Captain
Paul Vlug

Member since January 2018 Paihia, New Zealand
Background
Captain Paul Vlug has been fishing the waters surrounding the Islands for over four decades. He's been a customer on many fishing charters throughout his life, so he's very aware of what the customer wants and deserves – he works very hard to make sure that your trips with him are both extremely fun and make great memories for years on end. He prides himself on being customer-centric and will do everything in his power to make sure your trips are as fun as possible.
Techniques
Live and cut bait, 10kg nylon ledger rigs for reef fishing, 48kg braid for Kingfish.

Hey, I'm Captain Paul Vlug

Paihia, New Zealand
Background
Captain Paul Vlug has been fishing the waters surrounding the Islands for over four decades. He's been a customer on many fishing charters throughout his life, so he's very aware of what the customer wants and deserves – he works very hard to make sure that your trips with him are both extremely fun and make great memories for years on end. He prides himself on being customer-centric and will do everything in his power to make sure your trips are as fun as possible.
Techniques
Live and cut bait, 10kg nylon ledger rigs for reef fishing, 48kg braid for Kingfish.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(48 reviews)
Paihia
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $198

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 48 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (41)
Snapper!!
excellent family outing today
excellent family outing today
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
85%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
86%
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Shreejith S.
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Sweet

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Snapper Early Start on January 1, 2025
Patient person, ensure to agree on what fish will be gutted and filleted
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Damian M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Incredible experience

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Snapper Early Start on January 30, 2024
Captain Paul was very knowledgeable and helpful for me wife and I. The fishing started slow but Paul persisted and put us onto...
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Aaron T.
Belgrade, Serbia
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

100% Recomend Get Reel Charters

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Private) on December 21, 2023
We booked Get Reel Charters for our work xmas trip and the trip was amazing . Great size boat that is quick and the captain...
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Mark O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day out

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Kingfish (Private) on March 9, 2024
Would definitely recommend get real charters paul really knows his stuff and has great knowledge of the local fishing
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Robert L. J.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

January 8th Trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore (6 max) on January 8, 2024
Captain Paul was excellent he put me on fish immediately caught multiple King fish.was looking for that big snapper and about...
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