Had a great trip with my two sons and friend on board with Ross and Harley.  In tricky conditions the guys worked extremely hard to make sure we all had a great time, caught fish and went home with a good feed.  Highly recommend Target Charters who were extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly.

Finally caught a Kingy! My son (11) and I had a really great time on the trip. Crew was great and even managed to catch my first ever Kingy! Highly recommend Target Charters great with kids too. They looked after us.

Ross reaccommodated us to another boat as there was a double booking and we hoped it was a good decision as we only come to Paihia once in a blue moon. We understood the situation and it was out of our control. Ross offered us the option to get rebooked in the afternoon of March 31st or the morning of April 1st. In that moment of decision making, we chose the former schedule as we thought we would not be extending in Paihia for one more night.

I enjoyed the whole experience of being able to hold the rod, cast (a little), control the line to not result into a birds nest, wind, and catch fishes. On the other hand, my partner was a bit frustrated as he expected the return value of his money by catching more fish in the afternoon session. We both believe that the morning session would be better so book yours in the morning. We had a bit of a challenge in catching live baits in the afternoon so the boat crew opted to use their frozen (but still fresh) fishes.

For the whole afternoon experience, we only caught 2 legal sized fishes (1x snapper and 1x kawhi) that we took home. We caught a total of 5-7 undersized fishes.

To Ross, Ross’ wife, Heather, Trent, and Kit, thank you for your responses and the experience.

We would still like to join the charter boat in the future in Paihia and we will come back.

The turquoise boat (May Marie) was neat and has a toilet in it. The boat has a second floor which was perfect for unwinding and not for fishing which is understandable. Chiller bins were provided and they marked the fishes you caught. The equipments were working as expected. Maybe fishing in the afternoon is not recommended if you wish to catch a lot of legal sized fish.

I had a wonderful time fishing with Target Charters out of Paihia. The crew was friendly and professional, and they took us to a great spot where the fish were biting. We caught loads snapper!! The boat was comfortable and spacious. I highly recommend this charter to anyone looking for a fun and relaxing fishing adventure in New Zealand.