Some days fish just don’t bite…that was the case on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. That was not Captain Javier’s fault. He actually kept us out an hour past our scheduled time to have a greater chance of hooking a tarpon. We could see them jumping all around us, but they outsmarted us for five hours.

We were disappointed, however, at how the excursion was structured. We live on the coast of North Carolina and fish from our own vessel six months out of the year. We are disappointed that we didn’t have the opportunity to touch a rod during the five hours. I’m guessing that if Javier had hooked a fish, then we would have the opportunity to reel it in. That is not a palatable experience. Maybe asking us if we’d like to try our hand at fishing would have improved our experience. Instead, we sat in the sun and watched Javier bait and cast, which was strictly a passive sport. We could have been watching ESPN. If you want to be actively engaged, this may not be the boat for you.

Javier is nice and friendly but not talkative or engaging. The boat was clean and well-stocked for fishing.

Beware - if you are fishing in the afternoon, use bug spray after 4:00 p.m. No-see-ums are no joke.

Jan and Jim Tillman

Santiago was great. Kids had a blast.

Aug 25th 2024 - morning trip 4 hours

We were a group of 3
2 guys don’t really have much experience and I have fished many times before

We got set up and the first and only spot we went to was about 3 min away from the actual boat dock where we took off from and stayed in that one spot the entire time which was kind of off putting especially after the bite reallly did not pick up. and after the first fish was caught the captain seemed very rude or harsh. He even yanked a rod out of my buddies hands when we was trying to reel a fish in. I understand he might not be the best fisher and know how to fight a fish properly but he can understand Spanish and he could have easily explained or gave tips on how to bring it it in properly. The other issue was just the general feeling of not being able to touch a fishing rod unless there was a self hooked fish. From letting the rod sit in the holder.  we could not touch the rods and if we did Santiago would get kind of flustered when we touched the rods and it made my 2 guests feel very uncomfortable and did not want to fish anymore. It could be a language barrier since we are from the United States. And they do understand Spanish but they felt very uncomfortable and wanted to leave early.

I would not recommend this trip unless you know what your really getting into which is you pull up to one spot and he sets the rods up and you don’t touch a thing until a fish “self hooks it self” then you can proceed to pick up a fishing rod.

Just not a general good experience. We did end up catching 3 small tarpons. Which I am very thankful for but I have been on many fishing charters or trips and this one has been one of my least favorite experiences of all.