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DanaWharf |
| Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching |
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| Last 3 months | 86 | 174 | 182 | 8 | 95% | 4.4 | ||
| Last 6 months | 322 | 590 | 628 | 38 | 92% | 4.3 | ||
| Last 12 months | 703 | 1269 | 1336 | 67 | 93% | 4.3 | ||
| All | 1320 | 2381 | 2499 | 118 | 94% | 4.3 |
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Ratings by Activity
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
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| Whale Watching in Grey Whale Season (Dec - Apr) | 439 | 94% | 4.2 |
| Catamaran Adventure Cruises | 362 | 97% | 4.6 |
| 1/2 Day and Twilight Fishing Trips | 306 | 88% | 4.1 |
| Ocean Adventures in Blue Whale Season (May - Nov) | 162 | 95% | 4.4 |
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No whales in august
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| Tue, Aug 18 5:30 PM | AMANATIAN | Male | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| I don't rcommend this tour in summer cause we didn't see any whales, just seals and dolfins | ||||||
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Dolphin Watching
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| Tue, Aug 18 5:30 PM | trevor123 | Male | 20-29 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| This whale watching trip short changes to the max. They say if you dont see anything you will get another ticket to go out another time, however if you see ONE dolphin and nothing else, they will not refund you. We saw some dolphins and I guess that was better than not seeing anything at all however my group was very disappointed in the experience overall and will not use this company ever again. I would not reccommend unless you want to pay for a 2 1/2 hour standing boat ride only to see nothing. In my book I would give it half of a star out of ten. | ||||||
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Great price and great deckhand!
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| Tue, Aug 18 10:00 AM | juliowong | Male | 20-29 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| caught like 15 different type of fish and it was a half price day!! | ||||||
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Not Family Oriented As Advertised
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| Tue, Aug 18 6:30 AM | fredgo | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| We arrived on the boat at 6:20 AM. The boat was supposed to leave at 6:30 AM. However, we didn't leave until almost 7:00 AM (keep in mind the clock evidently starts at 6:30 regardless of when you actually leave). My problem is that their web site specifically says that Tuesdays, their half days, are great for families. Their whole exprience is that it's easy for family and a great time for kids. Even states no experience necessary. First point, when we got on the boat, the boat was fully booked I suppose with stations around the boat's sides all around. My children are 7 and 5 years old, and there were no places where there was an opening station for 3 people (2 children and 1 adult). So as we set out to sea finally, we had to share one station together. Stations are only about 2 feet apart; it was nice of people adjacent to us to give us a little more room. This was my kids first experience with deep sea fishing. After the first stop, they asked everyone to switch spots with corresponding numbered stations. I asked a crewman to help me find a place or ask some people to move around so that we could fish. The crewman informed me that "that's the way it is". I told him I can't have my 7 and 5 year old at different places on the boat. I needed to be next to them, and it was crazy to think I would do that. I wasn't happy, and I told him that it should be his job to help. My two kids were the only two on the boat (some were in the teenager range). He said he didn't have to do anything, but it was more of "I don't care, it's your problem". We found a place on the bow (no station available). Then the captain comes up to me and confronts me in front of my kids for why I was giving his crewman a hard time. I told him what happened, and he said that it was my fault because I didn't arrive early enough to get a station (note, doesn't say that on their site except to be on time). I told him that isn't right. I paid to be on this boat and all I wanted was to be able to fish with my two kids. I then told him to back off; to go somewhere else as I didn't want this in front of my kids. He told me "Are you telling me what to do on 'my boat'"! At that point, I turned away telling him to just leave us alone. We can deal with it later. The other thing that he said was that he was a crew of 3 for a boat of 54 people. I suppose business is good enough to threaten passengers. I thought to myself, then obviously they aren't planning right or there's too many people on the boat. The best advice I could give the "Captain" is that perhaps he can do as other venues and ask everyone to fill in a station if there's one next to them. Thge second is realize when you're at sea, threatening customers is not good. Horrible experience, DEFINITELY not a family affair. We spent 2 of 4 spots catching Scorpion Fish while they told us we couldn't keep them because they're poisonous, but that's all anyone caught and none of the crew would come to the bow. | ||||||
