The boat is about average fishing boat. Fishing gear was good. The staff were Ok but didn't speak... read more
The boat is about average fishing boat. Fishing gear was good. The staff were Ok but didn't speak... read more
Myself and 2 children 13 son and 18 old doughtier enjoined the fishing day yesterday very much... read more
My husband and I took this trip on December 11, 2018. Transportation was provided to and from our hotel- the driver was prompt. The staff on the boat was extremely polite, attentive and spoke English well. There were about 5 staff members for 14 guests. (Not all were fishing.)
When you enter the boat your are asked to draw a card, this is used to determine the order of reeling in the fish. I was #5 and my husband was #10. I thought that was a great idea so that we were able to take photos of each other during our turn. However, being that there were 14 people on our tour (12 who were fishing) we were only able to reel in fish one time. I was lucky enough to catch two tunas on one line. Numbers 1&2 were able to go again on the way back.You start out trolling on your way to lunch, break for lunch, hand line and the troll on the way back. We didn't have any luck hand lining, but other individuals did.
While the staff was prepping lunch we were able to snorkel and swim. The lunch was simple but nice and consisted of fried rice, fried chicken, raw tuna that we had caught, and cooked tuna that we had caught. I am not keen on tuna, so I was glad that there was an option for me at lunch. My husband, however, was happy with fresh caught tuna.
We have been on several fishing tours and fish independently on our own. For the price that we paid we were content, however, if we could do it again we would book a private fishing tour.
Myself and 2 children 13 son and 18 old doughtier enjoined the fishing day yesterday very much, mainly because we did catch nice fish on trolling (no success on gigging with plastic wheels, no rods).
Crew made efforts that we are comfortable, but communication was very limited due to very poor English. Food was tasty, and we eat the fish that we catch. At night however, all of us had stomach poisoning from the food. We are certain that it was from lunch food, because it was the only meal we eat yesterday. I called the company this morning, and the lady who answered the phone asked me to complain with the agency I booked. It was only when I insisted that she should be the one that take the complain she said something not very clear about checking it. Sorry was not used either.
I went out on a day trip at the end of July with 3m seas and winds gusting to around 20 knots. I felt safe at all times as in my opinion the staff were competent.
I had read up before the trip and was aware that we would only be trolling and bottom bashing. I had chosen this tour rather than paying double the price for one of the more focused fishing trips. Everyone that was fishing managed to reel in a fish on the trolling lines. No luck on the bottom bashing mainly due to the weather conditions. The staff put fish in plastic bags for anyone that wanted to take their fish back with them after the tour.
The lunch was basic but nice and consisted of fried rice, fried chicken, raw tuna that we had caught, and cooked tuna that we had caught. Snorkeling gear was adequate.
My 8yo sun and I went out for a day fishing trip on a join on arrangement. We had a really fun day. Started off trolling and we hit a big school of small tuna, and everyone had a good go. At lunch we pulled into a beautiful bay and the crew cooked up a tasty lunch consisting of the tuna we just caught cooked two ways (the soup was sensational), fried rice, chicken wings salad an fresh fruit. After lunch we swam and snorkelled in crystal clear water with heaps of fish and coral. We then tried a bit of bottom fishing and bagged a few cod on the smaller side. Finished the day trolling with not much action. It’s definitely not a 5 star game fishing tour so don’t go expecting that but that is reflected in the price. It was a relaxed day fishing Thai style and was great fun. The skipper and crew were great all day.
We booked our fishing tour our first day in Thailand, from a super market, so we didn't have time to read reviews. After I got back to the hotel, I looked at reviews, and got a bit nervous, a lot of not so great reviews. However most were complaining about the group tours, and we had chartered the boat with just our group. I am very glad that we had a private charter, it made the cruise much more enjoyable (or less awkward, any way), and I call it a cruise, because that was essentially what it was. The captain and first mate were nice enough, they didn't speak much English, but that doesn't bother me, we were able to communicate alright, so no real complaints about that. The issue we had, is that they didn't seem to have a clue how to fish. I understand that it is called fishing, not catching, and no one can control how the fish are going to bite (or not), but I am pretty sure that neither of our crew had a clue how to catch fish. They put out 5 lines, 4 with lures, 1 with a mackerel (?). 2 of the lines with lures were only about 10 feet behind the boat, 1 was about 20 feet behind the boat, and the 4th was about 30 feet behind the boat. I know this, because I spend the whole "cruise" watching them water ski on top of the water. The 5th line with the bait was probably about 100 feet behind the boat. We did manage to catch 1 small tuna (never seen a tuna this small before, looked about the size of a trout), which the crew prepared for us for lunch (which was really good). To make things even worse, the first mate was not paying attention at all. We did get 3 other bites, but we had to yell at him to come set the hook, and he was usually up front with the captain, or up on the top deck taking a nap, and by the time he got his wits about him, the fish had spit the hook, and were gone. When we got back to the dock, just as more confirmation that it wasn't just a bad day for fishing, everyone we saw leaving the other boats were carrying huge tuna in each hand (2 per person).
The good is we enjoyed the lunch, and the bay that we stopped for lunch and snorkeling was gorgeous. I am glad that we did the private charter, so we didn't have to deal with other strangers, it was a more relaxed environment.
What a rip off was a complete waste of a day if I wanted to do a boat trip u would have spent 8hrs didn't even touch a rod food was disgusting and prepared in the most un sanitary kitchen ever the crew were unhelpful and not interested in us anything caught was taken as soon as landed regardless of size a complete rip off be warned if you book this you won't do any fishing and will be lucky to touch a rod
Hello,
We appreciate you feedback and I apologize for your negative experience you had on one of our tours.
I have informed staff members to pay extra attention with letting all our guests have the opportunity to use the rods especially when there's a large number of people onboard.
In addition to that, I'm sorry you found the food to be bad. We prepare the food directly onboard and hygiene is important to us. I have taken this matter to the rest of the crew.
Thank you again for your comments.
Sincerely,
The SommaiFishingTour Team
076-383-050
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