Fishing Charters

Hi,

We just moved to Maui and my son loves to fish. He is 7 years old and I was thinking about taking him out on a fishing charter. Is there any fishing charters that someone can recommend for us? We are living in Kihei (so maybe something that leaves out of Maalea)? Mahalo!

Fishing Charters

Piper was the choice we made with 6 guys. Some people are surprised at the cost. If you divide the full day outing (8 hours) between 6 people, the per person cost of the adventure is well worth it, in my opinion. I am fishy though!

To explain: I am a fisheries biologist, and a former fly fighting guide on the Colorado River. That day was the 9th time I had gone on an offshore trip. Previous trips were in the Caribbean, Caymans, Atlantic, and finally Pacific. Our special trip was my youngest brothers bachelor party, before his Maui wedding. My dad had cancer surgery prior to the outing and I wanted to get the most comfortable and stable craft available. I chose the Piper after doing a ton of research. Even speaking with the captain on his cell phone, six months in advance. I only mention all of that to say that I am not new to going on fishing charters, and would know if the captain and first mate were idiots.

Your definition of idiots may vary, but I don’t care that while trolling, the captain is on the phone to his bookie about the loss at the track the day before. Or that the first mate openly told me he was chasin skirt till the wee hours. Really I am not kidding. NO GAMBLING ON SAFETY, but yes a gamble to try over there today is the kind of captain that finds fish. As long as the mate can hang with the big dogs, power to you.

They took care of us very well. We even took home an Ono to grill. That is not normal, and we fed the whole gang of 16 that night.

RAS