Target Charters 

We went out on a half day snapper fish 7am to 1pm. 6 of us caught our quota by 11am. What a brilliant morning and the skipper Ross knew exactly were to go being old school and his mate Harley was the best person for your needs, baiting and unhooking for catch. It was so brilliant I have already booked for next year.

We had a family of 6 with a 16 and 10 year old and it was nonstop fun. The crew were knowledgeable and gracious. Would definitely come back to fish with them again!

this was my daughter's first fishing trip. she had a great time. She caught 3 snappers that were keepers and a trevally and caught half a dozen small snapper that went back in. Ross and Harley were great. thanks for a brilliant day.

Had the best experience with this charter! Ross and Harley were absolutely awesome, easy to find, taught me (who doesn't go fishing) how to catch and reel in a FAT snapper! Never thought i would like fishing, but after being on that, I would definitely go again. Best weather, best crew, great laughs, Best experience !👌

Had a great trip with my two sons and friend on board with Ross and Harley. In tricky conditions the guys worked extremely hard to make sure we all had a great time, caught fish and went home with a good feed. Highly recommend Target Charters who were extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly.

Finally caught a Kingy! My son (11) and I had a really great time on the trip. Crew was great and even managed to catch my first ever Kingy! Highly recommend Target Charters great with kids too. They looked after us.

Ross reaccommodated us to another boat as there was a double booking and we hoped it was a good decision as we only come to Paihia once in a blue moon. We understood the situation and it was out of our control. Ross offered us the option to get rebooked in the afternoon of March 31st or the morning of April 1st. In that moment of decision making, we chose the former schedule as we thought we would not be extending in Paihia for one more night. I enjoyed the whole experience of being able to hold the rod, cast (a little), control the line to not result into a birds nest, wind, and catch fishes. On the other hand, my partner was a bit frustrated as he expected the return value of his money by catching more fish in the afternoon session. We both believe that the morning session would be better so book yours in the morning. We had a bit of a challenge in catching live baits in the afternoon so the boat crew opted to use their frozen (but still fresh) fishes. For the whole afternoon experience, we only caught 2 legal sized fishes (1x snapper and 1x kawhi) that we took home. We caught a total of 5-7 undersized fishes. To Ross, Ross' wife, Heather, Trent, and Kit, thank you for your responses and the experience. We would still like to join the charter boat in the future in Paihia and we will come back. The turquoise boat (May Marie) was neat and has a toilet in it. The boat has a second floor which was perfect for unwinding and not for fishing which is understandable. Chiller bins were provided and they marked the fishes you caught. The equipments were working as expected. Maybe fishing in the afternoon is not recommended if you wish to catch a lot of legal sized fish.

Captain Ross and Harley were great! Very helpful and attentive. Dedicated to finding finding fish for us to catch!! Highly recommended.

Great experience with Ross and his deck hand Luke. They were very knowledgeable and happy to assist newbies. Great day out for the whole family, highly recommended.

Wonderful experience, 5 times heavy bite by kingfish, never experienced so exciting fishing before.