Sashimi Fun Fishing

Got picked up on time at the ambassador. Bus driver was not very happy because he had to go less than a block away to pick up a confused couple. He needs a vacation or attitude adjustment. Turns out he was driving the boat too!! I missed the meal and drink cause I was on the bow enjoying the scenery. Barbecue was just a weenie with sauce on rice! We fished with little hooks. We did not go out far in the water. We could see Diamond head and Waikiki beach the whole time. Not much action on the boat. We should have moved around more space nice no one was really catching anything. Overall, it was a beautiful sightseeing tour

Sashimi 2......Its not a fishmarketSashimi 2....Its not a sushi barWhat exactly is Sashimi 2????Located in the same area as the Honolulu Screamer and other charter fishing boats, Its the name of a boat that offers "bottom fishing tours".What exactly is a bottom fishing tour????You are taken for a 20-minute boat ride past Kewalo Basin, and taken to a few spots to do some bottom fishing (no trolling) for a couple of hours with beautiful views of Diamond Head and the rest of Oahu's South Shore. There are two bottom fishing tours you can choose from for $63 (Kama'aina Rate $42):Daytime Tour: 11:30am-3:30pmSunset Tour: 4:30pm-9:00pmAll bottom fishing tours include: Site Seeing,(Scenic Views, Possible Dolphin/Whale Sightings) Quick style kau kau of Rice,Beans, Hot Dog, and Hamburger,: Rod, Bait, and Tackle,Transportation to and from your hotel, and the best part? Cook your catch! Yes, as long as it's legal size(7 inches or more) edible, and not a protected species, they will clean it and cook it up for all to enjoy!Having been on both tours, one's not necesarily better than the other, because fish WILL be caught....(some may be luckier than others...)Daytime: Beautiful weather and conditions, we caught Moana, Weke, Nabeta, and Uku and we were fortunate enough to see a school of dolphins which was COOL!Sunset: Beautiful weather and conditions, we caught, Nabeta, Yellow Lipped Triggerfish, Lai, Akule, and Ta'ape...one of the staff members even reeled in a huge Garfish which he was gonna use for bait later that night for a Shark Hunt. SHARK HUNT!?!?! Yes, for all you adrenaline junkies, there is a Midnight Shark Hunt (Catch and Release) that is also offered for $125(inquire about Kama'aina Rate) from 9:30pm-1am. They even offer private charters (1/2 day $525, full day $825) where you and your buddies can go catch the BIG fish. (Mahi, Marlin, Ahi, etc.)Here are some helpful pro tips:-Sashimi 2 can take up to 50 people, but no less than 8-Wear weather appropriate attire(Jacket, umbrella, flip flops, shoes, etc. according to weather conditions)-There are bathrooms on board, and you can fish anywhere around the boat, but cannot climb up top-You can bring food, snacks, soft drinks, etc. ( they have a cooler for that, and also offer fruit punch and water)-Bring binoculars/cameras for cool sites and kodak moments(beautiful sunset too!)-Take something for motion sickness if you can possibly get seasick...no refunds, and 2 of the 8 in our bunch were miserable...With all of that being said...... IT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR A UYE!!!!.....ALOHA!!!!

I purchased a Groupon for a bottom fishing experience for two. Most of the reviews sounded pretty good and I was so excited about this adventure. First things first, I called to make a reservation not really thinking about the time difference. I live in TX so there is a 6 hr time change. Apparently I called prior to business hours and a man answered rudely and told me I needed to call back during business hrs and hung up in my face! I'm thinking someone needs to invest in an answering service! Anyway I called back later and made the reservation. Oh btw he informed me of a $7pp parking fee at the harbor. Again no biggie. My husband and I arrived on time and found a spot with paid parking, I believe it was $5 for the day. Also the advertisement mentioned free hotel pickup but was never offered this option. After a brief wait a Company van with a lot of foreign visitors pulled up and began unloading. The man that checked us in did so fairly quickly but on top of the Groupon he wanted $14 bucks. When asked why and that we paid for parking he said it was for harbor taxes and stuff!! Well okay, seems strange. We paid as I'm sure many people do just to get going. Overall we had a blast! Our group caught so many fish that we didn't need the hotdog bbq that was offered. Every one had fresh fish for lunch which was awesome. I will give kudos to the first mate that was helping filet fish and cook food! He was cool as hell!!! Overall we had a great time despite the initial rudeness and sneaky fees. I think that the hotel pick up is only offered to folks paying full price and not using Groupon. Please keep this in mind and please correct me if I am mistaken.

