Gambler Fishing Charters
Gambler Fishing Charters
Gambler Fishing Charters is Whakatane's premier charter fishing operation.
Capt. Mike (Bozy) has over 20 years of experience as a charter captain in the Whakatane area and is here to get you on some fish, and to make sure you have fun doing it. You'll be using techniques like bottom fishing, trolling, fly fishing, drift fishing, jigging, popping, and spinning, depending on what you're going after. They specialize in day trips to White Island targeting the legendary Yellowtail Kingfish, Hapuka, Bluenose, Gemfish, and Bass.
Also Inshore trips to the Opotiki mussel farm targeting Snapper, Tarakihi, and Gurnard.
You'll be fishing from a 30' Bladerunner catamaran with enough room for up to 10 anglers at any single time. It also includes a toilet and an ice box.
When it comes to rods, reels, and terminal tackle, everything you need is included in the price. Don't forget to buy a fishing license before the trip!
The price of a given trip doesn't include bait, so be sure to get in touch with the captain about what your options are prior to the trip.
You're welcome to keep all legal species caught during the trip.
This is a children-friendly charter, so you're welcome to bring your kids on for a fun fishing adventure.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Gambler Fishing Charters.
Gambler Fishing Charters is Whakatane's premier charter fishing operation.
Capt. Mike (Bozy) has over 20 years of experience as a charter captain in the Whakatane area and is here to get you on some fish, and to make sure you have fun doing it. You'll be using techniques like bottom fishing, trolling, fly fishing, drift fishing, jigging, popping, and spinning, depending on what you're going after. They specialize in day trips to White Island targeting the legendary Yellowtail Kingfish, Hapuka, Bluenose, Gemfish, and Bass.
Also Inshore trips to the Opotiki mussel farm targeting Snapper, Tarakihi, and Gurnard.
You'll be fishing from a 30' Bladerunner catamaran with enough room for up to 10 anglers at any single time. It also includes a toilet and an ice box.
When it comes to rods, reels, and terminal tackle, everything you need is included in the price. Don't forget to buy a fishing license before the trip!
The price of a given trip doesn't include bait, so be sure to get in touch with the captain about what your options are prior to the trip.
You're welcome to keep all legal species caught during the trip.
This is a children-friendly charter, so you're welcome to bring your kids on for a fun fishing adventure.
Book your trip now and hit the water with Gambler Fishing Charters.
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To the brother's Mike Darcy big mihi too use both thee upmost appreciations gratitude for your timeless efforts towards making our day fulfilled with many experiences that's was effortless endlessly laughter jokes supportive helpful always making us all have thee best of all best through n through our day whilst being on board we truly had a blast ending our day feeling overwhelmed with good catch of Kai to all whanau will highly recommend definitely be coming back for another round 2 aka via white island will keep in contact with you till next time stay safe out on the Moana safe all round to use both brothers Nga mihi 💯👌🏽🤙🏽❤️🤣😊. Thou to any whanau people that are in need of a charter adventures CHECK OUT THE GAMBLER FISHING CHARTER 💯 SKIPPER MIKE DECK HAND DARCY your day adventure will truly leaving you feel amazed well worth leaving with fulfillment of excellence experiences CHECK IT OUT AN LOCK IN FOR YOUR NEXT BOOKING 💯 we are already using out our next DATES IN 👍🏽
Cheers for that Johnny I'm pleased you all had a great day! Great to meet you all and Look forward to getting you out on the water again.
Perfect conditions, excellent service from the Gambler team exactly what we were after for our hard working team. Topping if of we all went home with a feed of fresh fish 😋
We were certainly blessed when we went on a fishing charter for our Christmas shout... What a day... Beautiful hot sunny day on the water. Captain Mike is a champion. Awesome korero throughout the day, got heaps of fish. Stoked to be able to put fish on the table of our whanau for Christmas. Crewman Darcey is awesome!! Appreciate you bro. We all had a fabulous day. Would recommend the GAMBLER 100%
FAQs about Gambler Fishing Charters
What are the trip rates for Gambler Fishing Charters?
- NZ $2,200 per group - Inshore Trip (8 hours)
- NZ $3,300 per group - White Island Trip (9 hours)
- NZ $3,500 per group - Bluefin Tuna Trip (10 hours)
Which amenities are available onboard with Gambler Fishing Charters?
- Toilet
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Live bait well
- Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Outriggers
- Tuna tubes
- Ice box
- Radar
What's included in the trip price with Gambler Fishing Charters?
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Catch cleaning & filleting
What types of fishing does Gambler Fishing Charters offer?
- Inshore fishing (Inshore snapper trips to the Opotiki Mussel farm )
- Offshore fishing (Deepsea, Kingfish and Gamefishing to White Island)
- Reef fishing
What fishing techniques does Gambler Fishing Charters offer?
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Fly fishing
- Drift fishing
- Deep sea fishing
Which fish species can I catch with Gambler Fishing Charters?
- Bluenose Warehou
- Gurnard
- Hapuka
- Marlin (Blue)
- Marlin (Striped)
- Snapper (Pink)
- Swordfish
- Tarakihi
- Trevally (Silver)
- Tuna (Bluefin)
- Tuna (Yellowfin)
- Yellowtail Amberjack
Your captain
Capt. Mike runs trips out of Whakatane aboard a 30' Bladerunner catamaran. These waters are known for Tuna and Yellowtail Kingfish and he will show you how to catch them, whether you're bottom fishing or trolling. With over 20 years of experience, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!
Capt. Mike runs trips out of Whakatane aboard a 30' Bladerunner catamaran. These waters are known for Tuna and Yellowtail Kingfish and he will show you how to catch them, whether you're bottom fishing or trolling. With over 20 years of experience, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!
What is the boat like?
What kind of fishing will you do?
Which fishing techniques you can try
Which amenities are available onboard
What’s included in the trip price
How cancellations work
Deposit non-refundable
If it is unsafe to travel, you may still cancel free of charge or change the date(s) of your booking.
What the listing policies are
Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
How you can pay
Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
Cash
Bank transfer
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