808955FISH

Let me tell you the reviews are all true. Spent four hours with Chuck and was disappointed. We came with no expectation but you can tell captain obvious is sick of tourists. The deck hands were polite but the captain Chuck is a joke. He was mean, condescending, and shouldn't be in the business if he didn't want to take people fishing. As a seasoned fisherman, his patience was cut short with everyone and you can tell he was annoyed. We had a full boat for an 11am morning of fishing and only four fish were caught. I know it's the luck of the draw but captain has to use his brain, knowledge of fishing this area, and know when to move when nothing is biting. Compliments to the deck hands for wanting to help and being courteous. But I see this business sinking fast if they can't get it together. Skip this experience and find a fishing captain who wants your business.

We absolutely enjoyed the sunset cruise dinner! Great food and entertainment!Thanks so much to the captain/crew for a safe and fun trip and sharing a piece of their "Aloha Spirit!"

I don't like writing bad reviews because I know there's off days and also businesses do need the good reviews to stay in business. I will make this a fair review according to my experience. BOOKINGI booked bottom fishing for my boyfriend and I. My boyfriend is a very experienced fisherman and I just wanted to get him on a boat. I didn't know about deep ocean fishing or anything about fishing. So this was a great opportunity for me to know fishing as well. We are also visiting from Sacramento California. (I was Born raised in Hawaii) SO I'm not a stranger to the culture. Booking online was easy and it went smoothly. I got a receipt by email and confirmation reminders. So that was nice.FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS We met a guy prior to the fish trip. They all had a great time and they even bought another trip after being on the same boat the day before. So my boyfriend and I were looking forward to it.SANITATIONBest to go bathroom/restroom before this trip. There's no soap on board. That's why I brought liquid soap in my purse. Yah that's a tip...bring your own soap or those liquid sanitizers. There's none on the boat. CAPTAIN INTERACTION The captain was pretty straight forward. I understand that he's handling a lot of people on his boat and safety is something that's VERY IMPORTANT. He is a little abrasive in his presentation.TOURISTSThere were about half of the customers on the boat are Japanese Tourists. We all know we are all there to have a good time and also some of us has never fished before. He was too abrasive with especially the Japanese Tourists. He yells at them and even kind of slaps them on the shoulders. I don't know if it's because he is frustrated with the language barrier but man if those Japanese understood English, I think they would be very offended. Even just his mannerisms were too abrasive to English speaking people. What I find FUNNY FOR THE CAPTAIN.....in Japan.....customer service is like 100% amazing. I can bet those Japanese tourists knows the experience was awful. He needs to go Japan and see how they are like there because it's shameful how he treats Japanese tourists.OUR EXPERIENCEI have to say the captain would come to my boyfriend after he reels in the state fish Trigger Fish Humuhumunukunukuapuaa and then tries to take the hook out.....to my horror.....he is so much in a hurry that he leaves the hook in the mouths of the fishes and throws them back into the ocean. What a horrible horrible thing to do to fishes. My boyfriend is a Fish Biologist that works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. So he spends a great deal taking care of wildlife and fishes. He respects fishes a great deal. He was bothered that the release was with still hooks in the mouths of the fishes. Because those fishes would lose appetite and probably will not eat much anymore. They will eventually die from not eating. Poor fishes. What I didn't like is the captain kept yanking the fish from my boyfriend's hand and not even gave us the chance to take a photo of my boyfriend carrying the fish. When the captain asked where we were both from, he laid off on the abrasiveness and he didn't yank the fish from my boyfriend anymore. He left us both alone for the most part of the trip.EATING WHAT YOU CATCHIt wasn't our preference to eat. We tasted the trigger fish but my boyfriend felt bad. I guess my boyfriend doesn't like the idea to eat fishes that are not known or not popular for like eating. The humuhumu...is very cute looking fishes. Oh well I guess you can eat it.RECOMMENDATION?At the end of the trip the captain placed a tip jar in front of everyone and asked for TIPS. My boyfriend and I rolled our eyes looking at each other and hurried off the boat. Would I recommend it? If you are blissfully ignorant by not noticing the yelling and abrasiveness then go on this trip. If you don't mind hurting fishes by leaving hooks in their mouths then go. You have to be blissfully ignorant to not notice these details.

You get what you paid for. My son wanted to try fishing so I wanted to try something easy and short. We got there on time, checked in, and when we got on the board we got a small snack. We were taught how to fish and I caught 2. The fish we caught are shared. They grill them and it is too salty. Don't expect anything gourmet. It was fun. I enjoyed it.

Just finished an awesome fishing trip for novice fishermen. Saw a good deal for 2 on Groupon so decided to add this activity to our itinerary during our Oahu vacation. When we first got on the boat they fed us rice, chili and a hotdogs. Water & juice beverages were provided as well. Captain Chuck and deckhand, Kalani, were an awesome team! *2 thumbs up*Captain Chuck drove out to a few spots making sure everyone caught fish. And YES we all did! Mostly catch & release but it was fun. Kalani was attentive running around assisting us novice fishermen remove the fish from the hooks. Towards the end of our trip they BBQ'd our freshly caught fish. 2 meals, 1 trip, caught plenty of fish within 4 hrs was such a good deal! And Captain Chuck kindly gave us a ride back to our hotel since he was heading back that way with other guests. Much Mahalo to Captain Chuck & Kalani!!!

