FIRE HATT Sportfishing

Another banner fishing day aboard FIRE HATT today! December fishing at its finest! Five for six on billfish, 0 for one on Mahi Mahi! Rob Dawson and his family from Kamloops, BC all had a fish today. Two Blue Marlin, two Striped Marlin, a Shortbilled Spearfish and one lost Mahi!

Just sayin

Wonderful Kona winter fishing with friends from Ramona California on FIRE HATT. Early today the weather did not look promising but we decided to give it a try anyway. Ed Simon boated a beautiful 30 pound Mahi and Clay Howe released a 200 pound Blue Marlin.

Five for Five! Five lines are bit and five Ono are boarded. Ryan Viers and his family from Hermosa Beach, CA bring in all five fish! Total for the day; seven for nine! After a long trip south of the Island to Pebbly Beach, Ryan suggested putting on the "Fire Hatts" for good luck….you know the rest of the story!

This was the second time this has happened aboard Fire Hatt. First time was with Hank and Jinx Kochan from Florida! Love this time of year!

Ono are here in numbers! Any question which lure they like the best?

The Lazy Marlin Hunt Mark Kirchen from Petaluma, CA and Buzz Colton from Indian Wells, CA featured with their release flags along with the Fire Hatt crew, Backup Captain Joe Schumaker and first mate Daron Castoro.

The Lazy Marlin Hunt
The first tournament of the season was so much fun and rewarding. Read the story here. https://www.firehattsportfishing.com/blog/the-lazy-marlin-hunt-2

The Lazy Marlin Hunt Mark Kirchen from Petaluma, CA and Buzz Colton from Indian Wells, CA featured with their release flags along with the Fire Hatt crew, Backup Captain Joe Schumaker and first mate Daron Castoro.

KONA TOURNAMENT DATES 2021

If you are interested in fishing any of the Marlin Tournaments in 2021, we have some dates available. We are Currently opened for The Lazy Marlin Hunt, The Hawaii Lure Makers Challenge, The Big Island Marlin Tournament and It’s a Wrap Tournament. We have seen some big fish at the scales and the big Ahi are starting to arrive.

The 2021 Summer Tournament Schedule:

Lazy Marlin Hunt (April 9-11, 2021)

Kona Kick Off (June 26-27, 2021)

Firecracker Open (July 3 & July 4, 2021)

Blue Marlin World Cup Tournament (July 4, 2021 in your time zone)

Kona Throw Down (July 6-8, 2021)

Skins Marlin Derby (July 9-11, 2021)

The Hawaii Lure Makers Challenge (July 16-18, 2021)

Big Island Marlin Tournament (August 13-15, 2021)

It’s a Wrap Tournament (September 10-12, 2021)

We have focused on boat maintenance service to rods and reels, and boat systems. We are ready to go and look forward to seeing all of you again here in Paradise. Chuck

FIRE HATT SPORTFISHING Earns TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 9 Consecutive Years in a Row.

Kailua Kona, Hawaii May 28, 2019 FIRE HATT SPORTFISHING announced today that it has received the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. Now in its ninth year, the achievement celebrates businesses that are consistently excellent – having earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include restaurants, accommodations and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a quality customer experience.

Our Motto: “We welcome you as our guest and want you leave us as a friend.”

The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.

https://www.firehattsportfishing.com/blog/kona-tournaments-2020

Kona Tournaments 2020 Update from Jodi Bright / Konatournaments.com TOURNAMENT DATES SHIFT DUE TO STATE RE-OPEN DIALOG! I’ve (Jody) finally saw a brief on “the plan” for re-opening the visitor industry…

https://www.firehattsportfishing.com/blog/were-coming-back-soon

We’re Coming Back Soon Corona Virus update for Hawaii.

On New Year's Day our client Gary was in the chair and brought in the season’s first ahi weighing in at 67.5 pounds and Linda brought in the second ahi weighing in at 72.5 pounds for 3rd place in the tournament.

New Year, New Adventures Visit the post for more.

Today aboard Fire Hatt, Angler Mike Bartnicki visiting Kona from Detroit got his first 2 blues! Both tagged and released. This one was estimated at 175 lbs. We went two for three today! Good job Captain Joe Schumaker and First Mate Austin Toth!

This video was taken by our guests with their drone. Courtney Nagahama and the Prado Family had an incredibly beautiful day aboard Fire Hatt on the Big Island.

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Today On Fire Hatt Jack Singleton and Henry Yancer From Austin, Texas caught their first Pacific Blue Marlin! Both Jack and Henry are Sophmores at Austin High School here on vacation in Kona, Hawaii with their families. Captain Joe Shumaker and First Mate Austin Toth successfully released these beauties! Nice going Jack and Henry! Fire Hatt is three for three on Blue Marlin releases and two for two on Shortbill Spearfish.

