Norma K III

Ok, I have been on several boats this year and the Norma K is hands down the best in Jersey. Went out again yesterday. Great fishing, great crew and captain. Boat is top notch, couldn’t ask for a better experience. Norma K you have a customer for life, never going on another boat again! Thank You to the captain and crew

I’ve been on this boat once before and had a so so experience, but this time was bad. We started out with an hour long trip to the fishing grounds. I’m a fisherman and I know you have to go where the fish are, I don’t have a single issue with this. The problem was with the trip back. After our stay at the grounds, where everyone, including myself, caught fish. We pulled anchor and headed full steam for the docks that lasted all of 10 minutes when the ship went dark (did I mention it was a night trip) and we stopped. Let me say that it’s not cool to be floating helplessly about 15 miles off shore. We over heard the crew saying that we might not have enough fuel to get back!!! This is not acceptable on any level!!! We had to run at roughly 5 MPH without lights all the way back in, including running lights (which is a Coast Guard requirement). We were in a cabin in the dark!!! Now I did say that everybody caught fish and I as well as others had a good trip until the ride back, but this is no way to run a boat!!! The captain even joked that «I guess this will be a trip that everyone will remember». Yes captain, we will remember it, for all the wrong reasons. Simply based on the crew almost making it seem like it was our fault, I will never go on this boat again and I suggest that you avoid it as well.

We’ve gone out on this boat several times in the last few years. The boat is clean and the staff at the dock and onboard are friendly. The only other reviewer stated that there was more driving than fishing, but there is a reason for this. If there are few to no bites after about 10 minutes, the captain knows to pick a better location. The captains on this boat have many years of experience in these waters, and I think this strategy is a good one. Sadly we did not have much luck last year, but some of the fault rests on our use of unpopular lures. On our next trip we will be armed with more advanced ones. The mates onboard seem to vary, some being good, others less so. I won’t name names, but a few fish that were millimeters away from being keepers were quickly thrown back before we could dispute. If we have better luck on this year’s voyages, I won’t have a problem awarding an extra star.

More driving than fishing.