The boat preformed well and we felt safe even in rough water. The Captain and mate did an excellent job of trying to catch the fish we requested, but they were not biting, so we went after a different species. The Captain knows good English and is responsive to your requests.
Leland

Basically, 5 hours of riding around the beautiful, yet very wavy, bay…. watching 3 lines troll through the water.  Apparently a couple of missed bites on the lines.  The Captain and Skipper were pleasant enough.  I guess I was misinformed (probably my fault) how this experience was to work.  If something bites, they hook the fish on and I get to reel it in.  Never touched the pole, baited a hook, or participated at all.  My husband got to hold the rod and reel when the line got tangled - twice. 
A VERY expensive ride around the bay- and the return trip in on rough water was not what I expected at all- I do have a black eye to show for it!  Get banged around on the waves enough and sometimes bruises appear!

Be aware that you are really not fishing at all..

We had a great time on the water with captain Francis and his mate. They were very professional and cordial.

We had a morning trip booked with Eugene and he had a taxi pick us up right at 7:30 sharp! Got to the boat and his crew was ready to go as were we. Heading out we made it 20 minutes when we hooked a Barracuda - about 3 feet and kept heading to the big water. We were trolling for about 1 hour when one of our group provided extra fish food in the 10 to 15 foot swells with 3 - 4 foot wind chop. The boat handled the water extremely well but part of our crew needed to head back in.

We made the run to the beach to drop off 2 members who had very little sleep the night before so Eugene took the remaining party to go bottom fishing for the rest of the charter. Had a great time as the sky opened up to warm sunshine on the blue green waters and the fishing was good. We were taught how to use hand lines as the natives do and we did well. Brought back a bag full of fish which our chef made into lunch - really great eating!

Eugene had a bag full of sandwiches, fruit and goodies to go with the ice cold beer, soda and waters for all aboard. He was a good host and great fisherman! I recommend he and his crew to all looking for a good time on the water in Las Terrenas!

Great experience.
Captain and crew were all very.nice. Good food. Good times for our group of 5. Would highly recommend.