 7 knots. 1 hour goes by, nothing no bites. 2nd hour goes by, again nothing not bite. As we approached the 3rd hour with nothing, not even a bite, you would think the captain and first mate would change something. Oh No, they continued without changing lure size, or the use of live bait, or changing boat speed, Nothing! It ended up being a very expensive boat trip with no bites, nothing. The captain and first mate had the so what, we don’t care attitude. If you are going to book a fishing charter, make sure the charter uses live bait. I will never recommend Bite Me fishing charters. They should have a policy that, if you don’t get a bite, the next trip is half off. Even with that I doubt I would go….
      Written 8 June 2024
    • Melissa L
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best fishing
      Captain Brian and Neil made the experience so much fun I had never been sports fishing before but they made me feel like an expert the boat was wonderful the day was great couldn't fast for a better experience
      Written 25 May 2024
    • Inspire16866358596
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      Ocean Encounters Manta - Manta Ray Night Snorkeling
      Magical Experience! I’ve lived in Hawaii all my life. I’ve never went Manya Ray Snorkeling, till just recently, now I want to go all the time. This last time I had a friend that just moved to Hawaii. I wanted her to experience the Manta Ray Snorkeling. Turned out, I didn’t know that she didn’t know how to swim lol… Luckily this tour had 2 captains. Captain Sage was very knowledgeable about the ocean (and the Mantas) he made sure that my friend was in good hands. They gave her an extra floating device and he helped her from the boat to the light board and back. This 830pm night tour was so beautiful. The boat ride alone was worth it! They provide the wet suit and snorkel. Captain Taylor drove the boat & was really helpful. We ended up in the best spot. There must have been close to a hundred Mantas. We were told that it was a good night. I highly recommend this tour! Don't forget to tip the crew. Support local businesses.
      Written 10 May 2024
    • Ian-Nathan
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Next Time I'm Going to the Pier!
      I was booked on the Bite Me 4 originally. They texted me at the dock about 10 minutes before we were to board the boat due to weather advisory. I understand safety very well and I appreciate taking precautions, but I knew about the advisory the night before. Seems like the captain could have made the call sooner than 10 minutes before boarding. It gets better though. I re-booked on the Bite Me 3 and when I showed up to the dock, the Bite Me 4 was fueling up alongside the Bite Me 3. I asked the captain on the 4 if he had been catching any fish. He responded bluntly by saying " I haven't caught anything, I haven't been out yet". Well at 6:30 AM its obvious that I'm not asking if you caught fish today. It's pretty clear to anybody with half a brain that I was asking about the last few days or even weeks. If I wanted to go fishing with a smart ass, I'd go fishing with my wife. And that is free!! When I boarded the Bite Me 3, the guy next to me says " I'm glad we didn't go on the Bite Me 4 because that captain seemed like an ahole". True Story! I will say that the crew on the 3 were pretty cool. We didn't catch a damn thing and that's fishing, but I will give them kudos because they at least showed the people who are paying their wages some respect. A little advise to the Bite Me 4 Cap -- You are representing your entire fleet when you speak to customers, even if they are not fishing on your boat. Show some respect!
      Written 25 April 2024
    • 278carriea
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      No-fishing Fishing trip
      Disappointed and mislead. We signed up for the four-six hour shared sports fishing. We did not fish. There were 5 individuals in our group. Only one person got to hold a rod (after the crewman casted and hooked the fish) and pulled in one bait fish (longer than 12”). The bait was not even used as chum. It was thrown on ice and put in a cooler, not even “shared” with the person who reeled it in. This trip should basically have been booked as a boat ride. There is no guarantee that you will catch a fish - that’s fine - that’s fishing. However, on a fishing trip it is expected that you should be able to cast and drop a line in the water and try/hope to catch a fish….. if you want to fish, this is not the trip for you.
      Written 20 April 2024
    • colem958
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      11/10
      Best fishing charter yet! Brian and cam are definitely the guys I want to go with again! Saw pilot whales, tons of porpoise and a sea turtle at the end! Not to mention the fish!! Got one beautiful tuna and 2 marlin at the same time but lost one! Definitely worth the full day! Cam, you the man! Thanks for helping get that big fish in
      Written 7 March 2024
    • Eric K
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      Terrible Experience!
      Big fat ONE! First attempt, we were rescheduled on a different boat and then the boat wouldn’t start. They advertise the largest fleet in Hawaii and they means nothing. Had a boat issue and no substitute was offered. There was another boat sitting in the harbor. No discount offered since they can’t seem to maintain their fleet. On our second attempt, again rescheduled to a different boat and we were cancelled due to weather. Got a call 3 minutes before our arrival time. No we did not bring a banana! I would highly encourage you to look elsewhere for a charter. I get things happen but responses for the cancellations left us feeling like “Oh well, not our problem”.
      Written 3 February 2024
    • Beau2996
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      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Bad experience
      Much better operators in the area. Keep looking. If you think you might save a buck here, you’ll be wishing you spent more later when your experience falls well short of expectations due to poorly managed equipment leading to a totally failed trip. Other operators with properly working gear nearby provided exactly what was expected. I would stay away
      Written 15 January 2024
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    SlowPoke1960
    Houston, Texas75 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023
    We were originally booked on FireHat Charters but the day before we were notified while on a cruise ship that they had mechanical issues with a fuel leak. The Captain was so nice in helping us find an alternative the day before we were in Kona, Hawaii. We could not have made a better choice. We booked "Bite Me 3" and the Capt. was awesome and been on this boat for 15 years. His 1st mate was from Arkansas and was equally awesome. They had a female guest in from Oregon and a former 1st mate who tagged along and helped out running lines, baiting the hooks and was a " Ball of Fire". We caught five (5) Mahi Mahi's and several were around 60 inches and Bull's, we also caught several Ahi Ahi Tuna's in the short 5-6 hour trip. The Boat provided ice and some drinks but we were told to provide our snacks, and drinks but put on the ships ice. The day was perfect, the vessel was awesome and the crew was very nice. The absolute only negative was on the entire island of Kona is no place with dry ice, packaging materials or a business to package our 300 lbs. of Mahi Mahi and Ahi Tuna. We were told the Charter does not provide this service and nobody on the island provides processing your fish for shipment home so we HAD TO GIVE THE FISH TO THE CREW. Still a lot of fun to catch but would have been nice to eat. I would highly recommend this Captain and company but only fish with Live Bait as this is all that we caught fish on. They had some left over from the previous 8AM charter and the Mahi Mahi snapped them up quick. We trolled the coastline and the floating dead log area and was very successful for our party of 4 adults. Took a lot of pictures and made wonderful memories. I will use them again in the future.
    Written 21 May 2023
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    Hamilton Y
    1 contribution
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2024 • Family
    Paid for the 4-hour Private Charter on Bite-Me 6.

