Thanks Rory, it was a fun day on the water for sure and i am glad you enjoyed it.
Captain Dean has a terrific boat and equipment, He is a fascinating person with a lot of interesting stories of his life. He got us out on the water fast and found what few fish were out there. Unfortunately, we were not really in season - we wish we had been told that in advance as that would have affected our decision to drop $600+. Also - Captain Dean did not really engage with our 3 teenage sons at all and therefore they were bored. And with no engagement by the captain and few fish caught (that were too small anyway) meant that they spent a significant amount of time sleeping below deck. Expensive way to have a nap.
Captain Dean has a terrific boat and equipment, He is a fascinating person with a lot of interesting stories of his life. He got us out on the water fast and found what few fish were out there. Unfortunately, we were not really in season - we wish we had been told that in advance as that would have affected our decision to drop $600+. Also - Captain Dean did not really engage with our 3 teenage sons at all and therefore they were bored. And with no engagement by the captain and few fish caught... More
Thanks Steven for the 2 stars! I would like to respond by asking how we are not a family outing? I am not understanding how it is my fault that your teenage boys couldnโt be engaged or entertained by being with their parents on the water in a beautiful part of the world, catching a few fish, (even if they didnโt meet the minimum legal size) for 4 hours? Fishing is called fishing for a reason and some sessions you donโt get the big one. You still caught fish. It can get boring trawling lures around at depth but you were out for 4 hours. I had great conversations with you, showed everyone how everything works for this fishery and even had the boys driving the boat as it is a team effort. I have no control over teenagers who donโt want to hang out with their parents on a boat fishing as a family for a mere 4 hours in the middle of the afternoon! As a captian i have responsibilities to the vessel and to the clients for sure but at no time did i encourage your teenagers to go back to bed because the fish werenโt jumping into the boat or they didnโt like being in the outdoors hanging out as a family for 4 hours! I think in the future you should ask more questions about your needs regarding teenage entertainment and expectations of a captian before you book anything ever again! that way operators could organize colouring books and crayons or free internet for their boats just incase the fishing is a little slow for 4 hours. Our 4 hour fishing trip is not expensive by any means and to say that you paid for and โexpensive napโ is something you should be discussing with those who you paid it for!
Dean
Thanks Steven for the 2 stars! I would like to respond by asking how we are not a family outing? I am not understanding how it is my fault that your teenage boys couldnโt be engaged or entertained by being with their parents on the water in a beautiful part of the world, catching a few fish, (even if they didnโt meet the minimum legal size) for 4 hours? Fishing is called fishing for a reason and some sessions you donโt get the big one. You still caught fish. It can get boring... More
Thanks for fishing with us today Mark, it was fun getting into a few fish with your family.
Thanks for fishing with us today Mark, it was fun getting into a few fish with your family. Dean
Probably would have been much better if the weather had not been poor.
Thanks for the 3 stars Geoff. Sorry I was unable to change the weather to your liking but I will keep working on getting better with level of professionalism! At least you got to see the humpback whales and try salmon fishing.
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