Spectacular day aboard Fire Hatt today and it's not even noon yet! Monte Collins from Rossmoore, CA along with his two sons, Max and Ethan are keeping this crew hopping! Ethan added this 140+ pound Ahi to the catch and not to be undone, Dad Monte landed this nice 20+ pound Ono! Hoping not to jinx them, but a Mahi Mahi would the family a Grand Slam today! Good Luck. Nice going Captain Joe Shumaker and First Mate Austin Toth!

Max from California brought this 150 pound Blue Marlin to FIRE HATT for a healthy release at 0700 this morning. Way to start the day off. Busting 150 pound Ahi (Yellow Fin Tuna)every where in Kona right now. Looks like a great year is gonna happen.

FIRE HATT SPORTFISHING Earns TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 9 Consecutive Years in a Row.

Kailua Kona, Hawaii May 28, 2019 FIRE HATT SPORTFISHING announced today that it has received the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. Now in its ninth year, the achievement celebrates businesses that are consistently excellent – having earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include restaurants, accommodations and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a quality customer experience.

Our Motto: “We welcome you as our guest and want you leave us as a friend.”

The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.

Story Credit from Pacific Coast Sportfishing Magazine April 2019 Edition

Former Southern California Team Fire Hatt, husband and wife Chuck and Linda Wilson, have found their dream life, running their charter boat Fire Hatt in Kona, Hawaii. The two were well known for fishing both mako shark and marlin tournaments in Southern California and spent most of their summers in Avalon, fishing, snorkeling, diving and being with friends. For two seasons they were featured on the network series The Shark Hunters as well as winning the Zane Grey Marlin Tournament.

When Chuck retired from Manhattan Beach Fire Department, the couple decided to move and live in Kona, Hawaii. Making that move was not for the faint at heart. The logistics of moving their boat on a freighter and all of their belongings in an oceangoing container to unfamiliar ground was a real test.

The Fire Hatt has been an amazing business as well as such an amazing way to meet some really amazing people. The couple's philosophy is "when folks show up on the boat as a guest, I want them to leave as a friend," Chuck says.

Chuck and Linda have made some amazing headway and accomplished every top captain's dream by catching their grander blue marlin off Kona. They have had many other large marlin, but that grander is about the most prestigious accomplishment any skipper can make.

Years into the business they have continued to provide a better program than the year before so they do not risk being left at the dock. Chuck's belief is:"If you focus on your business, it does not matter what others are doing. Providing a better service model benefits everyone, especially future charter guests."

Please give Chuck and Linda a shot to show you an angling good time while in Kona. They will show you both the similarities and differences with your own fishing experience and how they do it and why. Their 43ft Hatteras is immaculate, and they employ the finest in reels and equipment-all matched in size and manufacturer from light tackle to the 130 Shimano Tiara reels for the trophy fish.

Visit www.firehattsportfishing.com or call 808-987-0038 to book your adventure today.

Kim Graham Rawlins wrote “Bill Emery and I had the most amazing day fishing aboard our friends boat “Fire Hatt ” today in Kona, Hawaii. We were lucky enough to catch not only one but two Ono. Thank you so much Chuck Wilson and Linda Wilson! Joe and Austin were absolutely terrific and made our fishing adventure so memorable!! We have been fishing in Alaska, Mexico and Hawaii and this trip is at the very top as our favorite! We had excellent weather, calm water and we were so lucky to have had such a great fishing & memorable experience with an awesome crew!! I can’t wait to eat some of our fresh catch!! Thank you again Fire Hatt!!

Ten year old Nick and his Dad from San Francisco had the trip of a lifetime. One hour into their trip an estimated 150 pound Blue Marlin erupted on the long rigger line. Nick brought his first Pacific Blue Marlin to the boat in under 25 minutes. He was stoked!

Fishing Update, two Blue Marlin, one Mahi Mahi and a mystery bite all before noon! Jerrie Chiara tagged and released her first Pacific Blue Marlin after a short 10 minute fight.

Banner day aboard Fire Hatt today. Not to be outdone ny Marilee Howe, Ed Simon from Ramona, CA releases his first Pacific Blue Marlin. Ed brought his trophy to the boat in just under 15 minutes.

Marilee Howe aboard Fire Hatt lands a nice 25 pound Mahi Mahi just 30 minutes into her trip!

At least he didn't let her get away.

Fleeting Marlin Moment A Fleeting Marlin Moment for Michael and Kia Worth while aboard Fire Hatt this week. The Worth’s booked a 3/4 day Charter Fishing trip in Kona Hawaii with the hopes of catching a Pacific Bl…