Richard G.
our trip with The Marlin Hunter in Cabo…
our trip with The Marlin Hunter in Cabo San Lucas was not fun. We only caught 1 Mahi Mahi, and the rest were Bonitas, Not Good For Eating!!!! Our Captain did not seem interested in putting us on Big Fish. Our trip was a Half Day, and we caught the first fish within the first hour, after that Nothing! The Captain or the First Mate did not give us their best effort, only changed lures once, never went closer to shoreline, instead just drove us further and further out. To top it off, our Captain was very unsafe when he positioned our boat parallel with the swells of the waves, not once but TWICE, when my wife nearly went overboard, the ice chest slid across the deck slamming into her leg, I yelled at the Captain, then we decided to pull in the lines and go back. I personally feel that this team is not professional, and should not be allowed to advertise with your website. We talked with several guests at our resort, all went fishing and all had success with other charter services, all caught Marlin, Mahi Mahi. The Marlin Hunter is not reputable, and does not deserve to be advertised on this platform. They demanded cash, they are crooks, they charged us 30 dollars for transportation to and from our hotel, and only paid the driver 5 dollars each way.
Response from FishingBookerSep 8, 2021
Thanks for letting us know about your trip, Richard, and we're very sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your experience with Marlin Hunter. This crew is fully verified and generally has a very high satisfaction rating from our customers, so it's sad to hear that you were disappointed with this trip. Seeing as the captain drove you offshore, it sounds like they were traveling to the Marlin fishing grounds but just weren't lucky on that day. You can never guarantee a big catch, especially on a half day trip, but it sounds like we could have done better at communicating this with you. We'll look into how we can improve setting expectations such as this, as well as making the captains' payment methods more clear on their listings and in our emails. We hope you enjoyed eating the Mahi you caught and are glad you got some good fishing action with the Bonita. We hope that we can help you go fishing again and that next time you have more luck with the big game fish!