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Rating: 4  193 rating points
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1/2 Day and Twilight Fishing Trips

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Treat yourself to a five-hour, one of a kind sportfishing trip on the sparkling waters of Southern California, leaving from Dana Point.

Rating Date Attended Reviewer Gender Sort Descending Age Where From? Group Type?
Rating: 5
Great crew!
Sun, Aug 26, 12   10:00 AM misterjager Male Unspecified Local Family With Children
Had a great time on the Clemente. Great crew. Took good care of us and my 7 year old son. The fishing was slow but the captain kept working to find us the fish. The cook sure knows his way around a grill. Office staff was friendly and efficient. We will definitely will be going back.
Rating: 5
some of us didn't catch a thing, but had a ball
Sat, Aug 25, 12   10:00 AM truckinnn Male 60-69 Local Group of Friends
We had a group of 13 and most caught something but I did not. Ether way I had fun, the crew was very helpful and and friendly. We will do this again. Thanks Mike Paggen Also the girl that checked us in was awesome and treated us great
Rating: 5
Excellent fishing opportunity
Fri, Aug 24, 12   10:00 AM runneruf Male 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Individual
Excellent day on the watere when Cory the Captain decided to stop searching for "Dorado,Mahi mahi,dolphin for 90 minutes...It was a great ride but the sea was way to flat to search for kelp patties.....After which we moved closer to shore to catch numerous Calico/Kelp Bass, techinque is much like fishing for yellowtail snapper in the Florida Keys....Rig a sliding egg sinker 1/8 to 1/2 ounce depending on current with a 1 to 1/0 circle hook....Both squid and sardine filets worked well...Place bait as close to kelp as possible as the Calico Bass are extremely territorial and aggressives as the bait drops 4 to 12 feet below the kelp....If using live bait use 3/4 to 1 ounce egg sinker to get the bait quickly to the bottom for halibut and away from birds. Pacific Barracuda, Halibut, a few pelicans, Commorants and losing fish to a pesky sea lion. Birds are definetly a problem when fishing live bait.....Both the mates Chad and Mike are excellent as was the captain in assisting patrons. Other than catching the fish themselves they did everything possible to find fish.......As a bonus the selection of beer was great and I had the best cheeseburger on a fishing boat ever......Fish are fileted on the way in so inner is ready to prepare when you get home or back to your hotel if the chef will cooperate,,,Wish i had taken a full day......As an ex mate of numberous fishing boats in the Florida Keys......These guys get an A++++and I would recommend them highly and hope to be back soon......
Rating: 4
Great staff
Fri, Aug 24, 12   10:00 AM yorkjim Male 60-69 Local Group of Friends
but no place to sit for the 5 hour trip other than at the few tables in the food area...good hamburgers on the grill.
Rating: 4
The Sum Fun Half Day
Fri, Aug 24, 12   6:30 AM MBYosh Male 40-49 Local Other
The captain and crew worked very hard to help the customers catch fish. I thought they did a great job of helping everyone. The boat caught a good amount of fish for only a half day excursion. would go again.
Rating: 3
Long boat ride with 2 stops for fishing.
Mon, Aug 20, 12   6:30 AM markseymour4 Male 40-49 Local Family With Children
We stopped only 2 times to fish & caught more birds than fish on 1st stop. Pretty much the same on the 2nd but had to deal with 2 seals also.
Rating: 5
short fun trip with excellent sunset, sea lions
Sun, Aug 19, 12   5:30 PM ronschilling Male 50-59 Local Group of Friends
Hooked a three foot shark on light takle and havn't had more fun fishing in years.
Rating: 4
Twilight fishing
Fri, Aug 17, 12   5:30 PM DLedyard Male 50-59 Local Family With Children
Fun trip will do it again
Rating: 4
Very good with novices
Wed, Aug 15, 12   10:00 AM waynew33 Male 70+ Local Individual
I haven't fished for 30 years. The crew was great -- very helpful (plus good food and drinks at low prices).
Rating: 5
Father & Son Day Trip
Mon, Aug 13, 12   10:00 AM bradbecker Male 60-69 Local Family With Children
My son (15) and I took a 1/2 trip on the Reel Fun Boat. We had a blast! The entire crew was extremely helpful. If you're a novice at fishing (like us) be sure to grab this boat. The captain kept us moving to find the fish, the cheeseburgers were hot and delicious and the beer/coke were ice cold, not to mention reasonably priced. Ir you're looking for a great way to spend a little quality time with your son or daughter, go out with these guys.