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Only in Kona

Coming to Kona big game fishing, Hawaii fishing or deep sea fishing in Hawaii? Experience the ease of deepsea sport fishing in Kona where Marlins and big game fish are abundant when you know where to go. Linda Sue Charter is one of the most popular fishing charter boats in Kona with low reasonable rates. In May 2005, Captain Jeff Heintz has purchased his latest Sport Fishing Vessel, Linda Sue III. He is owner-operator of his 35 Ft. Bertram Sportfishing complete with Tuna Tower & all new Penn International Tackle - He would love to have you join him on his Linda Sue III for an exciting day of big game fishing! Call us now toll-free 1-888-347-4566! Experience your own exciting big game fishing story, Kona fishing is always good with Linda Sue III, book it with us today! We can book days, weekends and nights or just anytime!!

Captain Jeff Heintz, owner of the Linda Sue III, which he proudly named after his two daughters Linda & Susan, has been a licensed Charter Boat Captain since 1969, and has lived in Kona since 1990.

Captain Jeff Heintz runs one of the most successful and busy charters boats here on the Big Island of Hawaii. Because Jeff fishes 50 weeks out of each year, and almost everyday of the week, you can always count on a good captain and working crew that knows where to go.

Since this is Captain's Jeff's only source of income, you can count on him giving you the extra effort necessary for you to have a successful Kona fishing trip, so you will want to come back again and big game fish on the Linda Sue III. We hope you will refer us to your friends coming to Kona Hawaii, big game fishing, marlin fishing on our charter fishing boat.

Be sure to check out our Honeymoon fishing boat special rate. What, deep sea fishing in Kona, Hawaii on your honeymoon? Of course! Lots of people do it on the Linda Sue Kona charter fishing boat!

After being a CHARTER BOAT OWNER and LICENSED CAPTAIN, I have developed a huge cliental including BOAT OWNERS, CHARTER CAPTAINS and DECKHANDS from LAKE MICHIGAN in CHICAGO Salmon fishing in 1969 on my first LINDA SUE to my first HAWAII CHARTER BOAT on OAHU The LINDA SUE II in 1975.
During the past 37 years I have continued to build my referral base with many of these same good friends and associates from ALL of the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS and many of the MAINLAND STATES WITH LARGE FISHING PORTS.
Because of this, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REFER many of my CHARTER CLIENTS to specific BOAT OWNERS, CAPTAINS and DECKHANDS that either live in these states or plan on FISHING THERE while on VACATION. 
 
THESE STATES INCLUDE :  ALASKA,  CALIFORNIA, CHICAGO- LAKE MICHIGAN, FLORIDA,  NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, and TEXAS.
 

Hawaii Sport Fishing

Because I OWNED & OPERATED my previous boat THE LINDA SUE II on OAHU for 15 years I was able to fish off KAUAI, LANAI, MAUI, & MOLOKAI and made many friends with other CHARTER CAPTAINS, BOAT OWNERS, & DECKHANDS, I am still in contact with them and REFER MANY OF MY CLIENTS TO THEM in case they want to go fishing on another island before coming to KONA or after leaving KONA.

Sincerely Capt. Jeff Heintz

In most cases you can have your own boat exclusively for a longer period of time then if you paid individually to be with a larger group. This is especially true with families and couples traveling together.

Captain Jeff owns the Linda Sue III himself and does all of his own maintenance, he is able to keep the operating costs down and pass the savings on to you. Click Here to view our charter rates.

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NOTABLE CATCHES and real FISH STORIES
We try to keep up with the pictures but sometimes we are just
too busy fishing to put it up on the web every catch...

78 Ahi, 2 Ono, 1 Mahi Mahi, Kona Hawaii
Jeff Heintz Jr, Spring Green, WI
4/25/08

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Jeff Heintz Jr. from Spring Green, WI came out to Kona 4/25/08 to fish with his Dad. Captain Jeff Heintz originally from Chicago, named the Linda Sue III after Jeff Jr's 2 sisters. The family had a wonderful week in Kona.

Grandpa Jeff got to spend time with two of his grand-kids John (6) & Lilly (4) and Jeff Jr.'s wife, Laura. Jeff Jr. and Captain Lael hauled in all: 78 Ahi "Yellow Fin Tuna" along with 2 Ono & 1 Mahi Mahi.
 

