My friends and I had a great trip with Reel Complusive!  We did a 10 hr trip as we want to troll and not bottom fish.  We caught many different species from Barracuda’s, Benito’s and Blue Runners. Later in the trip the First Mate Russ started going nuts and grab the rod.  3 strikes later he got a beautiful Saifish to take.  We were able to land him and our entire crew was over the moon!  Captain Tony put us on the meat and Mate Russ was the best!  he never stopped working to get us in a position for success!

Been on Captain To I’d boat multiple times.  Great captain, puts you on the fish.  We started out our 8 hour deep sea sport fishing trip reef fishing the bottom.  Caught 12 red vermillion, grunts and big Trigger fish within 30 minutes of dropping lines.  Kept bottom fishing (tried a couple different spots) and drifting bait and chumming,  Caught a very large, Mangrove snapper (very mature adult), been fishing these waters for years, mostly during Mangrove snapper season, never caught one.  That catch made my trip.  The other person in my party, Michael, caught the large Trigger fish (Michael has never been deep sea fishing), a large Baracuda and several nice sized Bonita’s (False Albacore Tuna’s).  Trolling was slow but we had a beautiful morning, good temps (overcast good part of the morning) and saw a tom of sea life I recorded:  Spotted porpoises, school of flying fish, bait balls galore and I finally landed a sub-adult Barcuda on a planar line.  All in all, Tony put us on the fish, never a doubt, they just weren’t hitting our trolling lures rigged with Bonita.  Can’t blame the captain for that.  Russ, his mate, was OUTSTANDING.  Super-Friendly, took great care of Michael and I and was positive the whole trip.  Fishing, deep sea, inland, fresh water is not all about just catching a monster, it’s about enjoying nature and the peace of the sea.  Tony and Russ delivered that.  Thanks again Captain Tony - Greg

We originally booked a 10-hour fishing charter with Captain Tony and his mate Russ, but had to cut it down to 6 hours after a few of us started turning a lovely shade of green. Captain Tony and Russ were total pros—super understanding and didn’t make us walk the plank (though we probably deserved it). Despite the shortened trip, Captain Tony and Russ had a solid game plan and knew exactly where to go. Russ kept the vibes light and made sure we still had a great time. We even managed to catch some fish—so we didn’t go home empty-handed or totally defeated by the sea. Highly recommend this crew if you’re looking for skill, patience and a good time!

We recently chartered with Captain Tony and First Mate Russ and had a fantastic family experience. 

We were treated with wonderful hospitality and insights as we set off pre-dawn to get the the Fishing Grounds Capt Tony had in his bag of tricks for the day. 

Russ was an amazing host, teacher and role model for our family and was worth his weight in gold in gold—prepping bait, rigging lines and helping Capt Tony position us over hotbeds of fish.  As soon as lines were dropped we were getting “Fish on!” From both side of the boat—so fun to watch my family all catching fish.  Great action and not too much time has passed before we limited out on our Vermillion Snapper. 

We they spent the remainder of the time trolling for some most fiesty fish.  Got some Bonito to hit and fun to bring it. 

Memories for a lifetime for everyone and full bellies for 3 days afterwards with fresh catch prepared at local nearby restaurants for “Cook Your Catch” just extended the fun of the day we had the Capt Tony and Russ. 

We will be back!

Our lil family of 4 enjoyed our 1st ever Fishing Charter. On our 8 hour tour, the kids had a great time catching King Macrel - Lane Snapper - and Jack of all shapes & sizes. Captain Tony was so thoughtful and his 1st Mate Russ was phenomenal. He knew exactly what the 10 year birthday boy needed to hear and the encouragement to keep him going. We will definitely be using HogTied fishing charter again!