Hawaii charter fishing - advice please

[redlite]

Congrats.
I LOVE Hawaii.
We did 4 islands, Ohau, Maui, Big Island, and Kawaii.
I was gonna do the same thing you are looking to do, but never did it. We were there first 2 weeks of May. I checked on all islands and they all said that Maui was the best bet to fish from. But different times of year.
My biggest advice I can give you is to try and change your plans. 5 days on Wakikiki will dissappoint you after Maui. Wakkiki is like takin the crime and filth of NYC and throwin it on a tropical ocean. Definately not like Magnum PI. Be sure to go to peral harbor and take the boat ride out to the Arizona. Hike up Diamond Head is good too.
Get to Kuai if you can. Paradise.
You'll notice on all the rocks out there the white sand spike crew has all their spots marked as they quickrete the rod holders right to the rocks.....

[Fishoholic]

I'd keep fly'n right on by Oahu and go to Kauai. Redlite hit it on the head.. Waikiki aka "town" is a %$%$%$%$ show tourist trap. If you insist on Oahu check out Diamond head. The North Shore is another cool place but it's the surfer equivalent to montuak and can be a zoo. Kauai and the Napali coast are real gems. Sorry I don't have any fishing advice. When I went I was surfing not fishing.

Hike this.. trust me

[Mr. Sandman]

Keith,
Congrats!!! again!

It's been a few years since I have been out there but KONA is the big game mecca. I did fish with a friend who use to live there on his boat and we had yellow fin (50# class) within sight of the beach off Oahu, the boat ride wasn't 15 min.

I looked into fishing in Maui as well but didn't go and decided to play golf instead. Your wife might like the whale watching which is close to the shore. (again, at least when I was there)

have a great time (and life)!

Jim

[redlite]

Originally Posted by Fishoholic

I'd keep fly'n right on by Oahu and go to Kauai. Redlite hit it on the head.. Waikiki aka "town" is a %$%$%$%$ show tourist trap. If you insist on Oahu check out Diamond head. The North Shore is another cool place but it's the surfer equivalent to montuak and can be a zoo. Kauai and the Napali coast are real gems. Sorry I don't have any fishing advice. When I went I was surfing not fishing.

Hike this.. trust me

And if you do make it to Kuai, take a helicopter tour. It was the best money I have EVER spent. The pinnacle of my life. That way you can see the whole Island without having to drive or hike.
Paradise. That's why they film so many movies there.

[Bronko]

I agree with the boys above me. Kauai is my favorite place on earth. If I had to do it all over again I would have cut the 3 days we spent in Oahu right out and stayed in Kauai. Paradise.

[redlite]

Soooooooo, when you wake up as you are 9 hours behind us, tell the new bride to pack up for a quick overnighter to Oahu, hit Pearl Harbor, run up and down Diamond head, and have dinner at Hai's Steak House, and call your travel agent and tell them to get you set up to Kuai for friday. You would be cheating you both to fly half way around the world and not go to paradise.
Either way, enjoy your trip.

[Big Game]

Definitely do the helicopter tour if you can. Unbelievable views.

I've fished out of Kona before, and as Mr Sandman stated, you can fish for marlin just a few miles from the shore. Not sure about the other islands, but it gets DEEP fast off the coast of the Big Island.