My 15 year-old son badly wanted to go deep sea fishing in Punta Cana. I was hesitant (I'm not a fisherman, and I dreaded the potential sea sickness part). My son and I, along with a friend, all took a couple of Dramamine pills and actually didn't have any sea sickness during the 4 hour fishing trip.
That left us to just enjoy the fishing, and what an awesome experience! It started slowly, but after 2 hours on the water we brought in 2 mahi-mahi. Beautiful, big fish. Then it was slow for another hour until we got a big bite! After about a 10 min effort, we reeled in a 5ft long, 100 lb marlin! Truly a moment that my son, friend and I will never forget! Then we caught a barracuda right after that.
Our guides (lead by Primo) were fantastic, and very helpful the entire time. They showed us a great time and definitely made the experience memorable.
We would definitely recommend this fishing experience. Take sea sickness medicine so that you can enjoy the fishing.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Wow, congratulations on your great catch, we are very excited that you had a great time and had the opportunity to catch a Marlin.
It's good that you had an excellent day of fishing with your family.
Thank you so much.
A great experience
Candace_M, Oct 2023
This was a fantastic trip booked for a party of two. The captain and mate were fantastic and knew where to go to find the fish. They were also so excited for us when we got to reel one in. They were both extremely hospitable and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great time fishing. Skip the shared charters and book this private one. It's well worth it!
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a trolling style trip, so the boat is going to be moving for the duration of the experience. If you tend to get seasickness or motion sickness, keep that in mind. If you've never been deep sea fishing, you may want to consider taking Dramamine as a preventative measure.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you very much for your comment and rating, we are very happy that you spent an excellent day of fishing with us.
Your comment about taking Dramamine is very accurate. We always recommend it so that our valued guests can enjoy their trip.
Thank you so much.
It’s was cheap but…wouldn’t book again.
Rodney_M, Jul 2023
Overall, a very boring boat ride.
The fish weren’t biting (for our crew…the other part of our family on a different charter caught 9 fish). Maybe it’s luck or maybe it’s the captain…
There wasn’t music or anything else to make the time pass more pleasantly. Which would have been nice since we weren’t actually catching fish.
While the crew didn’t speak English very well, they were very polite and helpful (helping with drinks, getting on the boat, etc).
Response from Host, Jul 2023
We are sorry that your fishing day has not been so good, we take your opinion to be better. Thanks for your visit.
Expensive Boat Ride
ADAM_E, Jul 2023
The rating is simply for the experience. This trip was pretty much an expensive boat ride.
I expected “Deep Sea Fishing”… Going out atleast 10+ miles…. We never went further than about 3 knots from the island. I tracked it on Navionics. We spent a few hours going an average of 4kph “trolling”…. The bait was still in the wake of the boat, so I’m unsure what species it would have attracted.
The deck hand consistently asking if I needed anything, but other than that, it was the worse skunk I’ve ever experienced… No real proactive fishing
Response from Host, Jul 2023
We are sorry to know that your fishing experience was not pleasant, our Captain has many years of experience in Caribbean waters, he knows the strategic fishing points well, the 6 hour Charters always go to 10 – 12 miles in ALL CHARTERS. That speed is recommended for the type of boat we use, which is programmed via GPS.
We are sorry again that his tours have not been pleasant. We will take his comment as a point of improvement. THANK YOU.
No fish but still an adventure!
Karen_G, Apr 2023
Our captain and mate (Nelson) were great. They battled the waves and tried hard to help us catch something, but unfortunately it didn't happen for us. We had really big waves the day we traveled. Seasickness is real in the big water and want to warn future travelers to be prepared. Wish we could have caught something, but it was a great adventure either way. (Saw some whales!)
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Thank you for your comment fills us with joy to know that they had a good time, we regret that they have not caught anything, we hope you soon to improve that 🙌