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. 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. 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
(51 reviews)
Tairua
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $556

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 51 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (75)
Fantastic day out!!
Fantastic day out!!
Fishing with Jason
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
93%
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Mark R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great fishing

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Mixed Species on February 26, 2024
Jason was a guy / tour operator. The boat was top notch. He took 4 of us out and we all caught fish. We got what we came for...
Mark R. recommends Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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Richmond H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best Skipper!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Gamefishing on April 29, 2024
Great day on the water with my boys. Jason provided outstanding service and we will be returning soon.
Richmond H. recommends Strikezone Sportfishing NZ
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Yorick M.
Dumbea, New Caledonia
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Demi journรฉe avec Jason

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 12, 2023
Le top malgrรฉ la saison hivernale ! Trรจs bons conseils du capitaine et une connaissance des spots proposรฉs parfaite.
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Vanessa J.
South Harrison, NJ
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half Day Trip with Jason

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on December 26, 2022
Jason gave our family one of the best experiences of our trip up North over our Christmas holiday. He was incredibly helpful...
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Jori R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - Mixed Species on April 8, 2023
One of best days of my life. We hooked a Marlin even though we aiming for Kingfish. We landed many of Kingfishes up to 20kg...
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