Justin and Lenora Hunter are completing a full year of traveling around the world with their two sons. Fishing in Kona Hawaii is one of their last trips before heading to Alaska. 9 year old Aidan and 12 year old Zach are experiencing opportunities of a life time while getting to fish in places […]
This is a message from Justin Hunter regarding his trip with me recently. It has become something I reflect on quite often now and wanted to share it with you: Captain Chuck, Thanks again for your amazing hospitality. We’ll have happy memories from our day with you and Adam for years to come. Incidentally, it […]
Not a Bad Day of Fishing In Kona Hawaii with this group visiting from across the country attending a Medical Conference. Coincidently, the Wives won this trip and the guys got to catch the fish. Marriages made in heaven! The group boarded at 7:00 am with so much energy and excitement I knew this […]
This Newlywed Couple Enjoyed Two Days of Fishing and Catching! Sharon and Andrew Woodruff, both engineers from the Philadelphia, PA area spent a little over two weeks on the Islands. First stop was Maui where they spent a week touring and enjoying a little down time. Then here to Kona for more adventure and a little […]
Dear Team Fire Hatt, We are so proud to welcome you into this very special “Billfishing Fraternity” known as the World Grander Club (“WGC”). For all Big Game Fishing enthusiasts, the ultimate prize is to catch a Grander. You should be very proud of this accomplishment, knowing you have joined other like-minded and dedicated anglers, […]
Big Sky Big Ocean for this family from Big Sky, Montana. John and Laura Michel were here on the Big island visiting our neighbors Bruce and Kathy Wilson. The four of them, long tme friends and business partners were hoping for a little action and maybe a food fish to take home. For John, his […]
Fire Hatt joins AFTCO Pro Team. We are so very proud to accept the invitation from AFTCO to become one of their Pro Teams. As a long supporter of AFTCO and their products, we are looking forward to a long and rewarding relationship while representing this organization here in Kona Hawaii. No fishing tackle or […]
Family Adventure Aboard Fire Hatt. Mark Nikkel from Chicago, his father John and his father in law Wilber, both from Michigan joined us last week for a day of family fishing. Mark has fished with us in the past and he landed a nice 450 pound Blue Marlin. Now returning with his family, he wanted […]
Something truly amazing happened for our little fishing charter company here in Kona. We landed a “Grander” which is a fish that most fisherman only dream of, weighing 1000+ pounds. The 1,058 Pound Blue Marlin was caught by our guest and client, Salil Simon Kharat, on a black and Pink Moldcraft Softhead Lure. It took Salil […]
A Grand Time Aboard Fire Hatt. This is my first day back on the boat in twelve days. I was on the mainland teaching my Fire Department classes and could not wait to get back on the water. While I was away, I had a backup Captain, Lloyd Potter. Every day I would check in […]