Charter operator

Magic Dolphin Atividades Maritimas Lda

Funchal, Portugal ILI Portugalija

50+ reviews

Madeira Marlin - Balancal is run by Magic Dolphin Atividades Maritimas Lda, specializing in excellent game fishing and incredible customer services. Their captains are experienced, passionate, and will do everything to provide their customers with an incredible fishing experience. Born in the Madeira, Captain Fabio Abreu grew up on the sea, surrounded with boats and fishing. He used to worked many years in Magic Dolphin Catamaran, but his heart was always in fishing. When opportunity came, we did not think twice about putting Fabio in charge of Balancal big game fishing. He is one of the top captains in the area, specializing in pelagics.

Charter

Madeira Fun Fishing

Funchal

Instant Confirmation

Trips from

US $180

Rating

4.8

61 reviews

4.8

Boat & Equipment

4.9

Captain & Crew

4.6

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (46)

What anglers say

93%

Dobro iskustvo

98%

Prijatan kapetan

90%

Preporučite ovaj čarter

76%

Prikladno za decu

98%

Zadovoljni brodom

43%

Uhvate ribe

All reviews (61)

Showing 46 – 50 of 61 reviews

Martin Coaley
Repeat angler
Уједињено Краљевство
Član od 2023
2 putovanja
4.3
Verified
Great Boat Great Crew.....no fish
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod septembar 12, 2024 • 2 adults
Everything was super except the trip itself was uninspiring, a run up the coast then around the fish farm and back....no sign of fish at all
Nick Metcalfe
Repeat angler
Уједињено Краљевство
Član od 2022
2 putovanja
4.7
Verified
Full day with Capt Salamau and mate Nelson
Ekskluzivni celodnevni lov na veliku ribuod avgust 6, 2022 • 2 adults
Great day out but no fish unfortunately. Thanks guys
Paul Lynam
Уједињено Краљевство
Član od 2019
5.0
Verified
Celodnevni izlet sa kapetanom Solomonom
Winter Big Game Fishing 7hod april 23, 2019 • 2 adults
Solomon i njegov pomoćnik David su se odlično brinuli o meni i mom desetogodišnjem sinu, uprkos tome što je moj dečko par puta bio morski bolestan zbog jakih talasa. Nije bilo jedriličarke ni tune, ali rano je u sezoni, a ulovili smo red snapper za večeru koji je bio odličan. Sa zadovoljstvom bih preporučio izlazak sa ovim momcima.
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Bruce Mathewson
Florida, Сједињене Државе
Član od 2024
2.0
Verified
Misrepresented
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod jul 23, 2024 • 2 adults
The boat we thought we would be on and the captain we thought would be taking us out did not happen. No communication via this listing was accurate. We ended up on a boat and with a captain for a cost that far exceeded what he would charge us normally. If you want to go with the Freedom, the boat we actually ended up on, book thru the historic Reeds Hotel in Funchal. It will save you hundreds and you will get to deal directly with the boats owner. The actual business that collected the fee was a sightseeing charter boat business who knows nothing about fishing. They seem to just collect $ and put you any subcontracted boat that is not already booked. Upcharge to be a middle man. Live and learn.
Response from Charter operator
jul 24, 2024
Dear Mr. Bruce, Unfortunately the "Balancal" had an unexpected engine issue and we were not able to honour this booking ourselves. I spoke to your wife on Sunday 21st, explained the situation and offered to either go with another company or to cancel the trip with a full refund. We only offer alternatives if we have a problem with our boat that we can not fix in time for the trip, most companies would just cancel and not offer any alternative. The intermediary you are recommending to book fishing trips is also just a middle man and is definitely not cheaper than booking through this website, that information is misleading. We do own several dolphin and whale watching businesses you are correct. What perhaps you don't realize is that we have several boats on the water every single day covering vast areas and communicating information on wildlife, in addition to a team of wildlife spotters working from land. This means we can often locate feeding areas, pelagics far more efficiently than other fishing boats. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we hope to see you again when "Balancal" returns better and stronger. Best regards, Declan
Guenter Konderla
Repeat angler
Član od 2018
2 putovanja
5.0
Verified
Ribolov na Madeiri je bio OK.
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod avgust 31, 2018 • 2 adults
Kapetan i posada su bili veoma prijatni. Grickalice i piće su bili u redu. Dakle, bio je to zaista dobar ribolovni izlet. Pecali smo trollingom četiri sata. Ali nismo imali nijedan zagriz. Takav je već ribolov. Hvala ribolovnom timu Balancal-a. Videmo se opet sledeće godine. Srdačan pozdrav, Günter
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