Captain
Jason Harris

Member since November 2017 Tairua, New Zealand
Background
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.
Techniques
Being on the water for more than 200 days a year we are in tune with what's working at the time of your trip. Weather it's livebaiting, bait and burley,softbaiting or jigging we will teach you!

Hey, I'm Captain Jason Harris

Tairua, New Zealand
Background
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.
Techniques
Being on the water for more than 200 days a year we are in tune with what's working at the time of your trip. Weather it's livebaiting, bait and burley,softbaiting or jigging we will teach you!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(75 reviews)
Tairua
 Last booking: 2 hours ago
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Trips from US $649

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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 75 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Highly recommended fishing guide in Tairua
Highly recommended fishing guide in Tairua
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
95%
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Libero A. M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Succesful mixed species full day

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Mixed Species on October 5, 2025
We booked a full day mixed species and we successfully caught 5 different fishes, including kingfish and snappers. Jason...
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Margot G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Highly recommended fishing guide in Tairua

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip - Kingfish on February 23, 2026
Jason (Strikezone) is a fantastic guide. This was our second time king fishing in Tairua and it was amazing. Beautiful fish,...
Margot G. recommends Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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Terry H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on May 4, 2025
Went fishing with Jason, easy going guy great boat and good good equipment Water a little choppy starting out but started...
Terry H. recommends Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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Amanda S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Strikezone Rocks

VERIFIED   Half day trip on January 8, 2026
Jason went the extra mile by catching live bait overnight before our trip and doing everything possible to get us a great catch...
Amanda S. recommends Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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Karen H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Strikezone Sportfishing NZ

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on November 22, 2025
First time fishing for the boys. It was a great experience for them & yes they wanna go again. They caught 10 Snapper and we...
Karen H. recommends Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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