Author: Kona Team
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John Wilson of Placerville California caught this nice blue marlin estimated at 500 lbs on his first Hawaii fishing charter in Kona Hawaii. The marlin exploded onto the short bait and put up a spectacular fight, taking line and jumping several times during the fight. Captain Jeff Fay navigated the...
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Hawaii is a tropical paradise made up of a small chain of islands that lies approximately 2,500 miles off of the West Coast of the United States. The largest island in this chain is named after the state of Hawaii, but the locals just refer to it as “The Big...
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Sport fishing Videos October 30, 2011 - Enjoy this montage of sportfishing videos captured on a recent Kona fishing charter with some our clients the past few weeks on their fishing charters in Kona Hawaii. You can also check out all of our other great Kona Sportfishing videos on our...
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Hawaii Fishing Videos from Kona October 31, 2011 - This nice blue marlin estimated at 350 lbs was caught on a half day Kona fishing charter on board the Humdinger with captain Jeff Fay. The crew tagged and released the marlin after taking a few snapshots boat side. Call (808)...
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Hawaii Fishing Tours and Activities Henry Chee shows how to wire up a small blue marlin while Brett Fay makes a perfect tag placement. The Big Island of Hawaii offers visitors many fun and exciting tours and activities for the whole family. The Big Island of Hawaii offers anglers some...
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Kona Sportfishing Turns Red Hot for the 21st Annual T. A. R. T Tournament Five Boats Catch 24 Blue Marlin during the Five-Day Fishing Tournament in Kona Hawaii Kailua-Kona, HI – July 11, 2011 - Some of Kona’s best sportfishing captains competed this past week...
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The Humdinger Sportfishing team made a strong showing in day one of the tournament tagging three fish for a total of 600 points, but Heather Masunaga fishing on the Rod Bender landed a 676.5 lb blue marlin in the closing minutes of the first day to take the lead in...
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Deckhand Brett Fay wires while Captain Henry "Butch" Chee Jr. tags a small blue marlin on the Humdinger. This fish was one of two caught on a full day sportfishing charter off of Kona Hawaii during June of 2011. Marlin Fishing during the month of June has been very good...
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By Charles Levine Marlin Magazine online www.MarlinMag.com While it might seem unfair to the mainland ports listed in this article to mention Kona, it would be even more unfair to leave it out. Located on the leeward side of the Big Island of Hawaii, Kona is home to one of...
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A Real Humdinger Captain Jeff Fay learned from the pioneers of Kona big-game sportfishing By Captain Peter Wright - Reprinted with Permission This article first appeared in Marlin Magazine in October of 2007 “Marlin” I yelled at the top of my lungs. I felt like I was being...
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Dr. Brad Hook of Kailua Hawaii catches his first blue marlin on the Humdinger during his fishing charter in Kona. The big fish took alive bait slow trolled off the "Grounds", a favored spot for Kona charter boats to patrol looking for big blue marlin. Fishing in Kona is very...
MAY
For most mariners and captains alike, bananas, or for the ultra superstitious, Banana products of any kind (Banana Boat Sunscreen, Banana muffins, you get the point) are just plain bad MoJo!!! But not for the captain and crew of the Humdinger! Hell, the boat is even painted Banana yellow. ...
MAY
During a multi-day fishing charter in Kona Hawaii on a overcast January day, Lou Getman of California and Dr. Kevin Hogan of South Carolina tagged and released four blue marlin in a single day on the Humdinger with Captain Jeff Fay. This blue marlin shows that for their size, they...
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Dr. Kevin Hogan of South Carolina catches his third Blue Marlin of the day on the Humdinger. The Hawaii fishing peaks from June through September, but Kona is consistently rated one of the top destinations in the world to catch a Blue Marlin any day of the year. Be sure...
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John Wilson of Placerville tags and releases a 500+ lb blue marlin during a recent Hawaii fishing charter with Captain Jeff Fay on board the Kona charter boat, the Humdinger. This big fish hit the short bait right behind the boat and then turned and ran fast and hard. Captain...
