We had a great day on the fishing machine. Booking was easy and the booking manager answered all of our questions with and hour. As our trip was only 2 days after hurricane erin passed by, there were a lot of questions.

On the day of, there was a mechanical problem with our boat. The boats are beautiful and well maintained, but as anyone who owns a boat knows, problems happen. We were grateful that the fishing machine charter actually has 4 boats at the marina and they just moved us to another boat.

We went trolling. Everyone caught fish. Our party of 5 brought in 5 wahoo and 2 barracuda.

Crew was amazing very patient with my 10 year old twins.

Erick and the crew were awesome! They were extremely accommodating. We had a member get sea sick (sorry fellas) and along with us they checked on him constantly. It was pretty rough out and they offered to swap days with us but we only had one day so they were willing to accommodate us and we’re up front with us and said it wouldn’t be the most comfortable. We had children with us and they were great with them. 10 out of 10 we will be back to this beautiful country and come calling again.

My 16 year old son and I had a great time fishing with Captain Richard, Tito and his 3rd mate.  We caught 6 mahi and 2 yellow tail.  There was a lot of sargassum in the sea and the mates continually worked the lines to keep them clean. 

Great communication ahead of the trip and captain arranged transportation from our hotel. The driver was waiting for us and was very friendly and walked us to the dock.

Will definitely fish with them on our next trip to the DR.

Fishing Machine was incredible!  We had a very memorable trip.  Communication was consistent and informative.  Audie our driver was on time and polite.  Very clean and safe vehicle was first class.  The boat and crew were ready to go upon our arrival at the marina.  Within 10 minutes of getting lines out we were Fish On!  We caught three Mahi Mahi within 30 minutes.  To no fault of the crew, the sea was angry that day, (but made for great fishing) We just had to cut the trip a little short due to some sea sickness. First Mate Francis worked his tail off. He was fishing guide and nurse at the same time.
We still consider the experience a great one! We will be back to Fishing Machine.

After 6 hours on the water we caught 4 Mahi Mahi, 2 Barracuda and 1 Yellowtail Tuna! Captain Richard and Deckhand Francis were more than excellent. Some highlights / takeaways from the experience - 1. Communication with the Fishing Machine group was clear and consistent through Fishing Booker app messaging. This included coordination of hotel transfer to the marina that was more than 30 minutes away since our hotel reservation changed after this excursion was booked! They charged a fair price for this service which was 90 USD for round trip pick up from our hotel and the marina which was 45 minutes each way. 2. Flexible and secure payment. We paid the initial deposit using a credit card and they allowed Credit Cards (Digital and Non-Digital) to complete the payment on site. 3. Great vibes. Music was played throughout the trip and we were able to sit up top with the captain to enjoy the breeze and the views (we saw lots of flying fish and birds). Although the captain an deckhand mostly chatted with each other in Spanish they still took the time to answer our questions and help us angle all of our fish 4. Snacks and beverages were great. Snacks included chips and empenadas and beverages included water, soda, and beers of which we enjoyed. The only slight negatives were that the music playlist repeated after a certain point, we couldn’t measure our catches or keep them. However we didn’t bring a measuring tape, scale, or cooler so all of these could potentially be fixed if you brought these tools with! Excellent experience overall, 10/10 would highly recommend and go again!