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Strike Zone Fishing Charters
Tairua, New Zealand
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Capt. Jason has been fishing since his earliest days. The fishing community respects him and he knows a great deal about the local fisheries and has been a regular reporter on Coromandel FM radio for many years.His skills and experience will be to your advantage when fishing with StrikeZone Charters. Jason has landed some really enviable catches throughout the years, including a Kingfish of almost 40 kg, solo Marlin. Jason is also the first angler to land a Broadbill Swordfish for the local fishing club. If you're looking for someone who knows about what's biting at what time of the year, Jason is your guy. When you go fishing with Jason, you will also get the chance to learn some new fishing techniques and Jason also knows a great deal about the history of the local area.
Charter
Rating
4.9
76 reviews
4.9
Boat & Equipment
5.0
Captain & Crew
5.0
Fishing Experience
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What anglers say
98%
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
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Libero Andrea Mazzucchelli
Italy•Member since 20255.0VerifiedSuccesful mixed species full day
Full Day Trip - Mixed Species • 2 adultsWe booked a full day mixed species and we successfully caught 5 different fishes, including kingfish and snappers. Jason is an extremely skilled guide, always on the move in search of the right sport for the right fish and provided us high quality gear dedicated to each targeted fish. Lastly, in the months leading up to the fishing trip, there was always timely and detailed communication with the captain, an added value for someone like me who comes from far away. Highly recommended of you are looking for an amazing fishing experience!
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Response from CaptainLibero knows how to fish! This was a great day with Libero and his stunning wife Sonia. 1st drop boom with a big kingfish, another one hooked and dropped then a barracouta. Off to the islands then produced multiple snapper, pink maomao and even a squid! An awesome day and nice memories made with these guys. Hope to see Libero and Sonia again one day..
Julian Sixtus
Germany•Member since 20265.0VerifiedPerfekte Angeltour
Half Day Trip (PM) • 4 adultsWir hatten die perfekte Angeltour. Captain Jason war ein großartiger Guide, der uns zu fantastischen Angelplätzen geführt hat. Jeder in der Familie hatte seinen Fang, zum Teil auch mehrere tolle Fische. Am Ende haben wir unseren „Snapper“ sauber filetiert mit nach Hause genommen und zum Abendessen zubereitet. Vielen Dank für den wunderbaren Nachmittag!
Reported catch:Response from CaptainJulian and his sons had lady luck on there side this trip with great conditions and some beautiful fish coming aboard. They all caught fish and some big ones too! The lads were super chilled onboard which always helps when catching fish and i hope to see them again.
Amanda Strong
New Zealand•Member since 20255.0VerifiedStrikezone Rocks
Half day trip • 2 adultsJason went the extra mile by catching live bait overnight before our trip and doing everything possible to get us a great catch - and a super guy to boot. A very enjoyable morning on the water. I would book again without hesitation.
Response from CaptainAmanda and her son Harry were a delight to have onboard. I was so disappointed that the fish were off the bite for them. Despite fishing through the night to secure livebaits for our trip the kingfish had there mouths firmly shut, after hours off fishing usually productive spots we called it one of those days. If you are ever up this way again Amanda be sure to be in contact, i will get Harry out for another crack at a heavily discounted rate. All the best. Capt Jason
Karen HonaNew Zealand•Member since 20245.0VerifiedStrikezone Sportfishing NZ
Half Day Trip (PM) • 5 adultsFirst time fishing for the boys. It was a great experience for them & yes they wanna go again. They caught 10 Snapper and we love Snapper 🤣 Cleaned, & fillets. Fish head was yummy 🥰 Definitely recommend A+++ THANKYOU JASON 🤗
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Response from CaptainKarens boys were a pleasure to have onboard and while the fishing wasnt red hot it wasnt to bad either!
Margot Gerritsen
California, US•Member since 20265.0VerifiedHighly recommended fishing guide in Tairua
Full Day Trip - Kingfish • 2 adultsJason (Strikezone) is a fantastic guide. This was our second time king fishing in Tairua and it was amazing. Beautiful fish, lots of action, incredible scenery, enjoyable conversations and a very comfy boat with good gear
Reported catch:Response from CaptainI loved having Margot and Paul back onboard after 6 years. Catching livwbait was hard qork and time consuming but it was well worth the effort as the kingfish were on fire landing multiple big fish and getting busted off on several others, very exciting fishing indeed! Hope to see Margot and Paul again soon..