    Tip #1: Directions to the boat extremely confusing so to not ruin your trip come early to ensure your on time like we did!

    Tip #2: We caught an amazing 150 lb Blue Marlin and 3 Skip Jacks Tunas each about 30 lbs but to be fair one of the Tuna ended up just half a Tuna due to the sharks circling the boat grabbing it. Tip #2 (in humor) reel faster or end up with a fraction of a fish.

    Tip #3: I let the captain have one of the Tunas and took my ice chest and took the 2nd Tuna and 1/3 of the Blue Marlin..... Captain may have sold the Tuna but that is ok. I could not eat any more than one Tuna with my family on the trip. He said he shares it with the friends, family, Hotel Concierge who recommended them. He may have sold the whole Tuna but honestly I dont care. Better he pocket it than me wasting it.

    Tip #4: He secretly stop really trying to catch fish after the 4th fish was caught about 35 mins into the trip. I knew it and let it go. My son wanted more but honestly knew we would be wasting fish and we had enough fun so it became more of whale /Shark seeking tour in which we found a really large Whale Shark.

    Tip #5: There are real sharks in water so dont even think about jumping in the water when fishing.

    Tip #6: Tip the Captain and Crew. We gave 20% since we did catch 4 fish and let him keep one of the whole Tunas.

    Tip #7: Most Important Tip of them all - Watch out for Gray Taxidermy Upsell. What every they quote you, it cost 3Xs more to get a generic plastic fish that has nothing to do with the one you caught or look like the one your caught. They try to scam us for 150 lb marlin for 1K but after shipping, crating, taxes, and a basic wood board, they wanted $3,000+ for a plastic fish that looked nothing like the one we caught. We were lucky they wrote the credit card numbers wrong so they could not "non refund" our deposit. Captain I suspect gets a kick-back and did not push it too hard like I hear other captains do, but Gray Taxidermy is a total rip-off. Watch out as you have been warned.

