Fishing Information
Fishing in Kona is famous for its year round blue marlin fishing, flat deep water and light winds. Its one of the only places in the world you can find this and it is a truly very special place to fish. You will also have a chance to catch Ahi Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Ono and Spearfish. Plus the crew will be happy to fillet fish for you to enjoy on vacation. Whether you're an experienced angler chasing blue marlin or a family looking to enjoy a day on the water, Ez Pickens Sport Fishing can do it all. We work great with professional anglers as well as family's with kids.
If you can and have the time its good to book multiple days to give you the best odds for catching fish during your stay. But a lot of people that book a half day charter do get lucky and catch one with in a 4 hour trip (only in Kona). The top boats might catch 80-100 blue marlin a year and land 1 out of 3 strikes. Some boats have better ratio's than others. A lot of little things make a big difference when trolling lures and the guys that actually pay attention to this seem to do better than the rest. Some of the best trollers and marlin fisherman in the world our out of Kona and Captain Chuck has been mentored by some of them. Lot of fishing's just lucky also and you get lucky when preparation meets opportunity. The boats that are prepared the most are usually the ones catching the bigger amounts of fish and Ez Pickens will spare no expense to make sure its boat is prepared and ready for the bite.
If you can and have the time its good to book multiple days to give you the best odds for catching fish during your stay. But a lot of people that book a half day charter do get lucky and catch one with in a 4 hour trip (only in Kona). The top boats might catch 80-100 blue marlin a year and land 1 out of 3 strikes. Some boats have better ratio's than others. A lot of little things make a big difference when trolling lures and the guys that actually pay attention to this seem to do better than the rest. Some of the best trollers and marlin fisherman in the world our out of Kona and Captain Chuck has been mentored by some of them. Lot of fishing's just lucky also and you get lucky when preparation meets opportunity. The boats that are prepared the most are usually the ones catching the bigger amounts of fish and Ez Pickens will spare no expense to make sure its boat is prepared and ready for the bite.
Fishing Techniques
Trolling LuresTrolling lures is the preferred and the most common deep sea fishing technique used by charter boats and recreational fisherman in Hawaii to catch marlin, mahi mahi, ono and tuna. The lures used are all hand crafted and locally made in Hawaii. Trolling speed is around 8 knots and we fish 5 lures at a time. When trolling you are covering a lot of water and looking for the fish. The lures are all different shapes, size and colors. This allows us to target all the flag fish not just marlin. The lures are staggered behind the boat and are ran out of outriggers. The outriggers help spread the lines apart and give the lures a little more action. The trolling poles are set in a rod holder until a fish strikes. Once the fish is hooked then the poles are transferred over to the fighting chair where you reel the fish in. If we are trolling around the FAD’s or floating debris, we use the lighter tackle which you can fight standing up.
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Trolling Live Bait Trolling live bait is also used for catching the pelagic fish in Hawaii. We use skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna and opelu (mackerel scad) and are found around the ledges and FAD’s. The small tunas are a fun for kids and beginner anglers to catch on light tackle and they make great baits if you can get them in quick enough. Usually we troll two live baits between 2-3 knots. But 1 will work if thats all we can catch. We stagger the baits between 20-40 fathoms (six feet is a fathom) with a drop back in the line to allow the fish to swallow the bait before striking. When using live bait we are waiting for the fish to come to us and usually fishing where we catch the bait. Catching live bait is not a guarantee and we can not buy live bait as we leave the harbor in Hawaii. Using live bait depends on the currents, where the bait is located at and how much time we have to fish.
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