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Fishing reports
Summer round up so far
Feb 21, 2026 • Tairua
Its been a summer of two halfs with lots of rain and wind but also some stunning days along with it. The fishing has been abit the same however id say overall its been tough going generally. Nothing has been consistent probably due to the increment weather and changeable sea conditions.
Highlights over the last couple of months have included a stunning 50 kg Yellowfin Tuna caught by Guy Littlefair on a live jack mackerel set for a kingfish...what a surprise that was! Jori from Finland landed a beautiful 20 kg plus kingfish the other day to take out one of the bedt kingfish so far this summer.
Snapper fishing has been very good and consistent bucking the trend so nothing really to complain about.
There is still plenty left in this summer to go and traditionally the next few months are the best..
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Biggest snapper we've seen for some time
Feb 21, 2026 • Tairua
Max and Lucy from the USA join3d us for a day on the water with the wish list being kingfish. Despite spending quite some time trying to catch livebaits they just weren't playing ball so the call was made to jig out on some of the deeper reefs. Despite Max and Lucys efforts the kingfish just weren't playing ball.
We moved onto plan B where we would chase snapper around the islands with softbaits which also proved hard going until Max hooked a freight train that took a heap of line but with Max's skills he expertly played this huge snapper to the boat where oncevonboard we couldnt believe the size! A true trophy size snapper that saved the day for us on an otherwise hard days fishing.
Well done Max you certainly caught one of the better snapper we have seen for quite some time..
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Snapper on Fire!
Nov 8, 2025 • Tairua
8th November 2025..
this time of year is usually hard on the fishing front as we are bang in the middle of spring and summer, with algae blooms everywhere and cold water still around but this November so far is different with the offshore water clear and blue and teaming with hungry snapper! My crew of 3 heading out to the Aldermen Islands in search of the normally elusive November snapper and upon reaching the islands it was clear there was very little current and a breeze from the south which usually spells disaster on the fishing front. We moved around to afew different locations until we the slightedt bit of flow out the back of the boat but thats all we needed with the 1st baits getting snaffled up not long after hitting the water. The next few provided much of the same with solid fish coming aboard consistently throughout the morning. Everyone taking home a good feed with many, many nice fish released to fight another day...
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The water is hotting up and so is the fi
Oct 7, 2025 • Tairua
Italian angler Libero and his wife Sonia booked us for a honeymoon fishing adventure and what a great day it was! The plan was to fish solely with lures so off we set with a full arsenal up in the rocket launcher. 1st drop onto a deep reef produced the biggest fish of the day, a 40 pnd kingfish smashing the jig on the first drop, another big fish hitting the jig afew drops later that pulled alot of line before pulling the hook. Next a sizable barracouta before we headed into some shallower ground where we caught multiple snapper, pink maomao and even a big squid.
At days end we headed in with a thousand casts behind us and memories made for life..
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Big kingfish in the 11th hour!!
Sep 25, 2025 • Tairua
Will Barnett from San Diego USA only had time for a short half day morning trip but his dream was to catch a 40-50 pound yellowtail kingfish. Bait was a little hard to catch but we manzged to secure about a dozen jack mackerel before hesding to a reef that holds some nice kingfish at times. Sure enough 1st bait in the water nails a nice little 15 pnd king that grts returned quickly back home. Next bait hooks a monster of a kingfish that steamrolls Will into the reef leaving us dussapointed but also excited. Next bait again hooks a large kingfish and as the fish comes into view a 400pnd bronze whaler shark comes out of the depths to engulf our kingfish before our eyes! Running low on baits and time we move to a spot 2 mins from the boat ramp and upon putting the bait in the water it immediately gets monstered by a yet unseen fish. Lucky we were still over a sandy bottom with no chance of getting reefed so after a battle of 15 mins the huge kingfish comes into view and what a monster it was! Making the decision to keep this one fish we hauled it aboard.
The smile says it all!
Well done Will!
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Snapper moving inshore
Sep 22, 2025 • Tairua
Its that time of year when the Snapper start there migration to the spawning grounds and spring is a great opportunity to take advantage of there good numbers on the open ocean beaches. On a recent trip with an Aussie client we unfortunately had much windier weather than the forecast suggested making fishing tough but looking at the Simrad electronics there were certainly plenty of fish showing.
We caught fish in the inclement conditions and left wondering how we would've gone had the conditions been in our favour!
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