Had to come back and re-write my review as the first did not do the trip justice. We had an excellent day with Go Get ‘Em Charters. I have chartered boats in Kauai, Maui, Gulf of Mexico, and Puerto Rico and this was by far the best Captain and First Mate were 1st class all the way. The contacted us the day before to see if we would like to go early and catch some baitfish. Once we verified our meeting location, their directions were spot on. The boat was new to them and they are planning some upgrades, but all in all a great fishing boat and outstanding layout.
After catching some bait, we started up the coast and had a marlin hit pretty quickly. Unfortunately we lost that one as soon as I grabbed the reel. We then headed to one of the Fish Aggregating Devices to see if we could hit something and get the day rolling. We hit (3) smaller tuna pretty quickly. We then hit on 2 more bigger tuna that we brought to the boat. We stayed in the area a bit longer and had a double headed with some tuna again. Unfortunately I accidentally hit the release on the line mine almost spooled me on the FAD. We lost both due to my error.
On the way back we continued to fish, with the Captain and First Mate telling us not to worry they hit Marlin all the time on the way back. I figured “yea right” I have heard that before…. Sure enough we hit the 92” 101lb Marlin pictured above right where they said we would.
Can’t say enough about the time we had fishing with Go Get ‘Em and Captain Jim and Jimmy.

So to start the captain picked us up from our air bnb since we were having trouble with lyft, so this was an amazing start already, then we get out on the water they barely had time to explain how to use the reels and we already had a blue marlin on. It was about 8 feet long and I will be getting a mount done of it which they help you orchestrate right away if you want. We caught a tiny mackerel later in the day but that was all we caught in 6 hours, but its fishing in January so you can’t expect too much, you really only can fish for big fish on Hawaii and they delivered, as long as you know what your expecting going in and know that you may not catch anything you will have a great time! The captain and deckhand were amazing and tried getting more fish for us. It should also be noted the boat is always moving, thats how they fish for marlin, they troll and the boat doesnt stop so be prepared for that. This is the boat you want though don’t waste time with another boat.

Trolled lures all day, instruction was fantastic, but fish did not want to cooperate! Had 1 great run on a spearfish, but came unbuttoned. Great Skip, and mate, was only to go out for 4 hours due to schedule. Skip is the real deal.. changed trip time cause tides were not right! Would recommend you look this guy up and make sure you make friends with his puppy, lol . In the end, had no fish to brag about , but had a great time and the fish are out there.. don’t call it catching, but fishing, I appreciate you skip…

What a great trip!  My wife, son and I took the 4 hour morning fishing trip with Captain Jim and Jimmy and had a magnificent time.  From the communication before the trip to the superb service while on our deep sea fishing trip, Captain Jim and Jimmy worked tirelessly to make it a great experience.  We caught two tuna and a Wahoo just before re-entering the harbor because the crew did everything possible to help us catch fish.  Thank you for the making it a great day for my family.  I highly recommend Go Get ’ Em Sportfishing to anyone visiting Kona.