43 LB Ono, 37 LB Ono "Yellow Fin Tuna", Kona Hawaii
Michael & Matthew McClure, Prospect, KY
4/8/08

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Twin brothers Michael & Matthew along with their Dad Bruce McClure from Prospect, KY caught these delicious tasting Ono "Wahoo" 4/8/08 on the Linda Sue III.

397 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Jim Blacklaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
3/25/08

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Jim Blacklaw from Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan, Canada caught this nice 397 LB Blue Marlin on 3/25/08.
 

48-1/2 LB Striped Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Ante Vrankovic, Kona, HI
3/18/08

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Pictured left to right: Sherrie Vrankovic, Ante Vrankovic, *Doug Moric, Melody Stephenson, Mark Stephenson - charterd the Linda Sue III on 3/18/08 for a morning charter - had a great day with 5 Marlin and landed this great Striped Marlin. They got to take it home for dinner! *Doug Moric is the bartender at The Hualalai Grille by Alan Wong at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu on the exclusive Kona-Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.

362 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Judy Shaner, Pittsbury, PA
3/9/08

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Judy & Dennis Shanes from Pittsburg P.A. are celebrating their 38 yrs together. They had a great time on the Linda Sue III. Judy, all by herself landed the beautiful 362 lb Blue NMarlin on March 5th, 2008. Happy Anniversary!.

40 1/2 Spearfish, Kona Hawaii
Chris Jutt, Merrick, NY
2/27/08

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Mike Jutt from Merrick, NY took his 2 sons fishing in Kona 2/27/08. Chris Jutt brought in the great Spearfish. They went back to Oahu the same day for a Spearfish Cookout.

The moral of this story is - fly over to Kona from any island - round trip - fish all day in calm waters, save money and fly back with your catch!

Pictured right to left: Chris Jutt, George Holzmacher, Mike Jutt Jr., Mike Jutt Sr., & Spenser Haskins. Hey you all girls out there on Oahu -don't recognize the guy with the bandana, he's a life guard at Pipeline & Sunset!

295+ LB Rare Doublebill Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Willie & Peggie McCleary, British Columbia
1/23/08

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Doublebill Blue Marlin - Kona fishing picture

Willie McCleary and his wife Peggie from British Columbia took 11 years to came back to Kona to fish on the Linda Sue for the 2nd time. Willie caught this very rare 295 lb Blue Marlin. Evertthing about the Marlin was normal except for the fact it has two bills! From left to right: Capt. Jeff Heintz, Peggie McCleary, Willie McCleary and Capt. Lael Wilson. Note the catch was off Captain Lael Wilson's Mayham Lure...

Doublebill Marlin -
View from bottom

Double-bill Marlin
Close-up

40.5 lb Ono, Kona Hawaii
Nancy & John Zogorski, Rapid City, SD
1/9/08

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Nancy & John Zogorski have fished on the Linda Sue for the past 15 years. This year, Nancy boted the largest Ono in Kona for 2008 so far. It got beat 1/22/08 by only 1-1/2 lbs. John & Nancy went out on the Linda Sue charter boat for Kona fishing again to try to take the lead for 2008. However, they missed by 4 lbs on the 2nd trip but also caught 2 spearfish and a nice Mahi Mahi.

44 lb & 41 lb Spearfish, Kona Hawaii
Hayden & Gunner Hegg, Billings, Montana
12/29/07

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Robert Hegg waited 13 years to come back to Kona and fish on the Linda Sue again. When his boys, Gunner 7 & Hayden 9, were old enough to go deep sea fishing on the Linda Sue III. The boys had a great day each catching a big spearfish!

627 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Sal & Michele Motisi, Farmingdale, NY
11/12/07

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Hawaii Blue Marlin fishing picture

Sal Motisi & his wife Michele from Farmingdale, NY got a BIG SURPRISE
 only 15 minutes outside of the harbor! Click to see larger picture
and note the custom "Super Maham" lure by Lael Wilson

402.5 LB Blue Marlin
Caught by Cyndi, 3rd largest Blue Marlin caught,
in Huggo's Twelfth Annual Wahine 2007 Tournament

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The 3rd largest Blue Marlin caught in the Huggo's 12th Annual Wahine 2007 Tournament. It was a LADY ANGLER ONLY Tournament - 95 boat loads of them - A marlin had to be 400 lbs to qualify in order to be brought to the scale. Capt. Jeff Heintz measured the Marlin while it was still swimming next to the boat - fast math after 32 years of looking at these beasts, he guessed it at 400 - gaffed it and it weighted in at 402.5 lbs.

