Ross reaccommodated us to another boat as there was a double booking and we hoped it was a good decision as we only come to Paihia once in a blue moon. We understood the situation and it was out of our control. Ross offered us the option to get rebooked in the afternoon of March 31st or the morning of April 1st. In that moment of decision making, we chose the former schedule as we thought we would not be extending in Paihia for one more night.

I enjoyed the whole experience of being able to hold the rod, cast (a little), control the line to not result into a birds nest, wind, and catch fishes. On the other hand, my partner was a bit frustrated as he expected the return value of his money by catching more fish in the afternoon session. We both believe that the morning session would be better so book yours in the morning. We had a bit of a challenge in catching live baits in the afternoon so the boat crew opted to use their frozen (but still fresh) fishes.

For the whole afternoon experience, we only caught 2 legal sized fishes (1x snapper and 1x kawhi) that we took home. We caught a total of 5-7 undersized fishes.

To Ross, Ross’ wife, Heather, Trent, and Kit, thank you for your responses and the experience.

We would still like to join the charter boat in the future in Paihia and we will come back.

The turquoise boat (May Marie) was neat and has a toilet in it. The boat has a second floor which was perfect for unwinding and not for fishing which is understandable. Chiller bins were provided and they marked the fishes you caught. The equipments were working as expected. Maybe fishing in the afternoon is not recommended if you wish to catch a lot of legal sized fish.

My family and I had an excellent morning fishing with target. We ended up catching 14 keepable snapper between 7 of us which meant everyone had a lot of fresh fish to take home. They took us to a great location and we started getting bites straight away and our first catch was only about 10 minutes after arriving. Would definitely recommend this crew and boat to anyone looking for a great morning of fishing. Very friendly and knowlegeable and we had a great time.

Captain Ross and Harley were great! Very helpful and attentive. Dedicated to finding finding fish for us to catch!! Highly recommended.

Had an awesome morning out with this charter, we caught some good size snapper and kawai, boat has plenty of deck space for 5 big guys and Skipper Ross & Rick provide such a great experience and knowledge of fishing , 4 hours on the water was worth it! I will definitely be back with the crew in future and highly recommend this charter

Thanks Ross & Rick for your hospitality and service

While my wife struggled with the swell the rest of us got on and caught a bundle of good sized snapper. Great day out. Good crew and easy going adventure for all.