We enjoyed a fun afternoon of fishing on 1-1-23. The weather was great, the boat was nice (including a bathroom), the variety of chips and drinks was great (along with some delicious pineapple), and I got to soak up the sun while my husband reeled in three fish! Our captain Alex and first mate were very friendly and personable. They were constantly asking if we needed anything and made it obvious that they wanted us to have a good time. And we definitely did! We were staying in Sosua and High Z’s provided free hotel pickup and drop off - very much appreciated. The only thing that was missing, and that I had hoped for, was to have a suggestion for us to keep and take our mahi-mahi somewhere to be prepared for us. I know it wasn’t “included,” so all is well. We would definitely recommend booking with High Z’s!

We had an absolutely amazing time today the captain and first meet went out of their way to make our trip. Amazing. I was a little bit sick from the rocking ocean and they went out of their way to accommodate finding me a comfortable spot in the boat. my husband caught a whopper of a fish and had an absolute blast.

Caught 1 barracuda. I requested that we fish for billfish and Wahoo but the crew kind of just did their own thing. Trolled ballyhoo the entire 6 hour charter at around 6 knots. I just don’t think the fish were around. The crew did what they could to try and put us on fish. The captain and first mate didn’t speak good English so I wasn’t able to talk to them really during the charter. Captain Nelson speaks good English but he only captains the larger boat. I would fish with these guys again, just wasn’t my day. Captain Nelson was extremely friendly and welcoming when he picked us up at the cruise port. I really wish I could have fished with him. He’s an awesome guy!

We fished a half day on June 7, 2023.  The goal was to mark one thing off my bucket list, a sailfish or marlin.  Goal accomplished!!!  The captain and crew worked really hard to make this happen.  They checked baits every 20-30 minutes and made changes to baits if they weren’t working.  They had snacks, beer, water, pineapple for me during the trip.  The crew was very friendly and easy to talk to.  Pick up from my resort went well.  I would recommend High Z’s to anyone and will definitely book again next year when I come to Puerto Plata.

I want to make sure everyone understands the fishing in the Dominican, the captain and crew works hard to put you on fish , I targeted a marlin in which they rig completely different than the other fish , you spend a lot of time trolling which gets very boring at times for a chance to catch a marlin 200 plus.  I would highly suggest if you have kids or get bored fast , tell captain Nelson to bring rigging for other fish including bottom fishing , marlin aren’t there by the 1000s so the chance of catching one, is a luck of the draw but when you do it’s amazing .
I did end of with some barracuda and a wahoo in which he offered to cook for me, but I was headed to dinner with friends , his English is good , he took and showed me his house , made me a drink while waiting for my ride , they picked me up 45 min away at hotel , was on time and ready to go , I brought snacks in which I did not need , he had sandwiches, chips , fruit , drinks , was a tough day fishing but it happens, it’s fishing not catching , they did all they could do , we ran 20 miles plus looking for them , water was dirty which made the marlin spread out captain said
I would definitely use him again , he offered me to stay at his house by beach to go try again but was limited on time before heading home ,and to mention he had pump trouble on motor nite before and worked till 2am replacing it, so as not to cancel , the man and crew worked hard I’m telling ya , just wasn’t my day for a blue marlin , but will for sure be back to give it another shot , he will give you his private number to keep in touch
Sure liked Nelson and his son Nelson jr
And Jacob , they some funny people