My family and I had the privilege of joining Richard and crew aboard the Kraken today and had a spectacular outing. Not only did we find the boat to be adequate, I was pleased that vibration ,noise and diesel odor was very low and never a problem or even annoyance. We were on a Rock fishing outing which lasted about 5 hours.

After clearing the harbor buoys we headed north along the Fort Bragg coastline. I don’t know how knots work but my GPS indicated a cruising speed of around 10 mph. After about 30 min we reached a position off Point Laguna at McKerracher State Park, the captain killed the engines and we let fly.

My party did not bring our own tackle and used vessel-provided poles and tackle which we found to be in great working order and were easy to use. Knowing what I know now, I would have brought an assortment of 6-10” bar lures as these seemed to be ideal at coaxing the Lings into the boat

The crew was excellent at helping land fish, clear real tangles and re-reg poles as needed. This was very helpful as they are experts and it helped minimize downtime. The Captain was also great at keeping us on fish and maneuvered the boat several times as the schools shifted around. My group ages ranged from 11-74 years of age and we all managed to hook up with great ease. On our outing there were at least 15 guests who all hit their bag limits. There was a whale sighing but I didn’t catch a glimpse.

Edit: bring some cash to tip the desk hands because your going to want to.

My Father-in-law and I had a fantastic August Sunny Day – super nice crew, straight-forward – friendly and generally good vibes. We caught our limit of Rock Cod and even got a ling. Recommend this experience to all!

Super fun charter experience! The crew was fun, knowledgeable and helpful. We saw whales, groups of jellyfish, and porpoises. They even filleted the fish for us! Will be booking a trip with them again soon.