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66 LB Albacore, 42 LB Broadbill
K. Reagan, Rolling Hills Estate, CA

123 LB Blue Marlin
Kyle Cripps, Torrence, CA
 

119 LB Blue Marlin
Bill Cripps, Torrence, CA

7/2/07
 

Read West Hawaii Today News 7/10/07
Note: Article prints in Tabloid size (large file)

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Our last of many 24 hour fishing adventures
7/2//07: Kevin Reagan from Rolling Hills Estates, CA (far left) caught his first ever Broadbill Swordfish and his biggest Albacore Tuna in his life (and largest Albacore for the year in Kona at 66 lbs). His friend Bill Cripps and his son Kyle from Torrence, CA caught their 1st ever Blue Marlin. Son, Kyle,
13 yrs old got the biggest one - Way to go Kyle!!

The small looking Ahi Tuna on the ground were 35, 38 & 39 lbs and
there were 3 Mahi Mahi 12-15 lbs (not pictured)
 

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Our 3/4 day trip
A Boat full of fish
6/21/07

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6/21/07 David Memmolo from Oceanside, CA had a very fast & exciting
6 hr morning with 15 fish in a 2 hour period Mahi Mahi & Onos...
 

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THE AHI "Yellow Fin" TUNA ARE IN KONA
These pictures are worth a million words!!

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6/8/07
(top picture)
Bill Hall from Scottsdale AZ caught his
BEAUTIFUL 102Lb. Ahi along with his
GREAT EATING 28lb. ONO

6/2/07
(Bottom left picture)
Chris Costello & J. Wells 
from Oahu with their 120Lb Ahi

6/14/07
(Bottom right picture)
 John Euler from Chandler IN. Caught our BIGGEST AHI
of the year so far at 153Lbs. while his uncle
Mike Euler from Linden TN. boated his Spearfish

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95 LB Yellowfin Tuna (Ahi), Kona Hawaii
Adam & Rebecca Lord, Chicago IL
Caught 5/29//07

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HONEYMOONERS Adam Lord & his new bride Rebecca from the Chicago area tried hard to win the FREE TRIP offered on our Honeymoon Special but had to settle for this 95Lb Ahi instead Nice try guys.

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197 & 186 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Steve & Doug Joder
Caught 5/28//07

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WHAT A DAY FATHER & SON BOTH CATCH A BLUE MARLN ON THE LINDA SUE III.

Steve Joder from Maumee Ohio & son Doug from Cal. had a GREAT DAY  5/28/07      

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539 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Ryan & Wendy Quam
Sioux Falls South Dakota
Caught 5/11/07

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Ryan & Wendy Quam from Sioux Falls, South Dakota came very close to getting a FREE CHARTER
on the Linda Sue III. On their HONEYMOON SPECIAL
On 5/11/07, Ryan's 539 lb. BLUE MARLIN missed the mark by only 42 lbs.
Congratulations Ryan & Wendy for a great effort.

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402 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Harry Abelitis & Earl Semler -
Caught 5/4/07

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Harry Abelitis & Earl Semler came to Kona on a cruise ship with hopes of catching a Blue Marlin Billfish after reading one of our previous "Only in Kona" stories on the Internet. So he booked with us and now have a story of his own to take back to the cruise ship and home.

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153 LB Thresher Shark, Kona Hawaii
Billy Furnish - Wales, UK
Caught 4/29/07

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Billy Furnish from Wales, UK has fished throughout the world (Canaries Islands, Shetland Islands,
Cape Verde Islands, Kenya -East Africa, Tanzania -East Africa, Mexico, Florida,
Montauk -New York, Channel Islands) but not until he booked an
Overnight Fishing Adventure did he ever catch one of the
more exotic sharks of the world, a 153 lb. Thresher!

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644 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Bill Bravos - Barrington, IL
Caught 3/29/07

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(This picture was taken the following morning with Capt Jeff Heintz and crew, Lael Wilson because Bill had to leave with the cruise ship. What a fish tale he now have to tell!

