I evaluate every boat and crew I fish on on three things. 1) the boat- is it clean well maintained and fishable 2) Gear, tackle and stated gameplan- if I’m not using my own gear does the boat have good quality working gear the right tackle and start off by telling you what the gameplan for the day is. 3) The crew- being on a chartered boat doesn’t guarantee fish. But you should expect your crew to give you as many chances as possible. Most important the crew should be teachers not drill sergeants. Many times local techniques differ and a good crew will teach you.
ZenMar passes this test with flying colors. Captain Doug and Kenny ran a great boat. The boat is very fishable and fast center console. We got a full day plus out of theses guys. We covered a ton of ground fished using different techniques and had great conversations.  The crew worked hard trying to find fish. You can’t catch fish if they aren’t there and on our day the fish box was light. they passed my grading system with flying colors. I highly recommend this boat and crew

I can’t say enough about the quality of this half day charter. Captain Kenny was quick to get us out of mission bay and onto a steady amount of Calico Bass, no shortage of bait and Kenny kept all four of us baited while measuring our fish at the same time. No shortage of bites and our captain was very attentive to all of us. The real kicker is while Kenny was filleting are fish I hooked up on a 60 - 70 Black Sea Bass in Mission Bay! The communication was impeccable and after ten min managed to get it along side of the boat. The catch of a lifetime! As it is a fragile species Captain Kenny was sure to handle it gently and get it back in the water as soon as possible.

I really can’t say enough about Zenmar , our entire party was very impressed with the outing and I would surely seek out fishing with our captain again.

We opted for the 3 hour AM trip for my husband’s birthday. From start to end, I can’t say enough good things about Zenmar. I reached out to quite a few different fishing boats on Fishing Booker and Captain Doug was super responsive and willing to accommodate our later start time request. Our group of 6 had an amazing time and the entire operation was professional but casual. Doug and Kenny worked really hard, constantly running around putting bait on the hooks, taking fish off the hooks, and moving the boat so we could catch as many fish as possible. We caught 6 fish (that were big enough) and brought them home to make fish tacos. Doug filleted then up for us. I wouldn’t think twice about booking Zenmar again. We hope to see you guys again soon!

Me and a few friends took a super fun morning trip and ended up catching some nice fish and making some great memories. The captain was very helpful in showing us the ropes and getting us on the fish. I would recommend this trip to anyone looking to get out on the water and hook up with some fish.

Trip was awesome. Doug was really cool and knowledable. Would def recommend him and his boat for anyone. If we ever go back we will use him and his boat every time.