| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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fun
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| Tue, Jul 29 6:30 AM |
mohameda |
Male |
Under 20 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| short |
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Nice Day Out On The Water
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| Sun, Jul 27 12:00 PM |
gcram399 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We have fished similar boats out of Virginia Beach and Long Island NY on the east coast many times. The biggest difference from the Dana Point boats compared to the Long island/ Virginia Beach Boats is that they are alot narrower and lack outside seating for the passengers for an enjoyable ride out to and back from the fishing spots. Standing body to body for 5 straight hours can really put a damper on an otherwise perfect day.
One other thing that is different is that the Dana Point Boats allow people to bring their own gear. When everyone uses different weight sinkers there are quite a lot of lines getting tangled. New York and Virginia boats provide the same tackle for everyone with the 1/2 day package. It makes for more time fishing and less time untangling lines.
Virgina Beach and Long Island 1/2 day trips cost less than $30.00 per person. Our trip for the 2 of us with tackle rental and a one day non resident fishing license cost 3 times that amount.
We did catch 4 nice sand bass and most of the other fishermen caught nice fish also.
Very nice scenic trip. The boat mates were excellent. and right there when you needed them. The galley food was fresh and had a good taste.
We enjoyed it and will do it again. |
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Still hooked!
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| Sun, Jul 27 10:00 AM |
leenas |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This was my second time and it was just as wonderful as the first time! Dan was there again and he took great care of us. The rest of the guys were always around and were very helpful. The only sucky part is the newbies who got tangled up with us constantly......aarrgh!
Highly recommend the 6:30 am boat as opposed to later in the day! |
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Great time for the hold family.
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| Wed, Jul 23 12:00 PM |
angelikae |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| We all had a great time. Crew and staff very helpful. Only problem was that we had two seniors in our party and they could have used some seating. 5 hours was a long time for them to remain standing. |
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Highs and Lows
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| Tue, Jul 22 12:00 PM |
cubfan0213 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We all had fun. Howver, the guys assisting the group, didn't appear to have to much patience. They also made us feel like we were bothering them when we had a problem. I brought my 10 year old son, and they didn;t do much to help him or explain anything about what to do or how to do it. They also didn't help my wife very much. None of us had ever been deep-sea fishing and told them that. But it didn't appear to make any difference. The food, burgers, was actually very good. |
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Great Fishing Adventure
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| Tue, Jul 22 10:00 AM |
cmullvain |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Individual |
| I always like fishing with the crew from Dana Sports Fishing! They do an excellent job and are the best in the area.....I could easily go north and use a different charter company but the crew on the Dana Wharf boats are much more helpful.....so I make a longer drive to fish with them. The only drawback on this recent trip is a packed boat....don't like it when it is full and only have two crew to help. |
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Great Grandkid Outing
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| Tue, Jul 22 6:30 AM |
craigwilhelm |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I took my 4 grandkids from Seattle. (ages 12-16). The first spot had minimal fish, then the captain moved the boat and it was GREAT FISHING. The kids had a phenomenal time and I am nominated for Grand Parent of the Year. The deck hands were right there when we needed them everything from tangled lines to taking the fish off. THEY made it truly enjoyable. |
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Well organized, well executed
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| Fri, Jul 18 12:00 PM |
WHBIntl |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| You can't be sure about the number of fish you will catch but you can be sure that's the only uncertainty. Here's what I expect when I'm taking personal time off with the family:
1. All of the planning, arranging and logistics are easy.
2. No "bait and switch" (no pun intended).
3. Staff are knowledgeable and pleasant.
4. Execution is timely and efficient.
When that happens – if you don’t have a good time it’s your own fault!
We had a great time. |
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the kids loved it
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| Fri, Jul 18 12:00 PM |
meschneiter |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We had a wonderful time on the fishing boat. This was our first time on an ocean fishing boat. Everyone we talked to at Dana Wharf were friendly and understanding to our complete lack of knowledge. Unfortunately we dident catch any fish but the kids had a great time and so did my wife and I. Thanks for the good time |
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Caught no fish
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| Fri, Jul 18 12:00 PM |
larrydm |
Male |
20-29 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Its was fun considering the weather was bad and didnt catch anything |
