How about Punta Cana?

[fordson]

I'm going and was thinking a charter... $100 U.S. to fill out the boat w/ a reputable charter...based on internet/email search.

I'd appreciate any experiences that anyone has had down there during March.

The Dominican...here we come!

[Snakebite]

Did it 3 years ago. Was 500 to book the boat for 4 hours or 100 per person and they left when they had 6 (took 8 in our case).

We caught a 65lb Dolfin and another fish which I have the no idea of the english name for. It was fun, the Captain and his crew were excellent but considering we got 2 fish, 6 guys paid for a 4 hour sea cruise.

I'd do it again, but I would look to split the booking cost with one or two others to ensure a better chance at getting a fish.

[nips]

I just got back from punta-cana last week and I did some deep sea fishing. I went with "Mikes Marina" and it was $150 a person and there was only 4 of us on the boat which was nice. We caught 3 dolphin fish, 1 barracuda, and 1 50lb wahoo. It was a good experience but let me tell you that we were fishing in RED flag conditions and there was 20 foot swells. I didn't think I would get sick but i did within an hour but was alright after. Bring some gravol

[fordson]

Thanks! Mike's Marina is one I'm looking at ...Any other info is much appreciated.

[RobM]

I went fishing when I was in Punta Cana in October. We chartered the whole boat for $500 for 4 hours. It was a rough day and a few of us we not feeling well (myself included), but no one threw up. Although I did come pretty close when I went to the head. I thought the big swells were making me nauseous outside. It is 10x worse when you are locked in a tiny room.

We booked through our resort thinking we would be setup with a decent boat and crew. We ended up in an old and smallish boat (belching black diesel smoke the whole time) with 2 guys that spoke no English. We had a couple of fish on briefly, but we didn't land any. To be honest, we were pretty happy when we got back to shore. It wasn't very fun at all.

I think you are doing the right thing by researching before hand. We decided to do it on the spur of the moment. I think on the right day (read the weather forecast before booking) with the right boat and crew, it would be a lot of fun even if you didn't catch anything.

[nips]

Thats a good point about being in a small area, that's what made me feel sick, as soon as I went into the cabin area of the boat(bathroom) thats when it hit me . Stay outside looking at the water and you will be allright. We were in a 36' boat with 2 guys that spoke little english, but we managed

[Andy_L]

keep your eye on the visible horizon...when you can't see the horizon is when you get sea sick...its your inner ear messing with you

[|D4|]

I went last year in March ! I payed 80$ US and we where 6 poeple. It was activities that where connected with our resort so I dont quite know the company that we went with. Fishing was awsome ... I caught nothing but the 2 others guys did. The boat was rocking in the waves as it was very I mean very windy. Everybody got sick on that boat exept me The captain gave me a bottle of rum, ice and pepsi I sat there watching my line all morning. I had a blast. The only thing I can tell you is bring the Gravol ear patch ! My girl friend said it helped her alot on the boat. The waves where just to extreme.

Have fun, drink a beer for us here in the cold and dont forget to keep us posted on the adventure.

[saskie]

keep your eye on the visible horizon...when you can't see the horizon is when you get sea sick...

It's not quite that simple, but definitely being confined doesn't help. There's a ton of home remedies for it - soda crackers are the most popular - but the best advice I have is to keep your belly full. I always get a little queasy when it gets bouncy until I eat and then I'm fine.

If nothing else it will avoid the dry heaves.

There's also a little patch you can wear below your ear to reduce the equilibrium issue mentioned - also Bonamine which is like gravol only not as powerful and won't make you drowsy. You have to start taking Bonamine 8 hours or so beforehand so it's in your system already or it won't work.

The other thing is just puke and get it over with. Most people are fine after that.

Then there's the poor folks that are chronic seasick. We had one girl who had been a biathelete for Team Alberta before joining - absolutely no extra body fat and couldn't keep anything down for 3 days....sedative and an IV to prevent dehydration until we got alongside...and then a career change.