Ryan Churches

Epic is super stoked to have Capt Ryan Churches aka Capt Ryan as part of the epic team.
Ryan is a local to Whitianga and has been fishing the Coromandel waters for as long as he can remember.

With a passion for all kinds of fishing whether its lures under birds, stray-lining for big snapper or dropping livies and jigs for big kings! Ryan puts in his all to get people onto that trophy fish!

Like all of Epics skippers fishing runs deep in their blood, Ryan is no exception and is often out on the boat honing his skills always searching for that horse on his days off!

Capt Ryan is quickly building his reputation as one of the best skippers around, with buckets of personality and good banter guests all love their day on the water with Ryan.

The Vessel CHURCH has recently been upgraded to match the rest of the EPIC fleet to a brand new Senator 770. Another awesome and versatile vessel.

CHURCH comes equipped with the best of bred Simrad Marine electronics and for rods and reels CHURCH runs the standard epic best-of-breed kingy gear with Jigstar rods paired with Daiwa Saltiga 6500s and Maxel F70 reels

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Had an absolutely brilliant day out with Captain Ryan. He work incredibly hard to get us on some cracker Kingfish and ensured everyone on the boat landed a trophy fish plus a bunch more that were released. His handling of the boat was incredibly professional and help us bring the fish in without losing them to reefs or lurking sharks. Ryan was a fantastic host and willingly shared tips and insights on how to fish for these monsters. Then on the way home he went above and beyond helping us landed some snapper to round out a great day. Ryan well deserves his great reputation as a Kingfish charter skipper extraordinaire.

Great Day with Ryan

Excellent day out with Captain Chase. Got us onto some awesome fish and made sure the kids had a great time. This was a present for my 12 year old and he was totally stoked – is still grinning! Edwin

Still grinning!

Well organised, professional skipper with a great sense of humour. Excellent tidy boat. Small group was perfect, and we caught so many kingfish. An absolute bonus was being out on the water visiting the mercury islands, which are stunning. Absolutely recommend. Amber

Well organised and Professional

Brilliant day out with Ryan on “Church’ – huge Kingfish and Hapuka for me. Worth every cent! Chris

Worth every cent!

EPIC day out. Caught our biggest Kingy’s and Snapper to date. Skipper Owen was extremely professional and knowledgeable, and tried really hard to put us on a great catch and knew the area well. A bonus stopping by Cathedral Cove and the reserve on the way back. Could not recommend this charter enough, definitely the best experience for us by far. Caroline

Extremely Professional

Truly an Epic adventure for me and my mates. Chase placed us above the kingfish and there was plenty of action. Skippers are very skilled and quickly access if you need any additional assistance. We highly recommend Epic adventures! Will be back for another Adventure.
Hennie

Truly Epic

We were recommend to Epic Fishing Charters, and they did not disappoint. Ryan Church our Skipper was fantastic, he knew all the spots, was a good sport and can highly recommend for a day of excitement and awesome fishing! Cheers Garage Door Repair man

did not disappoint

Brilliant Hooked the first Kingfish with minutes of the boat stopping on the reef 4 big Kingfish on board after 30 minutes this Skipper knows where the fish are!! Ian

Brilliant

Awsome day best fishing of a life time on Kaos my skipper was Awsome Sam,

fishing of a life time

Awesome time, everything we hoped it would be. Made my sons dream of a BIG kingi come true. Captain Chase worked hard all day in tough conditions to put us on the big ones. Highly recommend. The stop off to take a look at Cathederal Cove and view the snapper in the marine reserve was a nice touch. We also booked accommodation through Epic which was perfect and no hassles. Thanks EPIC, we will be back for another adventure soon.
Andrew

Awesome time