MAY
Lou Getman of Newport Beach CA tags and releases a small blue marlin; his third fish in as many days, on a recent Hawaii fishing charter Kona Hawaii. The Blue marlin hit a handmade Henry Chee Straight Runner lure made by the Humdinger's deckhand himself, Henry "Butch" Chee Jr. The...
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Even small blue marlin put up a good fight on heavy tackle. In this Kona Hawaii fishing video taken on the Humdinger, the marlin fights hard and stays down until Henry "Butch" Chee Jr. grabs the wire to bring the fish in for clean tag and release. The marlin lights...
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On a recent Kona fishing charter on board the Humdinger with Captain Jeff Fay and deckhand Henry Chee Jr., Dr. Kevin Hogan tags and release one of three blue marlin he caught on the first day of a three day fishing charter. The blue marlin in this video stayed down...
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During the winter months in Kona, Striped Marlin show up in good numbers and it's not uncommon to catch multiple fish on your full or half day Hawaii fishing charter. Striped Marlin don't get as big as their cousin the Blue Marlin, but they can put up a good fight...
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An angler tags and releases her first blue marlin on a half day fishing charter in Kona Hawaii on board the Humdinger. Captain Jeff Fay and deck hand Henry "Butch" Chee Jr. work together as a team to bring the big blue marlin to the leader and successfully tag and...
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Allison Benash of California caught nice blue marlin on a full day Hawaii fishing charter with Captain Jeff Fay and deckhand Henry "Butch" Chee Junior. The marlin, estimated at 300lbs., put up a good fight for about a half an hour and never gave up once Butch grabbed the leader. ...
MAY
With Henry "Butch" Chee Jr. on the wire, and Captain Jeff Fay at the Wheel, the crew of the Humdinger tags a small blue marlin during a recent fishing charter in Kona Hawaii. Even a small blue marlin can put up a good fight and a great show! This little...
MAY
In an August 26, 2010 article by Charles Levine posted on MarlinMag.com, the author details the top sportfishing destination world wide with the highest probability of catching a "Grander" (a blue marlin over 1,000 lbs). What makes Kona an ideal location is that it sits in the middle of the...
MAY
Kimberly McCoy of Chicago, IL tagged and released this 450 lb blue marlin on her first fishing charter in Kona Hawaii. The fish hit a custom "Straight Runner" lure made by Henry Chee Jr. himself. The marlin fought about 25 minutes, jumping several times, before finally being wired in by...
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592 Lb. Kona Blue Marlin
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Kimberly McCoy of Chicago, IL tagged and released this 450 lb blue marlin on her first fishing charter in Kona Hawaii. The fish hit a custom "Straight Runner" lure made by Henry Chee Jr. himself. The marlin fought about 25 minutes, jumping several times, before finally being wired in by...
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Hawaii Fishing Report for Kona - January 2011 Hawaii Fishing Report for Kona - January 2011 January proved to be a hot month for blue marlin fishing in Kona Hawaii once again. According to the Charter Desk, a total of 56 Blue Marlin were caught off the big island near...
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Humdinger Captures Five Blue Marlin On Final Day To Win The 14th Annual T.A.R.T Tournament "Copyright 2000, Jim Rizzuto, Used with Permission." Kona, Hawaii -- Team Humdinger, with Capt. Jeff Fay at the helm, won the 14th Annual T.A.R.T (Tag and Release Tournament) last week with one of the...
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Reprinted from Western Outdoor News with Permission, March 2000 By BILL KARR WON Staff Writer KONA, Big Island, Hawaii I glanced off the stern and the waving palms were barely 1/2-mile away, framing the volcanic mountain backdrop of Mount Hualalai behind the town of Kailua Kona, and behind that...
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Kona, Hawaii - July 24, 1998 - The highlight of this year's tournament actually came during the final hours of the last day. In keeping with the old adage of "saving the best for last", the veteran crew on board "Humdinger", a 37' Rybovich that consistently places in the...
