Humdinger
Humdinger Captain Jeff Fay Captain Jeff Fay has been fishing the waters off Kona, Hawaii for giant blue marlin for over 30 years. In addition to his numerous decades of knowledge and experience he has collected in Kona, Captain Jeff Fay has operated several charter boats for owners the world over. Captain Fay began his charter fishing career in Kona Hawaii crewing for Terry Truman aboard the Kua Lua in 1966. Shortly thereafter he moved to the Malia where he crewed for West Vannetta. In 1975, he partnered with Captain Peter B. Wright and purchased the Humdinger, a 37' Rybovich located in Tampa, Florida.
After moving the boat from Florida, Jeff and Peter chartered the Humdinger out of Kona until the mid 1980's when Jeff bought out partner Peter B. Wright and then briefly partnered with globe trotting big game angler Jerry Dunaway. Shortly thereafter, Jeff purchased Jerry's remaining interest in the Humdinger and has been operating this classic Rybovich from Kona Hawaii ever since. Captain Fay has enjoyed a rich and successful career in the big game sportfishing community. After capturing his first "Grander" in 1972, Jeff has gone on to assist anglers on 11 marlin over 1,000 pounds worldwide. Additionally he has captained anglers to numerous world records, the two most recently in Kona when Jeff captained Debra Dunaway to her last two world records to complete her bid to be the first angler in history, man or woman, to hold a world record for every species of billfish in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Additionally, Captain Fay is the only three-time winner of the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament's "Henry Chee Award" presented to the top-scoring captain in the tournament. Pricing and Packages for 2008
John Wilson of Placerville, CA caught and released this beautiful blue marlin estimated at 650-700 lbs. This fish did everything right!! The fish made a beautiful bite on the left rigger and an acrobatic fight jumping several times broadside to the boat showing off its huge girth. The fish would have been one of the largest if not the largest fish of the year caught on board the Humdinger, however, due to the conservation minded effort by Wilson, this exceptional blue marlin was tagged and released in excellent condition to fight another day! This was the second marlin of the day for Wilson and company who went on to catch four blue marlin over two days.
Doug Pike, Outdoors Columnist for The Houston Chronicle, tagged and released this blue marlin estimated at nearly 300 lbs. with his wife Amy while enjoying a day of fishing on their wedding anniversary. After a long day of traveling the day before, Doug and Amy made it to the boat about 8:30 a.m., and after a short run to the grounds to catch two live baits, hooked up by 10:00 a.m. and were back in their condo having lunch before noon.
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Over 3 decades of charter fishing experience in Kona Hawaii. 
