Booked a kayak trip for me and my buddy about a year ago. We used a couple of jigs that looked like a 2nd grade class made and rusted. Caught 2 fish and a storm came up and one of the kayaks took water and sank while it was lashed to the other one. Then the waves capsized us and we lost most of what was on board and when I bailed out I hit an urchin as I was barefooted. We were maybe a 1/4 mile out. Life or death moment. Barely made it to shore and begged in on house owner to allow us through to the road. Had to go to the urgent care and never got a call. DO NOT USE THIS GUIDE SERVICE! Very unprofessional.
My Father and I went out with Johann this morning. I contacted Jon Jon on a Friday evening with our only days available being Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I had a conversation with him to let him know our fishing experience, kayak experience, and what we enjoy as an experience qhen fishing. Based on that information Jon Jon suggested a nearshore kayak trip. We had an absolute blast! We were fortunate enough to have nice weather and caught a nice variety of fish. We had consistent action the entire time. Johann made changes and adjustments throughout the morning to try to target different types of fish. This is exactly the type of experience we were looking for. Johann was extremely informative and a pleasure to spend time out on the water with. These guys were professional, accomodating, and just genuinely good people to work with. We could have not had so much as a bite (that is how fishing goes sometimes) and this still would be the review they would have received. Highly recommend them!
SCAM/FRAUD!!! STOLE $1050. We had gone back and forth for a few weeks figuring out dates for a fish trip. I was specific I wanted a kayak trip. He assured me that we would not only see bonefish but would also catch them. So finally after settling on a date, I booked and paid for a trip on Dec 21st through Zelle per his request to confirm trip on Dec 22nd. After I paid on 21st, I called Jon Jon (aka William Tabon Jr.) to figure out the plan for the following day at which time he asked to switch the guide trip to Dec 24, which I agreed to. On the 23rd before the trip he told me when and where to meet on the 24th. The morning of the 24th he confirmed the time for that day then shortly later he changed the time to about an hour later. No problem for us. Then about 1.5hrs after that, before our trip, he texted and then called me that he had to cancel the trip because he said he was sick but assured me (in text and on phone) he would refund my money. Have called and texted numerous times but he's totally ghosting me - crickets. Filed fraud claims with my bank and will pursue all other legal options to protect others. After the trip, I happened to talked to other fishing locals and guides that I happened to run it on Maui and Kauai and they didn't have positive things to say about him. Interesting enough, shortly before my planned trip on Dec 22nd, his website went down. Could it be because he needs to reboot with a new company and change his name? Either way, I reported it as a cybercrime with FBI. Reported it to BBB. Reported it to Maui PD.