I wouldnt recommend this boat to anyone. The staff is very unfriendly. Talking down to people who got their lines tangled. They use very small bait to catch very small trigger fish. Zero customer service. If i were looking to book a cheap fishing trip i would look for any other boat besides this one.

*********************** 809 ************************* I came to this dock often because of parasailing a few doors down from Sashimi Fun Fishing. We look at all the boat around here, we decided to go with Sashimi Fun Fishing despite some of the odd reviews on Yelp. I'd rather go with my gut instinct, and I'm glad we did. For only $56 with some discount from the booklet, we RSVP for HALF DAY fishing. They pick you up at the location, but we didn't need a ride, we came straight here. Started out around Noon and came back to the dock around 3 PM. Sashimi II boat is about 60 feet long, big, spacious ad we were lucky only 10 guests on this trip. We got to see the beautiful Waikiki shores, the Diamond Head, surfers try to catch the waves, people that were parasailing, and the best of all we saw WHALES :-) I didn't know that they serve you a plate of food too: rice, hotdog, baked bean and pineapple. The captain doesn't talk much, but his helper, this cute guy, gave us plenty of baits all afternoon, unlike other Yelp reviews here, so inaccurate! After an hour, only a few of us caught some fishes, the captain moved toward the Diamond Head, then every one caught some fishes: Lots of Triggefishes, Yellow Lipped Triggerfish, Lai, Akule, Nabeta, and Ta'ape. I was busy sunbathing and soaked up the beautiful sun of December while my friends are stand on their feet for 3 hours to catch some fishes! It was fun, beautiful weather, and you can BYOB here. What a lovely day it was, we would totally do it again. I wonder why Yelpers complain it's expensive, really? Even the Booze Cruise at Waikiki Beach is already $25 for 1 hour ride, here you got to do a whole lot more, 3 hours ride, food, baits, fishing for $56?

My wife and i almost fell asleep .Not very fun , fishing like on the fisherman warf but at least you get to cast it.This was drop the bait to bottom . No casting !!!!Deckhand and captain pretty rude and not that friendly kinda yelled at one of the customer for almost dropping his pole. Also it was all cheap fishing pole you can buy at Walmart for 20 bucks!! Better off buying some fishing pole from walmart and fishing off a dock.They so called BBQ lunch is grilled hotdog and chilli over rice , a meal like for homeless people to eat . Lol !!! Only good is beautiful view but you can get that anywhere in Hawaii.Hope you guys find this review helpful..Peace......

