Kathy’s Kitchen Owner visits Kona Hawaii. Kathy (Illinois State Fair Winner for over 30 years) along with her Husband, Darrell spent the day fishing with us, what a treat to finally meet her. For Years we have been purchasing wonderful products from Kathy’s Kitchen, a family owned business from Virginia, Illinois. Most notably for us, […]
Trucker’s Chucker aka Shortbill Spearfish. Trucker and his buddies, fellow horticulturists from Northern California just wanted to do some fishing in Kona Hawaii. The group boarded Fire Hatt and we headed for the “Grounds”. What started out to be a three quarter day quickly turned into a full day as the bites started coming. Final count […]
Family Fishing At It’s Best! Our Cutest Little Angler Yet. We love having families, especially children on board. This family from Michigan marvels at the determination of their 8 yr old son as he brings in a nice size Ono. I know we mention this many times…but watching the thrill on a child’s face whent […]
Lucky Lady Hooked Up and Lucky Linda Lure is Lost! This is true. Katherine and Mark from Lincolnshire, IL boarded Fire Hatt for a day of snorkeling at Captain Cook Bay and an afternoon of fishing. After trolling to Captain Cook and enjoying some snorkeling, which by the way had two Humpback Whales just yards […]
International Youth Angler Scores in Kona HI while on a fishing trip with his Father. From the Country of Kazakhstan, the Father and Son duo spent two half days fishing in Kona aboard Fire Hatt. Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country and the largest landlocked country in the world. It is equivalent to the size of Western Europe. This being said, […]
A 15 lb Ono for 7 Yr old Tommy. Have you have ever witnessed the face of a child on a fishing rod fighting a fish of any size and anticipating what he is about to land? It is absolutely the most innocent display of sheer ecxitement you can imagine. Tommy is that story. On a […]
Mahi Mahi Surprise for New York Brothers. As 14 year old brothers Max and Dillon were boarding the Fire Hatt along with their parents David and Dawn for an afternoon family fishing trip, we were told that Dillon was the lucky one. Sure enough! Just moments after the chair talk, we were talking and laughing when […]
A big Blue Marlin for Christmas. Riley Wight from Heppner, OR brightened his Christmas Holidays this week in Kona with a beautiful 524 pounder. It had been a slow couple of days with only one official marlin strike to report until this day. We left the harbor and headed north to the “grounds”. Just moments […]
This Christmas Season we are forever grateful for all of the wonderful people we met on the water. We always want our guests to come on board as customers and leave as friends. As we reflect back on the year, we see faces of young children marveling at the fish they just caught, the satisfied […]
Long time friends Russ and Deborah Whitman from Redondo Beach, CA have been fishing in Kona Hawaii for years. Arriving this week, they already have one trip under their belt. The Goal, simply catch Russ his first Blue Marlin since his massive heart surgery last year. Russ is not a beginner. He has fished Marlin, Tuna […]