    Net Net! Worth the trip if you dont get Gray Taxidermy-ed !
    Written 20 December 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    It sounds like you had a really nice trip and we do kindly appreciate the review and tips for travlers. Gray Taxidermy is available for those that would like to have a replica of the fish caught but not required by any of our anglers. We have a few in our own offices as reminders of thoses special moments. We hope you had a great experience and enjoyed the fresh fish!! -Aloha
    Written 30 December 2024
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    roxanns143
    10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2022 • Friends
    5 friends chartered the boat Bite Me 4 with THE BEST crew. Captain Curtis and Juda immediately felt like our friends right from the welcoming greeting and it only got better from there. Let me just say that Juda is very passionate, knowledgeable and informative about his job. He's an artist and it was great to watch the whole production of attaching, casting and setting up all of the reels, changes to the lures and to watch the water for signs. He's on the job instantly when the line hits, honestly he was at the reel from the top of the boat before I even blinked an eye. Captain and Juda also did a special memorial tribute to our friends dog who had recently passed. They wanted to spread some of his ashes and the cap & crew went above and beyond. Here is the review they wrote "Captain Curtis and Juda were such great guys giving us the perfect and most memorable ceremony at sea. Two flags raised to half-staff while looping around Briggs’ ashes. Grateful to our dearest friends there with us on this trip, and to capture such a special moment ❤️"
    We were all touched and moved to tears at this experience.
    As for fishing, we did get 2 hits though we didn't hook anything, but that didn't matter to us because we caught something more valuable. It's the memories we caught from this charter that will last our lifetime. MAHALO Captain & Juda, you two are top notch.

    Suggestions: 1.Take motion sickness meds the night before. 2. Bring sunscreen and a hat. #3 pack a cooler with sandwiches abs drinks. And #4 Is Very Important- TIP the crew, they work hard to make your trip a great time give them the gratitude they deserve.
    Written 11 September 2022
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    Rob H
    2 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2022 • Friends
    Tara the Terrible

    To say it mildly, very disappointing. We’ve used this company in the past many times and send most of our clients to them. The captain we had today, I think her name was Tara should be named Tara the terrible and if you ever get her ask for your money back and run for the hills. 



    She was obnoxious from the first time I walked up to the boat, She was late to begin with and God I wish I would’ve walked away. I took my party of six including family and business friends on the boat and this woman would not shut up and it seemed like all she wanted to do was abrade, belittle and nitpick everybody on the boat, Super obnoxious.

    I am not going to go through the litany of subpar professionalism the list is ridiculously too long 

I do feel sorry for uncle Walter our deck hand he has been doing this for the better part of 30 years because it did affect how much he was tipped. I can only imagine how badly she treats tourists because we actually live on the island.



    Please Think twice before you send this captain out because we have had excellent experiences with your company in the past and now I question my past loyalty to the company. It’s a small big Island. I would send her back to Oahu
    Written 12 July 2022
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    Christina M G
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2023 • Family
    What an amazing day today! We chartered a 6 hour sport fishing boat hoping to catch dinner for the week but what we got was so much more! Once in a lifetime catch of beautiful blue Marlin. We didn’t keep this beautiful creature, we gladly caught her and released her back to the clear blue waters of Kona Hi. Huge shout out to the Captains Hunter and Daron on the Bite me 4! They were both great helping my 83 year young dad reel this beauty in! Thanks for a great time!
    Written 22 October 2023
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    Michael M
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2025 • Family
    Did the 1/2 day shared Charter on Bite Me 4, though it was captained by the usual bite Me 6 Captain Brian. Clayton was the deck hand. Brian and Clayton were very friendly and knowledgeable, and catered to my 7 year old son who can talk underwater. They put the group onto 4 marlin, 3 blue and one stripped. All the other people on the boat that day were really friendly (2 Canadians and 2 from the mainland USA). Can recommend the charter to anyone.
    Written 17 January 2025
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    Edward J
    1 contribution
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2024 • Family
    Went on deep sea and manta Rey snorkel. Deck hands were great, captains (Andy, on deep sea, apparently 20 years doing charters is too long) expressed contempt for tourists. Nothing directed at my family; just overt, voiced contempt. Deck hands on both trips did what they could to blunt the issue but it was obvious and hung over the group.
    Written 14 September 2024
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    Laurel L
    16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022
    Went with Bite Me 6. Ryan and Cody were amazing, especially with my 93 year old Step Dad. We had a great day fishing…say school of hammer head sharks, dolphins, skip Jack. Very polite, helpful, respectful and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend them to anyone!
    Written 29 April 2022
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    Rhoda M
    6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2023
    What a great experience. This is our fourth trip with Bite Me! We were fortunate to get Captain Brian and crew Jason on Bite Me 6 this trip. We ended up with a nice Mahi Mahi and Ono. The knowledge determination and encouragement those two men had made our trip!!! What a great day and so many great memories for us. Thank you Thank you!
    Written 30 March 2023
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    Mathew M
    Sonoma County, CA5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2021 • Family
    Great time. Captain Brook and Ryan are amazing. We’re able to get TWO blue Marlin on the boat. One was a successful release and the other was taken. The boat “Bite Me 3” was amazing as well. 10/10 would do it again.
    Written 10 August 2021
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