I have mixed feeling about this place so I gave it 3 stars - an OK experience.Here are the things that made our trip a lot less enjoyable (hopefully this will be taken as a constructive criticism to make some improvements):1. When people are late, everyone should NOT be punished. Not sure how many people we had on board, may be 20, but we had to wait for a couple who were late. In other places we've tried for various activities they warn everyone that they should check in 15 minutes before departure or they will miss their trip. When I was late for a boating trip at Kualoa ranch, they called me when I did not check in on time and said they have to reschedule me which was OK.2. The sunset fishing is from 5 pm to 9 pm. When it says an activity starts at 5, that's when it should start. However they start checking in everyone at around 5:10 pm (last year same thing happened).3. Smokers should be asked to stay at the back of the boat. We had 2 little kids with us and there was a group of people on our right that kept drinking beer and constantly smoking and exposing all of us to a second hand smoking.4. Not sure if the trip was overbooked or what (captain did mention we were tight on space that time) but we couldn't move away anywhere from that smoking group of people because of no space. A lot of fishing poles got tangled resulting in less time fishing and possibility of catching the fish.5. The sitting is very limited so if you aren't first to check in, run to the boat and hold onto it, you will be standing most of the time. My kids and I arrived early but we were standing in line on the wrong side apparently so we ended up moving all the way to the back of the line. By the time we were checked in and got to the boat all the seats were taken. I don't really need it but it's be nice for my 2 young children to sit during this many hours fishing adventure. PLEASE let those with kids to have those seats, not those who ran there first.6. The captain and the crew are nice but they need to be a little bit better with customer service and problem solving. When we asked to give us only 2 seats and 2 fishing poles even though we paid for 4 (we just wanted our children to have 2 seats next to us, we didn't mind standing although it is not optimal of course) we were made fun of, not listened to which was totally awkward and uncomfortable. This was not the captain, but the other guy I didn't catch his name. I enjoy a good humor but not 24/7, there are times when people should be taken seriously. Thankfully there was a very nice couple who gave us their seats when they saw us struggling.7. The adventure says fishing and BBQ. It's nice they give you a grilled hot dog and rice chili because when you get on board around 5-6 pm you start feeling hungry (happened every time) so this is REALLY thoughtful. However I didn't realize that if you don't catch any fish you don't get to eat any that they grill on board. The 1st time we went some people didn't catch any but some caught several so it was just grilled and shared. But this time we only caught 5 (6?) tiny fish and only those who caught 1 were eating. That was terrible as we sat there and smelled the tasty fish we couldn't touch and watching others eat..... To avoid this, there needs to be extra fish in the freezer just for days like this so everyone can enjoy or at least try the BBQ.8. The instructions were clear and brief but there was no follow up after this, not really. If someone asked a question they'd help, otherwise you can do a wrong thing all night long and noone is gonna tell you anything. They really need to walk around and watch what people are doing and correct them a little here and there. This way people would get tangled less, catch each other fishing poles less and actually catch some fish. I was told at the very end that I shouldn't move my fishing pole up and down even though that's what captain instructed us to do in the beginning of the trip so that our hooks would not get caught at the rocks on the bottom. However one of his helpers told me you aren't going to catch any fish by doing that (about 10 minutes before we started heading back, so I was doing the wrong thing all night).9. People were warned that if they do get seasick to take it overboard. It was very windy and choppy, I can't imagine anyone doing that.... This one poor kid was very sick the entire time and she was hugging the trash can located in the middle of the boat in front of everyone..... Their first aid kit needs to have some anti-nausea orally dissolvable medication (those that are taken before flying and/or those mints that help with nausea during the trip). Also those little bags that are available on the plane for everyone in case someone gets sick so that people can have a little more privacy when they get sick.If this business wants to service more tourists and get better consistent positive reviews online, they needs to improve a few things mentioned above.

We had a great time on this fun trip. My wife is brand new to fishing but caught two fish on her first cast! This is a fun boat trip off Diamond Head with the added excitement of catching fish. Captain and deckhand Duke worked hard to get 30 of us boarded, briefed and ready to fish. Take some Dramamine if you are susceptible to seasick as the ocean is rolling but never bothered us. The fish are small but hey, you are catching fish right away and they grill them on the way back to the dock. Mahalo !

Had an AWESOME time on the Sashimi II with Amber and Hayley (so sorry if I spelled that wrong)! Very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful! We were able to do exactly what we wanted to and caught a few different kinds of fish for dinner. They gave some advice on cooking them and let us ask a million questions while watching the fish get cleaned. Couldn't have asked for a better boat crew. Girl power!! (Having their pups along was a great addition, too ) definitely one of the highlights of our trip.

I took my mom on the bottom fishing tour to celebrate her birthday and we had an absolute blast! Captain Steve and the rest of the crew brought us to multiple spots where we caught a variety of fish. Great time all around, 100% recommend to anyone looking for an ocean fishing adventure!