Bravo for the Bravos!  Bill Bravos and family from Barrington, IL got off the Hawaii cruise ship in hopes of catching a Mahi Mahi. Instead of a small fish, a MONSTER of 644 LB Marlin came up behind the Linda Sue III two (2) hours into their 4-hour charter. After a 4 hour battle (that's right, their 4-hour charter turned into 6 hour), Bill won and with the courtesy of the cruise line holding a tender for them (they were late) and a fast taxi back to the pier downtown - everybody won but the fish.

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284 & 298  LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Jens Soeby, Portland, OR
Caught 3/12/07

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WOW, a double strike and we got them both! Jens Soeby of Portland, OR
got a double-header on the Linda Sue III. Way to go!

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312  LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
David May, Overton, NV
Caught 3/7/07

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Becky & David of Overton, NV had a great time on the Linda Sue III. They caught this great 312 LB Blue Marlin on their first bite and brought it into the boat in about an hour! Great job David!

8 Mahi Mahi, Kona Hawaii
Kevin Oelschlager, Las Vegas
Caught 3/3/07

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Kevin Oelschlager, Director of Mario Andretti Racing School in Las Vegas, NV along with his friend Carolyn O'Connel had a great 1/2 day on the Linda Sue III. They caught 8 nice Mahi Mahis!

550.5  LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Wayne Gray, Filmore, IL
Caught 2/24/07

Happy Birthday Wayne!
 

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Wayne Gray from Filmore, IL chartered the Linda Sue III along with fishing buddy Chester "Stoney" Stoneburner for Wayne's birthday. This was the GREAT RESULT or ending after 3 other (non-Linda Sue) attempts in Hawaii and catching nothing. The first 3 attempts were on other charters not on the Linda Sue.
Linda Sue III proved to be the lucky one for Wayne! What a great catch!!

455 LB Blue Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Dan Andrzejewski, Naperville, IL
Caught 1/27/07

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What does a 13 year old boy have in common with this 70 yr old boy?
They both celebrate their birthday every year on the Linda Sue with Captain Jeff Heintz! Years may fly but fishing never ends!

Birthday Catch, Kona Hawaii
Ikaika Lum
Caught 1/21/07

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13 year old Ikaika had the biggest catch of his life on his birthday on the
Linda Sue III with Captain Jeff Heintz!

234 LB Marlin & 1/2 of a 60 LB Ono, Kona Hawaii
Jim & Gina Hawkins
Caught Sept.  2006

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9/10/06: Jim & Gina Hawkins from Lovelock, NV with Jim's 234 lb. Marlin and Gina's 1/2 of a 60 lb Ono (see arrow click here to check out the nasty bite). The bite is from a huge Tiger Shark following right behind the Linda Sue III. The front half of the Ono made great sashimi!

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468 LB Marlin, Kona Hawaii
Mike & Karen Tunney
Pat & Kathy Burke
Caught Sept. 2006

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Mike & Karen Turney along with Pat & Kathy Burke from Orland Park, IL took 6 hours out of their Hawaii Cruise to Marlin fish off the Kona Coast. Mike & Pat teamed up to land this 468 lb. Marlin aboard the Linda Sue III with Capt. Jeff Heintz and crew Lael Wilson on Lael's own homemade lure. Then it was back to the cruise ship, just 3 miles away. Click here to read attached story printed by local paper West Hawaii Today 9/11/06 by Sports writer Jim Rizzuto.

189 LB Marlin & 18 LB Mahi Mahi, Kona Hawaii
Ed & Sheila Knebs
Caught Sept  2006

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9/4/06: Ed & Sheila Knebs from Southfield, MI on a morning 1/2 day charter
with a 189 lb Marlin and 18 lb Mahi Mahi.

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192 LB Marlin , Kona Hawaii
Robert & Nancy Langenbahn
Caught Aug.  2006

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8/29/06: Robert & Nancy Langenbahn from Rochester, NY on our Honeymoon Special
aboard the Linda Sue III with their 192 lb Marlin.

132 LB & 137 Ahi, Kona Hawaii
Ray Hiel & David Miller
Caught July  2006

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Ray Hiel and David Miller from Kearney, MO had a great day 7/16/06
on the Linda Sue III with Capt. Jeff Watson and crew Tom Kelly.

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