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Fun and reasonable family activity
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| Sun, Aug 16 12:45 PM | Boezinger | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| The free kids ticket w/ paid adult was what drew us in. This was a good value. The boat was packed - so obviously the promotion worked. It was crowded - so if you don't like crowds, you may want to try a different day/time. Boat caught about 30 fish that were keepers. Crew was helpful. Galley was reasonable. I would go again. | ||||||
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Great trip
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| Fri, Aug 14 5:00 PM | savagesam | Male | 50-59 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| I liked the whole thing. The only thing I would add would be a narration that taught something about the whales. Our captain had quite a lot to say about the dolphins, but very little about the whales. Where were they going, what are their feeding habits, breeding areas, and threats they face. I will definitely go again, probably with a couple of my grandchildren. | ||||||
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Great staff and great fishing
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| Fri, Aug 14 6:30 AM | cowzmoo323 | Male | Under 20 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| Many bites and great experience | ||||||
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We saw whales!
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| Wed, Aug 12 1:00 PM | phillye | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| A very nice clean boat, with friendly people working. Best part they tried and succeeded to find whales and we were able to get close to 2 blue whales! Great deal for the price. | ||||||
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Lots of fun!!
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| Tue, Aug 11 5:00 PM | Jdavy86 | Male | 20-29 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| We didnt see any whales but tons of dolphins.. The boat ride was nice and the weather was perfect... We would love to come back again | ||||||
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Good time was had by all !
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| Tue, Aug 11 10:00 AM | ywpwbh392 | Male | 70+ | Local | Unspecified | |
| Weather was cool with a slite overcast, but burned off on the way home. The crowd had many school age kids for it was summer, but they were delightful. Boat was full, but we managed. Fishing started off very slow, then after many stops to find them biteing on our last stop on our way home. This made the whole trip worth wile. I'm going again soon. Tiny the Clown | ||||||
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Bad experience
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| Tue, Aug 11 10:00 AM | chny2009 | Male | 30-39 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| Never go on "buy 1 get 1 free day" ! Too many ppl, can't even get a spot to fishing. Better go on some other days. | ||||||
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Very Nice Day of Fishing
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| Tue, Aug 11 6:30 AM | djandj123 | Male | 30-39 | Local | Family With Children | |
| Entire trip went perfectly. Boat left on time and arrived (unfortunately) on time. We could have stayed out all day. Great deckhands and very helpful all the way around. Only one gripe is that the captain did not call for rotation as often as he should have. (Back of the boat ALWAYS catches the most fish) We started on the starboard bow and caught a few fish for the first few hours. At the last stop the Cpt. calls for rotation. We get to the back of the boat and we caught 14 fish in the last hour of fishing. Captains, either call rotation more often or don't park just the back of the boat over the reef! (Yes it makes a big difference) Fishing is like real estate, Location , Location Location. | ||||||
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No fish.
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| Sun, Aug 9 10:00 AM | NChasteen | Male | 70+ | Local | Group of Friends | |
| The boatride was great, but no fish. | ||||||
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Good fish, food burritos, good crew, good trip.
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| Sun, Aug 9 6:30 AM | eprosser | Male | 20-29 | Local | Family With Children | |
| Good fish, food burritos, good crew, good trip. Recommend it to anyone | ||||||
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Enjoyable evening
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| Sat, Aug 8 5:30 PM | mattkc1 | Male | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| fun evening on the water -- while we didnt catch too many fish it was nice and the crew was very pleasant, fun and helpful. Do recommend bringing sweatshirts as it did get chilly but being on the ocean for the sunset was a nice additional benefit. | ||||||
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