Humdinger Feature Skipper

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.

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Captain Jeff Fay

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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.

Captain Butch Chee is a native of Hawaii who moved to the Kona side of the Big Island at six months of age. The son of the infamous Captain Henry Chee, who owned and operated the Malia out of Kona, and who is widely accepted as the first captain to pioneer lure fishing for blue marlin, Butch began to share the cockpit with his father at a very early age and learn the art of catching big blue marlin "Hawaiian Style".

Butch Chee has been crewing on the Humdinger with Captain Jeff Fay for almost three decades. The years of experience he gained from his father are still employed on the Humdinger today, including the art of handcrafting and trolling the world famous "Henry Chee Straight Runner" lures, many of which have been handed down from father to son and are still used to catch blue marlin routinely on the Humdinger today. (Read more about the Henry Chee Straight Runner Lures rated #1 by Marlin Magazine in the top ten lures of all time). Click Here

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Captain Butch Chee

Butch has captured two blue marlin over 1,000 pounds fishing the waters off Kona Hawaii. His first "Grander" in 1963 tipping the scales at 1,005 pounds was bested by a behemoth 1,195 pound blue marlin captured by Butch on May 10, 1984 that currently stands as the 7th largest blue marlin on record in Kona.

Additionally, Butch was the crew on board the Humdinger each of the three times Captain Jeff Fay captured the Henry Chee Award honoring Butch's father in the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament.

Capt. Jeff Fay was also featured in a 4 page article in the October 2007 issue of Marlin Magazine.

Sportfish Hawaii is proud to represent Humdinger in our fleet of high class charter boats. Please call or email us to book your trip.

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