Lili, I wanted to give you some feedback on the Reel Luckey. We had a tremendous morning of fishing in late October. Captain Tad was superbly skilled and clearly knew all the spots. His downrigger style of fishing is apparently unique in Hawaii and produced every one of our 5 hookups that day. The top water trolling rigs (what everybody else uses) saw no action that day. The boathand Brian was very knowledgeable and personable and had the lines in the water. He clearly had a passion for … [Read more...]
4 ono plus mahi on the fly!
Guest reports: “We had a fabulous 6hr fishing trip on Friday. Out at 0500 .... oh my god it's early .... Morning after the luau .... oh my god it's early... Filled the live well with mackerel and started fishing. The drag on my fly reel was pooched but Brian was able to come up with a washer that fitted the bill and at least I was going to get a shot with the fly rod. Deb hooked up on the fly rod first but it was not for long... strike 1. Tad put us into fish again and we boated 4 … [Read more...]
Reel Luckey review: offshore sportfishing
First let me thank you for setting up the trips I enjoyed the first week of April. Recall that I booked full day charters on the Reel Lucky on 4/3 and 4/5. Reel Lucky 4/3 - We caught one Mahi Mahi and an ONO. I brought two guests, it was a calm day and the crew was knowledgeable and fun. We had a great time. The boat was clean and comfortable. The crew was on time and ready to go as scheduled. The crew swapped baits a number of times in an effort to catch more fish. Reel Lucky 4/5 - … [Read more...]
Reel Luckey review: Keyes
I am writing you to thank you for recommending Capt. Tad and Reel Luckey for our fishing adventure while on our honeymoon. Granted we had the most spectacular weather for the day and the always choppy waters of Maui resembled many of the lakes and ponds Colleen and I fish back home in New Hampshire. The guys were ready to rock and roll as soon as we arrived, we were actually early by 20mins which they really loved. We slammed the bait right off the bat, which Tad explained is rare but we took … [Read more...]