Captain
Mark Ratchford

Member since September 2015 Melbourne, Australia
Background
Captain Mark has been involved in the fishing industry for over 20 years. He is the only person to have fished the whole Australian coast in one trip – this was a 5-month epic journey catching more species then he can remember. He has stories about catching fish from every state in Australia that he is happy to share with you. He is an able fisherman and skipper who can put his clients on Squid or offshore species such as Mako Shark and Bluefin Tuna. Mark and his friendly staff will be more than happy to accommodate you.

Hey, I'm Captain Mark Ratchford

Melbourne, Australia
Background
Captain Mark has been involved in the fishing industry for over 20 years. He is the only person to have fished the whole Australian coast in one trip – this was a 5-month epic journey catching more species then he can remember. He has stories about catching fish from every state in Australia that he is happy to share with you. He is an able fisherman and skipper who can put his clients on Squid or offshore species such as Mako Shark and Bluefin Tuna. Mark and his friendly staff will be more than happy to accommodate you.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(129 reviews)
Melbourne
viajes desde US $122
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(16 reviews)
Melbourne
viajes desde US $1,288
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
Melbourne
viajes desde US $1,366

Opiniones de los clientes

Calificación general
Excellent
4.7 / 5
de 5 estrellas de 146 reseñas
Barco
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experiencia
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Fotos de clientes (79)
Great family day on the water
Great family day on the water
Great family day on the water
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Calificación del pescador
113
16
4
2
1
Opinión de los pescadores
Buena experiencia
88%
Capitán amigable
99%
Recomienda este charter
88%
Apto para niños
93%
Satisfecho con el barco
97%
Atrapé lo que quería
80%
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Raymond M.
Melbourne, VIC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Half day with Captain Mark on The Reel Thing

VERIFICADO   5 Hour Trip – Shared (AM) on Enero 8, 2023
Mark and his first mate were very accomodating, helpful and all round nice guys. The boat was exceptional for the trip and...
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David K.
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Bad
2.0 / 5
En general

It was a bad day for fishing. Would have been better off to go to port Philip.

VERIFICADO   5 Hour Trip – Shared (5AM) on Enero 25, 2024
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Steven O.

El capitán canceló

VERIFICADO   Noviembre 18, 2023
El operador del charter canceló 4 días antes de la fecha del viaje. Esta es una publicación automática
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Richard F.
Good
3.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Good
3.0 / 5
Barco
Good
3.0 / 5
Tripulación
Good
3.0 / 5
En general

Not a large boat, too far to start fishing

VERIFICADO   5 Hour Trip – Shared (5AM) on Diciembre 16, 2023
Took almost an hour to get to the 1st fishing spot, which would have been ok if there was plenty of big fish there but that...
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Damian M.
Melbourne, Victoria
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
En general

Half day with Mark

VERIFICADO   5 Hour Trip – Shared (5AM) on Diciembre 5, 2022
I organised this trip as a Christmas get together, most of the team had never been fishing on a boat, so I was hoping this...
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