I must admit, I very interested in negative reviews but not so much the positive ones. So the negative reviews for 808955Fish had me concerned. I am here to say I did not experience any of the negative comments in other reviews. Today's bottom fishing trip was perfect. The crew was very helpful, patient and accommodating. There were beginner fishermen and fisherwomen of all ages that had a great time.The captain went to three separate locations to make sure everyone was getting bites and or catching fish. All equipment was provided and worked well, cut up bait included. Lunch provided was appropriate for the surroundings however no soft drinks. Only water. The boat was full, 41 guests but it never felt overcrowded. I personally caught 5 fish, all keepers. My son caught 1. This was for a 3.5 hour fishing trip. With about an hour of no fishing due to the boats engine on and commuting to and from fishing spots, docks. I also overheard the crew giving detailed info about all fish caught and their underwater environments. Good stuff for kids and adults. I only wish I would have brought a beer aboard. My only recommendations are to bring a small pair of needle nose pliers to remove the hooks from the fish's mouth. Makes it easy! I went for a groupon that was 44$ person. Yes I would go again.

I was so looking forward to this experience! The crew was awesome but the food......not good at all. The cruise was very short and we sat in the water for 30 minutes waiting for the fireworks to start. The second they were done the captain blew the horn twice and back to the port we went. The bathroom was disgusting by the way.

Ehh don't recommend! The two guys are kinda of grouchy and rude! Also, false advertisement! It says "Local style BBQ plates" it is NOT...it's literally rice, a nasty weenie and chili beans! They also had way too many people on the boat at once when you're fishing the lines end up getting stuck to the person next to you..

Wow what an amazing Trip with Captain Tiger. During the dinner cruise we were able to see whales, dolphins and a turtles Plus a few incredible shows not to mention the sunset an incredible view of WaikikiThe food is great too I would recommend again and again

***BEWARE Not the type of big fishing charter you'd enjoy, save your money and look elsewhere, their other poor reviews are true***Upon arrival, we met captain tiger, his wife and their dog Yorkie. There was a hot pot of coffee, pastries, orange slices and apples slices. Had I known there was breakfast I wouldn't have purchased a spam breakfast from McDonald's. We were advised not to wear our shoes into the galley at first, but one of our guys took off his shoes and felt how sticky the carpeting was. They then decided to let us wear our shoes and explained that they were filming on the boat for the past month and the crew had messed a lot of things up. We were here on a bachelor party and there were only 8 of us.It took the captain 30 minutes to get the lines rigged up when it should have already been set up before going out. He spent a significant portion of that time untangling lines from the last time they went fishing with this boat. After a 2 hour nap I took (out of 4 hours), we caught our 2nd fish, a skipjack tuna, which was worth of keeping. After watching the captain and his wife bicker a bit, they switched roles and captain tiger gaffer the fish and drained the blood. When helping him bring in the fish and unhooking it, he commented about getting blood on the deck. Are you serious? We're fishing...of course there will be blood. This was strike one but were nice people and don't make it a big deal. If you're serious about fishing, don't go on this boat, "e-sea rider".So during the entire time we were on this boat, captain tiger was busy taking phone calls for his other boats. "$150 for the dinner...would you like us to pick you up from your hotel". Idk about you but he was obviously focused on getting us fish.There was a bite that we got that cut the fishing line. If the drag was set right and the knots were tired correctly I don't think this would have been the case, however, he went on to blame us for losing the fish. The attitude of this guy is nothing we have ever experienced.But wait, there's more. He asked us 8 ethnic (obviously Asians) if we liked to eat sashimi as if we didn't know what sashimi was. That's like asking if you like filet mignon. I don't know whether or not we should be offended, probably, given that we're fishing. When it came time to filet the fish, he filleted it into about 4 large charges. 1 chunk was served to us drenched in soy sauce and some wasabi. The other chunks were nicely put away in the fridge and not the ice chest. We arnt stupid, if he had put the other chunks of fish into the ice chest then we would know it was for us, but putting it in his personal fridge in the galley was obvious he wanted to pull one on us. We paid to fish and keep the fish, not just to give it away. He never even said a word about keeping the fish for himself, he just put it away like it was part of the deal, a joy ride on the boat and 1/4 of the sashimi for $1800. We waited until the very end to give him the benefit of the doubt and hand us the bag of fish on his own, but it wasn't until we were docked and asked for it did he take it out. We caught three fish total and he even asked if we want the 2 small ones as well. So not only was he going to take the 3 slabs of sashimi, he was gong to take the two smaller fishes, all without asking us whether or not we wanted them.If you're looking for a boat for air conditioning in the galley just to be on a boat ride, this is a good pick for you. If you're into fishing for game and eats, don't waste your money and save yourself the frustrations.We paid $1800 + tip.Then we get a smart comment from him as he waived our $100 pity tip in the air and announces to his wife that we are generous tippers. For the record, we had $200 in the other pocket, contingent on giving the fishes we caught back to us without us having to ask for it.Lesson learned, if you receive poor service, don't bother tipping. You'll just get a smart comment from captain tiger.I suppose I'll make this a constructive review by recommending that you hire two real deck hands that'll offer decent service.Just read a few more of your past reviews... Whoever is responding to your poor reviews, I have nothing against you, but responding defensively to your poor yelp reviews is not helping your business. Take your responses offline, just my two cents. You mentioned to your past customer, "You chose the cheapest fishing tour in Hawaii...you didn't choose big game trolling." Well, we chose big game trolling and didn't expect deckhands working other jobs and keeping our catches. Hope y'all enjoyed the fishes you kept from us.Whatever floats your boat, happy you're making a living offering poor shady and lazy service.